Obituary in the newspaper 'Mail-Star' (Halifax, N.S.) - Tuesday, February 2, 1999 BRUCE-PAYNE, Eleanor Gertrude BRUCE-PAYNE, Eleanor Gertrude - 98, Windsor Elms Senior Citizens Home, Windsor, died January 31, 1999, in the home. Born December 2, 1900, in Baddeck, she was a daughter of the late Percey and Julia (Calkin) Blanchard. She was a former resident of Ellershouse and Brooklyn, Hants Co., and Wolfville, Kings Co. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Surviving are sons, Hugh, Guelph, Ontario; Lionel, North Bay, Ont.; Barry, Newport, Hants Co.; 11 grandchildren; 12 great- grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Alexander Richard Bruce-Payne; brothers, Ben, Henry, Sherburne; sister, Mary Fisher. Visitation 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today, funeral 3 p.m. Wednesday, both in Lohnes-Beazley Funeral Home and chapel, 419 Albert St., Windsor, Rev. Bill Gibson officiating, assisted by Linda Marryatt. Burial in Oakhill Cemetery, Ellershouse, Hants Co. Family flowers only. Donations to IWK Grace Foundation, the Flower Cart in Kings County or any charity. --------------------- Eleanor was helpful with her 'encouraging' saying 'Oh, you can do it.' The above 'Percey' was Henry Percy Blanchard, also known as H. Percy Sherburne, in the above, was my grandfather. Henry died in Nova Scotia. Mary died in New Zealand. We still have not found a date of death or the resting place of Ben, who having been badly injured in WWI, left home shortly after his return. The services at the burial site were rather short due to the weather, rain and wind. There was a 'get together' back at the funeral home after this. While there, I was reminded of a message, posted quite some time ago, in which someone was told that "they looked like a Blanchard" and did not question as to what a Blanchard is supposed to look like. As I was leaving, I met an older man who said he did not know many on the Blanchard side, "but once they were all in one room, it was not hard to pick them out". I admit some of us do may bear resemblance, but not all of us. With our 2nd snow of the winter, -- Rannie in N.S.