Eric & Kathryn:
Thanks.
I notice another case of surname spelling variation; Skilton / Skelton.
Dave
On 02/10/11 10:23 PM, "keysie" <keysie@...> wrote:
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> Thursday, August, 9 1979
> SPRINGHILL - Mrs. Bessie L. SKELTON, 63, of Springhill died Thursday in
> Parrsboro. Born in Upper Granville, Annapolis County, she was the
> former Bessie Luella Keefe, a daughter of the late Edward W. and Emily
> E. (O'Connell) Keefe. She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Mary
> O'Keefe; Brantford, Ont.; Eiola (Mrs. Herb Cox), Springhill; Mrs. Alice
> Pust, Minnesota; a brother, William, Minnesota; and several nieces and
> nephews. Besides her husband, Hubert, she was predeceased by a son,
> Arthur, a brother Benjamin, and two sisters, Ada and Margaret. The body
> is at A.H. Brown Funeral Home, Springhill. Funeral mass will be held at
> 10 a.m. Saturday, in St. John's Roman Catholic Church, with Rev. Robert
> Day officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery, Springhill.
> [Source: Kathryn Jeffers 2001-10-28]
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> On 02/10/2011 11:35 AM, David Winter wrote:
>> > Kathryn:
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>> > Thanks. I thought you might possibly have something to help.
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>> > If the word, ³Parrsboro² pops up, like Otis Charles Ross being born there,
>> > I¹m on it like a hot potato.
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>> > Dave
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>> > On 02/10/11 10:56 AM, "Kathryn Jeffers"<k.jeffers@...
>> <mailto:k.jeffers%40seaside.ns.ca> > wrote:
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>>> >> Gerry and Dave
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>>> >> I have all the obituaries for Minnie Celia (Stone) Ross siblings and
>>> parents,
>>> >> since her brother
>>> >> Hugh "Stanley" Stone was my grandfather.
>>> >>
>>> >> Kathryn
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>>> >> OBITUARY
>>> >>
>>> >> Oxford Jct. -- The death occurred suddenly at his home on Junction Road
of
>>> >> Otis Charles ROSS,
>>> >> 63, on Thursday, May 18. For many years a valued employee of the
>>> Cobequid
>>> >> Lumber Co. Ltd., he
>>> >> suffered a heart attack while at work and passed away shortly after being
>>> >> taken to his home. He
>>> >> was born at Parrsboro on July 12, 1903, a son of Thomas and Margaret
>>> Ross. On
>>> >> Dec. 23, 1917, he
>>> >> married Minnie Cecelia Stone of Oxford Jct., by whom he is survived. >>>
Also
>>> >> left to mourn are two
>>> >> sons, Walter, of Oxford Jct., and Gary of Amherst, and two daughters,
>>> Mildred
>>> >> (Mrs. Wesley
>>> >> Smith) of North Rustico., P.E.I., and Roberta (Mrs. Joel MacCallum) of
>>> >> Lewisville, N.B.; also
>>> >> seven grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, Dewis Ross,
>>> >> Springhill. Mr. Ross was
>>> >> educated at Parrsboro, where he spent his boyhood. He was a member of
>>> St.
>>> >> John's Anglican
>>> >> Church. He was an ardent fisherman and hunter and was always interested
in
>>> >> community
>>> >> activities. He was employed as tallyman at Cobequid Lumber Co. Ltd. The
>>> >> funeral was held on
>>> >> May 20th, from Black's Funeral Home, Oxford, and was conducted by Rev.
>>> >> MacAllister Ellis, of
>>> >> Pugwash. The hymns sung were "Old Rugged Cross" and "Abide With Me".
>>> Burial
>>> >> took place in the
>>> >> Anglican Church cemetery, Oxford Jct. The pallbearers were Henry Elmers,
>>> >> Victor Kaluza, Newton
>>> >> Rector, Russell MacDonald, Charles Sperry and John Scott. The floral
>>> tributes
>>> >> were very
>>> >> beautiful and testified to the high esteem in which Mr. Ross was held by
>>> his
>>> >> many friends.
>>> >> Pillow - Wife and family.
>>> >> Casket Spray - Grandchildren.
>>> >> Potted Plant - June and Newt. Rector.
>>> >> Cross - Ethel, John and Illa.
>>> >> Star - Minor and Lena Stone.
>>> >> Cut Flowers - Douglas Perry and Mary Harrison.
>>> >> Baskets - Cobequid Lumber Co.; Hector, Jessie and family; Pansy and
>>> Henry;
>>> >> Community of Oxford Jct.
>>> >> Wreaths - Employees of Cobequid Lumber Co.; Flora, Dellie, Andrew and
>>> James
>>> >> Forrest, Jr.;
>>> >> Kenneth, Josephine and Barry.
>>> >> Sprays - Bessie Skelton; Hal., Millie and family; Ron and Lois, Eleanor
>>> and
>>> >> Bruce; Gordon, Erma
>>> >> and family; Molly and John Scott; Rose and Joe Mattinson; Edith and
>>> Hedley
>>> >> Rector; Olive and John.
>>> >> Containers - The MacCallum family; Garnet and June Rector and Jack
>>> Harvey;
>>> >> Staff, H.R. Doane&
>>> >> Co.; John, Anna and Victor; Bonnie, Jimmie& Danny; Alfretta; Matthews
>>> family;
>>> >> Ann and Tom
>>> >> Dunham, Roy andd Rose Chapman; Darrell, Retia and family; John, Kay and
>>> girls;
>>> >> Diane, Boyd and
>>> >> Jimmie; William Mattix and family; Brother Dewis and Marjorie; Lawrence,
>>> Creta
>>> >> and Robbie,
>>> >> Rennie and Bruce Fulton; Mrs. Ann den Ouden; Bart, Muriel and Suzanne;
>>> Marg.
>>> >> and Pete; Paul,
>>> >> Rita Mae and family; Audrey and Stan, Carol and Hugh; Helen and Foster.
>>> >> Gideon Bibles - Bob and Annette MacCallum (1); The Wesleyan Methodist
>>> Church,
>>> >> Moncton (3);
>>> >> Berean Sunday School Class, Wesleyan Methodist Church, Moncton (1); Mr.
>>> and
>>> >> Mrs. Edward Wilbur (1).
>>> >> Monetary Donations - Mrs. Woodlock; Harvey, Dorothy and Debbie; Helen
>>> >> Canfield; Wesley Smith;
>>> >> Stan. and Audrey; Harold Cummings; Myra and Frank Jones; Bev. and Dick
>>> >> Anderson; Cecelia and
>>> >> Guy; Jeanne and Russell; Marg. and Bruce; Dolly and Chick; Art. and
>>> Gladys;
>>> >> Jean and Elwood;
>>> >> Della and Frank; Joyce and Carl; Daisy Darragh; Sammy and Lawrence; Jack
>>> and
>>> >> Inez; Mr. and Mrs.
>>> >> Arthur Deacon; Mr. Charles Sperry. (From the Oxford Journal Newspaper,
>>> >> published Thursday, 25
>>> >> May 1967, page 8.)
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