Saturday 16 September 2017

Picture Series - Smith/Stone



The following pictures were provided by Julie Kelly on Ancestry 

Merl & Myrtle Smith
Merl Smith was the son of Joshua Smith & Mary Jane Vincent.  He married Myrtle Whidden (right) - together they had 4 children - Dorothy, Theresa, Verna & Wylie.

Verna was born in 1926 at Bible Hill and married Russell Eldridge 'Bus' Stone in 1942 at Truro.  Together they had 3 children - Carol, Nancy & Russell Jr.

Verna T Smith




Russell E Stone












As told by Julie, the picture of Russell on the right was when he served in the Canadian Armed Forces - he was known as a 'batboy' and served as a personal assistant to high ranking officers while at the base in Newfoundland


He died in 1990, she in 2016 - they are buried at the Robie Street Cemetery




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