ATHENS -- Loreen Beatrice Taylor, 100, a former school teacher, respected community volunteer and artist, died of pneumonia June 4, 2004 at Providence Manor, Kingston, after a short illness.
She was born September 6, 1903 in Delta to William Warner Phelps and the former Ella Halliday. She attended elementary school in Delta, graduated from Athens District High School and earned her teaching certificate at Ottawa Normal School.
She taught for several years in a one-room school in Daytown, outside Delta.
Then on September 18, 1926, she married Lawrence Taylor in Delta and from then on helped her husband in A. Taylor and Son Hardware Store, in Athens. They retired about 30 years ago and her husband died June 14, 1978. Mrs. Taylor continued living in Athens until three years ago, when she moved to Providence Continuing Care Centre in Kingston.
In addition to raising son Ted and daughter Eleanor, Mrs. Taylor belonged to the Anglican Church Women group at her church, Christ Church, Athens, where she also played the organ for many years.
She was a member of the Athens Women's Institute, the Rising Sun Lodge No. 85 of the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Athens Library Board. During the Second World War she joined a Red Cross group.
Mrs. Taylor had painted in watercolours in her teens but put down her brush to raise her family. After her husband's death, she took up painting again, studying under the liberating influence of artist and St. Lawrence College instructor Andrea Green. Even when her eyesight began to fail, she continued to express her inner self through her paintings.
She is survived by her son Ted Taylor and wife Frances of Arnprior and daughter Eleanor Einarson and husband Dawson of Kingston, as well as 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are her brother Bruce Phelps and wife Barbara of Fulton, N.Y., and sister Vivian Schmidt and husband Bill of Adams Centre, N.Y., and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Gerald Phelps (who lived in Lindsay).
Friends were received at the Judson Funeral Home, Athens, on June 7. The funeral was held June 8 in Christ Church, Athens, with Canon Borden Purcell and Rev. Michael Bury of Christ Church, officiating. Burial followed at Athens Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Kyle Toth, Brittany Toth, Patrick Murphy, Jennifer Murphy, Benjamin Brown and David Brown.
Memorial donations were directed to Christ Church, Athens.
Charles Baker, 82
ATHENS -- Charles Baker, 82, a veteran of the Second World War, died May 21, 2004 at Brockville General Hospital.
He was born Allen Charles Baker on August 8, 1921, in Winchester to Oliver Baker and the former Maria Errett.
He joined the army in 1939 and served overseas with the Princess Louise Dragoon Guards until his discharge in 1945 at the end of the war.
He married Muriel Hughes on August 29, 1949, in Smiths Falls and worked for Canadian National Railways until 1970, when he had a serious car accident. He returned to the work force and was employed at Microtel for a few years before his retirement 1986.
He identified with St. Denis Catholic Church in Athens. His interests included the RR 2 Addison hobby farm, where he lived, hunting, fishing and birds.
He is survived by his wife Muriel and eight children: Catherine Nolan of Kingston; Susan Whiteland and husband Ted, Dixielea Dunn and husband Bruce, Richard Baker and wife Margaret and Tom Baker and wife Heather, all of Brockville; Robert Baker of North Augusta, Randy Baker and wife Susan of Cardinal and Sheila Darling of Mallorytown.
Also surviving are 16 grandchildren: Erin Nolan of Toronto, Ainslie and Patrick Nolan of Kingston, Allison Whiteland of Brockville, Terri Whiteland of Carleton Place, Andrew Dunn of Belleville, Kimberly Dunn of Brockville, Tina and Jennifer Baker of Prescott, Jessica and Nathan Baker of Cardinal, Ryan Baker of Brockville, Julie Darling of Mallorytown and Thomas, Emily and Jacob Baker of Brockville. One great-grandson, Tristan Nolan of Kingston, also survives.
Mr. Baker is also survived by three brothers and a sister in the Winchester area, a sister in Chatham and sister Ruby Baker of Brockville, as well as several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his parents, one brother and two sisters.
The funeral was held May 24 at the Judson Funeral Home, Athens, with Father Robert Chisholm officiating. Burial followed at St. Denis Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Patrick Nolan, Andrew Dunn, Ryan Baker, Ron Stewart, Doug Gallagher and Harry Talbot.
Memorial donations were directed to St. Denis Church or charities of the donors' choice.
Ross Nadon, 50
Brockville native Ross Alexander Nadon, 50, of Pembroke, died of cancer May 5, 2004 at Pembroke General Hospital.
He was born April 25, 1954, in Brockville to Alexander Nadon and the former Ruby Matthews. He grew up in Brockville and attended Prince of Wales School and Thousand Islands Secondary School.
He was a member of the Brockville Rifles militia from 1969 to 1973 and joined the Canadian Forces in 1973.
He served in London, Petawawa, Ottawa and Pembroke. In 1994 he retired, having earned the rank of captain. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 72 in Pembroke.
Mr. Nadon enjoyed fishing, drafting, biking and trumpet playing.
He is survived by his daughters Heather and Lynn, both of Brockville; sisters Orma McDougall and husband Robert and Melanie Herbison and husband Byron, of RR 4, Mallorytown; and several nieces/nephews. Also surviving is her former wife, Mary Lee Nadon of Brockville.
He was predeceased by his parents.
A legion memorial service was held May 15 at the Barclay Funeral Home, Brockville, before the funeral there at 2 p.m., with Rev. Ron Hörst, of Trinity Anglican Church, officiating. Cremation was arranged.
Memorial donations were directed to Legion Branch 72, Brockville Rifles and the Canadian Cancer Society.
Mildred Sutton, 95
PERTH -- Mildred Sutton, 95, Smiths Falls day-care pioneer, died May 18, 2004 at her daughter's home in Perth after a long illness.
She was born November 21, 1908 in Englehart, Ont., in northern Ontario, to David Phillips and his wife, the former Blanche McSpadden. She moved with her family to Smiths Falls when she was just an infant.
After graduating from Ottawa Teachers College in the late 1920s, she taught kindergarten before marrying Gordon Sutton, former advertising manager of The Smiths Falls Record News, in 1932.
After raising her own family, she returned to teaching. In the mid-1960s she opened her own nursery school at her Elmsley Street home, in response to a group of local mothers. Initially she charged only a dollar a day. "It was a labour of love, " she said. Enrollment at her school eventually grew to 45.
In the late 1960s she began her campaign to persuade Smiths Falls council to develop a formal day-care program. Her efforts eventually led to establishment of the Child Development Centre in 1972. Two years later she retired as a senior teacher there, but continued to teach as a part-time volunteer.
She believed the first five years of a child's life were the formative years. "That's when his character is being formed, " she told a reporter at the time of her retirement. She spoke of her love of children and her concern about "the lack of discipline and over-attention afflicting many pre-schoolers."
In Smiths Falls she taught pre-school Sunday school at Westminster Presbyterian Church and was a member of the choir and the Women's Missionary Society. She also worked with the Canadian Cancer Society and the public hospital's ladies' auxiliary.
She and her husband moved to Whitby in 1979 and later lived in Brockville. For the past year she lived in Perth.
Mrs. Sutton was an accomplished pianist and in her later years became an avid fan of televised hockey, baseball, golf and tennis, interests that others believe gave her longevity and helped keep her mind sharp.
She is survived by her three children, Ann Cole of Brockville, Ian Sutton of Perth and Lynn Wilson of Perth, as well as five grandchildren, Mark Cole of Kingston, Graham Cole of Brockville, David Sutton of Toronto, Dan Wilson of CFB Petawawa and Kim Wilson of Kingston, and three great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband, Gordon, in 1992.
A memorial service took place May 21 at Blair and Son Funeral Home, Perth, with burial at Maple Vale Cemetery, Smiths Falls.
Memorial donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cancer Society were gratefully acknowledged by the family.
Howard 'Towd' Greenham, 78
LANSDOWNE -- Towd Greenham, 78, war veteran, athlete and retired manager of an LCBO outlet, died July 29, 2004 at his Mallorytown residence.
He was born Howard James Greenham on February 16, 1926 in Athens, where he was raised and educated. His parents were Charles Raymond Greenham and Emma Retta Girden.
He joined the infantry in September 1944, during the Second World War, and was sent overseas in January 1945. After VE Day he transferred to the Royal Canadian Army, Service Corps, and returned home in September 1946. He was discharged in October 1946.
Before he went overseas he married Phyllis Marilyn Gray on January 4, 1945 at her family home in Athens.
He owned and operated his own milk delivery service as well as a bread delivery service. Then he worked as a transport driver for Charlton's, Tompkin Construction and Taggart's. He also worked in mines in the Sudbury area. After working at various Liquor Control Board of Ontario liquor stores, he became manager of the LCBO in the Brockville Shopping Centre (Zellers plaza) and retired in the early 1990s.
Mr. Greenham was a past president of the Leeds and Grenville Conservative party. He was also a past president of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 484, Mallorytown.
He played hockey for the Athens Flyers, played baseball for years and coached baseball for the Mallorytown Softball League.
He is survived by five sons, Robert and wife Nola of Alberta, Rickie and friend Bev of Brockville, Rodney and friend Heather of Spencerville, Randy and friend Dawn of Brockville and Rocky and friend Becky of Mallorytown; four daughters, Bonita and husband Jack Daubney of Mallorytown, Darlene and friend Rick, Sherry Paquin and friend John of British Columbia, and Connie and friend John of North Augusta; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two brothers, Raymond Greenham of Addison and William "Bill" Greenham and wife Dawn of Athens; two sisters, Phyllis Scott and husband Ron of Athens and Doris Turner of Cornwall; and three step-sisters, Bernice Fitzpatrick, Eileen Windsor and Marie Lawson.
Others who survive him are daughters-in-law Eva and Marilyn, brothers-in-law Rocky Gray, Ron Scott and Tim Quesnel, and sisters-in-law Elizabeth Gray and Isabelle Greenham.
Mr. Greenham was predeceased by his wife Marilyn in 2000; three children, Babe, Roger in 1992 and Ronald in 1998; grandson Joshua Daubney; two brothers, Joe Greenham in 1997 and Don Greenham in 1990; and his mother in 1940, father in 1987 and stepmother Laura Covey.
Friends called at the Barclay Funeral Home, Lansdowne, where on August 1 the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 484 held a memorial service. The funeral was held August 2 in the Barclay chapel, with Rev. Paul Gordon officiating and daughter Bonnie giving a eulogy. Burial followed at Escott Cemetery.
The pallbearers were Gerry and Grant Moore, Dave Dixie, Steve Johnson, Lonnie Kelly and Brian Salmon. Honorary pallbearers were Dick Rider, George Moore, Joan Muffatt and Bill Robertson.
Memorial donations were directed to the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Alzheimer Society.
