Nellie May Snedden

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• Name: Nell Snedden
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(Medical):Heart attack

Died:
1951, Thursday January 4, The Almonte Gazette page 4
Mrs Lawrence Naismith
Death came suddenly on Friday morning, Dec 29, to Mrs Lawrence Naismith at the age of 63 years, following a severe heart attack. Born on the family homestead on the 8th line of Ramsay Township, her maiden name was Nellie May Snedden, a daughter of the late David Snedden and his wife, Ellen Cochran. She was educated at the local schools at Bennie's Corners and Almonte High School. In 1908, she married Lawrence Naismith and went to Morse, Sask., where they lived until 1922 when they returned to Almonte to make their home. Mr Naismith passed away in 1935. Left to mourn are one daughter, Helen, Mrs Lorne Simpson, of Ottawa and one grandson, Gordon Simpson. She also leaves four sisters, Isabel, Mrs W.J. Warren of Carleton Place; Daura of Almonte; Mabel, Mrs P. Syme and Elizabeth; Mrs Ernest Robertson, both of Ramsay Township. Mrs Naismith was a member of Bethany United Church and of various organizations in the church. She also served for many years as a lady director of the North Lanark Agricultural Society. The funeral was held on Sunday, December 31st, when a large number of relatives and friends assembled at her residence on Church Street to pay tribute to one who was held in high regard by all who knew her. Rev H.C. Wolfraim of Bethany United Church officiated at the service at the home at 1.30 p.m., and at the Auld Kirk Cemetery. The pallbearers were: D.M. Campbell, John Lindsay, D.W. Snedden, P.T. Syme, E.J. Robertson, and A.G. Naismith. Among the beautiful flowers were tributes from the N.L.A.S., Ramsay Women's Institute, Blakeney Ladies' Aid, Toronto General Trust (Ottawa Branch); Projection Staff, National Film Board, Ottawa and the Weldon Court Apts., Ottawa.

Family/Spouse: Lawrence "Tobe" Naismith. Lawrence (son of Peter Naismith and Catherine Gilmour) was born on 19 Feb 1879 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Aug 1935 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Aug 1935 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Tobie Naismith
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Died:
975, Thursday March 27, The Almonte Gazette page 10
Helen Kathrine "Tobie" Simpson"
A former resident of Almonte, Helen Kathrine Naismith, better known to her many acquaintances as "Tobie", passed away at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal on Saturday, March 8th, 1975, following a brief illness. She was 62 years of age. In recent years she had resided at 900 Marlboro Drive, Montreal, Quebec. Born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, on March 22, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence "Tobe" Naismith and the late Nellie Snedden. She received her schooling in Almonte public and secondary schools and later found employment as secretary and book-keeper with Producer's Dairy here from 1934 to 1940. She married in Ottawa on November 14, 1940, to Lorne Milton Simpson, projection supervisor with the National Film Board, who survives. Also surviving is one son, Gordon Lawrence Simpson, of Montreal. Mrs Simpson was an active member of the Mount Royal United Church Women and Montreal General Hospital Auxiliary where she worked with retarded children and Meals-on-Wheels program. Deceased rested at the Armstrong Funeral Chapel, Montreal, thence to Mount Royal United Church for service on Sunday, March 9th, at 11 a.m., Rev Bob Wallace officiating. Local service for Mrs Simpson were held at the Kerry Funeral Home, 154 Elgin Street, on Tuesday, March 10th at 3 p.m., Rev Robert McCrea of Bethany United Church, Almonte, conducted the service. Interment was at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mr John Drummond, and Mr Donald Simpson, both of Carleton Place, Mr Tom Nugent, South March, Mr Allan Johnson, Ottawa, Mr Jim Naismith, Pakenham, and Mr Clarence Charlebois of Montreal.

Helen married Lorne Milton Simpson in 1940. Lorne was born in 1912; died on 4 Jan 2006 in Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]