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Herbert John Dobbs
HERBERT JOHN DOBBS
Following a long illness, Herbert John Dobbs of Golden Valley passed away in the Civic Hospital in North Bay on June 30th, in the 46th year of his age.
Mr. Dobbs was born Nov. 11, 1910, a son of the late William John Dobbs and Caroline Hart Shortland. He was a life-long resident of the community.
On October 4th, 1933, Mr. Dobbs married Vera Ellen McConnell of Nipissing, and besides his wife he leaves a family of one son and two daughters - Berton, 21, Noreen, 17, and Judy 11-all at home with mother.
Herb was a very popular and likeable fellow, always ready to lend a helping hand to others. He enjoyed music and he organized an orchestra of which he was the leader and played with his family for the last twenty years until June of last year, when he was stricken with his illness. He will indeed be missed.
The Rev. Mr. Brampton of the United Church conducted the funeral services at the home, the church and at the graveside. The L.O.L., of which Herb had been an active member for 25 years, also had an impressive service at the graveside for their departed brother. Herb was also active in the Argyle Lions Club, and a service of remembrance was sponsored by this group too on the eve of the funeral.
The funeral brought together a multitude of friends, neighbors and relatives, and the many, many floral tributes indicated the great esteem in which Herb was held, and the
high regard for his family.
Pall-bearers were Lions Ed. Diamond and Fred Hinchberger, Bros. Bert and Leo Driver of the L.O.L., and Oliver Towns and Wendel Moore of the United Church Board of which Herb was a member.
Relatives and friends were here from Matheson, Kirkland Lake, Callander, South River, Sundridge, Vittoria, Toronto, Mount Forest, Dunchurch, Parry Sound, Blind River, Arnstein, Port Loring, Loring, Haileybury, Nipissing and Trout Creek.
Besides his immediate family there are seven sisters and five brothers surviving, namely: Mrs. John Currie (Laura), Mrs. A. Badgley (Gertrude) of South River; Mrs. W. Cunnington (Mae) of Matheson; Mrs. R. E. Forest (Frances) of Toronto; Mrs. B. Shaughnessy (Emily) of Mount Forest; Mrs. R. Leavoy (Bertha) of Kirkland Lake; Fred and Arnold of Callander; George of North Bay; Mrs. F. Garton (Lillie); Ralph and Leonard of Golden Valley.
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1910 - 1956 (45 years)