It
becomes our duty to record the death or another old resident of
Townsend in the person of Mr. Walter McKerlie who passed away on
Sunday.
Mr. McKerlie was
born in Wentworth County seventy-three years ago but has lived in
Townsend for the past fifty-four year where he was widely known as a
man of sterling qualities.
He was a faithful
member of the Round Plains Methodist church. Mr. McKerlie suffered
from heart trouble and for six weeks has been very ill. Dropsy set in
and on Sunday last, death released him from suffering.
His wife
predeceased him by some nine years. He leaves to mourn, two sisters
and two brothers, Mrs. Joseph K. McMichael, Mrs. Calvin McMichael, Mr.
Alex. McKerlie of Hamilton, and Mr. Wm. McKerlie of Townsend, also two
sons and a daughter, John and William and Mrs. H. Bartholomew.
The funeral took place from the residence of Mr. Henry Bartholomew on
Wednesday afternoon to the Round Plains cemetery.
