George
Verdon Jarvis: 80, 3 Phillip St., Truro,
formerly of Pictou, died July
7, 1996,
in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro.
Born in Canso, he was a
son of the late
George and Laura (Barrington) Jarvis.
He worked for
seven years in the merchant marine
and 42 years at the Pictou Shipyards.
He was an avid fisherman, hunter and bowler.
Painting pictures was a
huge part of his life
and many family and friends have his beautiful
paintings.
He was a member of St. David’s United Church,
Bible Hill, and
a former member and elder
of Pictou United Church.
Surviving are
daughters, Elizabeth (Liz) Dyke, Truro;
Shirley (Mrs. Tom MacCarthy),
Three Brooks, Pictou Co.;
son, Allan, Earltown; seven grandchildren; a
great-grandchild;
sisters, Rhoda Talbot, Georgina MacKenzie; Canso;
Doris Ethier, Sudbury, Ont.; brother, Norman Jarvis, Vermont.
He was
predeceased by his first wife,
the former Florence Beatrice Frizzell;
sisters, Elsie Gratto; brothers, Percy, Harvey.
Visitation 2-4, 7-9 pm
today, funeral 2 pm Wednesday,
both in McLaren Funeral Home, Pictou,
Rev. Murray Favier officiating.
Burial in Haliburton Cemetery. Donation
to
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or Canadian Cancer Society.
Thanks to Diana Tibert for this obituary.
