Sheila Jean Edgar

1953 - 1970  (17 years)

• Name	Sheila Jean Edgar
  Born	26 May 1953	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	accident, misfortune
  Misfortune	1970	, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada
  	killed in car accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-339733
  Died	17 Oct 1970	, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Auto Accident
  Buried	20 Oct 1970	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I339733	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Cameron Laurie Edgar,   b. 28 Jan 1912, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Aug 2001, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Margaret Eleanor Telfer,   b. 26 Jan 1917, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 May 1994, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F248201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A popular local girl, Sheila .lean Edgar, 17, RR 3, Ayr, died suddenly early Saturday morning in an auto crash. The car Miss Edgar was driving, left the road on an S-turn approaching the Twin Bridges which span the Nith River, 1/2-mile south 0o Perry's Corners, just Past the Henri Boterberg farm. The car which had landed in the river was not fiiund until 9 am Saturday when it as spotted by Mr. Boterberg and his son Robert. who were driving by the scene on a farm tractor. At the same time, three men who were hunting nearby, came to the scene. 'I'hey called the Woodstock O. P. P. who investigated. Miss Edgar had been baby-sitting with two other girls at the Harry Edgar residence. RR 3. Bright. during the evening. Prior to the accident she had driven home friends who lived in the Washington area. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cameron Edgar. became alarmed when she failed to return home. A search of district roads failed to locate the car until it was spotted by the Boterbergs in the morning. Sheila was a Grade 12 student at Southwood Secondary School, Galt. She was a member of Knox Church, Ayr and of the Knox Young Peoples' group. She was also an active member of the 4-H Homemaking Club. Surviving besides her parents is a brober, Robert. at home. Funeral service was conducted by Rev D. E. Willis of Ayr from Little's Funeral Home, Galt on Tuesday afternoon. Internment in Ayr Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gordon McRuer. Alex Edgar. William Kinaird. Alden Cochrane. Allan Edgar and George Gillespie. The Ayr News Oct 22 1970 pg 1

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Edgar/ In Loving memory of/ William Thomas Edgar/ Aug. 2, 1877 - May 23, 1956/ Jeannie Wight Laurie his wife/ Dec. 19, 1883 - Aug. 29, 1960/ Cameron Laurie Edgar/ Jan. 28. 1912 - Aug. 30. 2001/ His wife/ Margaret Eleanor Telfer/ Jan. 26. 1917 - May 27. 1994/ Bruce Telfer Edgar/ beloved son of Cameron & Margaret Edgar/ Jan. 23, 1952 - Jan. 27, 1952/ beloved daughter/ Sheila/ Jean Edgar May/ 26th 1953 - Oct. 17, 1970

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 26 May 1953 - , Ontario, Canada Misfortune - killed in car accident - 1970 - , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Auto Accident - 17 Oct 1970 - , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - 20 Oct 1970 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth