Frederick Wesley "Fred" Toop

1886 - 1976  (89 years)

• Name	Frederick Wesley "Fred" Toop
  Nickname	Fred
  Birth	29 Aug 1886	Sumas Landing, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Fred Toop
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197506304
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  Death	30 May 1976	Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  	Cause: Pulmonary embolism
  	?b? FRED TOOP?/b? Chilliwack pioneer Fred Toop, a resident of the Fraser Valley since his birth in 1886, died May 30 at Chilliwack General Hospital in his 90th year. Mr. Toop was a retired dairy farmer and was formerly of 134 Gore Avenue. He was presented with a 65-year IOOF membership pin in 1975 and was past grand, past chief patriarch of Chilliwack encampment No. 3, a long-time member of Ruth Rebekah Lodge No. 4 and a charter member of Canton No. 42, Valley United Patriarchs Militant. Mr. Toop farmed for many years on part of the original homestead on Sumas Prairie Road where he and his wife Pearl attended Sumas United Church. He was a life member there and was president of the church board of management for 29 years. Always active in community affairs, he was vice-president of the White Cane Club and is a former director of the Chilliwack Regional Fall Fair. With Stewart Dixon he organized the Junior Farmers' club, now called the 4-H club. Mr. Toop is survived by his wife Pearl; three daughters, Mrs. Evelyn Edwards, Chilliwack, Mrs. Ethel Anderson, Victoria, Mrs. Edna Brooks, Victoria; one son, Dr. Edward Toop, St. Albert, Alberta; 15 grandchildren and 13 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 at Henderson's Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at IOOF cemetery.
  Burial	7 Jun 1976	Chilliwack Cemeteries, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  	Address: 110 Hillcrest Drive Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia V2P 1X7 Canada
  Person ID	I13703	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Sampson Toop,   b. 7 Apr 1844, England d. 18 Aug 1927, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Emma Bidgood,   b. 1 Mar 1846, England d. 15 Oct 1918, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Oct 1868	Tavistock, Devon, England
  Family ID	F5987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Pearl Edith Simpson,   b. 29 Sep 1895, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. 14 Apr 1988, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	29 Dec 1913	Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
  	?b?TOOP - SIMPSON.?/b? At noon on Monday, December 29, Frederick Wesley Toop and Pearl Edith Simpson were united in marriage by Rev. A. K. Roberts in the Methodist church. Albert Hall and Miss Alma Campbell were the witnesses to the ceremony. The bridegroom is the son of Sampson Toop of Sumas, and is president of the Sumas Epworth League, while the bride is the daughter of Robert M. Simpson of South Sumas, and is secretary of the league. The happy couple will spend their honeymoon visiting the Sound cities, joining home by way of Victoria, and will reside at Sumas on the Toop homestead. The many friends, both in Sumas and Chiiliwack, extend hearty congratulations to the young couple.
  Children	1. Evelyn Louisa "Emma Toop,   b. 5 Dec 1914, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 25 Jul 2016, Mission, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 101 years)   2. Earl Kitchener Toop,   b. 6 Jun 1916, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 9 Oct 1964, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 48 years)   3. Ethel Lillian Toop,   b. 1917, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 2016 (Age 99 years)   4. Edna Pearl Toop,   b. 1922, Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada d. 1999, Lee's Summit, Missouri, United States (Age 77 years)   5. Dr. Edgar Toop
  Family ID	F4537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2022

  
  

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  Marriage - 29 Dec 1913 - Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Death - Cause: Pulmonary embolism - 30 May 1976 - Chilliwack, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth