Gertrude Lillian Lowry
After a lengthy illness of Alzheimers disease, Gertrude Lillian Lowry of RR 3 Almonte, died on March 27 in Almonte General Hospital, She was in her 68th year. Born in Almonte, she was the daughter of the late John Gilmour and his wife Christena Lawson. She attended school at SS no 5, Ramsay. In 1939 she married S. George Lowry and moved to Highway 29 to farm with her husband who survives her. She is also survived by a son Edwin (and his wife Marian) of Almonte and daughters Shirley Eastman of Toronto, Marilyn (Mrs Brian Kealy) and Lois (Mrs Dave Drummond) of Almonte and Irene (Mrs Mervyn Hilliard) of Carleton Place and 11 grandchildren. Also survived by her sister Mary (Mrs Arnold Leishman) of Almonte and brother Murray Gilmour of Dauphin, Manitoba. She was predeceased by brothers Wilfred, Allan and Charles. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the Gamble & Comba funeral home to the Almonte Presbyterian church on Tuesday, March 29, with Rev E. Smith officiating assisted by Rev R. Hill. Interment took place at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bert Lowry, Donald Lowry, Wes Knox, Thomson Clarke, Stewart Drummond and Boy Jamieson. Honourary pallbearers were Borden Hilliard, Ernie Giles, Gordon McCoy, Bill Stewart, Alex Bowes and Dennis Sirman.
Gertrude Lillian Lowry
After a lengthy illness of Alzheimers disease, Gertrude Lillian Lowry of RR 3 Almonte, died on March 27 in Almonte General Hospital, She was in her 68th year. Born in Almonte, she was the daughter of the late John Gilmour and his wife Christena Lawson. She attended school at SS no 5, Ramsay. In 1939 she married S. George Lowry and moved to Highway 29 to farm with her husband who survives her. She is also survived by a son Edwin (and his wife Marian) of Almonte and daughters Shirley Eastman of Toronto, Marilyn (Mrs Brian Kealy) and Lois (Mrs Dave Drummond) of Almonte and Irene (Mrs Mervyn Hilliard) of Carleton Place and 11 grandchildren. Also survived by her sister Mary (Mrs Arnold Leishman) of Almonte and brother Murray Gilmour of Dauphin, Manitoba. She was predeceased by brothers Wilfred, Allan and Charles. The funeral, which was largely attended, was held from the Gamble & Comba funeral home to the Almonte Presbyterian church on Tuesday, March 29, with Rev E. Smith officiating assisted by Rev R. Hill. Interment took place at Auld Kirk Cemetery. Pallbearers were Bert Lowry, Donald Lowry, Wes Knox, Thomson Clarke, Stewart Drummond and Boy Jamieson. Honourary pallbearers were Borden Hilliard, Ernie Giles, Gordon McCoy, Bill Stewart, Alex Bowes and Dennis Sirman.
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