Myrtle Melita Bennett

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1978, Wednesday March 8, The Almonte Gazette page 5
MYRTLE M. DUNCAN
Following a lengthy illness, the death of Mrs. Myrtle M. Duncan of Almonte occurred at the Almonte hospital on Saturday, February 25, 1978. She was 82. Born at White Lake, Ontario, on December 9, 1895, she was a daughter of the late Robert Bennett and his wife, Margaret Jane Ross. She received her education at White Lake. She was married at Carleton Place in 1919 to the late Bennett Duncan. Mrs. Duncan was a member of St. John's Presbyterian Church. She was a life member of St. John's Presbyterian Heather Club and a life member of the W.M.S. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ken Kirk (Emeline) of Hollywood, Florida, and Mrs. Gerald Townend (Dorothy) of Carleton Place; a brother Gilbert Bennett of White Lake; and sisters, Mrs. Reta McLaren, Mrs. Clara Blakeley and Mrs. Sadie McDougall, all of Almonte, and Mrs. Ernest Yuill (Roberta) of Waba. Also surviving are four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The funeral was held from the Gamble & Comba Funeral Home to St. John's Presbyterian Church at 12.30 on Monday, February 27, to lie in state until 2 o'clock, when service was conducted by Rev. Ed Smith. Burial will be made in Auld Kirk Cemetery in the spring. Pallbearers were Carl Townend, Bob Townend, Mike Berry, Steve Gilmour, Lyle McLaren and Stuart McDougall.

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Plot D73 to D90 Stone 859 pg 48

Bennett Duncan 1897 - 1941 His wife Myrtle M. Bennett 1895 - 1978

Myrtle married James "Bennett" Duncan on 30 Mar 1919 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. James (son of Alexander Sidney Duncan and Emily Alberta Ruth Bennett) was born on 29 Oct 1897 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 1941 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 8 Nov 1941 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Married at Presbyterian Church in Carleton Place by Rev. W. F. Monks.

1. Margaret "Emeline" Duncan was born on 9 Jul 1921 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Nov 2007 in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.
2. Dorothy Elizabeth Duncan was born on 25 Nov 1922 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 2010 in Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in United Cemeteries, Beckwith Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

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Robert married Margaret Jane Ross on 13 Dec 1894 in Torbolton Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret was born on 1 Jul 1873 in Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1951 in White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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