Event Date : Saturday, May 14, 1966
Event Type : Death
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Community : Alliston
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Description : Following a lengthy illness, John Gordon Brethet passed away in Stevenson Memorial Hospital, Alliston, on Saturday, May 14, 1966.Gordon was the youngest son of John Brethet and Eleanor Margaret Hayes and was born on
Lot 19, Con. 5, Tecumseth Township, on May 1, 1901, where he lived all his life. Very early in life he took an active part in the farm and at eight years of age started showing at the fall fairs and showed stock every year until 1964. He also showed at the Exhibition and Royal Winter Fairs and was a past president of Beeton Fair Board. He was a member of Bond Head Presbyterian Church, later United Church, where he was an elder and a trustee, also treasurer of the Cemetery Board for a number of years, and was chairman at the time of his death. He was superintendent of the Sunday School for eight years. He took a keen interest in community affairs, being a member of Tecumseth Planning Board, belonged to Junior Farmer groups and 4-H Clubs, and coached many boys. He was a member of the Orange Lodge and was a Past District Master.In 1929 he married Marion Cerswell, who passed away in 1957. He leaves to mourn his passing two sons, William on the home place, and Donald of Campbellville, and two grandchildren, Glenn and Karen; also survived by one brother, Cecil of Thornton, and three sisters, Laura (Mrs. A. McCutcheon) of Schomberg, Alice (Mrs. A. Green) of Bond Head and Hazel (Mrs. W. Hayes) of Alliston.The funeral was held from the Lewis Funeral Home in Bradford, with service in Bond Head United Church on Tuesday, May 17, conducted by Rev. H. W. Dahlin, Rev. W. Burton and Rev. Lee.Pallbearers were Wm. Watt, Wm. Brooks, Irwin Watson, Arnold Rogers, Harry Cross and Borden Best.Flower bearers were Walter Reynolds, Wallace Reynolds, Wm. Murray, Frank Mellow, Ted Houghton, Mel Taylor, Gordon Bradley and Wm. Westlake.
