Donna Parks

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John Story Parks
The death of John Story Parks, 50 years, occurred Saturday Dec. 21 at his residence, 25 Fifth avenue west. Mr Parks was an employee of the bridge and building department of the T. and N.O.k but had suffered from ill health for a number of weeks. The body was ssent to Snow Road, Ont., Sunday evening, where interment was made this afternoon. The funeral cortege, which accompanied the body to the CPR station was composed of members of the IOOF Lodge, No. 271, of which the deceased was a member. Surviving are his wife and two children.

North Bay Nuggeet
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
24 December, 1929

John married Mary "Hazel" McDonald on 18 Jun 1919 in McDonald Corners, Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Mary (daughter of Hugh L. McDonald and Mary Avery) was born on 15 Nov 1897 in Dalhousie Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Sep 1978 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Morley Ashby
Mrs. Morley Ashby of RR 3 Lanark died suddenly from a heart condition at the Great War Memorial Hospital in Perth on Friday, September 22nd, 1978.

Mrs Ashby was the former Mary Hazel McDonald and was born in Dalhousie Township on November 15th, 1897, a doughter of the late Hugh McDonald and his wife Mary McCulloch. She was educated at a Dalhousie Township school and attended St. Andrew's United Church at Watson's Corners.

In June 1919 she was married to John Parks who predeceased her in 1929. In 1956 she was married to Morley Ashby who survives. Also surviving are her son, Hugh Parks of Thunder Bay and her daughter Myrtle McGinnis of Parry Sound, together with grandchildren Jack McGinnis, Ruth Stafford, Larry, Robert, Donna and Hughie Parks. Other survviving members of her family are a niece Betty Bramhall and nephews Archie and Ivan Scott. She was predeceased by three sisters, Jessie Scott, Rose Purdon and Elsie McDonald.

The funeral service was conducted in the Young Funeral Home, Lanark by Rev. M.B. Jose on Sunday afternoon, September 24th. Interment was in Highland Line Cemetery.

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Parks - McDonald
The beautiful new home of Mr and Mrs Hugh McDonald of Dalhousie was the scene of an interesting even on Wednesday afternoon, June 18th, when their eldest daughter, Hazel, was united in marriage to Mr. John S. Parks of Maberly. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dainty gown of white satin with silk fringe and silver beading. She wore also the groom's gift, a gold and diamond pendant. Rev A.M. Little, B.A., tied the nuptial knot in the presence of about seventy guests. There were no attendants. After the marriage service the company repaired to the dining room where tables were spreaad and prettily decorated for the wedding feast. A toast to the bride was proposed and responded to by the the groom and Mr. McDonald. The bride was the recipient of many useful and valuable gifts, one of them being a handsome cheque from her uncle, Mr. H. McCulloch of Penticton, B.C. Mr and Mrs Parks are both held in high esteem and carry with them a host of good wishes from their many friends.

The Lanark Era
Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Wednesday, June 25, 1919

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John married Sarah Bain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Hugh married Mary Avery. Mary was born in 1866; died in 1951. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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