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Event Date : Friday, July 20, 1951
Event Type : Death
Community : Schomberg
Description : Suddenly, as the result of an accident, in his 27th year. Husband of Joyce Breedon. Son of Hartley and Liela Brown. Rested at home, Schomberg, until 11 a.m. Sunday, July 22, then at Schomberg United Church where the casket remained open until time of service at 3:30 p.m. Interment in Schomberg Union Cemetery.
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Friday, July 20, 1951
Event Type : Death
Community : Schomberg
Description : Suddenly, as the result of an accident, in his 31st year. Husband of Mary Flatt. Father of Marlya and Gweneth. Rested at the home of his father-in-law H. Flatt, Schomberg, where the funeral was held. Interment in King City Cemetery.
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Event Date : Friday, July 20, 1951
Event Type : Death
Community : Schomberg
Description : Suddenly, as the result of an accident, in his 26th year. Husband of Frances Wilson. Son of Edgar and the late Orma Lowery. Rested at home in Schomberg until 11 a.m. Sunday, July 22, then at Schomberg United Church, where casket remained open until the service at 3:30 p.m. Interment in Mount Tegart Cemetery, Tottenham.
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Collings, Benjamin Briton obituary
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Event Date : Saturday, July 27, 1957
Event Type : Death
Description : The end came suddenly for Bradford's veteran, and well-known townsman, Benjamin Briton (B. B.) Collings, last Saturday morning. During the past year Mr. Collings had shown some signs of his advanced years, but the firm step, the indifference to weather conditions, and the ready reply to all greetings, remained with him to the last. He had not been well for a week or more, but on Thursday he was downstairs in his home and returned to his room unaided. Friday he acknowledged he was tired and stayed in bed and on Saturday morning he was dead. He never had pain. He kept going to the last, and just quit. B. B. Collings was looking forward to the Centennial celebration and meeting old friends, and to many who are returning, Bradford has lost one of the interests for them, in his passing. Few will disagree that he was the most colourful character in Bradford. He knew everyone, and everyone knew him. He had a greeting for everyone, a greeting which seldom was particularly complimentary, but because it was B. B. Collings' remark, it was accepted with a laugh. Few days passed that those whose duties caused them to be about the street, did not have a few words with B. B.
"Mr. Collings was born in Bradford on August 9, 1876 the youngest member of a family of sixteen. From childhood days he was working. He told stories of the days when Amsterdam was a thriving village with its mills and he was an errand boy down there. The Collings family was associated with the Holland Marsh and did a profitable business in cutting marsh hay and selling this hay for packing and mattress making. B. B. decided that if this hay was worth Toronto mattress makers transporting it to Toronto he better get into the business. In the 1890's he went to Toronto and learned the trade and came back to Bradford and opened a little mattress making factory here where he employed some of the lacrosse players of the day. Today it is common practice for sport enthusiasts to give employment to star players but B. B. Collings began that nearly 60 years ago. He then went into the furniture and undertaking business taking a course in embalming. Then back to the marsh hay business and commercial fishing and his final business venture was the draining of what was named the Colbar Marsh area a big portion of which is now Federal Farms' gardens and in this he was singularly successful. This last project was accomplished after he was in his seventies.Mr. Collings and his men were recognized in the Lake Simcoe district as an able life-saving crew. Their business as commercial fishermen took them to all parts of the lake and the river and they were familiar with the water. Few accidents or tragedies have occured on the river or lake to which Mr. Collings and his men were not called to lend their help and they have many rescues to their credit.Mr. Collings was always keenly interested in sport particularly lacrosse and had served in official capacity on various lacrosse clubs. But few sporting events occurred in Bradford throughout the years which he did not attend whether hockey ball or lacrosse.Mr. Collings served on the Bradford Public Utilities Commission for several years and also on Bradford Board of Education.In September 1902 Mr. Collings married Etta May Waldruff of Bradford who survives him with their family of two daughters and one son namely Bernice (Mrs. Gordon Crutcher) of Thornhill; Kathleen (Mrs. Ken Blevins) of Toronto and Norman E. of Bradford. Five grandchildren also survive: Gordon Stephen and Tony Crutcher Tom Collings and Mary Jane Collings. Of the family of sixteen only two survive Dan Collings of Bradford and Libby (Mrs. Selby) of Eston Saskatchewan.The funeral was held from Bradford United Church yesterday afternoon. The services were taken by Rev. F. G. MacTavish assisted by Rev. H. P. Maitland of the Presbyterian Church and Rev. H. G. Blake of Toronto. Interment was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The pallbearers were C. T. S. Evans, A. L. Veale, Fred Collings, Roy Collings, Phil Latchman and James R. Webb."
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Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, June 14, 1966
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto, Ont.
Description : Donald Gordon Davey, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Davey of Bradford, passed away at Doctors' Hospital, Toronto, following a brief illness, on Tuesday, June 14, at the age of 62. Born at Bradford, Gordon Davey attended Bradford public and high schools and for a time did marsh gardening here, before going to Toronto where he had been in the fuel business for a considerable number of years. Mr. Davey took an active part in sports, having been a lacrosse and hockey player, and later his recreation was hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Davey is survived by his wife, the former Constance Townson, of Toronto; one son, Donald William Davey of Toronto; three sisters, Catherine (Mrs. G. Barnes), and Margaret of Bradford, and Leona (Mrs. J. Lukes) of Midland; and four brothers, Oswald of Bradford, Minto (Scotty), William (Mac), and Archie, all of Toronto.The funeral was held on June 16, from the Funeral Home of MacDougal and Brown, with interment in Pine Hill Cemetery.Six nephews of the deceased were the pallbearers.
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Event Date : Tuesday, December 27, 1949
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Toronto
Description : In his 84th year. Husband of Sara Lavina Earle, 409 Walmer Rd. Toronto. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Little Bemrose of Bradford. Father of Earle and Josephine Hamer (Mrs. John Copithorne, Moorestown, N.J.). Funeral at the Chapel of A.W. Miles, 30 St. Clair Ave. W., Toronto. Service Friday at 3 p.m. Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Event Date : Sunday, September 29, 1968
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Burlington, Ont.
Description : Died at Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital, Burlington, in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of the late Celina Brandon, beloved father of Mrs. Edward Marshall (Cora Evelyn), Barrie; George Thomas Lang of Frealton, and Mrs. Thomas Jones (Audrey) of Don Mills. Also survived by six grandchildren; dear uncle of Ross and Donald MacLennan of Toronto. Rested at the Patton Funeral Home, Waterdown, for service on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Lang was a life member of Simcoe Lodge No. 79.
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McWilliam, Mary Hirlehey obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, June 24, 1958
Event Type : Death
Municipality : Burwash, Ont.
Description : Died at Burwash, Ont. Beloved wife of the late William McWilliam and dear mother of Bill. Rested at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral was held June 26 at 8:30 a.m., to the Church of the Holy Martyrs of Japan for requiem high mass at 9 a.m. Interment Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bradford.
Selby, Mary (Wardell) obituary
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Event Date : June 20, 1895
Event Type : Death
Description : "In West Gwillimbury on Wednesday, June 20th, Mary, wife of the late Robt. Selby, aged 64 years and 6 months."
Interred at the Sharon burying ground.
Selby, Mrs. Wm (Hannah Ney) obituary
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Event date: Monday, June 5, 1933
Event type: Death
A beloved mother and most respected friend and neighbour, Mrs. William Selby, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw, on Monday, June 5, following a long illness. Mrs. Selby whose maiden name was Hannah Ney, was born in 1853 and had lived all her life in this community. She was a quiet, gentle, home-loving woman, her interest, outside of her home, being centred about St. Paul's church, Coulson's Hill, where she was a most faithful and active member. Her husband, William Selby, of U E. Loyalist stock, died eleven years ago on the farm on the 9th of West Gwillimbury where he was born and where he and the late Mrs. Selby came to reside with her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw, where she made her home for the past nine years. The bereaved members of the family have the sympathy of the community in their grief. Those left to mourn her loss are three sons, Percy and Cyril on the home farm, and Dr. E.R. Selby of Calgary, Alta., three daughters, Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw of Bradford, Mrs. E.G. Thomas of South Orange, N.J., and Miss Lena of Orange, N.J., one sister, Mrs. John Robinson of Aurora, also Mr. John Wright of Onaway, Mich. She was predeceased by two brothers and three sisters. The pioneer families of West Gwillimbury as well as those of more recent residents were represented in the very large funeral cortege which proceeded from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kneeshaw to St. Paul's cemetery, Coulson's Hill, on Wednesday afternoon, June 7th.
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