Event Date : Monday, October 16, 1950 Event Type : Death
Description : Died at York County Hospital, after several years of failing health and a recent eye operation. Husband of the late Edith Phillips. Brother of John and Christopher Lee of Bradford. Born in West Gwillimbury to a pioneer family. Was a farmer on Highway 27 until he sold his farm 28 years ago, after which he moved to Bradford and sold farm implements. He had sold this business a year before his death. After his wife died he sold his home on Church St., buying a home on John St. from his brother, Mr. John Lee, to be nearer his business. Rested at home. Funeral on October 18 at 2 p.m. Service in Trinity Church at 2:30 p.m. Interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Masonic auspices.
Event Date : Thursday, November 09, 1950 Event Type : Death
Description : Died at Wellesley Hospital in his 87th year. Husband of the late Elizabeth Ann Fennell. Father of Mrs. G. Douglas Jeffs of Toronto and Mrs. Clare Shaw of Schomberg. Funeral November 11 at the Trull Funeral Home, Toronto. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Event Date : Sunday, November 19, 1950 Event Type : Death
Description : Died at Wellesley Hospital. Wife of the late Harry H. Porter, formerly of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Daughter of the late Edward Jeffs and Mary Driffill of Bond Head. Funeral on November 21 at the Funeral Chapel of Morley S. Bedford, 159 Eglinton Ave. W., Toronto. Private cremation the following morning. Interment in Prince Albert, Sask.
Event Date : Monday, January 08, 1951 Event Type : Death
Description : Died at his home, Bradford, Ont. Husband of Bertha Kirby. Father of Ada and Thomas. Rested at his home for service on January 11 at 2:00 pm. Interment in Newmarket Cemetery. Prominent businessman in Bradford. In failing health for the past several years, having suffered several serious heart attacks. At the weekend, he suffered another seizure from which he failed to rally.
Event Date : Wednesday, November 15, 1950 Event Type : Death
Description : Former resident of Bond Head. Died in Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, at age 88 years, after an illness of two weeks. Married Harry H. Porter, of Prince Albert, Sask. in 1916. Mr. Porter died in 1927. No children. Survived by one sister, Joce (Mrs. H.T. Baycroft) of Aurora. Predeceased by two brothers H. Beverley, Compton B. and two sisters, Eva (Mrs. John P. Wilcox) and Lorena (Mrs. William D. Monkman). Interment in Colliston Cemetery in Prince Albert, Sask. More historical details in obituary in above issue of The Bradford Witness.
Event Date : Wednesday, January 17, 1951 Event Type : Death Municipality : St. Catharines
Description : Suddenly at her home in St. Catharines. Born in Bradford. Daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Sutherland. Wife of Fred C. Ryan. Mother of Betty (Mrs. Halder Collins) of St. Catharines. Sister of Jessie Sutherland of St. Catharines, Wilfred J. Sutherland of Portland, Oregon. 3 grandchildren. Predeceased by two brothers, Jack, killed overseas in WWI and William (Billy), drowned when a young boy. After a service in St. Catharines, the funeral was held from T. Kilkenny & Son Funeral Home, Bradford on Jan. 20. Rev. H.T. Blake officiated. Interment Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford.
Event Date : Sunday, February 11, 1951 Event Type : Death
Description : Died suddenly at Edgewood, B.C. Son of the late Robt. T. Banting and Mary Jane Cruthers of Beeton. Brother of Mrs. L. C. McLean (Eva)of Bond Head. Remains cremated for burial at Bond Head.
Event Date : Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Event Type : Death
Description : Died in Toronto. Husband of Ida Banting. The funeral was held from the home of his son, Charles Watson, of Bradford, on March 3 at 3 pm. Interment in Scotch Settlement Cemetery.
