- 1910, Friday November 25, The Almonte Gazette front page
Mrs H. Cavers
After a considerable period of suffering from heart and other organic trouble, Mrs Henry Cavers passed away on Monday, 21st inst., in her 65th year. The deceased Jean Young, was a daughter of the late Peter Young, was born in Ramsay township and had spent her whole life in this neighbourhood. After her marriage to Mr Cavers about thirty years ago, she lived for a time on the twelfth line, but they later moved to the ninth line, just at the railway crossing, where they have since resided. One daughter, Jean, now Mrs Duff, who is out in the west, was born to them. There were eleven in her father's family, eight of whom are still living. These are Mrs Angus Sutherland, Mrs John McFarlane, Mr A.E., Toronto, and Messrs Peter, John, Steen, Robert and Andrew in Almonte, Mr Wm Young and Mrs McCarter died a few years ago. The funeral on Wednesday to the eighth line was largely attended. The pallbearers were neighbours -- Messrs Thos Arthur, S.J. Lowry, And. Houston, J.A. Devine, R. Ford and J. Matthews. Rev Mr. Daly of St John's church, of which Mrs Cavers was a consistent and regular attendant until physical ailment prevented her, conducted the services.
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