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Event Date : Thursday, April 24, 1952
Event Type : Death

Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket, aged 82 years. Born in Fennell's Corners, attending Cherry Creek school. Farmer in the township, then travelled to Saskatchewan to farm there. Retired to Bradford more than twenty years previous to care for his invalid sister, Mrs. Hand, who died seven months ago. Recently he contracted pneumonia, for which he was hospitalized. Son of the late Thomas and Maria Sawyer. Survived by brother Robert Sawyer of Lefroy. Predeceased by ten brothers and sisters. Also survived by niece Marion Webb of Cookstown and nephews Arthur Hand of Hillsdale and Orville Hand of Bradford. Rested at home in Bradford. Service at Bradford United Church. Pallbearers were Girvan Sawyer, Lloyd Kneeshaw, George Stoddart, Ernest James, Roy Collings and Gordon Church. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill.

Event Date : Tuesday, January 04, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : Died at York County Hospital, Newmarket. Beloved wife of Lawrence Church and dear mother of James, Marion, Eileen, John, Gordon and May. Resting at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe Street, Bradford, for service on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.

Event Date : Tuesday, January 04, 1955
Event Type : Death

Description : The death occurred at York County Hospital, Newmarket, on Tuesday, January 4, of Mrs. Lawrence Church of Bradford. Mrs. Church had been in poor health for several years, during the early years of which she had been cared for at her home here by members of her family. In more recent months she had been with her daughter, Mrs. O. Gould in Newmarket, from whose home she was moved to the hospital a few weeks before her death. Mrs. Church was the former Mabel May Saint and was born in Bradford and had spent her entire life here where she was well liked and held in high esteem by all who knew her. On April 26, 1911, she married Lawrence Church of Bradford, who survives her, with their family of three sons and three daughters, namely, James and Gordon of Bradford, John of Schomberg, Mrs. O. Gould (Marion) of Newmarket, Mrs. R. Curtis (Eileen) of Kirkland Lake, and Mrs. W. Covert (May) of Barrie; and fourteen grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. W. Reeves (Sadie), and Mrs. Jas. Armstrong (Jane), and one brother, Leonard Saint, all of Bradford. Mrs. Church was a devoted mother, wife and sister, and will be sadly missed in her home and among members of her family, among whom she was held in sincere affection. She will also be missed by townspeople, especially in the women's groups, where she had long been a faithful worker in the W.A. of Trinity Anglican Church and Bradford Women's Institute.She was a member of Trinity Anglican Church.The funeral was held from the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon. Services were conducted by her rector, Rev. W. S. Johnson and interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. Six nephews were the pallbearers, namely, Norman and Roy Church and Larry Saldeld, all of Pontiac, Mich., and Ken, Mel and Roy Saint of Bradford.

Event Date : Friday, November 11, 1966
Event Type : Death

Description : Although not enjoying the best of health for some time, the last illness of Mrs. James Armstrong, of 98 John Street E., Bradford, was not lengthy, when she passed away in York County Hospital on Friday, November 11. Mrs. Armstrong was a life-long resident of Bradford, where she received her schooling as the former Violet Jane Saint. With her marriage to the late James Armstrong she continued to reside in Bradford, where she enjoyed life with the company of her relatives and long-time friends.Her church was Trinity Anglican, Bradford. Mrs. Armstrong's husband predeceased her in 1956 and she is survived by one daughter (Shirley), Mrs. William Watson of Bradford and her grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Sara Reeves of Bradford, and a brother, Mr. Leonard Saint of Bradford also survive. The funeral was held on November 14 from the Lewis Funeral Home, with her rector, Rev. W. H. Warnica, conducting the services. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.The pallbearers were Messrs. James Church, Gordon Church, Jack Church, Allen Hodgson, Mel. Saint and Roy Saint.

Event Date : Monday, February 08, 1971
Event Type : Death

Description : At Simcoe Manor, Beeton on Monday, Feb. 8th., 1971, James Lawrence Church of Bradford in his 85th. year. Beloved husband of the late Mabel May Saint and dear father of James, Bradford, Marion (Mrs. Oliver Gould), Newmarket, Eileen (Mrs. Russell Curtis), Torrance, John, Schomberg, Gordon, Bradford, May (Mrs. William Covert), St. Catharines. Loving brother of Frank, Bowling Green, Ohio; Lewis, Clarkston, Michigan; and Albert, Windham Centre. Also survived by 16 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lewis Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Service in the chapel, Thursday at 2 p.m. Spring interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.

Event Date : Thursday, August 17, 1978
Event Type : Death

Description : One of Bradford's most active and well known women, Dorothy "Dode" Marks died August 17 in York County Hospital in Newmarket. She was 68. Mrs. Marks was born in the home she lived in most of her life the daughter of Walter Reeves, a Bradford police officer for 20 years, and Sadie Saint. She was educated in Bradford attending both Bradford Public School and Bradford High School after which she worked for a short time in the Stein Furniture Factory which stood on the property now occupied by Toby's Restaurant. In 1930 she married Harvey Marks and spent the next few years raising three children Noreen (Hodgson), Beverley (Sanders), and Bill. She also had seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. An active woman Mrs. Marks was a member of the Women's Institute and also enjoyed bowling tennis badminton and baseball. She worked off and on for The Witness for 25 years often working well into the night organizing subscriptions. A tireless worker she was never heard to complain according to co-workers. Mrs. Marks was a member of the community centre board from its inception in 1956 until 1974 running for no wage the concession booth. According to former board member and co-worker Joe Magani, "Dode and Ted Dow ran that thing all year and the only compensation they got was a steak dinner once a year. For almost 20 years they kept that arena out of the red and that's a fact. Our expenses for running the arena were paid by the proceeds of that booth." A descendant of Bradford's pioneer families Mrs. Marks had a thorough knowledge of the history of the area and provided The Witness with many of the historical photos used in the Yesterdays column. Many of those same photos were used in the Bradford Centennial Book of 1957. Funeral service was held Saturday August 19 in the chapel Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Pallbearers were James Church, Jack Church, Gordon Church, Robert Watson, Kenneth Saint, and Bill Enwright. Burial took place at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.