Obituary
ADSHADE, Donald Llewellyn - 75, Amherst Head, Cumberland Co., formerly of Little River, Cumberland Co., died Saturday, February 12, 2000, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Little River, Cumberland Co., he was the son of the late Lloyd C. and Ellen L. "Ella" (Driscolle) Adshade. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Amherst. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a welder with General Eastern Homes in Amherst for 18 years. Surviving are his wife, the former Mary Evelyn (Sutherland) Gilroy; daughters, Helen and husband Dean Emmerson, Oxford; Brenda Nelson and companion Randy Leighton, Elmsdale, Hants Co.; Diane and husband Douglas Fraser, Victoria, B.C.; Valerie and husband Tom Berry, Little River, Cumberland Co.; son, David Adshade and wife Mary Ann, Kentville; stepdaughter, Jeannie Gray and companion Derrick Weatherbee, Amherst; stepsons, Larry Gilroy and wife Karin, Lower Sackville; Leigh Gilroy and wife Marney, Salem, Cumberland Co.; Perry Gilroy, Amherst Head; sisters, Jeannette and husband Walter Sellers, Hamilton, Ont.; Bernice and husband Russell Shipley, Brookdale, Cumberland Co.; Mrs. Inez O'Donnell, Amherst Head; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, the former Marjorie W. Mills. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. today, in Allen's Funeral Home, 60 Water St., Oxford, President Harold Pettigrew of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Amherst, officiating. Burial will take place in the Leicester Cemetery at a later date. Donations may be made to the Highland View Regional Hospital Foundation's Above and Beyond Campaign; the Victorian Order of Nurses or to the charity of your choice.
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