Georgetown Statistics: 1961-1963

27th at Caledonia Presbyterian Church.” (Guardian, July 6, 1962)

B. “At the Ottawa Civic Hospital on July 4th, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. J. B. Mair (nee Laura King), a son, Bartlett James, weight 8 lbs..” (Guardian, July 9, 1962)

B. “At the Charlottetown Hospital, July 16th, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Walsh, Summerville, a daughter. Weight71bs., 8 ozs.” (Guardian, July, 18, 1962)

D. On July 30th, 1962, at Georgetown, Henry William Parker in his 77th year. He was born and lived in Georgetown his entire life. He owned and operated Parker’s Foundry until his death. He leaves to mourn his wife, the former Janie Murphy of Georgetown; sons Herbert, in the R.C.A.F, Summerside; Frank at home; Harry in Montreal; and a daughter, Edith (Mrs. James Fortune), Halifax. A daughter and a sister predeceased him. Service from St. David’s Church and Masonic Service at the grave. (From Guardian, July 31 & Aug. 1, 1962)

E. Mrs. Mary Gallant, Charlottetown, wishes to announce the engagement of her daughter Catherine Arlene to James William Batchilder, Charlottetown, marriage to take place in September at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer, Charlottetown.” (Guardian, Aug. 11, 1962)

D. On Aug. 23, 1962, by accidental drowning, when the car he was driving went off the end of the Railway Wharf, Sterling Keir Yorston, aged 33. He is survived by his brothers, Roy and Melville of Georgetown and sisters Myrtle (Mrs. James Bridges), Georgetown, Maizie, Calgary: and Velma (Mrs. Donald Rankin), Calgary. Funeral from St. David’s Church. (From Guardian, Aug. 21 and 22, 1962)

B. “At the Charlottetown Hospital, Aug. 23, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. Leo Victor (nee Rose Mary Arsenault, R.N.), a son, Charles Joseph, weight 8 lbs., 1 oz.” (Guardian, Aug. 25, 1962)

M. At St. Peters R.C. Church, Toronto, Miss Theresa Stella Venne, daughterof Mr. Cecil Venne, Quebec, and the late Mrs. Venne to John Donald Andrew Macdonald, son of Mr. & Mrs. John Howard Macdonald, of Georgetown,. P.E.I., Rev. John King officiating. Attendants were Bernadine Venne and Gerald Snow. The couple will reside in Toronto. (From Guardian, Aug. 31, 1962)

D. On Oct. 28, 1962, near Sawyerville, Que., as a result of exposure from a sudden cold and snow while lost in the woods, Stirling Arthur Mair, aged 27. He was a member of the staff of Iachine Y.M.C.A. in Montreal, and was formerly from Georgetown, P.E.I.. Left to mourn are his wife, nee Joan Aitchison, and daughter Krishna; his mother, Mrs. Roland Marsh, and stepfather Roland Marsh of Five Islands, Nova Scotia; four brothers: Rev. Nathan, of Port Elgin, N. B.; Lorin of Brooks, Alta; James of Ottawa, Stillman of Port Moody, BC and a sister, Beatrice, R.N. of Port Elgin, N.B.. The funeral was held in Sawyerville United Church, with interment in Eaton Comer Cemetery. (Adapted and amended by N.H.M. from an account in We. Nov. 1, 1962)

D. Atthe University Teachers” Training Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, Stephen S. Hessian, Q.C., Montague, aged 71, while attending the Parliamentary Association Conference there. He was a long-time Liberal M.L.A. for Fifth Kings He was once Speaker of the House and was involved in many community associations. He was born in Georgetown of a large family and married Blanche Wickham who survives him as also a son, Stephen, Jr. Requiem High Mass was celebrated in St. James Church, Georgetown and interment was in the church cemetery. (From Guardian Nov. 6 & 9, 1962) [A picture of Hessian is in the Nov. 6 Guardian and one of the funeral on Nov. 12, 1962]

B. “At the P.E.I. Hospital, Nov. 17th, 1962 to Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Bovyer, adaughter, Diana Ellen. Weight 8 lbs., 1/2 oz.” (Guardian, Nov. 20, 1962)

D. “At Everett, Mass, Nov. 11, 1962, Newman T. Lavers. He was a native of Georgetown, P.E.I., the son of the late Thomas and Mary Lavers. Besides his wife and daughter he leaves to mourn three sisters in Georgetown. Three brothers predeceased him. Funeral in Massachusetts. (From Guardian, Nov. 27, 1962)

D. At the RE]. Hospital, Nov. 26th, 1962, Richard W. Lavers, in his 52nd year. He was the son of the late Harry Lavers and his wife Mabel Stewart. He was a carpenter by trade and served overseas in the Royal Canadian Engineers. He is survived by sisters: Dorothy (Mrs. Stephen Landry), Francis (Mrs. Emerson Llewellyn), both of Georgetown; Edna (Mrs. Judson Baker), Trenton, NS; and brothers: Theodore, Charlottetown and Fenwick. Georgetown. Funeral from St. David’s Church. (From Guardian, Nov. 27, 1962)

D. At his home in Newport, P.E.I., Nov. 30, 1962, Eugene Joseph DeLory in his 76th year. He was bom in Georgetown Royalty, the son of John and Mary Deborie (fie) but moved to Newport in 1907. He was a potato inspector for many years. Left to mourn besides his sorrowing widow are one son, Francis, and four daughters: Mary (Mrs. William Murphy), Panmure Island, P.E.I.; Rose (Mrs. Darrell Davis, Medford; Norma (Mrs. Ray Dutcher), Richmond, Calif. He was predeceased by a son, Kevin, in 1943. Also surviving is a brother, Fred, of Georgetown. Funeral from St. Georges Church. (From Guardian, Dec. 1, 6, 11, 1962)

D. At the King’s County Hospital, Montague, P.E.I., on Dec. 7, 1962, Joseph William Gotell, of Georgetown, PE]. in his 66th year. He was born in Georgetown, the son of the late Jeffrey Gotell and his wife, Mary Peters, but lived in Boughton Island where he farmed and fished for much of his life. The family moved to Georgetown in 1949. He was married to Emily Mae Farrell who died in 1958. Left to mourn are four sons: Joseph, of the R.C.A.F Portage La Prairie, Man.; Gordon in Weymouth, Mass; Kimball and Basil, in Georgetown; and a daughter, Mary (Mrs. Arnold Murphy), of Vancouver, BC Also surviving are a brother Stephen, of N.B., and two sisters. Funeral from St. James Church, Georgetown. (From Guardian, Dec. 8, 1962)‘

1963:

B. “At the Charlottetown Hospital, Feb. 1, 1963, to Mr. & rs. JohnWalsh, Georgetown, ason, Michael Allan, wei ht 8 159.15 023-. A brother for Kenneth and John.”

(Guardian, Feb. 5, 1963)