Notes |
- Obituary:
The Observer, Hartland, N.B.
March 1948
DIED AT CLOVERDALE. Mrs. Stella Crabb Was Well Known Woman-Died Suddenly at Home of Daughter. Cloverdale, N. B. March 14.--Cloverdale lost one of it's oldest residents on Friday night, March 5, In the death of Mrs. Stella Crabb, In her 71st year. Mrs. Crabb, although in failing health for the past year, was about as usual and was visiting her son on Sunday and Monday. She was taken suddenly ill and passed away Friday night at the home of her daughter (Bertie) Mrs. Murvyle Jones, with whom she made he home. Mrs. Crabb was of a kind disposition and was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and her sudden passing came as a shock to her relatives and friends. She is survived by her daughter Mrs. Murvyle Jones and two sons Linus and Curtis, all of Cloverdale. Her husband predeceased her three years ago. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Celia Sansom, Presque Isle, Me.; Mrs. Ida Sproull, of Millville; and five brothers, Clarence, Guy and Hayward, of Hainesville; Cornelius, of Fredericton; and Fred, of Toronto; also 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The funeral was held on Monday, March 8, with prayers at the house and service at the Union Church conducted by Rev. 0. W. Shaw. Hymns sung were, Eastern Gate, at the house, and at the church She Has Crossed the Shining River, Good Night and Good Morning, and a solo, Some Day We'll Understand, by Lorne E. Britton, and Does Jesus Care, at the grave.
|