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1 CONC Acton Free Press, October 26, 1950 - p.4
1 CONT Life-Long Resident Allan G. Smith Dies
1 CONT Son of one of the early families of the district and a life-time resident
1 CONT here, Allan G. Smith passed away in Guelph General Hospital on Wednesday,
1 CONT October 18 in his 73rd year.  He had been in failing health for some
1 CONT time.Born in Erin Township in 1878, Mr. Smith was educated in Bannockburn
1 CONT School.  In 1923 he married Anna Wansbrough, the ceremony taking place in
1 CONT Toronto.  Mr. Smith was employed for over 25 years with the Beardmore Co.
1 CONT For 46 years Mr. Smith was a member of the Woodmen of the World, serving
1 CONT ably for about twenty years as the clerk and treasurer.
1 CONT The funeral service was held in the Victor B. Rumley Funeral Home on Octob
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1 CONT 20 with Rev. R. H. Armstrong, the minister of Knox Church which  Mr. Smith
1 CONT attended, officiating.  Interment was held in Fairview Cemetery.
1 CONT Pallbearers were Messrs. W.K. Graham, Alex. Mann, George Smith, Wm.
1 CONT Landsborough, Lennon Roche and D. O'Brien of Toronto.  Acting as flower
1 CONT bearers were Messrs. Chas. Davidson of Acton; Alex Woodward, St. Williams;
1 CONT Roy Day, Toronto and Harold Swackhammer, Hamilton.
1 CONT Floral tributes were received from the wife of the deceased, Mrs. Smith; h
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1 CONT son and daughter; sister Maggie and family; Etta Grindell, Margaret and
1 CONT Merle; niece Lillian and family; Mrs. John Davidson; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Da
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1 CONT Gordon and Annetta, Harold and Kathleen; Mr. and Mrs. Dennis O'Brien and
1 CONT family; neighbors Miss Bennett, Miss Oakes, Mr. and Mrs. Rawson, Mrs.
1 CONT Winfield, Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Ramshaw, Miss Jepson, Mr. and Mrs. W
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1 CONT Landsborough, Mr. and Mrs. Roche, Mr. and Mrs. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.
1 CONT Grant Allan; Woodmen of the World Acton Camp No. 62; Textile Workers Union
1 CONT Local 921.
1 CONT Among those who attended the funeral of Mr. Smith were several from St.
1 CONT Williams, Simcoe, Hamilton, Toronto, Brampton, Rockwood, Georgetown, Erin
1 CONT and Guelph.
1 CONT Left to mourn the loss of husband and father are Mrs. Anna Smith, a daught
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1 CONT Wanetta and son Harold.  A sister, Mrs. Vernon Woodward (Maggie) of St.
1 CONT Williams survives although one brother and two sisters have predeceased Mr
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1 CONT Smith.
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