Brown's
Corners
Mrs. Caroline Forsythe, who
death occurred at the home of her nephew, John Dennis in Simcoe on
17 Dec 1920 was born in Charlotteville on 17 Mar 1836, and had lived
nearly all her life in the village of Delhi and surrounding country.
Deceased was a daughter of
the late Mark Brown and Caroline Bannister, and her first husband
was David Wade of Delhi. There was one child born of this union,
David, now in British Columbia. After some years of widowhood she
married Gideon Forsythe of Jarvis, who predeceased her some 45 years
ago.
Though at the advanced age
of nearly 85 years, she led an active and useful life until quite
recently, whe for the past six months she had suffered with a
dropsical trouble which terminated in her death. Deceased was a
member of the Church of England at Delhi, and led a kindly Christian
life, which will be remembered long by those who knew and loved her.
Besides her son David of
British Columbia, she is survived by one sister, Mrs. Mary Deverell
of Winnipeg, and two step-brothers, William and Stephen of
Charlotteville.
The funeral service was
conducted by the Rev. D. A. Moir of St. James Church, Simcoe, at the
residence of her nephew, John Dennis, and interment took place in
Delhi Cemetery on Sunday afternoon at one o'clock.
