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Harry Clifton MacKeen
MacKeen, Harry Clifton
78,
Boylston, Guysborough County, died Tuesday in Victoria General Hospital.
Born in Guysborough, he was a son of the late
Fulton and Ida (MacDonald) MacKeen.
In his early years, he was employed with Noranda Mines, Quebec.
He later came to Halifax and worked with Purdy Brothers.
He joined the customs brokerage firm of Reynolds and Christie, Halifax.
Retiring to Guysborough in the early 1970’s,
he was a well-known figure and fundraiser
for the Liberal Party, having served as president of
Guysborough East Liberal Association and Cape Breton Highlands-Canso
Liberal Association. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He was a member of Guysborough United Baptist Church.
He is survived by a sister, Helen (Mrs Charles Scranton),
Hazelbrook, P.E.I.; a brother, Charles, Guysborough;
a neice; four nephews. He was predeceased by a sister
in infancy. The body is in Dennis Haverstock Funeral Home,
Guysborough, visiting 2-4, 7-9 p.m. today.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday
in Guysborough United Baptist Church, Rev. Stewart MacLearn officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Guysborough.
Family flowers only. Donations may be made to
Isaak Walton Killam Children’s hospital, Halifax.
Thanks to Craig Jamieson for typing this obituary.
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