Alexander Gibbons

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1918, Friday September 27, The Almonte Gazette, front page

?b?Alex. Gibbons.?/b?
Last Saturday, evening the inevitable summons which all must obey came to Mr. Alex. Gibbons and death released him from the intense suffering he has had to bear for many months. For over four years he has been in poor health and for the past few weeks he has been confined to bed bearing the severe pain with great patience until his spirit sank to rest, death being due to cancer of the throat. The late Mr. Gibbons was born in Renfrew county eighty-one years ago and was a son of the late William Gibbons and Hannah Preston. He farmed in Admaston until twenty-six years ago when he came to Pakenham to live, and fifteen years ago the family moved to Almonte, where they have since had their home. He was married three times, his third wife, who was Miss Delina F. Steen, and to whom he was married forty years ago, surviving him with a family of five sons and five daughters. These are William and Mary, Sunset, Wash; Alex., Nanaimo, B.C.; Joseph, Milnet, Ont.; Annie (Mrs. P. Morris), New Liskeard ; Jennie (Mrs. Wood), Fordville, N.D,; Hannah (Mrs. E. Gilmour); Miss Margaret Gibbons and Mr. Ira Gibbons, of Almonte, and Roy, at present in France on active service. The funeral took place on Monday morning to the C.P.R. depot, for interment. at Admaston, Rev. S.G. Brown conducting the services at the house and grave. The pallbearers were Messrs. Jas. Smith, Jas. Bennett, C.C. Comba, W.S. MacDowall, S. Lawford and J.A. McIntosh. The family have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement

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

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1945, Thursday June 21, The Almonte Gazette page 4

?b?Mr Roy Gibbons?/b?
There passed away in Ottawa Civic Hospital on June 14, Mr Roy Gibbons, son of the late Mr and Mrs Alexander Gibbons of Almonte. He was educated in Almonte Public and High Schools. A veteran of the First World War, he served as a gunner in the 74th battery and later in the Army of Occupation in the Rhineland. For the past 16 years he had been employed as a postal clerk in Ottawa. The funeral service was held on Saturday afternoon with Rev Richmond Craig officiating. Left to mourn his loss besides his wife, the former Mary Lawrie and daughter Helen, are two brothers, Joseph and Ira Gibbons of Almonte, four sisters (Annie) Mrs P.B. Morris Kewagama, P.Q.; (Margaret) Mrs Wm McCallum, (Hannah) Mrs Eddie Gilmour, Almonte and (Jennie), Mrs Wood, Fordville, North Dakota. Included in the many floral tributes were a basket from the Post Office Dept City Delivery and a spray from the Atthewell Past Noble Grands Club. The pallbearers were Messrs C. Johnston, Geo Munnery, Edward Skipworth, Cyril Osborne, Thomas Gerrard and Carson Kearns all of Ottawa. Interment was in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte. Relatives from out of town who attended the service were Mr and Mrs R.J. Burnside, Peterborough; Mr and Mrs J. Gibbons, Ira Gibbons, Mr and Mrs Wm McCallum, Mr and Mrs Ed Gilmour, and Miss P. Houston, Almonte; Mrs Peter Morris, Kewagama, Mr Wm Leckie Sr., Mr Wm Leckie Jr., of Burnstown; Mr and Mrs R.J. Gibbons and Mr and Mrs F. McNeely, Smiths Falls; Mr John and Alfred Gibbons, Northcote.

Family/Spouse: Mary Violet Lawrie. Mary (daughter of William Lawrie and Rebecca McCann) was born on 11 Dec 1899 in Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 4 Dec 1963 in Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 6 Dec 1963 in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]