Event Date : Tuesday, August 31, 1937 Event Type : Marriage
Description : The wedding took place in the home of the bride's parents with the Rev. McL. Smith officiating. Kathleen Mina is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Moore of Queensville. Gordon Strong is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Faris of Bradford.
Event Date : Sunday, April 06, 1975 Event Type : Death
Description : A former Bradford resident passed away April 6 in Peterborough. Mr. Gordon S. Faris, 66, died in Peterborough and was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bradford April 9. Mr. Faris was born and educated in Bradford and attended the University of Toronto. Mr. Faris is survived by his wife Doris, son Paul of Scarborough, daughter Mary Lou of Ottawa and brother Murray of R.R. 1, Bradford. Mr. Faris retired in 1973 from Ontario Hydro where he was employed for 40 years as an electrical engineer.
Event Date : Saturday, October 04, 1947 Event Type : Marriage
Description : Daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell G. Strasler of Queensville wed son of Mrs Faris and the late Mr W.G. Faris of Maple Farm, Bradford at the Queensville United Church. The bride was attended by Mrs Oistein Roed, Miss Margaret Hildebrand, Miss Mary Ellen Mills, and Mary Lou Faris. Mr Gordon Faris was groomsman and Reg. Strasler, Claire Smith, Kenneth Wood and John Sinclair were ushers. The couple will reside on Maple Farm Scotch Settlement.
"Refused Promotion and Apparently Safer Task to Answer Call of Duty with Famous British 8th Army in Italy. The toll of war has sacrificed a life which embodied all that was fine and noble and has brought a great loss, not only to his family and friends, but also among those to whom our fighting men will look for sane judgments in all the troublous days still to come, by the death in action in Italy of Lieut. Keith D. Fairs on May 24." ...