Della Florence Yuill

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Family/Spouse: John James "Jim" Graham. John (son of Garland Elwin Graham and Alice May Boucher) was born on 8 Aug 1939; died on 17 Mar 2018 in Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Ashton, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Melanie Anne Graham

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MR. ARTHUR YUILL

Mr. Arthur Yuill passed away suddenly on May 6 as a result of a heart attack at his home on the 2nd line of Ramsay Township in his 67th year. Born in Lanark Township on Jan. 7, 1897 he was a son of the late William Yuill and his wife Robena Somerville. He farmed all his life, first in Darling Township and for the past 16 years in Ramsay Township. On Nov. 18, 1931 he married Miss Cora Munro who survives with five daughters; Dorothy, Mrs. Randolph Legree; Blanch, Mrs. Lawrence Desjardin; Alma, Mrs. Stuart Malloch; Eileen, Mrs. Dan Boothby and Della; three sons, William, Robert and James. He also leaves one sister, Jean, Mrs. Chas. Munro. The funeral was held on Wed., May 8 from the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, Carleton Place to Guthrie United Church, Clayton, where the service was held at 2.30 p.m. Interment was in Clayton United Cemetery. Rev. Robert Clarke of Middleville and Clayton officiated. The pallbearers were: Bert Miller, Edgar Finlayson, Fred Desjardin, Ernie Wall, Wesley Paul and Harry Wright. The flower bearers were: Ronnie Yuill, Russell Watt, Eldon Munro, Allan Pretty, Jim Fulton and Arthur Munro.

Arthur married Cora Munro on 18 Nov 1931 in Middleville, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Cora (daughter of Robert A. "Bobbie" Munro and Elizabeth Ida Watchhorn) was born on 17 Aug 1905 in Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Oct 1995 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Cora Yuill made friends all over the world without leaving Lanark County. A prolific writer who at one time kept in contact with close to 100 pen pals, she enjoyed giving of herself while expecting nothing in return. It's this warm and generous spirit friends and family now recall. Cora died peacefully at Almonte General Hospital with her family present Oct. 18, 1995. She was 90. Born Aug. 17, 1905, at Halls Mills, Ont., Cora was the daughter of the late Robert Munro and his wife the late Ida Watchhorn. She attended Halls Mills Public School and then went to write her entrance exams in Lanark Village in 1920. On Nov. 18, 1931, she married the late Arthur Yuill. They farmed for many years in Darling Township before they moved with their family to Ramsay Township in 1947. It was during the early 1940s that Cora began reaching out to others through letter-writing. A "friendship book" she sent to a friend made its way to Nova Scotia, initiating her first pen pal. An advertisement placed in the old Winnipeg Free Press sparked another 36 pen pals in 1948. From there, her hobby blossomed as more and more people contacted her. Until the early 1980s, she'd built up long-distance relationships with more than 100 people, most of them in North America but many in England, Ireland and even Australia. Mary Cook. Cora also loved writing poetry. Her works were featured regularly in Gazette. She also had her favourites placed in booklets which she as she generously offered to friends. She often used her talent to look back with fondness on her life ? her childhood, time spent at school in the one-room school house, growing up with her brothers and sisters, raising her own family. These were what she often referred to as "the best old days." One person who knows Cora's warm heart is Stephen Cotnam. He befriended her several years ago while visiting her brother-in-law on a church outreach program. Over the years, he said, they developed a friendship which just grew stronger. "She was a peaceful lady, a lady full of grace," he said. She realized her dream of traveling "through her writing. I think that gave her some distant connections." Cotnam said Cora was always generous with her time. "I found I enjoyed the visits as much did, maybe more," he said. During his eulogy, he referred to three of her poems. The third entitled "End of Summer" ends with the lines: We must make the best of the life we've been given And maybe some day we'll have a place up in Heaven. "I had felt, in a sense, she'd been able to bring a little Heaven on earth," Cotnam said. Cora was a devoted mother and loving friend. She was a member of the United Church in Clayton where she enjoyed singing in the church choir. Her last five years were spent in Fairview Manor after moving out of her log home on the Old Perth Road. Her daughter Dorothy Legree said she "truly enjoyed" singing in the choir and enjoyed many a happy day at the manor. Cora is survived by her five daughters Dorothy (Randolph Legree), Blanche (late Lawrence Desjardins), Alma (late Stuart Malloch), Eilleen (Dan Boothby) and Della (James Graham). She is also survived by her brother, Wilbert (Florence) of Clayton, Ont., sister-in-law Olive, 14 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by her sisters Eva Fulton and Florence Watt and by her brother Earl Munro.The funeral took place Oct. 21 in the chapel of Alan Barker Funeral, Home, McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, at 2 p.m. Rev. Eilleen Heppwhite officiated. Honourary pallbearers were Dave Cleary, Donald Miller, Eldon Munro, Delmer Munro, Bernard Fulton, and Logan More. Pallbearers were Cora's grandson Richard Legree, Dale Boothby, Kelly Graham, Donald Malloch, Paul Desjardins and her great-grandson Daniel Boothby. I am going home to Heaven, To the many mansions there, Going home to be with Jesus, Free from sorrow, sin and care.

William married Robina Rebecca Somerville on 14 Aug 1883 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Robina (daughter of William Somerville and Agness Mather) was born in 1858 in Lanark County, Canada West; died in 1944. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Bobbie Munro
• Name: Robert Munro
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Robert married Elizabeth Ida Watchhorn on 4 Jul 1895 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Watchhorn and Catherine "Kate" Smith) was born in Jul 1874 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was christened on 4 Oct 1874 in Clayton Village, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Jun 1948 in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Jun 1948 in Clayton United Church Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Ida Watchorn
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William married Agness Mather. Agness (daughter of John Mather and Robina Lunham) was born in 1824; died in 1906. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Life Sketch: ; Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/35567365/hugh-william-munro : accessed 01 June 2021), memorial page for Hugh William Munro (7 Nov 1825?19 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35567365, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Lanark Highla
• Life Sketch: ; Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/35567365/hugh-william-munro : accessed 01 June 2021), memorial page for Hugh William Munro (7 Nov 1825?19 Sep 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35567365, citing Greenwood Cemetery, Lanark Highla
• Name: Hugh William Munro
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William married Catherine "Kitty" McKay about 1849 in Lanark County, Canada West. Catherine (daughter of Alexander "Sandy" McKay and Esther Jessie McDonald) was born on 16 Jun 1832 in Herons Mills, Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Dec 1916 in Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1916 in Greenwood Cemetery, Middleville, Lanark Highlands, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Catherine McKay
• Name: Katherine McKay
• Name: Kitty
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Robert married Catherine "Kate" Smith on 5 Nov 1872 in Lanark Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of James Smith and Elizabeth "Eliza") was born on 10 Jan 1849 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West; died on 11 May 1922 in Ontario, Canada; was buried in 1922 in St. George's Anglican Cemetery, Campbell's Bay, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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