William Edward DeBaie & Stella Beatrice Meekins
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- Subject: William Edward DeBaie & Stella Beatrice Meekins
- From: "David Winter" <David_Winter_uid1419@yahoogroups.inv_ alid>
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:32:49 -0000
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Chronicle Herald, Friday, July 22, 1988, pg. #14
OBITUARY:
DeBaie, William Edward - 86, Parrsboro, formerly of Springhill, died
Thursday in South Cumberland Memorial Hospital, Parrsboro. Born in
Springhill, he was a son of the late Patrick and Mary (Hayes) DeBaie. He is
survived by three sisters, Mrs. Martha Gillis, Springhill; Mrs. Susan
McManaman, Pickering, Ont.; Mrs. Gladys Phillips, Kitchener, Ont.; several
grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Stella Willigar
[sic]; two daughters, Shirley and Irene; a son, Raymond; two sisters, Millie
and Florrie; three brothers, Pat, John and Jim. The body is in A.H. Brown
Funeral Home, Springhill. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: Dave Winter, 19 Sep 2011
Note: Willigar is as published - I have her as nee Meekins
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Chronicle Herald, Monday, February 25, 1974, pg. #20; Reel #6033, NSARM,
Halifax, N.S.
OBITUARY: Mrs. William E. DeBaie
Amherst - Mrs. William Edward DeBaie, 65, Brookdale, died Friday at the
Highland View Hospital. Born in Lynn, Cumberland County, she was the former
Stella Beatrice Meekins. Besides her husband, she is survived by two
daughters, Shirley (Mrs. Corey Pettigrew) Brookdale; Irene (Mrs. Harold
Johnson), Cranbrook, B.C.; two sisters, Ethel (Mrs. Ira Elliott) Economy;
Mrs. Edith Henwood, West Bay, Cumberland County; two brothers, Ryias [sic],
Lynn, Cumberland County; and Willikers [sic], Economy; 12 grandchildren and
three great grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Raymond, Economy.
The body is at Furlong's Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held Tuesday
at 2 p.m., in Christ Church, Rev. H.M.A. Westin will officiate. Committal
will be in Highland View Cemetery Receiving Vault with interment in the
cemetery in the spring.
Source: Dave Winter, 19 Sep 2011
Note: Believe brothers are her half-brothers, Urias Willigar and Wilbert
Wallace Willigar. I have her parents as James Omar Meekins and Clara Isadore
Pettis.
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Automated Genealogy Version;
1911 Cumberland County Census, Springhill family #159, PHINNEY:
13 159 Phinney William M Head M 35 1901
14 159 Phinney Clara F Wife M Jan 1872 39 1901
15 159 Meekins Phoebe F Step-daughter S Dec 1904 6 1901
16 159 ***Meekins Stella*** F Step-daughter S Mar 1907 4 1901
17 159 Willigar Wilber D. M Step-son S Oct 1899 11 1901 Links
18 159 Phinney Edith F Daughter S Feb 1911 3/12 1901
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