Murray Lawson Reid

1904 - 2000  (95 years)

• Name	Murray Lawson Reid
  Birth	7 Dec 1904	Cedar Hill, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
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  Death	11 Oct 2000	Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	2000, Wednesday October 25, The Almonte Gazette page 16 ?b?Obituary Murray Lawson Reid?/b? Murray Lawson Reid, a well-known lifelong resident of the Pakenham area with a love for horses, died October 11 at Almonte General Hospital at the age of 95, following an illness of five weeks. Mr. Reid was born in Pakenham Township at Cedar Hill on Dec. 7, 1904, the son of the late William Reid and the late Janet Lawson. He was educated at S.S.#1 Pakenham, and he lived and farmed his entire life on the family homestead at RR1 Pakenham. Mr. Reid married the late Viola G. Miller in Antrim on May 14, 1923. He was a member of Zion United Church at Cedar Hill, a life member of Pakenham Square Dance Club and a member of the Heavy Horse Association. He had a love for horses his entire life and showed horses at the Pakenham Fair, winning many red ribbons. He also frequently drove his horse team at village parades, and loved to square dance. Mr. Reid is survived by sons Lloyd of Almonte and Lyle of RR l Pakenham, and daughter Lois (Gordon) Lowe of Carleton Place. Funeral services took place at C.R. Gamble Funeral chapel in Almonte on Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Clifford Evans presiding. Pallbearers included three grandsons, Gary Lowe, Allan Reid and William Villeneuve, and John Henry, Devon Ralph and Allan Barratt. Honorary pallbearers were John Ferguson, Dave Duncan, Gordon Nesbitt, Willard Giles, Keith Drynan and Dave Henry. Mr. Reid was buried at Auld Kirk Cemetery.
  Burial	13 Oct 2000	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	I31640	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	William Paul Reid,   b. 21 May 1861, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 15 Oct 1930, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Janet Bayne Lawson,   b. 7 Sep 1867, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Sep 1915, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	1903
  Family ID	F11673	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Viola Genevieve Miller,   b. 10 Oct 1903, Antrim, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 Jan 1989, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	14 May 1923	Antrim, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Lyle Lawson Reid,   b. 1928   d. 8 Jul 2022 (Age 94 years)   2. Lloyd Reid   3. Lois Reid
  Family ID	F11090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2022

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Dec 1904 - Cedar Hill, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 11 Oct 2000 - Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 13 Oct 2000 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth