Event Date : Saturday, October 30, 1971 Event Type : Death
Description : Died peacefully at Martingale Villa Nursing Home, Bradford. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth Schmidt and dear father of Louis H. Wyman of Bradford, dear grandfather of Victoria (Mrs. G. Bos) and Daniel of Bradford. Rested at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service was held in the chapel Monday at 2 p.m. Interment Riverside Cemetery, Toronto.
Event Date : Sunday, September 06, 1981 Event Type : Death
Description : Died at Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, in her 58th year. Of Bradford, beloved wife of Lewis, dear daughter of Julianna, dear mother of Victoria (Mrs. George Bos) and Daniel. Dear sister of Carolyn (Mrs. Ted Greenwood), Newmarket. Dear grandmother of Michael and Steven. Rested at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral mass was held at Holy Martyrs of Japan Church Thursday at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Martyrs Cemetery.
June 4, 1992 Death WRIGHT, Philip Sidney suddenly in his 81st year at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie on Thursday June 4, 1992. Sadly missed by his wife Gladys May Taylor and his children, Phyllis and her husband John Amon of Brampton, Peter and his wife Janis of North York, Paul and his wife Mary of Moonstone, six grandchildren and one great-grandchile. Survived by his brothers Arthur, Harold, Eric and Peter and sister Mary Underhill. Predeceased by brother Charles. Memorial service was held Saturday June 6, 1992 at Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Homes of Bradford.
May 31, 1992 Death WRIGHT, Edythe Muriel. Quietly at Solders Memorial Hospital, Orillia on Sunday May 31, 1992. Edythe Wright formerly of Cookstown in her 67th year. Dearly beloved wife of Ivan. Dear mother of Louise, Barbara Foster, Mary Lynch and John. Daughter of Irene Gilroy. Sister of Betty Downey and Earl Gilroy. Devoted grandmother of David, Paul, Jeffrey and Stephen Lynch, Stephanie, Amanda and Christina Foster, Carly and Kirk Wright. Friends called at the Paul F. Kent Funeral Home, Hwy. #27, N. Cookstown. Funeral service will be held at Cookstown United Church on Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. Interment Alliston Union Cemetery. Memorial donation to the Canadian Cancer Society or Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated.
Event Date : Saturday, July 02, 1949 Event Type : Marriage Municipality : Community : Cookstown Street : Lot : Concession : 0 Description : Edythe Muriel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gilroy of Cookstown, to Ivan John Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Wright of Cookstown. Rev. A.J. Lewis officiated at Cookstown United Church. Matron of honour: bride's sister, Mrs. William Kell. Bridesmaids: Betty Gilroy, sister of the bride, and Miss Mildred Wright, sister of the groom. Flower girls: cousins of the bride, Miss Marjorie Lowe and Miss Grace Porritt. Groomsman: William Kell. Ushers: Earl Gilroy and Calvin Wright. Bride taught in Newton Robinson school until June and both she and the groom were active in the Junior Farmers' Club. Couple will reside on the groom's farm near Cookstown.
Poster for CarrotFest, promoting the event as the World's Greatest Carrot Festival. CarrotFest was also established in 1998 as Super Saturday before changing it's name to CarrotFest in 2000.
