The
community was shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. H. W. Anderson
which took place quite unexpectedly on Tuesday the 7th instant at the
home of her grandson, Mr. L. A. McCrimmon of Hamilton, where she was
spending a few days. She was brought home for burial in the Port Royal
Cemetery on Thursday.
She was the youngest daughter
and last surviving member of the family of 13 children of the late
Timothy Abbott Esq., one of the earliest pioneer settlers on the Front
Road west of Port Royal.
She was born 14 Dec 1847. In
1868 she married H. W. Anderson, only son of James Anderson, also one
of the pioneer settlers of Port Royal district. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
spent their entire lives in the neighborhood of Port Royal and were an
influential couple known and respected by an extended circle of
friends and neighbors.
Mrs. Anderson's kindly and
cheery disposition won her many friends and made her path smooth
throughout her long and useful life. She was the mother of two
children, Florence, wife of Chancellor, A. L. McCrimmon, who
predeceased her mother, and Mr. J. Harry Anderson of Erie View.
The funeral on Thursday
afternoon was largely attended. Service was held at the family home at
Port Royal and was conducted by the Rev. A. T. Parnell of Port Rowan
Baptist Church, with interment in the family plot at Port Royal
Cemetery.
The bearers were W. H.
Leighfield, Chas. Walsh, Peter Fick, E. Foster, Geo. Leighfield and C.
M. Foster.
