Emma Blythe Munro

1875 - 1931  (~ 56 years)

• Name	Emma Blythe Munro
  Birth	Feb 1875	Manotick Station, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211229355
  _FGRAVE	211229355
  Death	31 Mar 1931	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	1931, Friday April 10, The Almonte Gazette front page Mrs Wm M. Simpson The sudden passing of Mr Wm Simpson on Tuesday, March 31, will be noted with regret by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances throughout the district in which she lived. She was in her 56th year. The deceased was Emma Blythe Munro, a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John Munro, and was born at Manotick, coming to Almonte while quite a young girl. She was married to Mr William M. Simpson and for over 30 years she has lived on the ninth line of Ramsay, where by her kindly disposition and many noble qualities, she won for herself and her family a wide circle of friends. She is survived by her husband, one daughter Olive, and one son Earl, (one daughter Laura Blythe, predeceased her 21 years ago), five sisters: Maggie (Mrs J.C. Rosewear), Mary (Mrs Fred Allport), of Cobourg; Jean (Mrs Alex Calder) Elkhart, Man.; Katie (Mrs Wm Templeman) Smiths Falls; Jessie (Mrs J.W. Love) Winnipeg. One sister Annie (Mrs A.J. Cambell) of Calgary predeceased her 12 years ago. The funeral on Friday, April the 3rd to the Auld Kirk Cemetery was largely attended. The pallbearers being Messrs George Neilson, J.D. Scott, L.C. Watson, Wesley Rae, Nelson Proctor and Wilfred Metcalfe. The funeral was conducted by her pastor, Rev Wm Aird of the Baptist Church, assisted by Rev J.M. Rutherford of Reformed Presbyterian, and Mr Hart, returned missionary. Her favourite hymns being sung, "Rock of Ages," "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "When My Life Work is Ended" taken from Song and Solos hymnal. Those attending the funeral from a distance were: Mrs J.C. Rosewear, Mr Fred Allport of Coburg; Mr and Mrs Wm Templeman and daughter of Smiths Falls; Mrs Richard Munro, Waba; Mr and Mrs Wm Scott and Miss Florence Scott of Sault Ste Marie; Mrs J.F. Keller, Toronto; Mr and Mrs Keyworth Howard, Beachburg; Mr and Mrs J. Fraser, Mrs C. Miller, Mr and Mrs A. Moodie, and son and daughter of Perth; Mrs Charles Simpson and two daughters; Mrs D. McIntyre; Mrs R. Robertson, Mr and Mrs Hugh Metcalfe, Mrs G. Parker of Arnprior; Mr and Mrs J.D. Scott of White Lake; all of whom together with friends and neighbours paid tribute to a long and useful life of the departed. The floral tributes received by the family were very beautiful.
  Burial	3 Apr 1931	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	I24148	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	John Munro
  Mother	Janet "Jessie" Fraser,   b. 29 Jan 1842, Perth, Lanark County, Canada West d. 26 Jul 1924, Cobourg, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1858	Lanark County, Canada West
  Family ID	F8229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William McKenzie Simpson,   b. 16 Oct 1868, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Jul 1938, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Olive Margaret Simpson,   b. 19 Oct 1901, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Apr 1987, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)   2. Laura Blythe Simpson,   b. 18 Feb 1906, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Jun 1910, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 4 years)   3. William Earl Simpson,   b. 6 Feb 1908, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Oct 1940, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 32 years)
  Family ID	F8227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2020

  
  

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  Death - 31 Mar 1931 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 3 Apr 1931 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth