Lloyd Gemmell Smye

1918 - 2018  (99 years)

• Name	Lloyd Gemmell Smye
  Born	9 Dec 1918	Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW1 - Royal Canadian Navy
  Residence	1952	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-340238
  Died	16 Apr 2018	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I340238	Generations
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	George Carruthers Smye,   b. 1884, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Margaret Baird Gemmell,   b. 10 Jul 1884, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1918, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	31 Aug 1911	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F248909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy K. McCarthy,   b. 1921,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2024
  Family ID	F248391	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SMYE, Lloyd Gemmell December 9, 1918 - April 16, 2018. After a full life, well lived, Lloyd passed away peacefully at the Innisfree Hospice. Lloyd was the beloved husband of Dorothy (McCarthy) for 76 years. He was the much loved father of Russell (Judy) and Meredith (Charlene), grandfather of Ryan (Tiffany) and Blake, great-grandfather of Kennedy, Olivia, Koen, Patrick and Cael, uncle of Judy (Bryon) Bates, Joy (Steve) Mackowiak, Margaret (Herb) Thompson and Gordon (Terri) Smye. Lloyd was predeceased by his father, George Carruthers Smye, his mother, Margaret (Gemmell), his stepmother, Mary (Gillespie), his brother, George William Smye (Emily) his daughter-in-law, Trista and his niece, Cheryle (Wayne) Anderson. Lloyd was born in Ayr and moved to Galt as a young man to become a machinist and to play Junior baseball. He met Dorothy, the love of his life, in Preston and they married on St. Patrick's Day in 1942. At the advent of WWll, Lloyd joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in Halifax, Comox, Charleston, N.C. and on the HMCS Uganda, until the end of the war in the Pacific. Lloyd was an active member of the Galt community. He was the President of the Galt Kinsman Club, an active fundraiser for the Red Feather Campaign and coach and convenor for minor hockey and baseball. Lloyd was a Past Master of Alma Lodge #72 and a member of the Waterloo Chapter #32. He was also a faithful member of the First United, St. John's and Cedar Hill United Churches, serving as a Sunday School Teacher, usher and elder. Lloyd was a long time employee of Canada Machinery Corporation and Ingersoll Rand. Lloyd's "Happy Place" was the family cottage on Lake of Bays. Over the years, he enjoyed many years of good times with family and friends. During his retirement years, Lloyd and Dorothy wintered in Florida with their friends and travelled across Canada, the USA and Europe. Many thanks to the staff of Innisfree House for their care and compassion over the past few weeks. At Lloyd's request, cremation has taken place and a Celebration of Life will be held on April 20, 2018, at 11: 00 a.m., at the Coutts Funeral Home in Cambridge for family and close friends. At some future time, his ashes will be interred, along with Dorothy's, at their family plot in the Ayr Cemetery. Times 18 Apr 2018\kerning0

  
  

• Sources

  [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Smye/ Lloyd G./ 1918 - / Dorothy K./ 1921 - / In loving memory [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Margaret B Gemmell Marriage Date: 31 Aug 1911 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Spouse:George C Smye

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Dec 1918 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1952 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Apr 2018 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth