Hubert Phillips (1867—1941) a brother of Ephraim Phillips, was an under- taker and funeral director. He was also a tailor. He operated Phillips Funeral Home in his home in Tyne Valley. A small building was hauled from across the road in 1909 and put near his house. He used the front part for a tailor shop. Caskets were stored in the back part where the embalm- ing was done. The hearse was kept in a barn behind the house. Before the time of motor vehicles, two black horses drew the hearse. Mr. Phillips had one black horse, and Charlie Newcombe had one, which Mr. Phillips bor- rowed at the time of a funeral. Most wakes and some funerals were held at the homes of the deceased. Hubert’s son, Roy (1904—1963), was also an undertaker and funeral director and had a funeral parlor in Kensington.

After his father’s death, Roy came to Tyne Valley, and continued to oper- ate Phillips Funeral Home. Douglas Ferguson who had a funeral home in O’Leary assisted him. Following Roy’s death in 1963, his sister Kathleen Crook and helper Sophie Mooney, operated the funeral parlor until about 1975, with assistance from Mr. Ferguson. In 1976 Kathleen sold the property to SP. Dubey, Architect and his wife Lesley. Kathleen moved to Charlottetown. She died in 1982 and is buried in the Tyne Valley United Church Cemetery. Her parents, brother and daughter SueEllen are also buried there. Members of the Phillips families are remembered for being exceptionally good singers.

Tyne Valley was without an undertaker or a funeral parlor from 1975 to 1988, with the nearest funeral homes being in O’Leary and Summerside. In 1988 Douglas Ferguson built the large modern Ferguson Tyne Valley Funeral Chapel.

When the Dubeys bought the property, they learned that it had a long and interesting history. The house is on the original stone foundation. Over 200 years ago, it consisted of one large room. Other rooms were built on at different times. The Tyne Valley Post Office was located there for some time and the Tyne Valley Library was located for a few years in the front part of the smaller building.

Lesley Dubey operated a tearoom for about 10 years, which was listed in WHERE TO EAT IN CANADA. Lesley has an art gallery where she displays her paintings and other works of art. She has many knit articles of clothing for sale, including sweaters and hats. Her specialty is her Shoreline Sweaters of Prince Edward Island, which includes her original Lobster Pattern design, handcrafted from Island spun wool. The name of her business is Tyne Valley Studio and is located in the building where the tailor shop had

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