Alton Day AVERY

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Alton Avery of East Coldstream passed away on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville, Alton was born January 20, 1949 and was the son of the late Alton and Mary (Clark) Avery.

Alton is survived by his wife Valerie Avery of East Coldstream; children, Craig (Cynthia) Avery of Woodstock, Melissa (Murray McLaughlin) Avery of Newburg; grandchildren, Kathryn Avery, Sebastian Avery, Julieanne Avery; sisters, Yvonne (Ercell) Sarchfield of Wakefield, Sharon Wright of Howard Brook, Coleen Avery of Knowlesville; mother-in-law, Charlotte Cragg of Keswick, Ontario.

Visitation will be held at the Britton Funeral Home, 2 High Street, Hartland on Friday the 9th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be on Saturday the 10th at 11:00 a.m. from the Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church with Pastor Peter Culberson officiating. Interment will follow in the Forest Hills Cemetery in Esdraleon. If so desired donations in Alton's memory can be made to the Mount Pleasant United Baptist Church, 549 Route 570, Mount Pleasant, NB E7L 3T7 or the Forest Hills Cemetery, % Sydney Anderson, 140 Helen Street, Woodstock, NB E7M 1W9. www.brittonfh.ca
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Alton married Mary Saphira CLARK on 27 Dec 1945 in Somerville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Mary (daughter of Earl Elwood CLARK and Cora Alberta FOSTER) was born on 27 Nov 1920 in Mainstream, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 17 Nov 2003 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 2003 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The Observer (Hartland, N.B.), 01 Nov 1973, p. 11, The Years Gone By, reprinted from The Observer, 03 Nov 1949: The death of Arthur K. Avery occured on Oct. 25 at his home in Knolesville. He was 90 years of age and the son of the late John & Julia (Dickinson) Avery. Born in Corn Hill, Kings Co., he came to Knowlesville at the age of 4. On Oct. 8, 1888, he married Alice Day at Gull River, Minn., who predeceased him four years ago. He is survived by 4 sons and 3 daughters; Cecil of N.Y., Earl of Foxboro, Mass., Alton of Knowlesville, King at home, Mrs. Clarence Manual, (Hester) of Knowlesville, Mrs. Walter Clyde (Jennie), N.Y., Mrs. Maddock McGinn (Lillie) of N.Y.; also one sister, Mrs. James Linney of Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

Arthur married Alice Ada DAY. Alice was born on 25 Apr 1866 in Chipman, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1946 in Knowlesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 1946 in Esdraelon (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Esdraelon, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Knowlesville Loses Well Known Lady
Mrs. Arthur K. Avery, 80 Had Lived in Community 56 Years
Many will regret to learn of the death of Mrs. Arthur K. Avery of Knowlesville, Carleton County, on January 24, 1946. Mrs. Avery, nee Alice Ada Day, was born in Chipman, N.B. on April 25, 1866. She moved with her family to Gull River, Minnesota in 1881, was married there in 1888 and in 1890 moved to Knowlesville, where she resided until her recent death. In this time she has become widely known and respected in the community, having taken an active part in community and church work. She was a member of the United Church of Canada. The funeral, at the Knowlesville Church, and conducted by the Rev. William C. Amey, was well attended. The hymns sung were "Sunrise", a solo by Lorne Britton, "Good Night and Good Morning", "Rock of Ages", and "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", by the quartette consisting of Lorne Britton and son, Thomas Patrick and Richard Bramley. The organist was Mrs. Claude Manuel. Pallbearers were grandsons; Robert Avery, Blair Avery, John Avery, Ronald Avery, Garnet Manuel and Gerald Manuel. Her passing leaves to mourn her husband, Arthur K. Avery; four sons, King, at home; Alton in Knowlesville; Cecil, New York; and Earle, Woodstock; three daughters, Mrs. Clarence Manuel, Knowlesville; Mrs. Walter Clyde, Burnt Land Brook, N.B.; and Mrs. M. McGinn, New York; twenty-two grandchildren and four great grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Cobb and Mrs. Mark DeLong of Vallejo, Calif.; and two brothers, Bedford and Chipman Day of San Francisco. There were many beautiful floral tributes. Interment was in the Forest Hill Cemetery.

Earl married Cora Alberta FOSTER on 3 May 1919 in Hartland, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Cora was born on 1 Nov 1900 in Coldstream, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 1 Dec 1961 in Pole Hill, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada; was buried in 1961 in Coldstream Hillside Cemetery, Coldstream, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Julia Sarah DICKIE on 4 Dec 1845. Julia was born about 1826 in New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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m. 4th inst., by Rev. William Allen, John AVERY / Miss Julia DICKEY both of Studholm parish (Kings Co.)
Date December 20 1845
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper New Brunswick Courier
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