Layton Harris Smith

1907 - 1997  (~ 89 years)

• Name	Layton Harris Smith
  Born	Dec 1907	Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 1945	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	the operator of the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency
  Residence	Nov 1961	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [3]
  Died	28 Jan 1997	Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  Obituary	30 Jan 1997	Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [2]
  	the Chronicle Herald
  	Obituary SMITH, Layton Harris - 89, East Amherst, formerly of Amherst, died January 28, 1997, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born at Shinimicas Bridge, he was a son of the late William and Lilly (Oulton) Smith. He was a member of Sunrise Trinity United Church, Amherst Head. As a young man, he spent a few years in the Boston area before returning to Shinimicas Bridge to operate the family farm. He later moved to Amherst, where his wife operated a boarding house and he took on the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency, which he operated until the mid 1940s. He then carried on a business as a heavy equipment operator throughout the Maritimes. He spent about eight years in Chatham, Ont., before returning to Amherst and working with Modern Construction until his retirement. Surviving are his wife, the former Thelma Fillmore; adopted daughters, Muriel (Mrs. Allison Smith), Shinimicas Bridge; Barbara (Mrs. Denzil Yach), Shawville, Que.; foster daughters, Beryl (Mrs. Richard Linton), Grand Manan, N.B.; Shirley (Mrs. Basil Keney), Halifax; sisters, Maude Gray, Abbotsford, B.C.; Grace Oulton, Calgary, Alta.; brothers, Arnold, Allison, Shinimicas Bridge; Harold, Amherst; 22 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great great grandchildren. He was predeceased by sister, Dorothy Ogden; brothers, Victor, Austin. Visitation 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4, 7-9 p.m. Friday in Furlong's Funeral Home, Amherst. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday in Cumberland Memorial Chapel, Amherst, Rev. Carol Gunn officiating. Spring burial in Shinimicas United Church Cemetery. Family flowers only. Donations to any charity. [From the Halifax Chronicle Herald / Mail Star Newspapers, published 30 January 1997, page C9/B4; or the Halifax Herald Limited Newspapers CD.]
  Occupation	contruction machine operator  [2, 6]
  Residence	Chatham, , Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	United Church Cemetery, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  Notes	-RO Owned a construction business !ID= OU 1111971
  Person ID	I4167	Arthur - Research
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	William Renaldo Smith,   b. 7 Feb 1886, Shinimicas, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 1961, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Lily Victoria Oulton,   b. 17 Apr 1887, Baie Verte Road, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 6 Oct 1947, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F1894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thelma Evelyn Fillmore,   b. 25 Jul 1915, Port Elgin, , New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 3 Jan 2000, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1933	Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  Children	1. Muriel Eileen Macaloney   2. Barbara Jeanette Smith
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 6 Jan 1933 - Somerville, , Massachusetts, United States Occupation - the operator of the Masey Harris Farm Equipment Agency - Bef 1945 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Residence - Nov 1961 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Died - 28 Jan 1997 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Obituary - the Chronicle Herald - 30 Jan 1997 - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Residence - - Chatham, , Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Family of William Renaldo Smith and Lillie Oulton William Renaldo Smith (1886-1961), Lillie Victoria Oulton (1887-1947) and their first five children (l to r) Layton, Dorothy, Grace, Arnold and Maud
  		William Smith, Lily Oulton, Thelma Fillmore & Layton Smith William Renaldo Smith ( 1886 - 1961 ), son of Hibbert Harris Smith and Martha Isabel Jackson; his wife Lily Victoria Oulton ( 1887 - 1947 ), daughter of Rufus manuel Melvin Oulton and Sarah Jane Weeks; Thelma Evelyn Fillmore ( 1915 - 2000 ), married to Layton Smith; and Layton Harris Smith ( 1907 - 1997 ), son of William Smith and Lily Oulton

  
  

• Sources

  [S1485] Info: Kathryn Jeffers, e-mail 13 Jan 2008. [S695] Obituaries: General, Layton Harris Smith, Halifax Chronicle Herald, 30 Jan 1997 (Reliability: 2). provided by Kathryn Jeffers [S137] PER0001 Information from Gladys Trenholm, scrapbook - copy of newspaper article. [S767] Info: Robert L Smith, e-mail 27 July 2001. [S1134] Info: Lorne Smith. Smith-Jewell GEDCOM Oct 2002 citing Nathaniel Smith File [S48] BOK0023 Book: So Soon Forgotten - Fillmore. p.393 [S48] BOK0023 Book: So Soon Forgotten - Fillmore, p.287.