John "Milton" Symington

1905 - 1997  (92 years)

• Name	John "Milton" Symington
  Nickname	Milton
  Birth	22 Feb 1905	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Name	Milton Symington
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219677074
  _FGRAVE	219677074
  _FSFTID	LT8S-SBH
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT8S-SBH
  Death	8 May 1997	Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada
  	?b?SYMINGTON, John MILTON?/b? Passed away in Fairview Manor, Almonte, Ontario on Thursday May 8, 1997. Milton Symington of Arnprior and formerly of Almonte, in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of the late Annie Sutherland. Dear father of Helen (Bill) Dean, RR 1, Arnprior, Kathleen Kay) (Jim) Kilburn, of Arnprior, Doreen (Garnet) Zeibarth of RR 1, Pakenham and Ron (Denise) Symington of Cornwall. Predeceased by a son Allan and a daughter Eileen. Dear brother of Mary (Mrs Everton McIntyre) of Saskatoon and Evelyn (Mrs Cecil McIntyre) of Almonte. Predeceased by brother Alex and Charles Symington. Survived by several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Respecting family wishes the visitation andfuneral service will be private family only. Interment Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario. Funeral arrangements by the Boyce Funeral Home Ltd., 138 Daniel Street N., Arnprior. For further information please call 613 623-2538 or 1-800-420-7321. From Almonte Gazette, date unknown Well-Known fiddler dies at Fairview Manor May 8 Long-time Ottawa Valley entertainer Milton Symington died May 8 at Fairview Manor. He was 92. After a long career as fiddle player, Mr. Symington moved into Fairview Manor in Almonte last September. He continued to play with the band, Milton Symington and Friends at local venues, including the Manor and Country Haven. Mr. Symington lived with his wife Annie in Ramsay township until 1953, when they moved to the Arnprior area. They raised six children and Annie , who died in 1887, attended as many of her husband's concerts as she could. Mr symington headed the Renfrew County fiddler's Association, sang in the Almonte United church choir and volunteered with the Oddfellows and the Masons. He also called square dances. "I wonder now how I found the time." Mr. Symington said in an interview last September. "Many's a night I didn't have time to sit down to supper." Mr symington is survived by sisters Mary McIntyre of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and Evelyn McIntyre of Almonte, as well as several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He is the father of Helen (Bill) Dean, Kay (Jim) Kilburn, Doreen (Garnie) Zeibarth, Ron (Denise) and father-in-law of Barbara symington and Merlyn Zeibarth. He was predeceased by son Allan and daughter Eileen Zeibarth, as well as brothers Alex and Charlie. After a private family funeral on May 10, interment took place at the Auld Kirk Cemetery. Glenn, Dale and Barry Dean, Dwayne and Greg Zeibarth, and Jason Symington were pallbearers.
  Burial	10 May 1997	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
  	Plots E417 to E448 Stone 1548 J. Milton SYMINGTON 1905 - 1997 Annie M. SUTHERLAND 1907 - 1987
  Person ID	I9125	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	4 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Henry Symington, Jr.,   b. 21 Mar 1879, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Sep 1967, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Margaret Janet "Maggie" Munro,   b. 26 Jan 1879, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Aug 1960, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	21 Oct 1903	Halls Mills, Darling Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F3052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Mason Sutherland,   b. 23 Mar 1907, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Sep 1987, Arnprior, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1930	Union Hall, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Ron Symington   2. Alan Henry Symington,   b. 16 Mar 1932   d. 1993 (Age 60 years)   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Eileen E. Symington,   b. 1945   d. 1986 (Age 41 years)
  Family ID	F3050	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1905 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 5 Mar 1930 - Union Hall, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - Address: 75 Spring Street Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada - 8 May 1997 - 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 - 10 May 1997 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Milton Symington at Fairview Manor

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ontario. Almonte., Newspapers: Almonte Gazette Death Notice, "Deaths SYMINGTON, John Milton," Wednesday May 14, 1997, p. B 5. (Reliability: 3). [S19] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), 1 Dec 2017, accessed 1 Dec 2017), entry for John Duncan. (Reliability: 3).