John Alexander Byers

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John Alexander Byers

Powassan: Funeral services will be held at Powassan, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock for John Alexander Byers, who died Monday at his home in Powassan. He was 86 years of age and was ill for only two days before his death. The service will be held at the home of his son, Irvin, with Rev. Knowles officiating, and internment will take place in the Nipissing Cemetery. Mr. Byers six sons will act as pall-bearers.
Born at Eganville, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Byers, he moved to Nipissing in 1894 and lived there until two years ago when he moved to Powassan. One of the best known residents of the Nipissing area, he worked as a sawmill employee and farmer most of his life.
Mr. Byers was predeceased by his wife, the former Florence Mary Perry nine years ago. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Clinton Turcotte, North Bay; Mrs. S. Grawbarger, Callander; Mrs. A.W. Radkey, Larder Lake; Mrs. Bert Johnston, Simcoe; and six sons, William, Mimico; Alex and Levi, Callander; Enos, Gordon and Irvin, Powassan. Two brothers Thomas, Powassan and Robert, Pittsburgh, Penn., also survive.
--The North Bay Nugget, North Bay, Ontario, July 13, 1948 Page 2