Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Telfer

1911 - 2002  (90 years)

• Name	Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Telfer
  Born	15 Jun 1911	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" Dance
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338963
  Died	13 Feb 2002	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	16 Feb 2002	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I338963	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	John Hall "Jack" Dance,   b. 14 Dec 1904, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 1992, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Don Dance   2. Douglas Dance   3. Jane Elizabeth Dance,   b. 15 Jul 1932, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 May 2015, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F247902	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Dance - With her family by her side, Mary Elizabeth (Bessie) Dance entered peacefully into rest following a lengthy illness at Telfer Place, Paris on Wednesday, February 13, 2002. Formerly of Ayr, she was in her 91st year. Born in Paris, she was a daughter of the late Myrtle Louise Midgley and William Elliott Telfer. Bessie devoted her life to her family, the village of Ayr and her church, Knox United where she was a devoted lifelong member of the U.C.W. Bessie was an avid gardener. She was a faithful and loving wife for 61 years of the late John H. Dance (1992). She will be dearly remembered by her children Jane and Marlen Vincent of Seaforth, Don of Ayr, Doug and Carole of R.R. 2, Paris and Anne Dance of Guelph; her grandchildren, Bryan and Lynda Vincent, Lynda and Brian Ruston, Barry and Brenna Vincent, Dianne Dance and Ken Lillycrop, Jamie and Laurie Dance, Karen and David Cordon, Kathy and Rick Elliott and 15 great-grandchildren. Also survived by brother Harold and Bernice Telfer of Paris. In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by two sisters, Marjorie Wishart and Mildred Cornell and by granddaughter Karen Vincent. Funeral service was held at the Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home on Saturday, February 16 at 10 a.m. Reverend Fred Hagle of Knox United Church officiated. Interment was in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Feb 20 2002 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Dance/ John H./ Dance/ Dec. 14, 1904/ Oct. 31, 1992/ His wife/ Mary E./ Telfer/ June 15, 1911/ Feb. 13, 2002/ Dear parents of Jane, Don, Doug/ [Back] Dance [Mounted photograph of John & Mary]

  
  

• Event Map

  Buried - 16 Feb 2002 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth