DIED
LIGHTBODY - Frank Lightbody of Belmont, passed away Friday, Feb. 18, at Col. Co. Hospital. Funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. from Mattatall's Funeral Parlour, Young Street.
(Truro Daily News February 19, 1944, page 7)
LATE FRANK LIGHTBODY LAID TO REST
Frank Lightbody, a life long resident of Belmont, Col. Co., passed away at the Colchester County Hospital, Friday p.m. Feb. 18, in his 75th year. Mr. Lightbody had been in ill health for a year, but was only confined to his bed for three weeks. He was the oldest of the family of the late Anthony and Isabelle Lightbody, was a man of sterling character, and will be sorely missed by his friends and relatives.
His wife predeceased him fourteen years ago. He leaves to mourn his passing, two adopted sons, George and Harlie, three brothers, Alfred and Edward, Wollaston, Mass.; Homer, Rosindale, Mass.; Mrs. Margaret Fletcher, Glenholme, Mrs. Susie Byrne, Wollaston, Mass.; Mrs. Ina Wilson, 58 Dominion Street, and Annabelle (Mrs. Charles A. Purdy) Mount Pleasant, Truro.
The funeral service was held at Mattatall's Funeral Parlor, Monday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Allison Fraser, of Belmont, officiating. The floral offerings were beautiful. Pallbearers were Messers Fred and Rupert Clarke, Mr. Knickle of Belmont, Leslie Goshee, Selby S. Purdy and Gordon Fraser, of Truro. The body was committed to the vault at Robie Street until Spring and will be interred in the family plot, Belmont.
(Truro Daily News February 25, 1944, page 6)
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> NSARM Cumberland County death registrations
> Year: 1913 Book: 5 Page: 491 Number: 2948
> Name: FOWLER, Sophronia
> DoB: c 1844 West Advocate, NS
> DoD: 1913-07-14 Belmont, NS
> [registered as Cumberland Co)
> Age: 69y
> Cause: diabetes
> Occupation:
> Marital status: widowed
> Spouse:
> c/o:
> Burial: Apple River, NS
> Informant: [no name given), 1913-07-16
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> NSARM Colchester County death registrations
> Year: 1913 Book: 4 Page: 281 Number: 1696
> Name: FOWLER, Sophronia
> DoB: c 1844 NS
> DoD: 1913-07-14 Belmont, NS
> Age: 69y
> Cause: diabetes/gangrene
> Occupation:
> Marital status: widowed
> Spouse:
> c/o:
> Burial: Apple River, NS
> Informant: Frank Lightbody, 1913-07-14
> [collected by EMKeys 2008-11-23]
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> On 04/11/2011 8:42 PM, everittdeb wrote:
> > AT REST
> > Mrs. Edward Fowler, formerly of Apple River and residing for the last four years with her son-in-law, Mr. Frank Lightbody of Belmont, after a period of severe illness passed away to the Heavenly home on Monday morning, July 14, at the age of 69.
> > Her husband predeceased her by several years.
> > Mrs. Fowler was a godly woman, a member of the Methodist church and bore her severe sufferings with true christian fortitude and resignation to the Divine will.
> > A brief funeral service was held at Mr. Lightbody's on Tuesday morning, Rev. R. B. Mack, of Truro officiating after which the mourning relatives took the Ocean Limited for Maccan, thence to proceed to Apple River and lay the precious dust in a grave beside her husband's there to await the glad event referred in 1 Thess. IV:16.
> > (Truro Daily News July 17, 1913, page 1)
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