Myrtle Melita Bennett^[1]

1895 - 1978  (82 years)

• Name	Myrtle Melita Bennett  [2]
  Birth	9 Dec 1895	White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Female
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213443100
  _FGRAVE	213443100
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	25 Feb 1978	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com
  	1978, Wednesday March 8, The Almonte Gazette page 5 MYRTLE M. DUNCAN Following a lengthy illness, the death of Mrs. Myrtle M. Duncan of Almonte occurred at the Almonte hospital on Saturday, February 25, 1978. She was 82. Born at White Lake, Ontario, on December 9, 1895, she was a daughter of the late Robert Bennett and his wife, Margaret Jane Ross. She received her education at White Lake. She was married at Carleton Place in 1919 to the late Bennett Duncan. Mrs. Duncan was a member of St. John's Presbyterian Church. She was a life member of St. John's Presbyterian Heather Club and a life member of the W.M.S. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ken Kirk (Emeline) of Hollywood, Florida, and Mrs. Gerald Townend (Dorothy) of Carleton Place; a brother Gilbert Bennett of White Lake; and sisters, Mrs. Reta McLaren, Mrs. Clara Blakeley and Mrs. Sadie McDougall, all of Almonte, and Mrs. Ernest Yuill (Roberta) of Waba. Also surviving are four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The funeral was held from the Gamble & Comba Funeral Home to St. John's Presbyterian Church at 12.30 on Monday, February 27, to lie in state until 2 o'clock, when service was conducted by Rev. Ed Smith. Burial will be made in Auld Kirk Cemetery in the spring. Pallbearers were Carl Townend, Bob Townend, Mike Berry, Steve Gilmour, Lyle McLaren and Stuart McDougall.
  Burial	27 Feb 1978	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plot D73 to D90 Stone 859 pg 48 Bennett Duncan 1897 - 1941 His wife Myrtle M. Bennett 1895 - 1978
  Person ID	I3275	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert Bennett,   b. 1871, Pakenham Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1951, White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane Ross,   b. 1 Jul 1873, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Aug 1951, White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	13 Dec 1894	Torbolton Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F1228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James "Bennett" Duncan,   b. 29 Oct 1897, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 6 Nov 1941, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	30 Mar 1919	Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Married at Presbyterian Church in Carleton Place by Rev. W. F. Monks.
  Children	1. Margaret "Emeline" Duncan,   b. 9 Jul 1921, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 26 Nov 2007, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years)   2. Dorothy Elizabeth Duncan,   b. 25 Nov 1922, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Feb 2010, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1120	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Dec 1895 - White Lake, McNab Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 30 Mar 1919 - Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613 256-2500 www.almontegeneral.com - 25 Feb 1978 - 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 - 27 Feb 1978 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Sandy Bullock Family Tree File. [S3] Gary J. Byron, Auld Kirk Cemetery Records, 48 (Reliability: 3). [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 11 Mar 2017, "Myrtle M. Duncan Obituary," 8 Mar 1978, p. 5. (Reliability: 3). Following a lengthy illness, the death of Mrs Myrtle M. Duncan of Almonte occurred at the Almonte hospital on Saturday, February 25, 1978. She was 82. Born at White Lake, Ontario on December 9, 1895, she was a daughter of the late Robert Bennett and his wife, Margaret Jane Ross. She received her education at White Lake. She was married at Carleton Place in 1919 to the late Bennett Duncan. Mrs Duncan was a member of St. John's Presbyterian Church. She was a life member of St. John's Presbyterian Heather Club and a life member of the W.M.S. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs Ken Kirk (Emeline) of Hollywood, Florida, and Mrs Gerald Townend (Dorothy) of Carleton Place; a brother Gilbert Bennett of White Lake; and sisters Mrs Reta McLarn, and Mrs Ernest Yuill (Roberta) of Waba. Also surviving are four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. The funeral was held from the Gamble & Comba Funeral Home to St. John's Presbyterian Church at 12:30 on Monday, February 27, to lie in state until 2 o'clock, when service was conducted by Rev. Ed Smith. Burial will be made in Auld Kirk Cemetery in the spring. Pallbearers were Carl Townend, Bob Townend, Mike Berry, Steve Gi;mour, Lyle McLaren and Stuart McDougall.