Melvin Weir Resford "Mel" Evans

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Evans, Melvin Weir Restford.
Peacefully at home surrounded by love, on Thursday, October 23, 1997, Melvin Weir Restford Evans (founder of Mel Evans Electrical Limited) in his 74th year. Cherished husband of Pearl Burbank Evans. Dear father by first marriage of David (Ellie) Evans (Children Brianne, Lisa and Brett) of Carleton Place; Nancy (Hugh) Bennett (daughter Kaitland) of Smiths Falls and Laurie (Greg) Banks (Children Adam, Christopher and Annie) of Cincinnati, Ohio. Stepfather of Bruce (Lynn) Pearson of Kanata; Nancy (Elvin) Reimer (Children Benjamin, Jennifer, Jesse, Miranda and Zachary) of La Ronge Sask. and Cynthia (Michael) Peroff (children Alana, Andrew and Ashley Melissa) of North York. Also survived by his only sister Ethel (Grenville) Moffatt of Oxford Mills and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loyal friends. Friends may call at the Lannin Funeral Home, Smiths Falls from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral service will be held in St John the Evangelist Anglican Church Smiths Falls on Monday, October 27th at 1:30 p.m. Interment to follow at Hillcrest Cemetery.

Melvin married Lois Evelyn Pegg on 14 Feb 1950 in Smiths Falls, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Lois (daughter of Norman Edward Pegg and Myrtle Evelyn Lawson) was born on 18 Nov 1928; died on 19 Jun 2019; was buried on 26 Jun 2019 in Lombardy Methodist Cemetery, Lombardy, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
?b?Couple Wed In Smiths Falls
?/b?A charming wedding was solemnlzed on Friday afternoon In the chapel of St. John the Evangelist Church, Smiths Falls, when Lois Evelyn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Pegg of Lombardy, became the bride of Melvln Weir, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Evans of Kemptville. Rev. G. H. Sadler performed the ceremony.
For her wedding, the bride wore a steet-iength gown of white nylon organdy, and carried a corsage bouquet of red roses and calla llllies. Miss Thelma Wood of Smiths Falls attended the bridegroom's brother-in-law, Grenville Moffitt, was best man.
Following the ceremony, the couple left for a honeymoon In Western Ontario. On their return they plan to reslde In Smiths Falls.

1. David Evans
2. Nancy Evans
3. Laurie Evans
4. Bonnie Evans and died.
5. Dale Evans and died.

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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WWI veteran Roy Reston Evans was born July 9, 1897 at Clayton. He was the son of Daniel Richard Evans and Eliza Jane Giles. He enlisted June 10, 1918 in Ottawa. The family's residence at that time was Oxford Mills. He was with the Second Depot Battalion E.O.R. Canadian Expeditionary Force. He served in England. He was discharged July 3, 1919. In 1921 he married Sarah Ellen Weir and they lived in the Oxford Mills area. He died in 1980 and is buried in Oxford Mills Union Cemetery.

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EVANS, Roy In an Ottawa hospital on Wednesday, September 17, 1980, Roy Reston Evans, age 83, Kemptville, Ont., husband of the late Sarah Ellen (Ella) Weir. Dear father of Mel, Smiths Falls; Mrs. Grenville Moffitt (Ethel), Oxford Mills RR 1. Grandfather of Mrs. John Hicks (Marilyn) and Ian Moffitt, Ottawa; Gary, Ronald and Connie Moffitt, Oxford Mills; David Evans, Ignace, Ont.; Mrs. Hugh Bennett (Nancy) and Laurie Evans, Smiths Falls and 5 great grandchildren. Brother of William, Oxford Mills. Resting Rolston Funeral Home, Kemptville, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service in the chapel Saturday 2:30 p.m. Interment Oxford Mills. Contributions to Ontario Heart Foundation, Box 783, Kemptville, or Kidney Foundation, 2199 Regency Terrace, Ottawa.

Roy married Sarah Ellen Weir on 16 Aug 1921 in Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of Robert James Weir and Mary Margaret Nelson) was born on 10 Mar 1899 in Bishops Mills, Oxford Township, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Jun 1980 in Kemptville, Leeds & Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1980 in Oxford Mills Union Cemetery, Oxford Mills, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Ella Weir
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Daniel married Eliza Jane Giles on 30 Apr 1890 in Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Eliza (daughter of James Giles and Mary Ann Smith) was born on 29 Nov 1867 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Dec 1952 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in Union Cemetery, Merrickville, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elizabeth Jane Giles
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Robert married Mary Margaret Nelson on 27 Dec 1887 in Grenville and Leeds County, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 10 Jul 1869 in Ontario, Canada; died in 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William Evans, 1826-1902 and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro, 1834-1912. Betsey is the youngest daughter of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray. William and Betsey had 13 children of which two died as infants. Betsey is the youngest sister of John Munro that married Marion McKay; Hugh Munro that married Kitty McKay and Donald (known as Daniel) that married Margaret McMunn. Betsey has two other sisters: Janet Munro, who married Thomas McMunn and Margaret Munro who married Thomas Charles Coulter.

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William married Elizabeth "Betsy" Munro in 1855 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West. Elizabeth (daughter of Donald Hilton Munro and Margaret Janet Murray) was born on 26 Apr 1834 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 5 Sep 1912 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Sep 1912 in St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Union Hall, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Betsey Munro
• Name: Elizabeth Munro
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William Evans, 1826-1902 and his wife Elizabeth "Betsey" Munro, 1834-1912. Betsey is the youngest daughter of Donald Munro and Margaret Murray. William and Betsey had 13 children of which two died as infants. Betsey is the youngest sister of John Munro that married Marion McKay; Hugh Munro that married Kitty McKay and Donald (known as Daniel) that married Margaret McMunn. Betsey has two other sisters: Janet Munro, who married Thomas McMunn and Margaret Munro who married Thomas Charles Coulter.

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1925, Friday May 29, The Almonte Gazette, front page
James Giles
On the evening of May 22nd, Mr. James Giles of Cedar Hill peacefully passed away in his eighty third year, after an illness of about three months. He was always blessed with exceptional health, and was very energetic until February. The late Mr. Giles was a son of the late Thomas Giles of the third concession of Ramsay and is the last of a family of thirteen. When but a lad of nine years of age his father died, and his first thought was to earn and help his widowed mother. In 1866 he married Mary Ann Smith of Pakenham who predeceased him two years and five months ago. To them were born six children Mrs. Richard Evans (Eliza Jane), of Burritt's Rapids. Mrs. James Jackson, (Margaret) of Edmonton, Miss Mary Agnes and Wm. John of Clayton, James Edward of Cedar Hill, and Thomas Henry on the homestead, and seventeen grandchildren. The late Mr. Giles was a very prosperous, hardworking man, he bore his sickness patiently, without a murmur. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. from his late residence to St. Mark's church and cemetery, and was largely attended. Many coming from Ottawa, Almonte, Clayton and the surrounding district to pay their last tribute to one who was so widely known Rev. G. A. Brunet, Parish Priest, officiated at the house, church and grave, There was a beautiful wreath from the family, spray from Mr and Mrs. John Fulton J r . The pallbearers were Mr. Edward McMunn, Mr. Richard Evans, (son-in-Iaw), Mr. Robert J. Giles, Mr, Max Smith, Mr. W. Reid and Mr. Fred Forsythe.

James married Mary Ann Smith in 1866. Mary (daughter of John Smith and Mary Jane McMunn) was born on 17 Jun 1843 in Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 22 Dec 1922 in Cedar Hill, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Mark's Anglican Cemetery, Pakenham, Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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David married Sarah Ann Berry. Sarah was born in 1839; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]