Muriel Harriet Ritchie

1880 - 1949  (69 years)

• Name	Muriel Harriet Ritchie
  Birth	1880	Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127108252
  _FGRAVE	127108252
  Death	26 Feb 1949	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1949, Thursday March 3, The Almonte Gazette page 4 Mrs Walter A. James Muriel Harriet Ritchie, beloved wife of Walter A. James passed away suddenly on Saturday, Feb 26th, at her home on Augusta Street, in her 69th year. Mrs James, a daughter of the late James R. Ritchie and his wife, Abigail Hilliard, was born in Pakenham Township. As a young girl she came with her family to Almonte where she was a highly respected member of the community. Over 45 years ago she was married to Walter A. James who survives together with a daughter, Irene, (Mrs Ivan Duncan), of Almonte and a son, Hilliard, of Toronto. Also remaining to mourn her loss are three brothers, Gordon of Almonte; James and Ernest of Saskatoon and nine grandchildren. Although Mrs James' chief interests have always been in her family and home, the great number of floral tributes. acts of kindness and messages of sympathy received, gave testimony to the high esteem in which she was held by a multitude of friends who had been attracted to her by her mild manner and kindly disposition. The funeral which was largely attended, was held on Monday afternoon, Feb 28, from her residence to the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Services at the house were conducted by Rev T. DeCourey Rayner of St John's Presbyterian Church of which Mrs James was a member. Those attending from out-of-town were Mrs Clarence Leishman, Mrs J.K. Montgomery, John James of Sudbury; Mrs Dan Leach of Victoria Mines; Mr and Mrs John Livingstone, Howard Ritchie of Kingston; Mr and Mrs Hilliard James and son Peter, of Toronto; Mr and Mrs Henry Ormond of Ottawa; Mr and Mrs Welland Storey, Mr and Mrs Earl Halpenny and Mr Albert Metcalfe of Pakenham. Among the floral tributes received were those from the Carding and Picking Room of the Rosamond Woolen Company, Presbyterian Women's Missionary Society, Presbyterian Heather Club and the Chief Accountants Department, Canadian Bank of Commerce, Toronto. The pall-bearers were Messrs Edward James, E.P. Clement, Russell Kenny, D.W. Snedden, George Gemmill and John James.
  Burial	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  Person ID	I21042	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	James Robert Ritchie,   b. 1850, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 13 Jul 1895, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Abigal Elizabeth Hilliard,   b. 23 Feb 1851, Portage-du Fort, Outaouais Region, Quebec, Canada d. 7 Jun 1928, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1878
  Family ID	F7930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Alexander James,   b. 1878, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Aug 1958, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1903
  Children	1. Irene May James,   b. 1909, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 29 May 1996, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F7125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2019

  
  

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  Birth - 1880 - Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 26 Feb 1949 - Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth