- 1934, Thursday December 20,The Almonte Gazette front page
Mrs W. West Is Widely Mourned
Death Calls Esteemed Almonte Lady Following Lengthy Illness
The funeral of Ethel Teskey, wife of Wesley West, who died at her home on Union Street, on Wednesday, after an illness of over two years, took place on Friday, Dec 14. Mrs West was the only surviving daughter of the late John Adam Teskey, owner of the Appleton Woollen Mills. Her great-grandfather John Teskey, came from County Limerick in Ireland, about 1819, and settled on a farm on the 11th line of Ramsay near Appleton. Her mother, Sarah Giles came from Athens, where her family had settled about 1811, having come from Ireland. Born in Appleton on Dec 7, 1873, Mrs West attended the Appleton school as a child and later the Carleton Place High School and Ontario Ladies' College, Whitby, where she graduated as gold medallist in elocution, in which field she displayed rare talent throughout life. She was married on Sept 26th, 1900, to Wesley West, and came to Almonte, where she had since resided. Surviving are her husband, Wesley West; six children: Muriel (Mrs R.C. MacFarlane) Winnipeg; Kathleen (Mrs J.C. Stevenson) Owen Sound; Edith of the Perth Collegiate Staff; Gerald, student at Clarkson School of Technology, New York State; Jack and Orrie at home: and a brother Albert, of Winnipeg. After a private service at the home a public service was held in Trinity United Church, where Mrs West was a member and faithful worker in various departments. Many friends and acquaintances were present to show respect to one who had always been interested in affairs of the community. Rev Andrew McLauchlin, B.A., B.D., her minister, spoke from the text, "A Virtuous Women." Those who know her best felt that Mr McLauchlin's opening sentence was very appropriate. He said, "I feel as though I had listened to the finale of a beautiful musical composition." The pastor paid tribute to the cheerfulness and Christian faith that had been uppermost at all time and recounted some of the services she had rendered to the church and community interest, especially in connection with Women's Missionary Society and Ladies' Aid as secretary of the Alexandra Club and patroness of the N.L.A.S. Fair. Interment was at the Auld Kirk cemetery on the 8th line of Ramsay. Rev C.D. McLellan, B.A., B.D., of Bethany United Church assisted at both the church and graveside services. The pallbearers were T.A. Thompson, M.P., P.A. Grieg, J.S. Hudson, R.A. Jamieson, W.A. Jamieson, all of Almonte and Robt Baird of Appleton. The A.H.S. cadets formed a guard of honour and marched with the funeral procession from the house. There were floral tributes from The Lanark and Carleton County Telephone Co., The Ladies' Aid and Missionary Society of Trinity United Church, the officers of the Girl Guides and the 1st Ranger Company. The Perth Collegiate Institute staff; the staff and pupils of the Almonte High School; the staff of Mr West's store and from many relatives and friends. Friends from out of town included Mrs Hugh Conn of Ottawa, The Misses Nora and Gwen Teskey of Ottawa, Mrs J. Cockill and Miss Giles of Athens, Mr Barnet Dulmage of Smiths Falls, and Mr and Mrs N.S. Robertson of Arnprior.
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