>Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:15:53 -0600 >From: "Douglas Sinnis" <dsinnis@ns.sympatico.ca> >Source: CAN-NS-OBITS@rootsweb.com >Subject: [CAN-NS-OBITS] Obits(1508-1511) Lays, White, Thompson, Sutherland > > > ><snip> > >OBIT # 1510 - HALIFAX HERALD - 27 JUNE 2000 > >THOMPSON (MacFarlane), Mary Camilla - We, the family of the late >Mary Thompson, 90, Plymouth, Pictou Co., with heavy hearts, wish to >announce the passing of our dear and beloved mother. Although her >health had deteriorated in recent years, she remained a strong and >vibrant source of strength and support for us all- her 11 children, >her 39 grandchildren and 55 great-grandchildren, not to mention the >many friends and children who used to visit her farm and came to >call her "Nannie". She was also very committed to church and >community. She was a member of Saint Gregory's Roman Catholic >Church, New Glasgow, and the CWL. She was also a member of the >Plymouth Golden Glen Club. In spite of a courageous effort, she >succumbed to the illness, dying early Monday morning, surrounded by >her loving family. Born in Williams Point, Antigonish Co., she was a >daughter of the late Ronald and Anne Jane (Cameron) MacFarlane. Her >family surviving are Ronald (Anne), Calgary; James (Annabelle), Hal! > ifax; Miriam (Jim) Sears, Plymouth; Lillian (George) Moser, > Plymouth; Leo (Sara), Plymouth; Minnie (Bob) MacDonald, MacLellans > Brook; Camilla (Charlie) Sutherland, Westville; Jerry, Riverton; > Joseph (Sharon), Dartmouth; Jack (Ruth), Plymouth; Leonard (Kathy), > Stellarton; sisters, Tootsie (Mrs. Bill Gilfoy), Williams Point; > and Molly (Mrs. Ralph MacCallum), Antigonish; special friend, > Gloria Fraser. She was predeceased by her husband, J. Gibbons > "Gib"; sisters, Eunie, Nellie, Christina, Jeanette, Lilly and > Kitty; brothers, Colin, Dougal, John, Ronald, Cameron, Joseph and > Frank. Her remains are resting in H.W. Angus Funeral Home, King > Street, New Glasgow, with visitation today from 2-4, 7-9 p.m. > Funeral mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in Saint Gregory's > Roman Catholic Church, New Glasgow, Rev. Bernard McAdam > officiating. Burial will be in Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic > Church parish cemetery. Following the funeral service, everyone is > invited to a reception in Pl! > ymouth Fire Department Hall, Plymouth. In lieu of flowers, don! > ations in her memory may be made to the Pictou County Food Bank or > to the charity of one's choice. > ><snip> > >Doug & Jean Sinnis