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    1. [NL-ROOTS] The Daily News (1962)
    2. Selected obituaries/marriages, etc. transcribed from the 1962 edition of The Daily News, published at St. John's, NL. The Daily News February 14, 1962 Page: 8 Spaniard's Bay Patience Vokey - A message from Toronto this morning (Monday) to Mrs. James Peddle informed her that her mother, Mrs. Patience Vokey, passed away at Toronto on Sunday. Mrs. Vokey, who was 86, has been living in Toronto for seventeen years where her five sons, Nath, Solomon, George, Jesse and Heber have made their homes. The only member of that family in Spaniard's Bay is Mrs. Peddle. It is understood that the body will be brought to Spaniard's Bay for burial. We extend sympathy to those who mourn. The Daily News February 22, 1962 Page: 12 Patience Vokey - The body of the late Mrs. Patience Vokey, 85, was laid to rest here on Thursday afternoon. Rev. E. Willis officiated. Her three sons, George, Jesse and Heber, and their wives, who accompanied the body from Toronto, returned to their homes on Monday. The Daily News May 21, 1962 Page: 16 Samuel Vokey - Passed away suddenly at his home in Spaniard's Bay on Sunday, May 20th, Samuel Vokey, aged 53 years. Leaving to mourn his wife, Pearl; one son, William, of Toronto; one daughter, Phyllis (Mrs. Edward Collins), Spaniard's Bay, and four grandchildren. Also six brothers, John, Charles, William, Isaac, on Bell Island, Az at St. John's, Solomon and Harvey, Spaniard's Bay; two sisters, Annie (Mrs. A. Barrett), Toronto and Elizabeth (Mrs. George Smith), Bishop's Cove. Funeral notice later.

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