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Re: [nscumber] Effie

 

             

Hi Rick



I have noticed a lot o f your postings and know you live in Medicine Hat. I
am wondering if your f amily comes from Nova Scotia? That is where I am from
but now live in Coald ale, so not too far from the Hat. The obituary you are
asking about is my A unt Effie's son Owen. I do not know where my Grandmother
came up with t hat name but it is a name used in Nova Scotia in that time
frame. When we m oved from Parrsboro when I was pretty young I know that
whenever we went to Parrsboro my sister and I hung out with Aunt Effie's
daughter's al l the time. Aunt Effie was a sweet sweet lady and we all loved
her very muc h. Of her 12 children only 5 are still alive and most have died
from cancer .. Her husband's family seems to carry the cancer gene in their
family.  That is what her husband died from as well. Anyway I really can't
tell  you anything about the name Effie but wanted to tell you a little about
my  Aunt Effie.



All for now

Alice Hatfield L ong



On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 7:18 AM Ruth Gillie
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That name was used a fair bit in Guysborough County too. I've come acro ss it
more than once.

When I looked it up it is from Greek origin and means pleasant speech or something similar.

The original form was  Euphemia and that was replaced with Effie.

 





   Have a great day!



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Folks,

 

Greeting s.

 

In the W ood Obituary posted by Lawrence Nico ll on Tuesday, I see his
Mother was Effie Hatfield.

 

I am curious about t he given name Effie.

 

My Grandmother is th e late Effie (née White) Redmond.

 

Effie was her given  birth name; it was not short for something else.

 

Effie is such an unu sual name.

 

I have seen the Effi e given name amongst several Cumberland and Pictou
County folks.

 

Does anyone have any information, was it originally a shortened version of a
longer name? Or kn ow anything about the history of the Given Name; Effie?

 

Thank Yo u.

 

Take car e.

 

**Rick** ****

 

R.W. Ric k Redmond

Medicine Hat, Alberta

 

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**Wood, Owen H.**  – 81, of Par rsboro.. It is with heavy hearts
that we announce Owen’s passing on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the South
Cumberland Community Care Centre, Parrsboro. Born in Parrsboro, he was a son
of the l ate Roy and Effie (Hatfield) Wood. Owen is survived by his wife,
Irene (Sto nehouse); daughter, Vicki Brown (Timothy), Parrsboro; sons, Roy
(Jane), Gar y, Allan (Cynthia), Darrell (Marsha), all of Parrsboro; sisters,
Sylvia Jordan (Roderick), Parrsboro; Mary Gilro y, Amherst; Nancy Gilroy
(Lester), Parrsboro; brothers, Donald, Parrsboro;  David, Dartmouth; 6
grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces a nd nephews. He was
predeceased by a son, Barry; brothers, Roy, George, Arden, Reginald, Murray,
Croyden..�� **With respect to the health safety of others surrounding
the COVI D -19 pandemic, a private family service is being held at a later
date.  Memorial donations in Owen’s memory may be made to the
Barry Wood Memorial  Bursary or to the South Cumberland Community Care Centre
Foundation, Parrsb oro.