Sadie Albertie (Reaney) Shirley (1895 - 1979)

Born 29 Nov 1895 in Metcalfe, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Clifford Milton Shirley — married 31 May 1916 in Erskine Presbyterian Church, Ottawa, Ontario

Died 29 Apr 1979 at age 83 in Winchester, Dundas, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Sadie Albertie Reaney, daughter of George Reaney and Bertie Waddell, was born 29 November 1895 in Metcalfe, Ontario^[1][2][3]

Note that Sadie's middle name is "Albertie", like her mother and as it was written in her mother's Bible.

According to her sister Elva, their father was opposed to her beau, Clifford Shirley, on religious grounds, so they eloped and were married^[4] 31 May 1916 in Ottawa, Ontario.

Sadie and Cliff led a loving and religious life, dedicated to the Pentecostal faith. Their entire married life was spent in a white clapboard home on Main Street, Metcalfe, Ontario.^[5] They had no children.

Sadie died at Winchester District Memorial Hospital on 29 April 1979 following a lengthy illness in her 84th year. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Claire Mullen on Wednesday, 2 May 1979. Pall bearers were Charlie Shirley, Alvin Tierney, John Smiley, Ron Stuart and Don Fairchild. Both Sadie and Cliff are interred at plot 67 in the Union Cemetery, Metcalfe, Ontario^[6].

The following newspaper clipping was found in archives at the Osgoode Township Museum in Vernon, Ontario but neither date nor newspaper name were noted:

On Monday, May 31, 1976, friends and relatives along with Walter Baker, M.P., visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shirley, to honour them on the occasion of their 60th Wedding Anniversary. Mrs. John Smiley gave Mrs. Shirley a beautiful corsage of red roses and Mr. Shirley a white carnation. The congregation of the Edwards Pentecostal Church presented the couple with a potted gloxinia. Other gifts of flowers, plants, money and cards were also presented.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-DZ4G-Z?cc=1784212&wc=QZ3B-LLV%3A1584203503%2C1584228701%2C1584228702 : 15 January 2016), Births > 1897 > no 1001-13104 > image 1224 of 1657; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
2. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901; Reinnie, Sadie; District Russell (112), Ontario; Sub-District Osgoode (G); Family 85, Page 11, Line 14; Library and Archives Canada; Microfilm T-6495; Reference RG31 - Statistics Canada; Item 36639864; Date Modified 2023-07-20.
3. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911; Schedule 1 - Population; Reaney, Sadie A; Item 14375324; District Russell (118), Ontario; Sub-District Osgoode Township, Metcalfe Village (46), Family 16, Page 2, Line 28; Library and Archives Canada; Microfilm T-20396; Reference RG31 - Statistics Canada; Date Modified: 2023-03-06.
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch: 28 May 2015), Marriage licenses and affidavits > 1916 > no 16930-17615 > image 162,163 of 1438; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
5. ↑ Census of Canada, 1921; Schedule 1 - Population; Shirley, Sadie; Item 64814327; District Russell (125), Ontario; Sub-District Osgoode (Township) (28), Family 9, Page 1, Line 44; Library and Archives Canada; Microfilm T-25836; Reference RG31 - Statistics Canada; Date Modified: 2023-03-06.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #119873990 - Metcalfe Union Cemetery, Metcalfe, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Created by: HeatherMcKibbon

Sadie was the profile creator's mother's eldest sister.
Many personal details about Sadie and Cliff were gleaned from her brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews, some of whom were still living in Metcalfe in 2019.