Obit: WHEATON, Beverly Gilbert

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WHEATON, Beverly Gilbert - The death occurred peacefully in Kings County Memorial Hospital, Montague, P.E.I., on Friday, August 23, 2002, of Beverly Gilbert Wheaton of Amherst and Sackville, N.B. He was born in Midgic, November 27, 1910, the only son of David and Mae (Fillmore) Wheaton. Educated in the Sackville schools and Mount Allison Academy and Commercial College, he first worked with Enamel and Heating in Sackville. In 1937, he joined the Amherst Postal Staff and was appointed supervisory postmaster for Amherst and area in 1965, and a member of the senior management team for the Central Nova Scotia Postal District. Very active in sports, he participated in track and field, hockey and baseball, and was a former Maritime Junior Speed Skating Champion. He was inducted into the Amherst Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. He was Past Master of Alexandra Lodge 87, AF and AM and was treasurer of the lodge for many years. He was a former President of the Amherst Golf Club and Amherst United Appeal. He volunteered many years for CNIB and the Victorian Order of Nurses. He was predeceased by his wife, Velma (Battye) Wheaton; his parents and two sisters, Hepsy Milner and Doris MacAllister. He is survived by daughter, Beverley Anne and her husband Doug Johnston, Brudenell, P.E.I.; grandchildren, Catherine (Graeme), William and Alexander; great-grandsons, Liam and Marshall Stewart; also sister, Alice (Robert) Brodie. Cremation has taken place. There will be a Celebration of Life, Tuesday, August 27, in Trinity St. Stephen United Church, Amherst at 2 p.m. Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, memorials to the Highland View Hospital, Amherst or Kings County Memorial Hospital, Montague, P.E.I. would be appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Ferguson's Montague Funeral Home, P.O. Box 668, Montague, P.E.I., or on-line at: www.fergusonsfh.com

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Halifax Herald, 26 August 2002



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