Ian McPherson McRae

1930 - 2002  (72 years)

• Name	Ian McPherson McRae
  Born	1930	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-171909
  Died	31 Jul 2002	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	3 Aug 2002	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I171909	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Alexander Thomas McRae,   b. 3 Dec 1888, South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Feb 1968, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Catherine May Kennedy,   b. 20 May 1893, Burford Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1975, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Married	1 Dec 1920	Princeton, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario
  Family ID	F49883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	J. Kathleen Cornfield,   b. 1932,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F249002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ian McRae Well-known Ayr resident, Ian McPherson McRae, died at the Willett Hospital, Paris, on Wednesday, July 31st, 2002. Ian was in his 72nd year. Born in Paris, he was a son of the late Catherine May Kennedy and Thomas Alexander McRae. For many years he farmed at RR 3, Ayr, before moving into Ayr. Ian was a long-time Director and Past Presi d ent of the Paris Agricultural Society; Director and Past President of the Canadian Shorthorn Association; Past Councillor of North Dumfries Township; former Director of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair; Director of the Ayr Cemetery Board; member of the Ayr Lawn Bowling Club, Knox United Church and Farmers' Euchre Club of Cambridge. He was a long-time Scottish entertainer. He is survived by his wife Katie (Cornford); his children Liz and Joe Michiels of Bright, Peter and Kim of Paris, Anne and Curtis Locke of London, Jamie and Kim of Ayr; grandchildren Adam, Michelle, Andrew and Heather, Nicole and Matt, Jeff, Jennifer, Jill and Jason, Marsha, Graham, Cathy and great-grandsons Noah and Harrison; brother Murray and Dorothy ,of Denfield; sister Jessie Mackie of Ayr; sister-in-law Marian and Reg Walker of Cambridge and brother-in-law John Cornford of Ayr. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends were received at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home then to Knox United Church where funeral service was held on Saturday, August 3 at 3: 00 p.m. Pallbearers were grandsons Adam, Andrew, Matt, Jeff, Jason and Graham. Cremation followed with interment of cremated remains in the Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 7 Aug 2002 pg 12

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . [Front/East] McRae/ In Affectionate Remembrance of/ Rev. Andrew R. McRae B. A./ 1883-1933/ Rachael Gillam McRuer/ 1883-1922/ Isabel Eliz. McCormick/ Second wife/ 1880 - 1955/ Buried at Glen Morris/ Andrew Robson McRae/ 1921 - 1999/ His wife/ Agnes Elizabeth Pate/ 1924 - / His grace is sufficient [Back/West] McRae/ Alexander T. McRae 1888 - 1968/ his wife/ CatherIne M. Kennedy 1893 - 1975/ Ian McPherson McRae 1930 - 2002/ His wife/ J. Kathleen Cornford 1932 - /

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 3 Aug 2002 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth