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Ex-Winnipegger Died in East
John Simpson, 85, associated with the wholesale grocery business in Winnipeg most of his life, died in St Francis General Hospital, Smith Falls, Ont, Nov 16.
Born in Almonte, Mr Simpson came to Winnipeg in 1881, starting his business career with the firm of Donald H Smith. He later joined the firm of Kenneth McKenzie company, remaining with them for 25 years. When this firm was discontinued, Mr Simpson joined the firm of Mason and Hickey, with whom he reamained for the balance of his business career.
Mr Simpson was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows for 60 years, 50 years of which he held the office of financial secretary of North Star lodge No 2, Winnipeg. He was a charter member of this lodge and was also connected with the Grand Lodge, IOOF of Manitoba, holding the office of Grand Secretary for 15 years. He was a member of the United church of Canada. Mr Simpson is survived by five sons, J F Simpson of Los Angeles, Calif; H E of Detroit; P M of Outlook, Sask; L H of Ottawa; and A E of Montreal; and one daughter, Mrs J R Guthridge of Belleville. Also surviving are two brothers, Graham of Victoria, BC; William of Crystal City; and one sister, Mrs Alex Mutch, of Crystal City, Man. L A Mutch, MP, of Winnipeg South, is a nephew. Five grandchildren also survive.
The funeral service was held in J J Marsh and Sons funeral home with Rev R W Armstrong officiating. Burial was made in Almonte. The funeral arrangements were held under the auspices of Rideau lodge No 241, IOOF, Smith Falls, with members of the order acting as pallbearers and attending the burial service at Almonte.¹²

Irvin Plumm, and his Jasper Park Lodge orchestra, the members of which have become so well known, both individually and collectively, to radio audiences for their performances over CNRW in the course of the last two years, are leaving this week-end for Jasper, where they will play during the summer. They have been at the Fort Garry hotel during the winter season. Don Skiles? and Den Skiles, twin brothers, have been with Mr Plumm since he organized the orchestra four years ago. Den is the saxophonist and Don the violinist. The voice of Floyd Simpson, the drummer, has been heard in many songs. Paul Dalman is the trumpeter, and Allan Vickers the pianist. The orchestra will return again in the fall to the Fort Garry hotel.⁸

Mrs Floyd M Simpson of Vancouver, formerly of Winnipeg, arrived by airplane, Sunday, to spend the next two weeks visiting in Winnipeg. She will be the guest of her parents, Mr and Mrs D J McDougall, Kenwood apts and her brother-in-law and sister, Mr and Mrs Myron Gibbons, Brandon court.¹¹

CLARE SIMPSON
Clare Wilbert Simpson, 39, ex-ray technician at the King Edward hospital, and active in lacrosse and speed skating circles, died Sunday. Mr Simpson resided at suite B, Brandon court. Born in Winnipeg he had played lacrosse with the Argonauts and later in Seattle with the coast league. Mr Simpson is survived by his widow Marie; two daughters, Jacqueline and Joan, both at home; two brothers, Roy, of Winnipeg; Floyd, of Vancouver; also one sister, Mrs C Davies, of Seattle. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 2.45 pm in Clark Leatherdale funeral chapel, with Rev HB Duckworth officiating. Burial will be in Brookside cemetery.¹⁰

On February 21, 1980, after a brief illness, Mr Trev Simpson, aged 70 years, dearly beloved husband of Gladys of 5 Valhalla Drive, Winnipeg. Mr Simpson was employed by Coca-Cola for 40 years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his son William and daughter-in-law Joan of Victoria BC; his daughter Lorraine Fright of Winnipeg; beloved step-father of William of Beaver Lodge, Alberta and Gail Gray of Ottawa Ont. He is also survived by ten grandchildren, a great-granddaughter; and his brother, Floyd of Coquitlam, BC.
He was predeceased by his parents, his brother Clare and his sister Muriel. Funeral service will be held on Monday, February 25, 2:15 pm in the Leatherdale-Gardiner Funeral Chapel.
The service will terminate in the chapel with cremation to follow. Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday, 3:00-8:00 pm.
In lieu of flowers, if friends so desire, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society (Manitoba.)⁸

GUY K BURNETT
Guy Kirkland Burnett, 65, of 531 Craig St., retired supervisor of Dominion Customs, died Thursday in Grace Hospital.
Mr Burnett was born in Meadowlea, Man. He had been with Dominion Customs for 39 years. During the First World War he served with the 8th Battalion and received the Military Medal.
He is survived by his widow, Grace Naomi; a daughter, Mrs M E Anderson; two sons, William D and Kenneth B.
Funeral service will be held at 3.45 p.m. Monday at Bardal's Funeral Home, Rev D E Pratt officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens.⁸

On May the 5th 1967 at the Grace Hospital, Mrs Grace N Burnett aged 69 years late of 531 Craig St. Funeral service 2.15 p.m. Monday from the Chalmers United Church, Spruce at Barrett. Reverend C L Barbour officiating. Interment in the family plot Chapel Lawn Memorial Gardens. Born in Melita, Manitoba, Mrs Burnett was a long time member of the Rebekah Lodge, Brandon, Manitoba and a member of Chalmers United Church. Surviving are her two sons, William Duncan of Trenton, Ontario, Kenneth Barrie of Winnipeg, one daughter, Mrs M (Norine) Anderson of Vancouver, three brothers, William A Bell, Coulter, Manitoba, Francis J of Wolseley, Saslk and Frederick D., also of Coulter, Manitoba, also three grandchildren. Clark Leatherdale Funeral Home, 232 Kennedy Street in care of arrangements.⁹

COMMUNITY PORTRAITS
ROWED "Roy" DENMARK MARTIN
...school bus mechanic

Co-operation and friendliness with all whom he may come in contact, students, bus drivers, road gangs, and mechanics, combined with a genuine love of the Chilliwack valley, are the things that have instilled themselves most strongly on the mind of "Roy" Martin, chief mechanic and dispatcher for the Chilliwack high school buses.
Starting in 1939 as chief mechanic of the school buses, with seven then carrying about 300 high school students the service now has 10 of its own and three more chartered, with the 19 [sic] school-owned ones carrying almost 2000 students per day to and from school.
Born in Russell, Man., in 1890, Mr Martin went to Dryden, Ont., with his parents when he was six years old where he went to school and grew into a full fledged mechanic before moving on to Winnipeg at the age of 23.
He stayed three years in Winnipeg but the wanderlust got him and he moved on to Edmonton still working as a mechanic.
In 1917 he enlisted with the Canadian army in the motor transport branch, and was mustered out in June, 1918.
While in the army Mr Martin travelled through Belgium, France and Germany. When the Armistice was declared he was on the border between Belgium and Germany.
After being discharged from the army in 1918 he came to Chilliwack where his wife, Mary Clayton Fowles whom he married in Dryden in 1910, was staying with relatives.
Upon his arrival at Chilliwack, he started work with Lillies Motors, which was on the site where Chilliwack Cartage now stands and where he remained for five years before switching over to Brett's Garage in the old location behind the Bank of Commerce.
Roy stayed with Brett's for eight years---four in the old and present location and four in the recently vacated Pat's Service Station which was then called the Star Garage and was owned by Earl Brett.
From the Star he transferred to Cherry Motors, then called Watkin McLeod Motors. After staying for a short time he moved across the street to the Shell garage which he managed for a year before going back to McLeod Motors.
For his last excursion away from home because he "just wanted a change," he went to Penticton to work in a garage there where he remained aobut six months and came back to Cherry Motors.
From Cherry Motors in 1939 he went to the position he now holds as supervisor of school buses.
Mr Martin has found that regardless of what some people will say of school age children, on the whole the Chilliwack Valley youngsters are a good lot and easy to get along with.
When he started, it was more or less of a simple job, to keep the seven buses going over about 280 miles per day. But now the buses travel approximately 1200 miles per day and only three buses have been added to the fleet.
Now it is something more than a small headache to keep the whole thing running smooth; again he stressed the co-operation of all with whom he came in contact in an effort to keep the vehicles on their daily runs.
Mr Martin says his life has been full of interesting little incidents since he took on the job and he can often sit and reminisce on little things students have said and done that will keep him amused for hours.
The first trouble he had was getting the boys to realize that the girls should get on the bus first and that there should be no pushing and trying to get in ahead of one another.
Storms have taken their toll in the valley on the schedules but never on students or buses, said Mr Martin proudly.
"I think the only time buses were ever stranded due to the storms was in 1942 when two buses got stuck and snowed in and Mr Graham and I had to go out behind a snow plough to rescue the marooned youngsters."
Again he was noticeably pleased as he spoke of their safety record. "We always stress safety to all our drivers with the result that there has been just one accident, that was when a little girl on a bike appeared from behind a hedge and the driver couldn't stop in time.
Fortunately even in that case the girl was not hurt beyond a few scratches and bruises.
Mr Martin has five children and ten grandchildren.
The oldest is Roy Foulis Martin who has four children, the next oldest, Nina Mary Ames, who lives in Marysville, Washington, has got one. Another daughter is Rita Francis Kelly, who lives in Winnipeg and has four children.
To finish off his family of young folk the Martins have twin boys Clayton James and Kendall Edward both 23.
His oldest grandchild is 13.
Ever since he has come to Chilliwack, Mr Martin has lived in the same house at 712 Yale east until is [sic] burned down this fall.
Since all his children went through school here he comes in contact with 2000 more almost every day, plus the ones who have come and gone in the 10 years he has been there in the same capacity. He is considered somewhat of an expert on child care and has a deep store of child psychology that did not come out of a book.
To those thousands of past and present students he will remain the curly haired stocky man who runs around twice a day shouting orders to students and drivers alike and who probably saved each from possible injury innumerable times. As far as Mr Martin is concerned, it will be that way for a long time to come.¹⁰ 

R.D. (ROY) MARTIN
Rev. R.W. Bray officiated at the funeral service Saturday in Henderson's Funeral Chapel for Rowed Denmark (Roy) Martin, 12 Corbould Street North, who died January 5 in Chilliwack General Hospital. Cremation followed.
Honorary pallbearers were Ernest Gill, Joe Anderson, Alec Adamson, Arnold Vines, Tony Rye, Charles Ames, George Webb and Reginald Cansdale.
Mr. Martin was born on October 7, 1890, in Manitoba and had lived in this area for 52 years. For many years he was a master mechanic in several local garages and operated his own garage. Later he became school bus superintendent in 1938 when School District No. 33 bought its own buses. He did the mechanical work on the buses.
He retired some nine years ago.
Mr. Martin was a life member of Independent Order of Oddfellows No. 7, Chilliwack, and member of Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 4. He was a former member of Chilliwack Fish and Game Club and was an avid fisherman.
He is survived by his wife Bea; two daughters, Mrs. Charles (Nina) Ames, Marysville, Washington; Mrs. Clarke (Rita) Kelly, Winnipeg; three sons, Roy Martin, Agassiz; Kendall of Surrey and Clayton, Vancouver; 17 grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Roy (Eva) Kendall, Marysville.¹²

Obituary
Mrs Mildred Pearl McFarlane
In failing health for some time, Mrs Mildred Pearl McFarlane, RR1 Havelock, died in Belleville General Hospital on Friday September 8th at the age of 79.
The funeral was held at St Andrew's United Church, Marmora, with the Rev John Peters officiating at 2:00 pm on Monday September 11th. Mrs McFarlane rested at the Howden Funeral Home.
Born and educated in Marmora Township, she was the daughter of the late Henry Clemenger and the late former Drucilla Whitney.
She was the beloved wife of George Elymer McFarlane and the late Bert Inkster.
A memorial service was conducted at 8:00 pm on Sunday evening under the auspices of L.O.B.A. No 600, of which Mrs McFarlane was a member.
She is survived by four daughters: Mrs Henry Fluke (Helen), Mrs Harry Brown (Jean), Mrs Don Nobes (Edna), all of Marmora, and Mrs Lyle Campbell (Josephine) of London and 6 great grandchildren.
Interment took place in Marmora Protestant Cemetery.
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