St. Stephen’s Cemetery
St. Stephen’s Cemetery
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ROW 1
1. Pink granite
2. Brown metal groundstone
3. Brown metal groundstone
4. Black granite
5. Black granite
ROW 2
1. Grey granite
North – Susannah / wife of / Jas. GADEN / died Jan. 24, 1881 / aged / 52 y’s & 9 m’s / erected by son / G. W. GADEN/ Blessed are they that liveth / in the name of the Lord /
West – James / GADEN / died / Aug. 17, 1918 / in his / 90 year /
2. White granite
North – In loving memory of / Frederick George / only son of / Fred & Annie SMITH / born Sept. 14, 1906 / died July 22, 1919 / Gone but not forgotten / K. Mary SMITH / May 3, 1911 / Oct. 10, 1970 /
South – Frederick J. SMITH / May 14, 1878 / Nov. 15, 1937 / his wife / Elizabeth Anne SMITH / Jan. 10, 1873 / Feb. 4, 1960 /
3. Red granite
ROGERSON / Bessie NOTT / 1901 – 1955 / wife of / James ROGERSON / their children / Margaret 1928 – 1980 / Harry (infant) 1931 /
4. Red granite
At rest / Duncan CARSWELL / 1870 – 1945 / his wife / Edith LUMLEY / 1884 – 1968 /
5. Brown metal ground stone
FERGUSON / In loving memory of / James / FERGUSON / 1919 – 1991 / husband of / Jean I. / CARSWELL / 1920 – 2005 / parents of Duncan /
6. Red granite
North – CRABE / Mary Jane / 1899 – 1981 / Wm. Russell / 1895 – 1977 /
South – CRABE / A. George / 1892 – 1976 / [Veteran Poppy emblem]
7. Black granite
In loving memory / BURKMAN / Ernest A. / 1919 – 1992 / his wife / Elva G. / 1916 / Mary A. Vondera / 1904 – 1992 /
8. Black granite
NOTT / double ring motif – Sept. 22, 1962 / Donna Mae / LODGE / 1938 – 2000 / Wilfred G. NOTT / 1932 – / Always loved / never forgotten /
ROW 3
1. White marble
Our little / Sandford Innes / died / June 12, 1875 / AE 7 m’s & 14 d / son of / John A. & Sarah / STUTT / Beneath this stone / our darling sleeps /
2. Black granite
North – Charles A. BRADT / died Nov. 21, 1908 / aged 58 yrs / Elizabeth his wife / died Oct. 31, 1911 / aged 60 yrs / Our darling Willie / died Jan. 15, 1880 / aged 3 yrs 3 mos /
South – In loving memory of / John A. BRADT / died Nov. 24, 1929 / aged 56 yrs / He giveth his beloved sleep / his wife / Evelyn May SMITH / 1893 – 1982 / Safe in the arms of Jesus / BRADT /
3. White marble, broken, lying flat on ground
Mary Ann / wife of / Paul SLOAN / died Mar. 15, 1897 / [broken; age illegible] / Mother, thou art gone to rest / and this shall be our prayer / that when we reach our journey’s end / thy glory we may share /
4. Red granite
LUNN / William LUNN / 1859 – 1933 / beloved husband of / Annie WOODEN / 1866 – 1939 / their children / Bertha B. 1904 – 1929 / Roy F. 1901 – 1910 /
5. Black granite
East – Woodmen of the World Memorial / LUMLEY / James O. LUMLEY / 1855 – 1935 / his wife / Mary J. JARDINE / 1859 – 1953 / their son / Sgt. B. G. LUMLEY M. M. / killed in the Great World War / 1887 – 1918 /
West – At rest / Charles MORTON / 1900 – 1946 / Mildred F. LUMLEY / 1901 – 1992 / Murray CARSWELL / 1917 – 1949 /
Footstone – Charles
6. Black granite
CARSWELL / Ross Peter / 1927 – / husband of / Marie WESTLAKE / 1928 – 2000 / parents of / Jennie and Bill /
7. White marble
North – CLARK / Nathan CLARK / born / Sept. 15, 1833 / died [date appears to be not cut] [Note – the April 30, 1914 issue of the Dutton Advance contains the obituary of a Nathan Clark, age 89]
East – Margaret J. CLARK / died / Aug. 23, 1912 / aged / 74 yrs & 2 mos /
West – Rachel T. CLARK / died / Aug. 10, 1884 / aged 20 yrs / 1 mo. & 4 days /
8. White marble
Rachel T. / 4th dau of / Nathan & Joanna / CLARK / died Aug. 10, 1884 / aged / 20 yrs, 1 mo. & 4 days /
9. Grey marble
North – CLARK / Louis Reed CLARK / killed at Vimy Ridge / Apr. 9, 1917, aged 22 yrs / Greater love hath no man / than this, that a man lay / down his life for his friends / [Veteran poppy emblem]
Nellie / CLARK / 1889 – 1970 / wife of / Frank / WHALLS / 1887 – 1963 /
South – Hermon CLARK / died June 16, 1921 / in his 69th year / Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord / Margaret CLARK / 1862 – 1943 / beloved wife of / Hermon CLARK /
10. Grey granite
WEIR / William WEIR / 1895 – 1976 / beloved husband of / Katharine NOTT / 1910 – 1990 /
ROW 4
1. Grey granite
North – In loving memory / W. H. BRADT / 1918 – 1993 / his wife / Mary C. LODGE / 1927 – /
South – BRADT / C. William / 1880 – 1960 / his wife / F. Nellie / 1898 – 1991 / Thy will be done /
2. Grey granite ground stone
McLENNAN / In loving memory of / George / 1884 – 1977 / Father / Minnie / 1889 – 1965 / Mother /
3. Grey granite ground stone
BOYD / In loving memory of / Charles H. / 1922 – 1978 / Father / [Veteran poppy emblem ]
4. Red granite
O’HARA / George O’HARA / died Oct. 29, 1924 / aged 94 years / his wife / Elizabeth F. SMITH / 1849 – 1947 / Emily DOWLER / 1886 – 1955 / wife of / Wm. George O’HARA / 1873 – 1963 /
5. White marble
In memory of / Jane / wife of / Thomas A. SILCOX / and daughter of / David & Mary CASCADEN / died / Mar. 31, 1873 / AE 27 y’rs 10 m’s / & 10 d’ys / formerly of Ballintra / Ireland / Weep not for me husband dear / I am sleeping neath the sod / Oh love the children to us given / as I’ve loved you next to God /
6. White marble
Our mother / In memory of / Mary Ann / wife of / David CASCADEN / died / Oct. 20, 1882 / aged / 68 y’s /
7. White marble
Sacred / to the / memory of / David CASCADEN / who died / Sept. 8th, 1874 / in the 74th year / of his age / a native of Ballintra / Ireland /
8. Grey marble
South – J. CASCADEN, M.D. / died / Aug. 31, 1904 / in his 64 year / Hope to see my / pilot face to face / when I have crost / the bar / Hannah / Katharine / DECOU / widow of / John Cascaden, M.D. / died / May 9, 1923 / in her 69 yr /
East – David Arthur / son of / J. & H. K. CASCADEN / died / Oct. 27, 1877 / in his 4 year /
9. Grey marble
In memory of / John PRATT / born June 27, 1827 / died Oct. 2, 1896 / native of / Warwickshire, Eng. / Gone from a world / of pain and care in / the hope of mansions / bright and fair / to dwell with thee / in light / PRATT /
10. Grey marble
West – In memory of / Edmond / ROCHE / died / May 28, 1891 / aged 79 yrs /
North – In memory of / Catharine / wife of / E. ROCHE / died / Sept. 11, 1886 / aged 73 yrs /
11. Grey granite
WALKER / In loving memory of / Evelyn B. / EDWARDS / 1913 – 1990 / George E. / WALKER / 1911 – 2004 /
12. Pink granite
PRICE / William G. / Mar. 16, 1916 / Dec. 2, 1989 [Veteran poppy emblem] / his wife / H. Rose COOMBES / Apr. 15, 1913 / June 28, 2005 /
ROW 5
1. Black granite
BOBIER / John Albert BOBIER / 1867 – 1933 / his beloved wife / Elizabeth SMITH / 1876 – 1896 /
2. Red granite
O’HARA / Geoffrey / 1899 – 1991 / husband of / Dorothy WRIDE / 1901 – 1985 /
ROW 6
1. Red granite
West – Chester HENDERSON / Oct. 26, 1847 – Aug. 26, 1895 / Margaret, his wife / Jan. 11, 1850 – July 23, 1927 / HENDERSON /
East – Eva CLARK wife of / Frank A. HENDERSON / Feb. 18, 1879 – Feb. 21, 1902 / Frank A. HENDERSON / June 28, 1875 – Apr. 12, 1928 / his wife Alice HENDERSON / Feb. 13, 1884 – July 19, 1970 /
2. Grey granite ground stone
Fay, inft. dau of / Frank & Hazel / FORDHAM / [no dates inscribed]
3. Brown granite
Together Forever / BROWN / Harry Cecil / BROWN / Sept. 1, 1907 / Jan. 28, 1996 / Florence I. / SUTHERLAND / Dec. 10, 1909 / parents of / John and Robert /
4. White marble
In memory of / Izant Matilda / daughter of / Edward & Matilda / BURWELL / died / July 30, 1870 / aged 10 weeks & 2 d /
5. Red granite
BROWN / John W. BROWN / Oct. 29, 1869 / Sept. 10, 1937 / his wife / Annie Laura JONES / Oct. 30, 1880 / Dec. 5, 1945 /
6. Red granite
North – LUMLEY / Moses Willey LUMLEY / Sept. 10, 1843 – June 5, 1909 / Diadama WILLIAMS / his wife / 1844 – 1932 / Bertha M. LUMLEY / 1870 – 1875 /
South – John LUMLEY / born in Rillington / Yorkshire 1766 / moved to Southampton, N.S. 1774 / moved to Dunwich, Ont. 1820 / died 1842 / Ann HARRISON LUMLEY / 1766 – 1837 / Maud WESTREN / 1876 – 1953 / wife of / Charles C. LUMLEY / 1874 – 1962 / Dama LUMLEY / 1906 – 2001 / wife of / Alfred M. BELL / 1909 – 1988 /
Footstones – Maud, Charles, Dama, Alfred
7. Black granite
In loving memory / NOTT / Ruth E. / ASHMORE / 1909 – 1997 / Wm. Hugh / NOTT / 1908 – 1983 / parents of / Wilfred, Larry & Helen /
ROW 7
1. Brown granite
North – BOBIER / William BOBIER / died Sept. 29, 1894 / aged 72 years / a native of Co. Wexford / Ireland / Rejoice in glorious hope / Jesus the Judge shall come / and take his servant up / to his eternal home /
East – Annie M. GRAHAM / 1884 – 1955 / wife of / Harry BOBIER / 1874 – 1962 /
South – Thomas SLOAN / 1864 – 1953 / his wife / Margaret BOBIER / 1871 – 1954 /
West – Mary, wife of / William BOBIER / died July 13, 1918 / aged 80 years / William F. BOBIER / 1873 – 1949 /
Footstones – Father, Mother, William F.
2. White marble
Sacred / to the memory / of / Mahlon BURWELL / who departed this life / the 25th day of / January / A.D. / 1846 / aged 62 years / 11 months and 7 days / He was for Parliaments / a member of the / House of Assembly for the / County of Middlesex and / for one Parliament member / for the Town of London /
3. White marble
In / memory of / Sarah / widow of the late / Mahlon BURWELL / who died / Aug. 25, 1870 / aged 80 yrs / 9 m’s & 2 d’s /
4. Red granite
North – WHITELOCK / Archibald J. WHITELOCK / Apr. 13, 1885 – Mar. 17, 1975 / his wife / Edrie Irene WHITELOCk / Mar. 9, 1890 / Aug. 6, 1955 /
South – NOTT / George NOTT / May 3, 1863 / Sept. 9, 1930 / Jessie, wife of / George NOTT / May 27, 1863 – Aug. 5, 1929 /
5. Grey marble
ARNOTT / John ARNOTT / died / Oct. 26, 1898 / aged 74 yrs / Elizabeth / CAMPBELL / his wife / died / Aug. 17, 1911 / aged 85 yrs /
6. Grey marble
Father / John ARNOTT / died / Oct. 26, 1888 / aged 75 years / [note the difference in inscription as compared to stone # 5]
7. Grey marble
ARNOTT / In memory of / John Livingstone, son of / John & Elizabeth ARNOTT / died Dec. 5, 1876 / aged 21 y’rs & 2 mo’s /
8. Grey marble
Murdock McLENNAN / died / June 15, 1905 / aged 80 yrs /
9. Grey marble
In memory of / Margaret McLENNAN / EDGEWORTH / daughter, wife, mother / died Oct. 8, 1919 /
10. Grey granite groundstone
McLENNAN / In loving memory of / Elizabeth / 1856 – 1931 / Mother / J. C. / 1852 – 1937 / Father / Elizabeth / 1882 – 1971 / daughter /
11. Grey marble
Wm. BALE / died / Aug. 2, 1929 / in his 89th year / Lydia / wife of / Wm. BALE / died Feb. 5, 1903 / in her 62nd year / W. Dale / POTTICARY / grandson / 1899 – 1904 /
12. Black granite
In loving memory / BROWN / Leota M. / ( HOUSE ) / 1914 – 1996 / wife / George W. / BROWN / 1905 – 1993 / Husband /
ROW 8
1. Grey marble
Jack / died Aug. 26, 1890 / aged 9 mo’s / children of / Earnest & Jennie / BROWN / Rowland / died Dec. 19, 1903 / aged 5 y’rs / & 9 mo’s /
2. Red granite
North – HOLLAND / Richard / 1847 – 1930 / his wife / Sarah CAMPBELL / 1854 – 1931 /
South – HOLLAND / A. Lorenzo HOLLAND / July 17, 1878 / Aug. 21, 1968 / Annie V. PIPER / wife of / A. Lorenzo HOLLAND / May 24, 1889 / May 12, 1948 /
3. Black granite
North – Thy Will Be Done / ATKINSON / F. Dora / HOLLAND / 1915 – / wife / Wilfred / ATKINSON / 1911 – 1970 / husband /
South – Lyle T. ATKINSON / (Iden) / Aug. 30, 1955 /
ROW 9
1. Black granite
North – NOTT / Murray NOTT / 1917 – 1995 / Oral M., his wife / 1917 – 2004 / parents of Gayle / Mar. 8, 1952 – July 2, 1995 / beloved wife of Fred /
South – NOTT / Edwin NOTT / 1869 – 1957 / Mary E., his wife / 1879 – 1960 /
2. Red granite
NOTT / Harry NOTT / born Mar. 21, 1858 / died June 27, 1930 / his wife, Mary / born Dec. 22, 1872 / died Dec. 25, 1948 / At rest /
3. White marble
William A. BRADDON / 1883 – 1958 / [Veteran poppy emblem] / Mary Edith RUDDICK, R.N., wife of Wm. A. BRADDON / 1874 – 1933 / “Let her own works praise her” / BRADDON /
4. Grey granite
BRADDON / Esther Jane ( McCLELLAND ) / BRADDON / born June 14, 1891 / died Jan. 6, 1962 /
5. Red granite
HOLLAND / Myrtle G. / LUNN / 1922 / wife / Clarence P. / HOLLAND / 1913 – 2004 / husband /
ROW 10
1. Black granite
North – Jeannette / Elizabeth / LUNN / Jan. 9, 1919 / June 5, 1998 / beloved wife of / Garth B. LEITCH / Mar. 19, 1924 / Jan. 11, 2000 /
South – LUNN / In memory of / A. J. Cessford / 1892 – 1968 / his wife / Annie Mabel / 1891 – 1978 /
2. Grey granite
WALKER / Father / William / Dec. 8, 1876 / June 11, 1957 / Mother / Sarah J. / July 5, 1879 / Feb. 2, 1942 /
3. Red granite
WATKINS / James WATKINS / 1861 – 1924 / his wife / Elizabeth PEARSE / PIPER / 1861 – 1960 /
4. Red granite groundstone
John Alexander / McLENNAN / 1908 – 1924 /
5. Red granite groundstone
John Arnott / McLENNAN / 1879 – 1966 /
6. Red granite groundstone
Sarah ( BOYLE ) / McLENNAN / 1888 – 1974 /
7. White marble, flat
In memory of / Annie / daughter of / George & Hannah / WAITE / died June 6th, 1880 / aged / 7 y’rs 5 m’s / & 12 days / [broken]
8. Black granite
BROWN / Ernest A. / 1863 – 1913 / his wife / Jane BALKWILL / 1865 – 1942 / their son / Fred G. / 1902 – 1986 / his wife / Florence BACKUS / 1899 – 1993 /
ROW 11
1. Red granite
West – John BROWN / died / Oct. 20, 1911 / aged 84 yrs /
North – Mary Jane / beloved wife of / John BROWN / died / Aug. 24, 1879 / aged / 40 y’rs & 9 m’s /
East – Bertha C. / 5th dau of / John & Mary / BROWN / died / Apr. 12, 1888 / aged 13 y’rs /
Footstone – Mary Jane
2. White marble
Gertrude Aggie / youngest daughter of / John & Mary Jane / BROWN / died April 18, 1878 / aged / 8 m’s & 2 d’ys /
3. Red granite
West – NOTT / George / NOTT / died June 12, / 1905 / in his 75th / year / At rest / Alice his wife / died / Nov. 13, 1914 / in her 77th / year /
East – Frederick / NOTT / died / May 16, 1916 / aged / 45 years / Barbara, his wife / died / Oct. 20, 1918 / aged / 24 years /
Footstones – Fred, Barbara
4. Red granite – LUNN
North – Lizzie Jane / wife of / Thomas LUNN / died Apr. 25, 1880 / aged 25 y’rs / Matilda H. / wife of / Thomas LUNN / died Apr. 13, 1898 / aged 45 yrs / Thomas LUNN / 1847 – 1935 /
West – Andrew LUNN / died / Sept. 5, 1908 / in his 89th year / Thomas J. LUNN / 1882 – 1925 / his wife / Lizzie HORN / 1886 – 1964 /
South – Isabella / wife of / Andrew LUNN / died Sep. 18, 1892 / aged 65 yrs / Alice Isabella / dau of / J. & E. LUNN / born Sep. 5, 1908 / died Oct. 30, 1908 /
East – Isabella LEITH / wife of / James LUNN / died Nov. 21, 1896 / in the 38 year / of her age / James LUNN / died Mar. 6, 1932 / in his 75th year / Elizabeth / GEDDES/ his wife / 1870 – 1941 /
Footstone – Alice
5. Grey marble
West – George / 1856 – 1940 / Lodica / 1858 – 1942 / WAITE /
South – George / WAITE / died Mar. 19, 1903 / in his 71st / year / also his wife / Hannah / died / June 15, 1903 / in her 76th / year / Natives of / Oxfordshire / England
East – Ronald / Francis / son of / Ruby / HOUSE / and Archie / COUTTS / great – great / grandson of / Geo / & Hannah / Sept. 11, 1936 / July 31, 1986 /
6. Grey marble
East – Elizabeth GEDDES / native of / Banffshire, Scotland / died at Tyrconnell / May 6th, 1903 / aged 68 years /
West – Andrew GEDDES / a native of / Banffshire, Scotland / died at Tyrconnell / March 21st, 1902 / aged 75 years / GEDDES /
ROW 12
1. White marble
In memory of / Mary Isabella / daughter of / John M. & Margaret R. / BRADDON / died Dec. 15, 1882 / aged / 1 year, 3 mo’s & 16 d’ys /
2. Red granite
Richard H. JESSOP / 1810 – 1893 / Alice BELL, his wife / 1819 – 1884 / Herbert HENDERSON / 1859 – 1924 / Rebecca JESSOP / his wife / 1859 – 1941 /
3. Brown granite
COUTTS / Ruby M. HOUSE / 1914 – 1998 / wife of / Archie G. COUTTS / 1911 – 2004 / Never forgotten /
CHUTE – St Thomas Times Journal, 24 July 1935, Page 7, c8 – Born & Died – Margery Jean CHUTE, infant daughter of Mr & Mrs Ross W. CHUTE, July 21. Burial June 22 in Burwell Park Cemetery. No monument found – CVH September 2005