Murray Lawson Reid

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2000, Wednesday October 25, The Almonte Gazette page 16

?b?Obituary Murray Lawson Reid?/b?
Murray Lawson Reid, a well-known lifelong resident of the Pakenham area with a love for horses, died October 11 at Almonte General Hospital at the age of 95, following an illness of five weeks. Mr. Reid was born in Pakenham Township at Cedar Hill on Dec. 7, 1904, the son of the late William Reid and the late Janet Lawson. He was educated at S.S.#1 Pakenham, and he lived and farmed his entire life on the family homestead at RR1 Pakenham. Mr. Reid married the late Viola G. Miller in Antrim on May 14, 1923. He was a member of Zion United Church at Cedar Hill, a life member of Pakenham Square Dance Club and a member of the Heavy Horse Association. He had a love for horses his entire life and showed horses at the Pakenham Fair, winning many red ribbons. He also frequently drove his horse team at village parades, and loved to square dance. Mr. Reid is survived by sons Lloyd of Almonte and Lyle of RR l Pakenham, and daughter Lois (Gordon) Lowe of Carleton Place. Funeral services took place at C.R. Gamble Funeral chapel in Almonte on Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Clifford Evans presiding. Pallbearers included three grandsons, Gary Lowe, Allan Reid and William Villeneuve, and John Henry, Devon Ralph and Allan Barratt. Honorary pallbearers were John Ferguson, Dave Duncan, Gordon Nesbitt, Willard Giles, Keith Drynan and Dave Henry. Mr. Reid was buried at Auld Kirk Cemetery.

Murray married Viola Genevieve Miller on 14 May 1923 in Antrim, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada. Viola (daughter of Christopher Wesley Miller and Annabelle Kinch) was born on 10 Oct 1903 in Antrim, Fitzroy Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jan 1989 in Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 5 Jan 1989 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Dorothy Ann Craig. Dorothy (daughter of Allan Ross Craig and Annie May Reid) was born in 1928; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Almonte, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Brydges. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gordon Lowe. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Family/Spouse: Steven Currie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]