Event Date : Friday, September 05, 1952
Event Type : Death
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Community : Bradford
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Description : Apparently in his usual health last Friday morning, Mr. James S. Cordingley took his two grand-daughters for a walk and then had lunch with his family. During the afternoon, while reading, he collapsed and passed away before anything could be done for him. Mr. Cordingley had suffered for years with asthma and recently a heart condition had developed, but that the latter had progressed so far was not realized by him or by members of his family.Mr. Cordingley was born in Peterborough, but as a young child moved with his family to Palmerston and later to Holstein. In these centres he spent his youth and as a young man took employment with the old Grand Trunk Railway and later with the C.N.R. His duties took him to Western Canada where he was first stationed at Francis, Saskatchewan, then, returning to Ontario, at Cochrane. He complete his service with the C.N.R. at Nakins, from where he retired in 1938. In 1940 he purchased a business in Bradford and moved his family here. Although he sold his business within a few years, Mr. and Mrs. Cordingley decided to make Bradford their home.During the years in Bradford, Mr. Cordingley made many friends. Taking an active interest in community affairs he was at all times eager to promote what he felt was best for the municipality and its interests. He was a member of the United Church.Particularly interested in Masonic work, he was the last surviving member of Amabel Lodge. He was a life member of Saskatchewan Grand Lodge and also a life member of the Grand Lodge of Ontario. In 1909 he married Marian Ireland at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, who, with their son, James of Barrie, and daughters, Mrs. Harold Hayes (Constance) of Port Dalhousie, and Mrs. Ralston James (Ruth) of Bradford, survive. Also surviving are two brothers, Albert E. Cordingley of Wiarton and Lionel E. Cordingley of Fargo, N.D.; and three sisters, Mrs. D.J. Hunter of Wiatron, Mrs. R.E. Young of Shallow Lake, and Mrs. Wm. Martin of Windsor.The private funeral services were held from his late residence on Monday afternoon with interment in St. Paul's Cemetery, Coulson's Hill. Rev. F.G. MacTavish, assisted by Rev. H.G. Blake, conducted the services.The pallbearers were two nephews, James Young of Fergus and Dr. Lionel Elkerton of Toronto, and Messrs. E.O. Bracken, Sinclair MacDonald, T.H. Gardner and Wilson Hobberlin.
