Oxford Journal Newspaper, December 29, 2010
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From the Oxford Journal Newspaper, published Wednesday, 29 December 2010.
In The News, page 4.
Ten Years Ago
Wednesday, December 27, 2000.
Died - Russell Logan BARNES, 58, Kolbec, December 19.
Died - Annie M. SMILEY, 68, Wallace, December 19.
Died - Flora May BROWN, 89, River John, December 18.
Died - Raymond D. FORBES, 66, Parrsboro, December 18.
Twenty Years Ago
Monday, December 24, 1990.
To midnight December 16 there have been 142 deaths in 113 accidents on the highways of this
province. This compares to 156 deaths in 135 accidents for the same period of 1987.
Thirty Years Ago
Wednesday, December 24, 1980.
Died - Mrs. Jean (Seaman) HORNSBY, a native of East Wallace, December 212*. (*Note - date
written this way, so it could be 21 or 12.)
Died - Hance Leonard OLSEN, 84, Pugwash, December 20.
Forty Years Ago
Thursday, December 23, 1970.
Died - Mrs. Joseph OGILVIE, 88, Wentworth, December 22.
Fifty Years Ago
Thursday, December 22, 1960.
Died - Mrs. Alex S. MACDONALD, 97, Bayhead's oldest citizen, December 10.
Sixty Years Ago
Thursday, December 21, 1950.
Died - Aubrey WITTER, 73, West Pugwash.
Seventy Years Ago
Thursday, December 19, 1940.
While driving a team of horses on Upper Main Street last week, Edward OGDEN received injuries to
his head and body when struck by a car driven by John ROSS of Springhill.
Died - Mrs. Wellington MILLER, 83, Oxford, December 12.
Died - Mrs. Vernon FRIZZEL (nee Ola Mooring), 25, Millvale, December 14.
NOTE: There is nothing further on any of the above.
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OBITUARIES, page 8 and 9.
LETCHER, Lorne, age 87, Amherst, Tuesday, December 21, 2010. Born in Springhill, son of the
late Cecil and Eva (Lowe) Letcher.Missed by his son Douglas Cecil (Lexie) Letcher, Kolbec; his
wife Phyllis (Turney), Amherst; niece, Bonny Heather (Bill) Whittle, Springhill. Predeceased by
his wife, the former Bernadette "Bonnie" Mortimer; brother, Russell and nephew, Todd Jewkes.
GREENO, Ella B., 90, Amherst, Monday, December 20, 2010. Born in Tatamagouche, daughter of the
late George and Nora (Nelson) Turcker. Missed by daughters Marie (Donald) Green, Sackville
, NB and Bonnie (Michael) Burns, Amherst; sister-in-law Grace Tait, Moncton. Predeceased by her
husband Layton and by brothers, Merle and Carl Tucker.
MACAULAY, Antoinette, 92, New Glasgow, and Pugwash, December 21, 2010. Born in Den Haag,
Holland, daughter of the late Petrus Stephanus Ignatius and Wilhelmina Johanna (Timmermaos)
Exler. Survived by sons Robert (Emilie), Whitby, ON; Mark (Sheila), Alberta and Perry, New
Glasgow; a daughter Dorothy MacAulay-Himsl, Whitby, ON; a brother Antonius, Holland.
Predeceased by her husband Robert Carlyle MacAulay; brothers Maxmilliaan and Bemardus; sisters
Anna, Wilhelmina, Maria, Gertruida and Theodora.
PYE, Marni Rochelle, 33, Wallace, Wednesday, December 22, 2010, result of a motor vehicle
accident. Born in Pugwash, daughter of N. Coleen (Coulter) Whitford, Moncton, and the late D.
Ralph Blaikie. Survived by her husband, Andrew L. Pye; brother Marc (Jill) Blaikie, Wallace;
step-son, Nathanael Pye, Pugwash; paternal grandmother, Jean Blaikie, Wallace; maternal
grandmother, Jewell Coulter, Malagash; stepmother, Gail (Patriqin) Blaikie, Bible Hill;
stepbrother, Jamie Brown, Bible Hill; stepsister Melissa (Fraser) MacQuarrie, Valley, Col. Co.
(Obit has photo)
NOTE: These are not full obituaries, full obituary by request.
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In MEMORIAM, page 21.
PATRIQUIN, Roy O., who passed away on December 30, 2005.
RUSHTON, Murdock, who passed away December 30, 2006.
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