Oral Leon BROAD

1935 - 2019  (83 years)

• Name	Oral Leon BROAD
  Birth	2 Dec 1935	Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Burial	2019	Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Death	22 Aug 2019	Hotel Dieu St. Joseph Hospita, Perth-Andover, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James BROAD           b. Mar 1790, Bristol, England           d. 1 Oct 1869, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  (Age ~ 79 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Susannah HOLMES           b. 1798, Kingsclear, York, New Brunswick, Canada           d. Aft 1871  (Age > 74 years)  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I15637	Carleton

  
  

  Father	Leigh BROAD           b. 18 Mar 1906, Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1985 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bernice DEMERCHANT           b. 1 Jun 1912, Piercemont, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada           d. 1999 (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 Dec 1930	Bath, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
  Family ID	F9093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Dec 1935 - Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada Burial - 2019 - Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Holmesville, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Obituary: Following a lengthy illness, Oral Leon Broad of Perth-Andover, NB, passed away peacefully at Hotel Dieu St. Joseph Hospital on August 22, 2019. Oral was born in Holmesville, NB, on December 2, 1935. He was the son of the late Leigh and Bernice (DeMerchant) Broad. Oral leaves behind his children, Denise Joy Higgins (Mike) of Caroline, AB, Dana Broad of Beechwood, NB; his granddaughter, Amelia Higgins of Caroline, AB; the mother of his children, Cynthia Broad (Perry) of Beechwood, NB; his sister, Verdaline Ruff of Flint, Michigan; his brothers, Kevin Broad (Dolores) of Bristol, NB, Keith Broad (Betty) of Centerville, NB; along with several nieces and nephews. Oral was predeceased by his parents; and his longtime companion, Joan Smith (2013). A graveside service was held at the Holmesville Free Will Baptist Cemetery on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at 1 pm. Father Stephen Harnish officiated. Oral's family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the nursing staff of Hotel Dieu Hospital for the excellent care given to Oral during his ten month stay. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brunswick Funeral Home, Perth-Andover, NB. https://www.brunswickfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/140494