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Verlie Amelia Read
1907 - 1997 (90 years)-
Name Verlie Amelia Read Born 1907 Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2] Gender Female Misc Jul 1997 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren Died 20 Jul 1997 Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 2] Obituary Aft 20 Jul 1997 [2]
Obituary
McCORMACK, Verlie Amelia - 90, Mount Pleasant Lodge, formerly of Mount Pleasant, died July 20, 1997, in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst. Born in Upper Nappan, Cumberland Co., she was a daughter of the late Burton T. and Bertha J. (Smith) Read. She received her high school education at Cumberland County Academy in Amherst and attended Provincial Normal College in Truro, graduating in 1926. She taught school in South Mount Pleasant, Fenwick, River Philip and then at Oxford Elementary School until the time of her retirement. She was a member and elder of the Calvary United Church, Mount Pleasant, and in recent years was an adherent of Oxford United Baptist Church. She was the organist; a choir member; served as secretary treasurer and taught Sunday school at Calvary United Church, Mount Pleasant, for a number of years. She also served as president and secretary treasurer of Mount Pleasant Women's Institute for a number of years. Surviving are daughters, Gwendolyn and Willa (Mrs. Charles W. Black), both of Oxford; sons, Donald and wife Marion, Dartmouth; Eldon and wife Jean, Brookdale, Cumberland Co.; Victor, Roger and wife Winnie, Harris and wife Edna, all of Mount Pleasant; sisters, Mrs. Rhoda Whitehead, Cornwall, Ont.; Mrs. Mary Sherriff, Midland, Ont.; Mrs. Luetta Coates, Brookdale; Gladys (Mrs. Merriel Purdy), Oxford; Kathleen (Mrs. Edgar Mitchell), South Pugwash; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Earle; sisters, Mrs. Beulah Furlong, Mrs. Vivian Allen, Mrs. Minerva Ripley, Mrs. Merna Fraser; brothers, Price, Charles, Harold, Carlos, Eldon, James. Visitation will be this evening and Tuesday afternoon and evening in Allen's Funeral Home, Oxford. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Oxford United Baptist Church, Rev. Blair Holden officiating. Burial will take place in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Occupation a teacher [2] Buried Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, , Nova Scotia, Canada [1] Person ID I41720 Arthur - Research Last Modified 6 Jun 2008
Family Earle McCormack, b. 15 Nov 1898, Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. Nov 1987, Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 89 years) Married 28 Aug 1929 Upper Nappan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1, 3] Children 1. June Gwendolyn McCormack, b. Abt 1932, Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 21 Oct 2006, Montreal, , Quebec, Canada (Age ~ 74 years) 2. Willa R McCormack 3. Donald Earle McCormack, b. 20 Jul 1930, Mount Pleasant, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada , d. 21 Feb 2013, Lower Sackville, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 82 years) 4. Eldon M R McCormack 5. Victor Read McCormack 6. Alton Roger McCormack 7. Harris Maxwell McCormack Family ID F14315 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map Died - 20 Jul 1997 - Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada Buried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, , Nova Scotia, Canada = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S1134] Info: Lorne Smith.
Smith-Jewell GEDCOM Oct 2002 citing Nathaniel Smith file - [S695] Obituaries: General, Verlie McCormack, 1997 (Reliability: 2).
- [S1231] Newspaper article, McCormack Golden Wedding Anniversary, Oxford Journal, date unknow but should be Aug/Sep 1979.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle MCCORMACK, Mt. Pleasant, Oxford, celebrated theirGolden Wedding Anniversary, Sunday, August 26th, 1979. They weremarried at the home of her parents on August 28th, 1929, by Rev. Chas.Leonard Gesner, United Church Minister. Mrs. Verlie McCormack is thedaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Burton Read, Upper Nappan, and Mr.Earle McCormack is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Melville McCormack,Mt. Pleasant. They had five boys and two girls.
[posted to NSCumber mailing list, 16 Sep 2000 by Kathryn Jeffers]
- [S1134] Info: Lorne Smith.