Obituary for ~
Ira Francis Canning
The Chronicle Herald - 1993
CANNING, Ira Francis (Frank) - 82,
Port Williams, Kings County, died
October 11, 1993,
in Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital, Wolfville.
Born in
River Philip, Cumberland County,
he was a son of the late William and
Olivia Maria (Rodgers) Canning.
He graduated from high school in
Springhill
and taught school for several years as an industrial arts
teacher.
He then enlisted with the RCAF during the Second World War
and
following the war entered the ministry,
serving in the Presbyterian
Church at Springhill, Oxford,
Riverview and Sherbrooke, retiring in
1976.
He is survived by his stepson, Harold (Andy) Anderson, Vancouver,
B.C.;
two stepdaughters, Anna (Mrs. George Pickford), Grand Pre;
Kay
Anderson, Kentville; nine stepgrandchildren;
four step-great-
grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by his
first wife,
the former Claire (Ted) Edwards [tombstone says Mathis];
second wife, the former Eleanor [MacIntosh] Anderson;
stepdaughter,
Betty; four brothers,
Clarence, Gordon, Ross, Delbert;
three sisters, Mary, Ruby, Jessie.
Visitation will be 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today
in H.C.
Lindsay Memorial Chapel, Wolfville,
where funeral will be 2 p.m.
Thursday, Rev. Hedley Hopkins officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside
Cemetery, Sherbrooke.
Donations may be made to any charity.
Obituary submitted and typed by Eric M. Keys
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