Elvie Edmond Lowther (1917 - 2012)

Born 7 May 1917 in West Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Died 14 Oct 2012 at age 95 in West Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Elvie Edmond Lowther was born on 7 May 1917 in West Leicester, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada^[1], son of Albert Eldridge Lowther (1869 - 1953) and Mary Jane (Stonehouse) Lowther (1870 - 1967).

His siblings were:

1. Robert Simes Lowther (1899 - 1983)
2. Susan Lowther (1900 - )
3. Albert Lowther (1902 - 1985)
4. Norman Miller Lowther (<1911 - 1985)

Elvie married Frances M. Gordon (born in 1923; died in 1999).

Elvie died on 14 Oct 2012 in West Leicester aged 95.

Obituary

OBITUARY Elvie Edmond Lowther, age 95, of West Leicester, passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. Born in West Leicester, he was a son of the late Albert E. and Mary Jane (Stonehouse) Lowther. He lived all his life in West Leicester except for a short time he served in the army. He was a carpenter and was proud of the houses he built or worked on in Leicester and surrounding areas. Elvie operated a "sugar woods" on the home property for many years. He enjoyed getting together with friends and pulling out the fiddle to play music. In his younger years he often played at dances. Elvie was the last surviving member of his family. Besides his parents he was predeceased by his wife, Frances M. Gordon; brothers, Robert, John, Albert & Norman; sisters, Susan, Helen, Evelyn and Ruby. He is survived by many nieces and nephews and will be missed by his long time caregiver Dorothy Bowser and his cat Lucky. There will be no funeral service or visitation by request of the deceased. Interment in the Leicester Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ NS archives birth record

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