Robert Gordon "Gordon" Armour

1908 - 1981  (72 years)

• Name	Robert Gordon "Gordon" Armour
  Nickname	Gordon
  Residence	1908	Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Concession 8
  Birth	24 Aug 1908	Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  		Robert Gordon Armour Birth
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KZ21-8WN
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KZ21-8WN
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	46799724
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46799724
  _UID	812AAAE0684847819EE28B628C304488A293
  Death	25 Mar 1981	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Although in failing health for some years the passing of Robert Gordon Armour came as a shock to his many friends and neighbours and family among whom he was held in high esteem. He was in his 73rd year and passed at the Great War Memorial Hospital on the morning of March 25, 1981. Born August 24, 1908 he was the second oldest son of Mary E. Thompson and Robert Armour who predeceased him in 1943 and 1947 respectively. He attended SS#12 Drummond (McGarry) anad Perth Collegiate Institute. On leaving school he worked at the Bank of Montreal in Perth, Goderich and others for several years. After training in other vocations the wide open space claimed him. He was married to Hilda MacLaren who passed away 1976 in December. Survived by 3 sisters and one brother. Muriel (Mrs. William Rathwell), Perth RR#5; Margaret of Ottawa; Jean (Mrs Clifford Buchanan) of 12 Market St., Smiths Falls and Donald of Perth. A brother Francis predeceased him in 1973 and another brother John S. Murray in infancy. Funeral Services were held at Blair and Son Chapel conducted by Rev. G.M. Richardson paster (sic) of St. Paul's United Church where Gordon was a faithful member. Pallbearers were two nephews, Glenn Rathwell and Dean Buchanan; and neighbours and friends Kenneth J. Barr, Lloyd Van Order, Bill Allan and John Somerville. Beautifulu floral tributes and donations to the heart and cancer funds were mute evience of the high esteem in which the deceased was held by a wide circle of friends.
  		Robert Gordon Armour obituary draft
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I3665	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage, My Great Grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	Robert "Bob" Armour,   b. 4 Jul 1876, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Nov 1947, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Thompson,   b. 17 Aug 1872, Burgess North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Oct 1943, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	10 Jul 1906
  Family ID	F3694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hilda Alice Frances McLaren,   b. 10 Sep 1898, Elmsley North Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 23 Dec 1976, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	18 Dec 1969
  Family ID	F1102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Residence - Concession 8 - 1908 - Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Birth - 24 Aug 1908 - Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Death - 25 Mar 1981 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth