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July 13/72: Mrs. Eva Webb
-- d. July 7; would have been 87 on August 30
-- she owned Linchwood Farms and raised sheep there
survived by:
-- dau. Countess Mario Brencigalis, Rome
-- dau. Mrs. L. D. Feldman, Santa Anna, California
-- dau. Mrs. W. J. Harris, Toronto and Treasure Island, Florida
-- 9 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren
predeceased by:
-- bro. Cyrus Eaton
-- one son in the RCAF in Germany, WW II
-- another son in the Pacific, WW II [this is probably an error]
-- son: John T. Webb, bur. Rome, Italy
-- dau: Dorothy Webb, died several years ago, Pugwash [O/J Sept. 22/66]
Dec 6/73: Mrs. J. Harris Webb [Theresa E. Brown]
-- d. Dec. 4 at the Halifax Infirmary, ae. 84
-- bur. Eagle Hill Cemetery
-- b. Lakelands, Cumb. co.
-- d/o Edward and Sophia (Moore) Brown
-- formerly a teacher, a member of the Westchester United Baptist Church
-- she was a staunch Liberal and a correspondent for several newspapers
issue:
dau. Doris, Helen -- Westchester
dau. Yvonne = James Henderson, Wentworth
dau. Vera = Edgar Roberts (d. 1965)
-- there was a major article on the front page of the December 13/73 issue!
-- Sadie & Harris Webb and family sent a cross for the funeral
Amherst Citizen March 27/74:
Ada Susan Brown
-- d. Wallace Bay, ae. 88
-- bur. Wallace Bay
--d/o the late Gilbert and Susan (Webb) Brown
-- the last surviving member of her family
June 27/74: Mrs. Harriet T. Webb
[see also C/H June 19/74]
-- d. June 17 at Oxford
-- b. Oxford, 1884 d/o Joseph & Lois (Thompson) Thornthwaite
-- bur. Pine Grove Cemetery, Oxford
survived by:
-- son: J. Hubert, Oxford
-- dau. Irene = Thomas B. McDormand, Amherst
-- 4 grand-children
-- 8 great-grandchildren
predeceased by:
-- dau. Lois,
-- grand-dau. Lois Anne McDormand
-- Mrs. Lynn Webb lead the funeral choir
Oct. 30/75: Roland Neil Webb
[see also Amherst Citizen Oct. 29/75]
-- d. Oct. 25, at Springhill, ae. 81
-- bur. Oct. 27 Eagle Hill cemetery, Westchester
-- from Mattall Funeral Home, Truro
-- lived Westchester Station
-- an adherent of the United Baptist Church, Westchester
-- b. Westchester, s/o Elmer and Annie (Webb) Webb
survived by:
-- several nieces and nephews
predeceased by:
-- sisters. Winnie, Geneva
-- bro. Walter
Sept 11/76: Mrs John Webb (Mary Rachel Lewis)
-- d. Sept 10, at Amherst, ae. 55
-- b. Five Islands
-- d/o Blair & Violet (Davies) Lewis
survived by:
-- her husband
-- son James, Economy
-- son Vincent, Fraserville
-- son Eddie, Parrsborro
-- sons Ivan, Robert, and Aurele, all of Five Islands
-- dau. Evelyn, Parrsborro
-- dau. Shirley, Five Islands
-- dau. Irene = Aubrey Eagles, Five Islands
-- various brothers and sisters
July 18/77: Frederick Bligh Webb
note: no obit found in the Daily Gleaner
-- d. July 16, at Fredericton, ae. 73
-- bur. Eagle Hill cemetery, Westchester
-- b. Westchester s/o Charles and Margaret (Hollingsworth) Webb
-- he was a retired CNR employee and a well-known gunsmith
-- formerly of Londonderry
survived by:
-- sons. Deverne, Lloyd, Vancouver
-- dau. Corrine = Robert Trietes, Londonderry
-- bro. Leo, Westchester
-- sister Hazel = Douglas Fraser, Saint John
predeceased by:
-- first wife Ida E. (Brown) [also bur. Eagle Hill cem.]
-- second wife Edith (MacLaughlin)
-- dau. Ferne
-- 4 brothers and 3 sisters
Jan 25/78: Guy A. Webb
-- d. Jan. 16, at Moncton
-- b. Westchester s/o William and Milliscent (Purdy) Webb
-- a member of the United Church, Moncton
survived by:
-- wife Hazel (Allen)
-- bro. Ross, South Carolina
-- sister Grace = William Thompson, California
Sept. 27/79: Mrs. John E. Webb (Effie Edith Welton)
-- d. Sept 26, Springhill, ae. 87
-- b. Lower Five Islands d/o Eric & Annie Edith (Lewis) Welton
survived by:
-- dau. Irene = Hilton Fife, New Cannan
-- dau. Neva Hiler, South Gate, California
predeceased by:
-- her husband
-- dau. Gladys
Chronicle Herald
Dec. 29/79 p. 13: William Webb
-- d. Dec. 27, at Springhill ae. 83
-- bur. Lower Hillside Cemetery, Springhill
-- b. Lynn, Colchester Co. s/o John Charles and Esther (Marsh) Webb
-- a life-long coal miner; a Freemason (Lavrrie #70)
survived by:
-- wife Anna (Spence)
-- foster dau. Vivian [Rushton] = Eugene Reinhardt, Cranberry Lake, New Jersey
-- foster son Howard Spence, at home
-- sis. Florence Lewis, Lower Five Islands
predeceased by:
brothers- Alexander, Jack, Gordon, David, & Charles
sisters- Ella, Annie, Carrie, Cora, & Mary
Chronicle Herald
Jan. 4/80: Walter L. Selkirk
-- d. Jan. 3 at Springhill, ae. 65
-- to be bur. Hillside Cemetery, Springhill
-- b. Newcastle Bridge, N.B. s/o Robert & Effie B. (Phinney) Selkirk
-- "He spent the first 16 years of his working life in coal mining and the remaining years as a merchant and in retail sales".
survived by:
-- wife Rose C. (Webb)
-- son Robert, Sackville, N.B.
-- 2 grandchildren
-- three sisters
April 8/81: J. Hubert "Hubie" Webb
-- d. April 1 at Springhill, ae. 69
-- b. Denmark, Colchester Co.
-- he served with the RCAF until his retirement in 1962
-- wife: Marion Dewolfe
-- son: David (living Dartmouth)
-- sister Lois = N.L. Stafford (d. <1974)
-- sister Irene = T.B. McDormand, Amherst
-- buried Pine Grove Cemetery, Oxford
-- pallbearers included Ken and Ronald Webb
Jan 6/82: Leo O. Webb
-- lengthy obit Feb 10/82
-- d. Jan 3 in Tatamagouche, ae. 80
-- bur. Eagle Hill Cemetery, Westchester
-- b. Westchester s/o Charles & Margaret (Hollingsworth) Webb
-- a retired farmer, DOT foreman and lumberman
-- a member of the Wesleyan church and for many years a Senior Deacon therein
survived by:
-- wife Gladys (Adams) married in April, 1927
-- dau. Pauline = Kenneth MacDonald, Wentworth [Truro]
-- dau. Wavey = Ernest Wood, Wentworth [Westchester]
-- son Orland, Westchester
-- sister Hazel = Douglas Fraser, Saint John
-- 15 grandchildren (including Lic. Peter Reid)
-- 5 great-grandchildren
predeceased by:
-- dau. Ruth = Donald Reid, died 3 years ago
-- sis. Mrs. Etta White
-- sis. Mrs. Ella Mayberry
-- bros. Earl, Ray, Russell, Bligh, Ivan
March 10/82: Doris Beryl Webb
lengthy write-up March 17/82
-- b. Sept. 24, 1912 at Westchester -- the oldest dau. of the family
-- d. Westchester, ae. 69
-- bur. Eagle Hill Cemetery, Westchester
-- d/o John and Theresa (Brown) Webb
-- she graduated from Success Business College in Truro, 1940
-- she worked at DND and HMC dockyard, Halifax and various other jobs, mostly in Halifax, until her retirement in 1975
-- she was the former organist and pianist for the Westchester Baptist Church
survived by:
-- sis. Mrs. Yvonne Henderson, Wentworth
-- sis. Helen Webb, Westchester
predeceased by:
-- sis. Verna = Edgar Roberts
