Jacob
Winegarden, of Vanessa, formerly of Simcoe, passed away Friday, March
10, 1939, in his 88th year. Deceased had been ailing for several
months. He was born near Teeterville, a son of the late Peter
Winegarden and Mehitable Thomas. He married the former Margaret Ann
Taylor, also of Teeterville, who predeceased him thirteen years ago.
Surviving are two
daughters: Mrs. Wyatt Whitehead of Vanessa and Miss Hettie Winegarden
of Buffalo, N.Y.; three sons, Charles of Niagara Falls, Ont., Thomas
of Detroit, Mich., and Robert E., of Buffalo, N.Y.; also thirteen
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One sister, Mrs. Frank
Brown of Waterford, also survives. Two sons, John of Simcoe and
William of Buffalo, N.Y., predeceased him some years ago.
The funeral was
held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wyatt Whitehead, on Monday,
March 13, at two o'clock and was conducted by the Rev. Wray Davidson
of Tillsonburg, formerly of Simcoe, a friend of the family and the
Rev. Hartley Watt of Vanessa.
