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Alexander Gardner
WATSON
'Everyone said we'd never win'
How an Royal Canadian Air Force medical officer took a sad-sack
squad of airmen and built a team that brought home Olympic hockey gold
By Tom HAWTHORN,
Special to The Globe and Mail Saturday, March 20, 2004 - Page F11
Victoria -- He was a hockey enthusiast who turned a makeshift
team into world beaters. In 1947, Sandy
WATSON was a Royal Canadian
Air Force medical officer with an amateur's passion for hockey,
but within a year he had put together a squad of airmen that
overcame great odds to win an Olympic gold medal.
Dr. WATSON's part in the story of how the Royal Canadian Air
Force triumphed at the Olympics began with the announcement that
Canadian hockey officials had decided to skip the 1948 Winter
Games. The news so upset the doctor, who died late last year
at his home in Ottawa, that he vowed to create a team from scratch.
"When I read the headline saying we -- this great hockey nation
would not be sending a team, I was offended," he said. "And
I thought maybe I could do something about it."
The International Olympic Committee had adopted tough new rules
defining an amateur athlete. The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association
felt the new standard eliminated most senior players from the competition.
With the entry deadline just 48 hours away, Dr.
WATSON decided
on what he would later describe as a whim to build a team from
among fellow Royal Canadian Air Force members. The squadron leader
won approval from hockey officials and superior officers in two
frantic days of lobbying. Canada would take part in the Olympic
tournament after all. Now all he needed were some players.
The Royal Canadian Air Force's postwar enrolment of 16,000 promised
a wealth of hidden hockey talent. Dr.
WATSON had managed a series
of exhibition hockey games in England in the months following
the defeat of Germany, pitting the air force against the army.
The games featured such National Hockey League players as left-winger
Roy CONACHER, a sniper for Royal Canadian Air Force teams during
the war. Such professionals were ineligible for the Olympic team,
of course, so Dr.
WATSON knew the calibre of players would not be very high.
About 200 airmen were dispatched to Ottawa for a training camp
in October, 1947. The volunteers were mostly a sad-sack lot,
a shock for Dr.
WATSON and coach Frank
BOUCHER, an Royal Canadian
Air Force sergeant. Some could barely skate.
The team made its public debut in an exhibition game played at
the Auditorium in Ottawa on December 14, 1947. The opponents
were McGill University's varsity team, deliberately chosen to
offer minimal resistance. The air-force brass was in attendance,
as were senior hockey officials and the governor-general, Earl
Alexander of Tunis. To Dr.
WATSON's horror, the McGill Redmen
scored an easy 7-0 victory.
The newspapers were highly critical of the Olympic team. An all-Royal
Canadian Air Force team seemed a folly. Senior officers in the
air force could not have been happy about such a poor squad wearing
the Royal Canadian Air Force roundel on their sweaters. They
were likely to be embarrassed on the world stage.
Reinforcements were needed, so Dr.
WATSON went hunting.
"We just put the thing together overnight, almost," he told the
Medical Post in 1988. "Our guys had played together as a team
for something less than three weeks before we left. The goaltender
I never even met until we reached Europe."
Dr. WATSON's first move was to scout an Ottawa Senior League
game. The New Edinburgh Burghs beat the Hull Volants 6-2, with
five goals produced by a forward line of Reg
SCHROETER, Ab
RENAUD
and Ted HIBBERD.
Dr.
WATSON invited the trio to join his squad,
also taking former flying officer Frank
DUNSTER and Pete
LEICHNITZ.
Other players parachuted onto the team were defenceman Andre
LAPPERIERE, a student at the University of Montreal; forwards
George MARA and Wally
HALDER from Toronto; and, goaltender Dick
BALL, also from Toronto.
The recruits joined Louis
LECOMPTE, Pat
GUZZO, Irving
TAILOR/TAYLOR,
Andy GILPIN, Roy
FORBES, Ross
KING, Orval (Red)
GRAVELLE and
Hubert BROOKS on a team called the Royal Canadian Air Force Flyers,
but whose military experience varied. While
HIBBERD and
LEICHNITZ
were civilians sworn into the Royal Canadian Air Force with the
rank of aircraftsman 1, Mr.
BROOKS, a flying officer, had been
a prisoner of war who escaped three times before joining Polish
partisans. He was awarded the Military Cross.
With the team preparing to embark for Europe, Dr.
WATSON faced
another crisis. Mr.
BALL, slated to be the starting goalie, failed
his physical with a lung infection. Facing another 48-hour deadline,
Dr. WATSON awoke Toronto bus driver Murray
DOWEY with a telephone
call at his home at 1 a.m. The practice goalie for the Toronto
Maple Leafs was willing to play, but would need a leave of absence
from his job. Dr.
WATSON convinced his boss, Allan
LAMPORT, a
future mayor of Toronto, in a phone call at 1: 30 a.m.
Mr. DOWEY was called back at 2 a.m. and told to report at Downsview
airport at 6 a.m. to catch an Royal Canadian Air Force plane
to Ottawa. The airport was fogged in that morning, so a sleepy
Mr. DOWEY caught a train to the capital.
His appearance did not immediately impress the team manager.
"Around noon a skinny, bedraggled kid, looking like something
dragged through a knot hole, arrived at my office," Dr.
WATSON
once told the Ottawa Citizen. "We swore him in the Royal Canadian
Air Force, got him kitted up with a uniform and he looked even worse."
The Canadians were given poor reviews by the European press.
A tie and a one-goal victory over lightly regarded English teams
did not auger well for the Flyers.
The round-robin Olympic tournament was held in an outdoor rink
at St. Moritz, Switzerland. In the opening game, Sweden scored
against Mr.
DOWEY after just two minutes and 35 seconds of play.
But the Canadian goalie would be the team's star and a crowd
favourite with his innovative use of a catching glove. Canada
beat Sweden 3-1, before rolling over Britain (3-0), Poland (15-0),
Italy (21-1) and the United States (12-3).
A scoreless tie with Czechoslovakia was followed by a 12-0 drubbing
of Austria. The gold-medal game was played against the Swiss
hosts on February 8. Dodging snowballs thrown by local partisans,
the Flyers won 3-0 to claim an unlikely gold medal and a place
in Olympic lore. Canada finished with seven wins and one tie.
Mr. DOWEY allowed just five goals in eight games for a miserly 0.62 average.
Two days later, Mr.
BROOKS married his Danish sweetheart, Birthe
GRONTVED, in a ceremony at a small church in St. Moritz. Barbara
Ann SCOTT, the Canadian figure skater who also became an Olympic
champion at those same Games, was the maid of honour and Dr.
WATSON was best man.
The Flyers barnstormed Czechoslovakia, France, Belgium, Sweden,
England and Scotland while overseas. They completed the European
tour, including the Olympic matches, with a record of 31 wins, five losses, six ties.
"Nothing in my life gave me the same thrill (as) organizing that
trip and then actually winning it," Dr.
WATSON said.
While something told him that Canada had a chance, few at home
believed it when the team set out.
"Everyone said we'd never win," he told the Medical Post. The
headline in the Ottawa Citizen the day they left summed up the
opinion of the sporting press: "The Flyers, like the Arabs, are
folding their tents and silently stealing away."
Alexander Gardner
WATSON was born on March 28, 1918, at Cellardyke,
a fishing village on the north shore of Scotland's Firth of Forth.
As captain of a minesweeper, his father had trawled for mines
during the Gallipoli campaign of 1915. Long months spent fishing
the dangerous waters of the North Sea seemed unsuitable for the
father of a young family, so the
WATSONs moved to the Ontario
fishing village of Port Dover on Lake Erie when Sandy was a toddler.
A brilliant student, he spent a year studying at Queen's University
in Kingston, Ontario, before completing a medical degree at the
University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He won a scholarship to
Cambridge, where he earned a bachelor of surgery. He later studied
at Harvard and Columbia Universities in the United States.
An Royal Canadian Air Force wing commander during the war, Dr.
WATSON became in peacetime one of Canada's eminent ophthalmologists.
In 1967, he helped found the Sally Letson Foundation for post-graduate
training. He served as the foundation's executive director for 25 years.
He was chairman of the department at the University of Ottawa
medical school from 1968 to 1985. Dr.
WATSON was the driving
force behind the university's Eye Institute, which opened in 1992.
He was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1988.
Among his patients were a Parliamentary Guide's worth of notables,
from governor-general Jeanne
SAUVÉ to New Democratic Party leader
T.C. (Tommy)
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS. He treated prime ministers John
DIEFENBAKER,
Lester PEARSON, Pierre
TRUDEAU, Joe
CLARK and Brian
MULRONEY.
Dr. WATSON also became the eye specialist for the Montreal Canadiens,
a legacy of his desperate plea for assistance while putting together
the Royal Canadian Air Force team. The Canadiens contributed,
while Conn
SMYTHE of the Toronto Maple Leafs refused. (Major
SMYTHE was army, of course.) One young prospect examined by Dr.
WATSON was a gangly, teenaged goaltender who needed contact lenses.
Dr. WATSON reported the goalie's vision was good, and Ken
DRYDEN
would lead the Canadiens to six Stanley Cups.
Dr. WATSON, who retired in 1997, died at home in Ottawa of prostate
cancer on December 28. He leaves his wife, Patricia, sons John
and Alexander, and five grandchildren. He also leaves a sister,
Faye McVEAN. He was predeceased by a sister and a brother, who
drowned as a teenager.
His death came just 17 days after that of Mr.
BOUCHER, the coach,
who also died in Ottawa. They are survived by eight of 17 players.
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McVEY o@ca.on.manitoulin.howland.little_current.manitoulin_expositor 2004-02-18 published
George
Hine
(Bud)
THORBURN
In loving memory of George Hine (Bud)
THORBURN,
August 22, 1926 - February 9, 2004.
Bud Thorburn, a resident of Gore Bay, died at the Sudbury Regional
Hospital, Memorial Site, on Monday, February 9, 2004 at the age of 77
years. He was born in Gore Bay,
son of the late George A. and Annie
(Hine) THORBURN. In his early years, Bud had been a baker for Mac's
Bakery, owned and operated Bud's Grocery for 5 years and then he took
a job with Community and Social Services where he worked for over 30
years, retiring in 1988. Bud was a member of Lyons Memorial United
Church and had many interests. In his younger years, he enjoyed
playing ball, badminton and curling. In fact he enjoyed all sports,
fishing and playing cribbage, where he was the self proclaimed, and
sometimes disputed, best cribbage player in the family. He also
enjoyed reading and poetry. Since Bud's retirement, he kept quite
busy working at Brookwood Brae Golf Course and Cottages. A wonderful
and loving husband, father and grandfather, he will be sadly missed.
Dearly loved husband of Elaine
(GRAHAM)
THORBURN, loving and loved
father of Cheryl and husband John
SEABROOK of Mindemoya, Mary Ellen
of Toronto and Chris of Mindemoya. Proud grandfather of Sarah,
Jenny, Ben, Tait and Reace and great grandchild Teigan. Dear
brother-in-law of Floyd and Jessie
GRAHAM of Kagawong. Also survived
by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by sister Dora and brother Alex.
The funeral service was conducted at Lyons Memorial United Church on
Thursday,
February 12, 2004 at 1: 00 p.m. with Pastor Maxime
McVEY
officiating. Cremation to follow. At Bud's request, there will be no public visitation.
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Doris Margaret
WEBB
In loving memory of Doris Margaret
WEBB
March 25, 1907 - February 21, 2004.
Doris, a resident of the Manitoulin Lodge, Gore Bay, died at the Manitoulin Health Centre,
Mindemoya on Saturday, February 21, 2004 at the age of 96 years.
She was the daughter of the late John and Arabella
McMILLAN.
Doris had worked at odd jobs around the Spring Bay area in earlier years, then in the '60s moved
to Toronto where she worked at Sears. She lived there for over 30 years,
returning to Manitoulin about six years ago. She had a number of
interests which included knitting, crocheting, playing cards and she loved flowers.
Doris was predeceased by her husband W.A.
McCOLEMAN in 1968. She
later married Robert
WEBB, who predeceased in 1993. Loved mother of
Laura SCOTT, husband Dan predeceased, of Ajax, Betty
GREENMAN,
husband Don of Riverdrive Park, and Lillian
GREENMAN, husband Lance
of Barrie Island. Predeceased by son Willis
McCOLEMAN in 2000.
Proud grandmother of 13 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Dear sister of Erma
McALLISTER of Spring Bay and sister-in-law Ilene
McMILLAN of Gore Bay.
Predeceased by brothers Tom
McMILLAN, Harold
McMILLAN and sister Christena
JOHNSTON.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home on Sunday, February 22, 2004 from 1 - 2 p.m.
The funeral service was conducted in the William G. Turner Chapel at 2: 00 p.m. with
Pastor Maxine
McVEY officiating. Spring interment in Grimesthorpe Cemetery.
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Hannah Spray
LLOYD
In loving memory of Hannah Spray
LLOYD,
January 14, 1920 - July 30, 2004.
Spray LLOYD, a resident of Extendicare York, Sudbury, died at Sudbury Regional Hospital,
Saint Joseph’s Site on Friday, July 30, 2004 at the age of 84 years.
Spray was born on January 14, 1920 in Rockville, Ontario, daughter of the late Wellington and
Jane (COSBY)
PARKINSON. On December 3, 1941 she married Thomas (Harry)
LLOYD of Billings Township.
Harry predeceased Spray in the fall of 1972. Spray was very active in her community and was a
member of the United Church. Spray also enjoyed gardening, quilting, euchre and spending time
with her many dear family and Friends. She will be sadly missed by all, but many memorable
times will be cherished. Spray had 4 siblings: Mary
McVEY and husband Cecil of Honora (both predeceased.)
Ada BAIN and husband Doug (predeceased) of Grimsby, Irene
CAMPBELL and husband Ivan of Sudbury
(both predeceased,) and Charlie
PARKINSON and wife
Rita of Rockville. Spray leaves behind her step son
Norman LLOYD and wife
Elva of Billings, son Harold
LLOYD (predeceased,) of Kincardine, Tom
LLOYD
and wife Louise of Oshawa, Blanche
CAMPBELL and husband Bill of Mindemoya, Barry
LLOYD of Garson
and Tanya SOWA and husband Shawn of Sudbury. Proud great grandmother of 9 great grandchildren and
3 great great grandchildren. Predeceased by great grandchildren April and Christopher. Also survived
by several nieces and nephews. Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home on Monday. The funeral service
was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 at 2 pm with Rev Mary Jo
ECKERT
TRACY officiating, assisted by Pastor Maxine
McVEY.
Interment in Mindemoya Cemetery.
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Doris
Mary
Elizabeth
BOWERMAN
In loving memory of Doris Mary Elizabeth
BOWERMAN who died at the
Manitoulin Health Centre on Monday, August 23, 2004, age 75 years.
Beloved wife of the late William “Bill”
BOWERMAN
(July 23/02.) Loving
mother of Joy
McVEY
(Lyle predeceased) and friend Bert
WHALEN of
Silverwater, Bonnie and husband Brien
PEGELO of Mindemoya, Marilyn and
husband Jim
HARASYM of Manitowaning. Special grandmother of Lisa, Judy,
Lylla, Nick, Mike, Kayla, Brandon, Marilee, Mallory and Mitchell, and
great grandchildren Lyle, Natasha, Amanda, Rebecca, Monica, Danielle,
Scotty and Jasmine. Predeceased by baby William (April 10/04). Will be
remembered by sisters Ruth and husband Orton
RUMLEY of Mindemoya, Carole
and Don WHITE/WHYTE of Green Bay and in-laws Joyce
GILCHRIST,
Max
BOWERMAN
(predeceased,) Manley and Carol
BOWERMAN,
Ted
BOWERMAN. Remembered by
many nieces and nephews. Visitation was from 7 - 9 pm Wednesday, August
25, at Mindemoya Missionary Church. Funeral Service was at 2 pm,
Thursday, August 26, 2004 at the Mindemoya Missionary Church. Burial is
at the Mindemoya Cemetery.
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Doris “Sis”
PURVIS
WHITE/WHYTE
In loving memory of Doris “Sis”
PURVIS
WHITE/WHYTE,
August 12, 1921 -
September 19, 2004, a resident of Gore Bay who died suddenly at her
residence on Sunday, September 19, 2004 at the age of 83 years.
Doris was born in Gore Bay, daughter of the late Jack and Evelyn
PURVIS)
McKENZIE.
Doris was a member of the Lyons Memorial United Church and
enjoyed bird watching, working in the flower garden, knitting and
crocheting things for her family. Sis will be greatly missed by her family and many Friends.
Dearly loved wife of the late Charles A.
WHITE/WHYTE (predeceased her in 1999.)
Dear mother of John and Pat
WHITE/WHYTE of Kelowna, B.C. Predeceased by
two daughters Heather and Anne. Doris will be missed by her
grandchildren Rob, Toni, Angie, George, Carol, Danny and David. Dear
great grandmother of Robert, Charles, Chase and Laura. Dear sister of
Ken McKENZIE of Gilford, Conn. Predeceased by two brothers Alexander and
Jack McKENZIE and two sisters Sally and Wilda. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the Culgin Funeral Home after 7: 00 pm on Wednesday,
September 22, 2004. The funeral service will be conducted in the Wm. G.
Turner Chapel on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 11 am with Pastor
Maxine McVEY officiating. Interment in Gordon Cemetery.
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Dalton Arden
WRIGHT
In loving memory of Dalton Arden
WRIGHT,
October 9, 1921 - September 22, 2004.
The family announces with sorrow, the death of Dalton
WRIGHT, 82
years of age of Gore Bay, who passed away on Wednesday, September 22,
2004 at the Manitoulin Health Centre, Little Current. He was born in
Gordon Township,
son of the late Orpha and Leonard
WRIGHT. He married
Anna WRIGHT in 1945 in Gore Bay. After his discharge from the Navy, he
spent his working career predominately driving trucks and farming. A
long time resident of Gore Bay, he was a renowned gardener that enjoyed
sharing his produce with many customers. He enjoyed other hobbies such
as hunting, playing cards, watching and following sports and socializing
with everyone who came to visit. He was also a member of the Royal
Canadian Legion, Branch 514, Gore Bay.
Dalton was predeceased by his beloved wife Anna, December 15, 1998.
Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by children Dianne (Eugene)
MOKOHONUK of Espanola, Ken (Earlene) of Gore Bay, Patsy (Cheyenne)
NICHOLSON of Orillia and Jim (Dayle) of Gore Bay. Loved grandfather of
Dalton Roy
MOKOHONUK, Doug, Rhonda, Rodney, Dwayne and Darcy
HOPKIN,
Cheyenne NICHOLSON and Brandon and Daylin
WRIGHT and great grandchildren
Logan MOKOHONUK,
Michelle and Shaun
MacINTYRE, Autumn and Alyssa
HOPKIN
and Jordan
SAMPLE.
Loving brother of Blair (Doris) of Collingwood,
Gladys
(Grant, predeceased)
BEANGE of Garson, Leon (John, predeceased)
DOLLAR of Cambridge.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home, Gore Bay after 7 pm on
Friday. The Funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel on
Saturday,
September 25, 2004 at 11 am with Pastor Maxine
McVEY
officiating. Interment in Gordon Cemetery.
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Howard Louis
GENO
In loving memory of Howard Louis
GENO,
November 10, 1912 - December 2, 2004.
Howard GENO, a resident of R.R. #1 Little Current, died at the Manitoulin Health Centre,
Little Current on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at the age of 92 years.
He was born in Saskatchewan,
son of the late Louis and Lydia
(HUNTSBERG)
GENO.
Howard had worked for the Department of Highways for 27 years. He had worked out of Long Lac,
starting in 1949 and retiring when he was 65. He enjoyed most any activity outdoors,
including fishing, hunting, camping and picking blueberries. Howard will
be sadly missed by family and Friends, but many memories will be cherished.
Howard was predeceased by his wife Betty in October, 1997. Loving and
loved father of Leila
COULAM of Little Current and predeceased by son
Keith.
Proud grandfather of Corliss (husband Wallace
McQUARRIE,)
Darlene
and Beverly and great grandchildren Shane, Joel, Janel, Roslyn, April,
R.J. and Autumn and great great grand_son Alex. Dear brother of Norman of
Toronto and Arthur of Kapuskasing. Predeceased by sisters Ruby and Pearl
and brothers Clarence, Harvey and Leroy. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home after 7 pm on Friday. The
funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel on Saturday,
December▼ 4, 2004 at 2 pm with Pastor Maxine
McVEY officiating. Interment in Long Bay Cemetery.
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William Arleigh
COULAM
In loving memory of William Arleigh
COULAM,
January 31, 1949 - December 2, 2004.
Arleigh COULAM, a resident of Perivale Rd., Spring Bay, died at his residence as the result of a
fire, on Thursday, December 2, 2004 at the age of 55 years.
He was born at Spring Bay,
son of the late William and Gertrude
(McVEY)
COULAM.
Arleigh worked as a loader and bulldozer operator at Lafarge for a number of years.
He had a wide range of interests, which included raising his turkeys, hunting and fishing,
four wheeling and he especially liked to visit Friends and neighbours, and
was always able to share a good joke or story. Arleigh also had three
cats that were very precious to him.
Arleigh was kind and well liked by all who knew him. He will be sadly
missed by his family and many Friends. Loved brother of Gary and his
wife Sylvia of Sault Ste. Marie, Loyal and his wife Cindy of Sudbury,
Sharon ROBSON and Memphis
COULAM of Spring Bay. Predeceased by brother
Cleason in March of 2003. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home, Gore Bay, from 2 - 4 and 7- 9
on Thursday. The funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner
Chapel on Friday, December 10, 2004 at 11 am with Pastor Maxine
McVEY
officiating. Interment in Long Bay Cemetery. Culgin Funeral Home.
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Ruby Mae GREENMAN
In loving memory of Ruby Mae
GREENMAN,
April 18, 1912 - December 13, 2004.
Ruby GREENMAN, a resident of the Wikwemikong Nursing Home and
formerly of Barrie Island, died at the Nursing Home on Monday, December
13, 2004 at the age of 92 years. She was born in Gordon Township,
daughter of the late Wesley and Emily
(LOWERY/LOWREY/LOWRIE/LOWRY)
STRAIN.
Ruby had been a
resident of Barrie Island since her marriage to Thomas James
GREENMAN in
1935, until moving to the Nursing Home about 5 years ago. In her earlier
years, she had been a member of the Women’s Institute. Ruby had a
variety of interests which included knitting, quilting and watching her
soap operas. Ruby will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother
who enjoyed cooking for her family and guests, and deeply loved her home
and family. Ruby was predeceased by her husband Thomas in 1982. Loving
mother of Robert, Doug and Rod all of Barrie Island. Predeceased by son
Ernie. Proud grandmother of John, Janis, JoeAnn, Jeanna and Julie and 14
great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren. Predeceased by
brothers Wes and Fred and sisters Freda, Viola, Audrey and Ethel. Also
survived by many nieces and nephews.
Friends called at the Culgin Funeral Home after 7 pm on Wednesday. The
funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel on Thursday,
December▲ 16, 2004 at 11 am with Pastor Maxine
McVEY officiating. Spring
interment in Gordon Cemetery. Arrangements in care of Culgin Funeral Home.
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