David "Hollie" Lowry

1900 - 1984  (83 years)

• Name	David "Hollie" Lowry
  Nickname	Hollie
  Birth	6 Oct 1900	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: Lot 7 , Con 9, Ramsay Twp, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  Christening	Y  [1]
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	14 Jun 1984	Caleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Address: 211 Lake Avenue E. Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario K7C 1J4 Canada 613-257-2200
  	David Hollie Lowry former reeve and councillor of Ramsay township died on June 14th in the Carleton Place and district Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 83. Mr. Lowry was born Oct 6th, 1900 on the 9th line of Ramsay. There he lived and farmed all his life until he took up residence in the Nel gor Castle Nursing Home on High Street, Carleton Place four years ago. He was the second son of Samuel Lowry and his wife Rebecca Gordon. He was Predeceased by his brother Gordon and his sister Agnes Preston, and is survived by his brother George. On July 9th, 1924 he was married to Catherine Edna Gardner at her home in Ramsay township. He is survived by his wife, six sons and their wiv es; William H. and Pamela of Toronto, Gordon S. and Blanche of Ottawa, Robert S. (Bert) and Dorothy, Donald J. and May, James G. and Sandra, David W. and Lois all from the 9th Line of Ramsay. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Mr Lowry was well known throughout the community where he did custom threshing for 40 years. In winter he cut ice on the Mississippi river for local ice dealers and others for 25 years. He cut and sawed wood as well as being a log dealer. Active in his church, he was ordained as an elder in the Presbyterian Church in Carleton Place on June 1927. He has missed being present only twice for communion in over 50 years. He also served as Representative Elder and Clerk of Session many years and was on the board of trustees. He was on the committee for building of the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital. He was president of the Carleton Place branch of the United Farmers of Ontario, and was president of the Almonte Co-op, a director of the North Lanark Agricultural Society and school trustee and the truant officer for Ramsay, and held other offices of trust and served the community in numerous other capacities. The funeral was held from St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Carleton Placeon June 16th at 1:30 pm, conducted by Rev Robert Hill. Interment was at the Auld Kirk Cemetery. the pallbearers were Edwin Lowry, Bert Atcheson, Wallace Cook, Douglas Guerard, Douglas Stewart and Nelson Sym. The honourary pallbearers were: Stewart Drummond, William Stewart, Elymir Reid, William Gordon and Clarence McGregor.
  Burial	16 Jun 1984	Ramsay Township, 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	I4813	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Samuel George Lowry,   b. 19 Mar 1858, Huntley Township, Carleton County, Canada West d. 27 Feb 1946, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Agnes Gordon,   b. Abt 1867, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada d. 4 Sep 1940, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 73 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1894	Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2563	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Edna Gardner,   b. 2 Feb 1895, Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Jan 1985, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	9 Jul 1924	Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. William H. "Bill" Lowry   2. Robert Samuel "Bert" Lowry,   b. 8 Apr 1927, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 20 Mar 2017, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 89 years)   3. Gordon S. Lowry,   b. Abt 1930, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1 Jul 2007, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 77 years)   4. Donald John Lowry,   b. 16 Aug 1930, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Jul 2013, Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years)   5. James George "Jim" Lowry,   b. 28 Feb 1932, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 12 Aug 2023, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 91 years)   6. David Walter Lowry,   b. 1934   d. 19 Sep 2019, Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F1692	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Oct 2017

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Lot 7 , Con 9, Ramsay Twp, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 6 Oct 1900 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 9 Jul 1924 - Bennie's Corners, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 211 Lake Avenue E. Carleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario K7C 1J4 Canada 613-257-2200 - 14 Jun 1984 - Caleton Place, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 16 Jun 1984 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S79] Ontario. Archives of Ontario. MyHeritage, Ontario Births, 1869-1912 (MyH) (FS), (https://www.myheritage.com :n.d.), David Hollie Lowry, accessed 8 Jun 2018. (Reliability: 3). Source: Ontario Births, 1869-1912 MyHeritage.com [online database]. Lehi, UT, USA: MyHeritage (USA) Inc. https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30238/ontario-births-1869-1912 Record: https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-30238-1738377/david-hollie-lowry-in-ontario-births David Hollie Lowry Country: Canada; Province: Ontario; Folder: 4656985; Film: 2056565; Image: 1065 Citation: David Hollie Lowry Birth: Oct 6 1900 - Ramsay, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Parents: Sam. G. Lowry, Rebecca A. Gordon [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, 28 Oct 2017, "Former Ramsay reeve died in 84th. year.," 20 June 1984, p. 18. (Reliability: 4).