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W Blair Chappell

Male 1886 - 1971  (85 years)


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  • Name W Blair Chappell 
    Born 5 Sep 1886  Amherst Head, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Misc seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren  [4
    Died 22 Dec 1971  Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Obituary 24 Dec 1971  Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    the Halifax Chronicle Herald 


    • OBITUARY

      AMHERST - W. Blair CHAPPELL, 85, formerly of Truemanville, Cumberland County, retired farmer, died Wednesday in Lockhart's Nursing Home, Amherst. Born at Head of Amherst, he was a son of the late Willis O. and Mary Ann (Wood) Chappell. Surviving are two daughters, Evelyn (Mrs. Carl Trueman), Truemanville; Ruby (Mrs. Raymond Brown), Athol; a son, Layton, London, Ont.; two sisters, Leona (Mrs. Robert Crossman) Tidnish; Alice (Mrs. Warren Black), Springhill; three brothers, Raymond and Rex K., both of Amherst; Lawrence, Brookdale; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, his wife, the former Vera Oulton of Lorneville; a daughter, Norma (Mrs. Frank Allen), and a son, Albert, predeceased him. The body is at Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst, where funeral service will be held today at 2 p.m., Rev. Russell Harding officiating. Committal service will be in Highland cemetery receiving chapel. Interment will be in Truemanville in the spring.
    Occupation a farmer  [4
    Buried Truemanville Cemetery, Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2212  Arthur - Research
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2007 

    Family ID F13693  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera Mildred Oulton,   b. Oct 1902,   d. 12 Jun 1951, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Married 29 Jun 1921  Westmorland Parish, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 5
    Children 
     1. Albert Edgar Chappell,   b. Apr 1922,   d. 21 Jul 1922, Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. Evelyn Chappell,   b. 1923, Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 2009, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     3. Norma Mae Chappell,   b. Abt 1925, Truemanville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1965, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years)
     4. Layton Walter Chappell,   b. 1927,   d. 17 Sep 2000, London, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Ruby Merrideth Chappell
    Family ID F555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Dec 1971 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - the Halifax Chronicle Herald - 24 Dec 1971 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S761] Info: Ferrin Leavitt, GEDCOM received Sep 1999.

    2. [S1022] Cemetery: NS, Truemanville: Truemanville Cemetery, Cemetery 6, marker A-67 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S1485] Info: Kathryn Jeffers, e-mail 5 Nov 2006.

    4. [S695] Obituaries: General, W Blair Chappell, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 24 Dec 1971, copy provided by Kathryn Jeffers (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S821] Vital Stats: NB, Marriage, F19680/B4/1921/6065 (Reliability: 3).


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