Violet Driver Plumtree

1904 - 1992  (87 years)

• Name	Violet Driver Plumtree
  Born	4 Oct 1904	Bolton, , Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Violet Driver Keachie
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340219
  Died	20 Jan 1992	Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	22 Jan 1992	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I340219	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Ernest Plumtree,   b. 10 Aug 1883, Derby, , Derbyshire, England ,   d. 25 Apr 1972, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen "Polly" Bellis,   b. 20 Jun 1882, Hanley, Cheshire, England ,   d. 31 Oct 1960, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	5 Feb 1909	Wroxham, , Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F4240	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Keachie,   b. 18 Apr 1896, Sheffield, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario ,   d. 7 Aug 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Children	1. Mary Keachie   2. Ruth Keachie   3. Georgina Alice Keachie,   b. 28 Mar 1933, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1998, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F248381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. George Keachie Mrs. George Keachie passed away at Park Lane Terrace, Paris, on Monday, January 20th. She was in her 88th year. Born in England, she was the former Violet Driver Plumtree, a daughter of the late Ernest Plumtree and Mary Ellen Bellis. She came to Canada as a youngster. Married to George Keachie, the couple farmed for many years at RR 2, Paris, on the farm now owned by Ian Cruickshank. They moved to Ayr in 1948, residing at the corner of Scott and Main Streets. Shortly after her husband's death in 1962, she took up residence with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mantle at RR 2, Paris. A couple of years ago she took up residence at Park Lane Terrace in Paris. Mrs. Keachie was a member of Knox United Church, Ayr; former member of Ayr Women's Institute; and last president of West Dumfries Farm Women's Club. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by a sister Alice Britton. Surviving are three daughters, Mary and Fred Mantle of RR 2, Paris, Georgina and Doug Turnbull of Burlington, Ruth (Murray) and Mac Saunders of Kitchener; a brother Charles Plumtree of Roseville; nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren. Rested at the Wm. Kipp Funeral Home, Paris, where funeral service was held today (Wed.) at 11 a.m. Interment Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News 22 Jan 1992 pg 13

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Keachie/ In Loving memory of/ George Keachie/ Apr. 18, 1896 - Aug. 7, 1962/ His beloved wife/ Violet Plumtree/ Oct. 4, 1904 - Jan. 20, 1992/ Thy Will Be Done. [A] Dad [S2485] News - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr News, Obituary of Mrs. George Keachie - 22 Jan 1992 pg 13.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Oct 1904 - Bolton, , Lancashire, England Buried - 22 Jan 1992 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth