Mortimer Henry Smith

1886 - 1958  (71 years)

• Name	Mortimer Henry Smith
  Born	30 Nov 1886	Kentville, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-351733
  Died	12 Aug 1958	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I351733	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Anne Mackay,   b. CALC 16 Oct 1882, Glace Bay, Cape Breton Co., Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1937, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F251859	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Nellie Ford Turner,   b. Sackville, Westmorland Co., New Brunswick, Canada ,   d. 12 Feb 1974, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F251860	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mortimer H. Smith PRESTON— Mortimer H. Smith, 71, of 508 Queen St., Preston, died at the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, Galt, early today. Mr. Smith was in ill health for two years and confined to hospital for 10 days. Born in Kentville, N.S., he came to Preston in 1920 from Sackville, N.B. He was employed at Clare Brothers, Ltd. He was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church and at one time was chairman of the board of management. Mr. Smith was past president of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club, a member of golf and curling clubs and at one time was associated with VON work. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Surviving are his wife, the former Nellie Ford Turner, two sons, David M. A. Smith of Toronto and Donald W. M. Smith of Illinois, two sisters and two brothers in Kentville and four grandchildren. His first wife, Elizabeth Ann Mackay, died in 1937. The body is at the H. K. Stager Funeral Home where the funeral will be conducted Thursday at 2: 30 p.m. Committal service will follow in Park Lawn Memorial Chapel. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Aug 1958 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Smith/ [3 Flat Markers] Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born Kentville N.S./ Nov. 30, 1886/ Died In Preston/ Aug. 12, 1958./ Elizabeth Anne Mackay/Beloved Wife Of/ Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born In Glace Bay N.S./ Died In Preston Jan. 24, 1937./Nellie Ford Turner/ Beloved Wife Of/ Mortimer Henry Smith/ Born In Sackville N. B./ Died In Preston Feb. 12, 1974.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 30 Nov 1886 - Kentville, Nova Scotia Died - 12 Aug 1958 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth