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Compiler's
Comment: The Births Marriages Deaths column of 18 Jul 1912 Simcoe
Reformer (page 5) lists the death of Donald [sic] Erwin, 48, on 6 Jul
1912 in Townsend Township. Greenwood Cemetery in Waterford includes a
stone for David Erwin, born 6 Sep 1863, died 6 Jul 1912. An
unedited transcript of a page 8 obituary from 18 Jul 1912 Simcoe
Reformer appears below. [Paragraph breaks inserted by the transcriber]
Death
of David Erwin
One
of Townsend's most prominent farmers in the person of Mr. David Erwin,
Villa Nova, died Saturday, July 6, 1912, after two months'
illness.
Mr.
Erwin lived on the old homestead and had one of the finest farms and
buildings in the township. While not active in public affairs, he was a
farmer of more than average ability, industrious, and a friend of
everybody.
A
widow, two boys, four brothers, George William, Robert and Albert, and
three sisters, Mrs. Wm.
Honey, Mrs. Wm. Somers and Mrs. Aquilla
Birdsell, are left to mourn their loss.
The
funeral was held from his late residence on Tuesday afternoon and was
very largely attended. The service was conducted by his pastor, Rev.
Judson Truax, assisted by the Rev. James Wright. Interment took place in
Greenwood Cemetery.
-- Waterford Star.
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