Port Rowan
Mrs. Melissa Dedrick, widow
of the late Austin Dedrick, died suddenly at the home of her son,
Austin, near this village last Thursday night.
Mrs. Dedrick suffered a fall
about two years ago, which impaired her acticity to a certain
extent, but her sudden call was totally unexpected.
A daughter of the late John
Dench, she was born in Port Rowan 76 years ago. Upon her marriage
with her husband they settled on the farm where she lived all her
life.
In early womanhood she
joined the Baptist Church and was devoted to her Christian
privileges and the church of her choice.
Two sons and two daughters
survive: Austin C., at home, and Warren of St. Thomas; Mrs. C.
Lanning (Belle) of Cleveland, and Mrs. E. J. Lanning (Maude) of
Chaplin, Sask., all of whom were present at the funeral except the
latter.
The deceased is also
survived by two sisters, Mrs. Maria Ross and Miss Atlana Dench, of
this village.
The largely attended funeral
was held from the home on Saturday, conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.
M. Smith. The remains were interred in the family plot in Bayview
Cemetery.
