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Frances Elizabeth Pettit

Female 1918 - 2011  (93 years)


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  • Name Frances Elizabeth Pettit 
    Born 9 Jul 1918  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Frances Elizabeth Smith 
    Residence Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-435140 
    Died 9 Nov 2011  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I435140  Generations
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2024 

    Family James Giffen Smith,   b. 16 Jan 1918,   d. 5 Jan 2004  (Age 85 years) 
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F276210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SMITH, Frances Elizabeth (nee Pettit)

      Passed away peacefully, at A.R. Goudie Eventide Home in Kitchener, on November 9, 2011, in her 94th year. Beloved wife of 57 years of the late James Giffen Smith. Frances is survived by her children: Barbara and Andrew Normand of Glasgow, Scotland; Gordon Smith and Anna Briggs of Liverpool, England; James Smith and Ivy Lee of North Vancouver; Robert and Helen Smith of Calgary; David and Meryl Smith of Delta, B.C.; Donald and Anna Smith of Hanover; Margaret and François Paré of Kitchener; Ian Smith and Elizabeth Podnieks of Toronto and by her many grandchildren. Sister of the late Harvey Pettit and the late Helen Heming. Frances was born near Freeman, now part of Burlington. She studied at MacDonald Institute, Guelph. She and James lived in Guelph, Sarnia, Beeton and Tottenham, before settling in Galt, where they raised their children on Aberdeen Road. Frances was very involved in Presbyterian women's groups and later worked as the secretary of Knox's Galt Presbyterian Church. Friends will be received at T. Little Funeral Home and Cremation Centre, 223 Main Street, Cambridge on Tuesday, November 15th, 2 - 4 and 6 - 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Knox Galt Presbyterian Church, 2 Grand Avenue South, Cambridge on Wednesday, November 16th at 11 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment at Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge.

      Cambridge Times 16 Nov 1911

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      SMITH/ James/ Giffen/ SMITH/ Jan. 16, 1918/ Jan. 5, 2004/ Frances/ Elizabeth/ PETTIT/ July 9, 1918/ Nov. 9, 2011/

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 2011 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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