Inez Collum

1886 - 1940  (53 years)

• Name	Inez Collum
  Born	25 Oct 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-86141
  Died	4 Mar 1940	Neepawa, , Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Riverside Cem., Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I86141	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	John Collum,   b. 12 Mar 1809, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland ,   d. 17 Feb 1905, Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth "Elizabeth" McQuire,   b. 19 May 1837, Kingston, Frontenac Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1920, Orange Ridge , , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1862	Maryborough Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F2155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Death of Mrs. E. Hughes Death came as a release from several months suffering for Mrs. E. Hughes at her home in Neepawa early Monday morning, March 4, and her passing is mourned by a large circle of friends. She was in her 54th year. Mrs. Hughes was formerly Miss Inez Collum, and she was born at Kitchener, Ontario, October 25, 1886. At the age of 14 she came west with her family to Griswold, Man. Later she attended school in Winnipeg and there she married Elijah Hughes in 1907. They lived there for three years and then came to Neepawa to reside where the home has been made since. She was a member of St. James Anglican Church and past president and life member of the Women's Auxiliary, past noble grand of Anemone Rebekah Lodge and past President of Rebekah District No. 10. She was past Mistress of Primrose Lodge No. 203, L. O. B. A. and Deputy Grand Secretary of the Manitoba Grand Lodge at the time of her death. During the Great War she was very active in I. O. D. E. work. Surviving are her husband and two sons: Cecil, of Nelson, BC; and William at home; and two daughters, Verna of McConnell and Mrs. Shirley Williamson, at home at present; two brothers, David Collum of Winnipeg and Wm. Collum of Glenholm and four sisters, Mrs. Emma Galloway of Winnipeg; Mrs. Sarah Haselem of Kitchener, Ontario; Mrs. Ella Parkes of Superior, Ontario and Mrs.Mary Moore of St. Wallaceburg, Ontario. The funeral will be held from St. James Church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be made in Riverside Cemetery, Neepawa. The pallbearers will be C. T. Pedlar, Geo. Thomas, W. H. Beard, C. V. Kerr, A. P. Clarke and C. Greenhalgh. Neepawa Press. Tuesday March 5, 1940

  
  

• Sources

  [S800] News - Manitoba, Neepawa - Neepawa Press, "Obituary of Mrs. E. Hughes," 5 Mar 1940. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Div 2 pg 37.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Oct 1886 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Mar 1940 - Neepawa, , Manitoba, Canada Buried - - Riverside Cem., Neepawa, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth