Leon Layton Weeks

1907 - 1958  (50 years)

• Name	Leon Layton Weeks
  Born	16 Sep 1907	Amherst Shore, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	Between 1944 and 1958	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Occupation	Between 1946 and 1958	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	owner of an auto salvage business
  Died	26 Jan 1958	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 3]
  Obituary	27 Jan 1958	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  	Chronicle Herald
  	Obituary AMHERST - Leon Layton Weeks, Cornwall Street, Amherst, passed away at the Highland View Hospital early Sunday evening. Although he had only been seriously ill for the past few days, he had not been well since his operation two years ago. He was 50 years of age, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Smith Weeks of Amherst Shore. He was born at Amherst Shore and had resided in Amherst for the past 14 years. Prior to this, he spent a few years in Nappan and Wallace Bridge. Mr. Weeks had operated his own auto salvage business in Amherst for the past 12 years. Prior to this he was employed by the Department of Highways for three years and spent four years with the Canada Car and Foundry. He was a former member of the IOOF Micmac encampment. Besides his wife, the former Janet Burnet of River Hebert, he is survived by three daughters, Eleanor (Mrs. Donald Beaton), Berwick; Edna and Debra, at home; two sisters, Esther (Mrs. Alex McInnis), Mildred (Mrs. Norman Tuttle), Amherst; two brothers, Earl, Amherst and Bliss, Wallace Bridge and several nieces and nephews. The remains are resting at Furlong's funeral home, Amherst. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. The remains will be placed in the Highland View cemetery vault.
  Buried	29 Jan 1958	Highland View Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  Notes	NAME: - Brownell Genealogy, p.114, 134+ PARN:
  Person ID	I3981	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	William Smith Weeks,   b. Abt 1875, Lorneville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Edna Irene Smith,   b. 12 Aug 1883, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 31 Mar 1951, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F1173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Janet H Burnet,   b. 1914,   d. 2003  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Eleanor Leona Weeks,   b. Abt 1935, River Herbert, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 2006, Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age ~ 71 years)   2. Edna Weeks   3. Debbie Weeks
  Family ID	F19925	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - Between 1944 and 1958 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Occupation - owner of an auto salvage business - Between 1946 and 1958 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Died - 26 Jan 1958 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Obituary - Chronicle Herald - 27 Jan 1958 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S695] Obituaries: General, Leon Weeks, Halifax Chroonicle Herald, 27 Jan 2009. [S1856] Vital Stats: NS, Online Records, Leon Weeks, Deaths, Registration Year: 1958 - Page: 1630. [S1484] Vital Stats: NS, Amherst Death Index, Leon Weeks, 26 Jan 1958 (Reliability: 3).