John Thomas Lake

1912 - 2001  (88 years)

• Name	John Thomas Lake
  Born	12 Mar 1912	Birmingham, , , England   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1935 and 1971	Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [1, 2]
  	general country store owner
  Obituary	Jan 2001  [3]
  	Obituary John T. Lake March 12, 1912 - January 17, 2001 The death of John T. Lake, age 88 of Murray Corner, occurred at the Sackville Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, January 17, 2001. Born in Birmingham, England he was a son of the Late John and Elizabeth (Salter) Lake. Immigrating to Canada in 1922 he became the foster son of Parker and Grace (Crawford) Briggs. In early years he was a woods worker, fisherman and storekeeper operating Lake's General Store for 35 years in Murray Corner. He was an elder in First United Church, Murray Corner, also being the custodian for 50 years. After retiring from the storekeeping, he continued working with his son fishing and boatbuilding. He was a director with the Botsford Co-Op and the Fernwood Cemetery. He will be sadly missed by 3 sons; Wallace (Meredith) and Winston (Margaret) both of Murray Corner, and Stanley (Karen) of Halifax, 1 sister; Elsie Hatheway, of Plaster Rock, NB, a foster sister, Ida Welland, Murray Corner, 9 grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife Jean (Field) on December 29, 2000. The remains of the Late John T. Lake have been entrusted to the Jones Funeral Home, 3 West Main St., Port Elgin (364-1300) with visitation Thursday from 7 to 9 and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM. The funeral service will be held at the First United Church, Murray Corner on Saturday, January 20, 2001 at 2 PM. Rev. Carolyn Byers officiating. Burial in the Fernwood Cemetery in the spring. Those wishing may make donations to the First United Church, Murray Corner or a charity of their choice. www.jonesfuneralhome.ca
  Died	17 Jan 2001	Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Fernwood Cemetery, Port Elgin, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I21081	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2009

  
  

  Family	Jean Cordelia Fields,   b. 15 Nov 1914, Murray Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 2000, Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1935  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Wallace Parker Lake   2. John Winston Lake   3. Stanley Victor Lake
  Family ID	F7671	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Mar 1912 - Birmingham, , , England Occupation - general country store owner - Between 1935 and 1971 - Murray Corner, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Died - 17 Jan 2001 - Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Jean Cordelia Fields (1914-2000) and husband John Thomas Lake (1912-2001) Jean Cordelia Fields ( 1914 - 2000 ), daughter of Stephen Alfred Fields and Effa Rebecca Scott, and her husband John Thomas Lake ( 1912 - 2001 ).

  
  

• Sources

  [S626] BOK0033 Book: Wrights of Bedeque, V.1, p.586. [S935] Info: Roberta Fields. Descendants of Sarah (Oulton) Fields received at Oulton Reunion 2000 [S695] Obituaries: General, John Lake, on www.jonesfuneralhome.ca (Reliability: 2).