John Smith "Jack" Brown

1928 - 2001  (73 years)

• Name	John Smith "Jack" Brown
  Born	3 May 1928	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-338357
  Died	27 Aug 2001	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	30 Aug 2001	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I338357	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert John Brown,   b. 10 Apr 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Apr 1951, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Harvey "Bessie" Findlater,   b. 26 Mar 1895, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Feb 1947, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Married	4 Dec 1922	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F37073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lors Marie Wilkin,   b. 1931,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F247652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John S. Brown - John Smith (Jack) Brown of Ayr passed away at Lisaard House, Cambridge on Monday, August 27, 2001 in the presence of his loving wife, children, sisters and brother. Beloved husband of Lois (Wilkin), loving father to Sharon (Steve) Brown of Cambridge, Bonnie (Dave) Chapman of Ayr, Wendy (Dale) Benson of Ayr, Greg (Mary Jane) of Paris, Larry (Karen) of Ayr and Chris (Jennifer) of Ayr. Spectacular grandfather of, Michael, Traci, Jennifer, Angela, Mark, Jonathon, Dana, Elizabeth, Ryan, Fiona, Chris, Tyler, Trent, Jordan, Daniel and Curtis and great-grandfather to Julia and Matthew. Jack was born May 3, 1928 in North Dumfries Township and grew up, on what is now, the R. F. Brown farm at RR 2, Paris. He was the second son of Robert and Bessie (Findlater) Brown and a special brother to Elspeth (Art) Sowden of Paris, Robert (Peggy) Brown of Paris, Mary Dicken of Cambridge, Marg (Ab) Gignac of Cambridge and Cathy (Norm) Murphy of Cambridge. Loving son-in-law of Ruby and the late William Wilkin, of Little Current, Jack was also a wonderful brother-in-law to Bert Anne) Wilkin of Elliot Lake, Glenda (John) Hodder of Little Current, and Dorothy Brown of Washington. Predeceased by a brother Harvey Brown. Growing up Jack was active in many local sport leagues including hockey and ball and continued to enjoy these sports well into adulthood adding golf, euchre, bridge and fishing to his cadre of skills. Jack was a partner for 22 years with Dalrymple Insurance Brokers, Ayr, retiring in 1988. Upon retirement he and Lois, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in April, 2001, divided their time between homes in Destin, Florida, Little Current and Ayr, Ontario making lifelong friends in each location. Resting at Ayr Chapel, Wm. Kipp Funeral Home. Visitation today (Wed.) 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at Knox United Church, Ayr on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. Interment Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Aug 29 2001 pg 15

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Brown/ John Smith/ (Jack)/1928 - 2001/ Lors Marie/ Wilkin/ 1931 - / Loving parents of/ Sharon, Bonnie, Wendy, Greg, Larry, Chris [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20783 (1922), Brown-Findlater. Robert John Brown, 38, Farmer, res. North Dumfries, b. North Dumfries, son of James Brown (B. Ontario) and Elizabeth Smith Married Elizabeth Harvey Findlater, 27, Household Duties, res. North Dumfries, b. North Dumfries, daughter of John Findlater (B. Scotland) and Elizabeth Harvey, Witnessed by: Joseph R. Findlater and Hannah R. Brown Both of Ayr, 4 December 1922 in North Dumfries [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Elizabeth H Findlater Age: 27 Birth Date: abt 1895 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 4 Dec 1922 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: John Findlater Mother: Elizabeth Harvey Spouse: Robert J Brown Spouse's Age: 38 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1884 Spouse Birth Place: North Dumfries Spouse Father: James Brown Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Smith

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 May 1928 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 Aug 2001 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 30 Aug 2001 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth