James Colborne Richmond

1947 - 1970  (23 years)

• Name	James Colborne Richmond
  Born	11 Feb 1947	Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Misfortune	1970
  	killed in auto accident
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338204
  Died	26 Apr 1970	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Cause: Cause: Auto-Train Accident
  Buried	28 Apr 1970	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I338204	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Ross Richmond,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jun 1973, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Jeannie Alberta Smith,   b. 16 Nov 1914,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	13 Jan 1940	, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F247581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richmond Dies From Injuries - A Washington man died at St. Mary's Hospital early Sunday of injuries received a week ago in a car-train collision which also took the life of his fiancée. Dead is James C. Richmond of Washington, in his 23rd year. His fiancée, Marion Joy Miller of Baden, was pronounced dead at the scene of the April 19th accident on Wilmot Township Road 14, a half-mile south of Highway 7-8B, near Baden. They were to have been married this summer. He had been a student at Guelph University for the past 4 years. Born at Washington, Ontario, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Richmond, he had lived near Washington all his life. Surviving besides his parents are three brothers, Robert, Geoffrey and Rodger, all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Garry (Carolyn) Gibbons, New Hamburg and Rosemary at home; maternal grandmother, Mrs. R. J. Smith, Fairfield, Ontario. The funeral service was held from the Glendinning Funeral Home, Plattsville, on Tuesday, April 28th at 2: 30 p.m. Burial was in Ayr Cemetery. Rev. H. D. Pillen of Washington United Church officiated. Pallbearers were Douglas Kempthorne, Rick Kaufman, Roger Shantz, Ronald Montgomery, Bruce Hundt and Donald Kreager. Flower bearers were William Thomson, Bruce Richmond, John Shepard and Murray Shepard. The Ayr News Apr 30 1970 pg 10

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Richmond/ James Ross Richmond/ Feb. 28, 1915 - June 8, 1973/ his beloved wife/ Jeanne Alberta Smith/ Nov. 16, 1914 - / Our son/ James Colborne/ Feb. 11, 1947 - Apr. 26, 1970/ Geoffrey Thomas/ May 2, 1953 - April 2, 1999 [A] Geoffrey [B] James [C] Ross

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1947 - Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Auto-Train Accident - 26 Apr 1970 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 28 Apr 1970 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth