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- OBITUARY: Thursday, May 26, 1956 - Mrs. Cela Marchant:
The death of Mrs. Cela McCutcheon Marchant on Friday, April 27, at the Red Cross hospital, Mindemoya, leaves a vacancy in the early pioneers born on Manitoulin. Mrs. Marchant was born on the McCutcheon homestead in the township of Sandfield, July 13, 1883. She attended Sandfield public school & the Methodist Church at Tehkummah. Her generous & kindly disposition will ever be remembered by those who knew her.
As a young girl Mrs. Marchant went to Toronto where she spent a number of years. Later she went to Vancouver & was employed by the Hudson's Bay Company. She was one of the leading sales ladies in that store.
In September 1921 she married Ernest William Marchant. Mrs. Marchant lived on the west coast until 1945 when she returned to Manitoulin & for the past 10 years resided at Mindemoya. Mrs. Marchant was a member of the United Church & belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star.
The funeral was held from the McCutcheon home on Sunday, April 29. The service was conducted by Rev. Higginbotham of Mindemoya, assisted by Rev. Mary Dougherty of Tehkummah. Rev. Dougherty sang the beautiful hymn "There Is No Night There" accompanied by Mrs. George Ward at the piano. The many floral tributes showed the esteem in which Mrs. Marchant was held.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest Marchant, 3 brothers, Stewart of Superior, USA, Vesper Manitowaning & Clifford of Sandfield. Pall bearers were Burkett Robinson, William Hare, Roy Arnold, Bert Watson, David Ward, & W. Tilson.
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1883 - 1956 (72 years)