1973, Thursday March 8, The Almonte Gazette page 3
Ben James
Benjamin Edward James passed away at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, February 19, 1973, at the age of 74. Born November 24, 1898, in Lanark Township, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward James and Hannah McNeely. He farmed in the James' settlement in Lanark Township until 1949 and after brief residence, at Appleton and Carleton Place. He lived in Almonte until his death. He was a member of the original Union Hall Tigers baseball team and the Folger Hunt Club. These, along with his association with the Progressive Conservative Party, and, in later years, his hobby of attending auction sales and refinishing furniture were his main interests. He also was a member of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 and Granite Chapter No. 61 Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife, Annie Adella (Rintoul); two sons, Benjamin David of Ottawa and William Haig of R.R. 6, Bowmanville, and one daughter, Jane Ann Elaine (Mrs. John A. Chamney) of Carleton Place, and ten grandchildren; Margaret Ann, Martha Helene, and Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" James of Ottawa, Jennifer Edith Ann, Donald Thomas, Glenn William and Sheila Lynn James of Bowmanville and Lori Ann Lila, Sara Jane and Amy Melissa Chamney. He is also survived by one brother, Edwin M., Carleton Place; one sister, E. Ellen (Mrs. W. H. Connell) of Nassau, Bahamas, and Toronto and was Predeceased by a sister, A. Lillian (Mrs. H. G. Stanley), Carleton Place. A Masonic service was held at the Kerry Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Almonte, Thursday, February 22, with Archdeacon Salter officiating. Burial was at St. George's Parish cemetery, Clayton, with Pallbearers Alf. James, Mel Gilmour, Wright Mohr, Ivan Gardiner, Henry Stanley and Harold James.
Ben James
Benjamin Edward James passed away at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, February 19, 1973, at the age of 74. Born November 24, 1898, in Lanark Township, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward James and Hannah McNeely. He farmed in the James' settlement in Lanark Township until 1949 and after brief residence, at Appleton and Carleton Place. He lived in Almonte until his death. He was a member of the original Union Hall Tigers baseball team and the Folger Hunt Club. These, along with his association with the Progressive Conservative Party, and, in later years, his hobby of attending auction sales and refinishing furniture were his main interests. He also was a member of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 and Granite Chapter No. 61 Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife, Annie Adella (Rintoul); two sons, Benjamin David of Ottawa and William Haig of R.R. 6, Bowmanville, and one daughter, Jane Ann Elaine (Mrs. John A. Chamney) of Carleton Place, and ten grandchildren; Margaret Ann, Martha Helene, and Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" James of Ottawa, Jennifer Edith Ann, Donald Thomas, Glenn William and Sheila Lynn James of Bowmanville and Lori Ann Lila, Sara Jane and Amy Melissa Chamney. He is also survived by one brother, Edwin M., Carleton Place; one sister, E. Ellen (Mrs. W. H. Connell) of Nassau, Bahamas, and Toronto and was Predeceased by a sister, A. Lillian (Mrs. H. G. Stanley), Carleton Place. A Masonic service was held at the Kerry Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Almonte, Thursday, February 22, with Archdeacon Salter officiating. Burial was at St. George's Parish cemetery, Clayton, with Pallbearers Alf. James, Mel Gilmour, Wright Mohr, Ivan Gardiner, Henry Stanley and Harold James.
1973, Thursday March 8, The Almonte Gazette page 3
Ben James
Benjamin Edward James passed away at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, February 19, 1973, at the age of 74. Born November 24, 1898, in Lanark Township, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward James and Hannah McNeely. He farmed in the James' settlement in Lanark Township until 1949 and after brief residence, at Appleton and Carleton Place. He lived in Almonte until his death. He was a member of the original Union Hall Tigers baseball team and the Folger Hunt Club. These, along with his association with the Progressive Conservative Party, and, in later years, his hobby of attending auction sales and refinishing furniture were his main interests. He also was a member of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 and Granite Chapter No. 61 Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife, Annie Adella (Rintoul); two sons, Benjamin David of Ottawa and William Haig of R.R. 6, Bowmanville, and one daughter, Jane Ann Elaine (Mrs. John A. Chamney) of Carleton Place, and ten grandchildren; Margaret Ann, Martha Helene, and Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" James of Ottawa, Jennifer Edith Ann, Donald Thomas, Glenn William and Sheila Lynn James of Bowmanville and Lori Ann Lila, Sara Jane and Amy Melissa Chamney. He is also survived by one brother, Edwin M., Carleton Place; one sister, E. Ellen (Mrs. W. H. Connell) of Nassau, Bahamas, and Toronto and was Predeceased by a sister, A. Lillian (Mrs. H. G. Stanley), Carleton Place. A Masonic service was held at the Kerry Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Almonte, Thursday, February 22, with Archdeacon Salter officiating. Burial was at St. George's Parish cemetery, Clayton, with Pallbearers Alf. James, Mel Gilmour, Wright Mohr, Ivan Gardiner, Henry Stanley and Harold James.
Ben James
Benjamin Edward James passed away at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, February 19, 1973, at the age of 74. Born November 24, 1898, in Lanark Township, he was the son of the late Thomas Edward James and Hannah McNeely. He farmed in the James' settlement in Lanark Township until 1949 and after brief residence, at Appleton and Carleton Place. He lived in Almonte until his death. He was a member of the original Union Hall Tigers baseball team and the Folger Hunt Club. These, along with his association with the Progressive Conservative Party, and, in later years, his hobby of attending auction sales and refinishing furniture were his main interests. He also was a member of Mississippi Lodge No. 147 and Granite Chapter No. 61 Royal Arch Masons. He is survived by his wife, Annie Adella (Rintoul); two sons, Benjamin David of Ottawa and William Haig of R.R. 6, Bowmanville, and one daughter, Jane Ann Elaine (Mrs. John A. Chamney) of Carleton Place, and ten grandchildren; Margaret Ann, Martha Helene, and Elizabeth Jane "Jennie" James of Ottawa, Jennifer Edith Ann, Donald Thomas, Glenn William and Sheila Lynn James of Bowmanville and Lori Ann Lila, Sara Jane and Amy Melissa Chamney. He is also survived by one brother, Edwin M., Carleton Place; one sister, E. Ellen (Mrs. W. H. Connell) of Nassau, Bahamas, and Toronto and was Predeceased by a sister, A. Lillian (Mrs. H. G. Stanley), Carleton Place. A Masonic service was held at the Kerry Funeral Home on Wednesday evening. The funeral service was held in St. Paul's Anglican Church, Almonte, Thursday, February 22, with Archdeacon Salter officiating. Burial was at St. George's Parish cemetery, Clayton, with Pallbearers Alf. James, Mel Gilmour, Wright Mohr, Ivan Gardiner, Henry Stanley and Harold James.
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