Henry Rufus Irving

1902 - 1994  (92 years)

• Name	Henry Rufus Irving
  Born	1 Sep 1902	Baxter Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misc	two grandchildren  [2]
  Residence	1989	South Alton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Died	26 Dec 1994	Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Obituary	28 Dec 1994	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	the Chronicle-Herald
  	Obituary IRVIN, Henry Rufus - 92, South Alton, Kings Co., died December 26, 1994, in Evergreen Nursing Home, Kentville. Born at Baxters Harbour, he was a son of the late Gordon and Edith (Thorpe) Irvin. He was a farmer all of his life in the Valley area and was a cooper. He was a member of the United Church of Canada. Surviving are his son, Jim, South Alton; brother, Harold, Holliston, Mass.; sister, Ethel (Mrs. James Wood), Virginia; two grandchildren. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Josephine Corbett; brothers, Elmer, Fred. Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today in H.C. Lindsay Memorial Chapel, Kentville. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday in St. Paul-St. Stephen United Church, Kentville, Rev. Boyd Vincent officiating. Burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeville. Donations to Kings branch, VON.
  Occupation	a farmer and a cooper  [2, 4]
  Buried	Lakeview Cemetery, Billtown, , Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 5]
  Person ID	I27313	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2007

  
  

  Father	Gordon Leander Irving,   b. 17 Jul 1865, Baxter's Harbor, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1944, Kingston, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Edith Gordon Thorpe,   b. 19 Mar 1883, Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 15 Aug 1920, Delhaven, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F9544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josepine Alena Corbett,   b. 2 Apr 1899, Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States ,   d. 11 Sep 1969, South Alton, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1923	Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Frank Gordon Irving
  Family ID	F9576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Sep 1902 - Baxter Harbour, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Obituary - the Chronicle-Herald - 28 Dec 1994 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Info: Ferrin Leavitt, GEDCOM received Sep 1999. [S695] Obituaries: General, Henry Irvin, Halifax Chronicle-Herald, 28 Dec 1994. [S695] Obituaries: General, Frederic Irvin, Kentville Advertiser, 21 Mar 1989. [S785] Info: Phillip Thorpe, GEDCOM via Ferrin Leavitt, 27 Apr 2006. [S785] Info: Phillip Thorpe, GEDCOM via Ferrin Leavitt, 27 Apr 2006, citing Kings Historical Society.