"Bradford, Jan. 21 - Tragedy struck deep in a Bradford family shortly after midnight, Saturday, when Frank W. Stephenson, 32-year-old baker, shot and killed his sleeping wife and then sent a rifle bullet crashing into his own brain..."
"Mystery, beyond the understanding of the closest friends of the family, surrounds the horrifying tragedy of the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. ("Bud") Stephenson in their home above the Bradford Bakery, in which business the former was a partner, sometime about midnight on Saturday. ..."
"Relatives attending the funeral of Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Stephenson to-day included Mrs. Stephenson, mother of the former, and Mr. Lloyd Stephenson of Unionville; Mr. T. Stephenson, of Bultonville [sic]; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gowland and Miss Margaret Gowland, of Penetanguishene, parents and sister of Mrs. Stephenson; Mr. and Mrs. Steet, of Rouge Hills, the latter also a sister of Mrs. Stephenson."
"Bradford, Jan 22 - A few hours after Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stephenson had been happily skating at the community rink here their bodies were found in their bedroom by their five-year-old daughter, Joan..."
Event Date : Thursday, September 16, 1948 Event Type : Death
Description : Husband of Sarah Rebecca Ward and father of Lloyd, Ward, Mrs. Steet (Grace) and Marguerite died in Penetanguishene at 62. He had moved to Bradford 22 year prior to his death and owned the Bradford Bakery. Interment in Markham Presbyterian Cemetery.