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BARBARA ELIZABTH NEFF
[The Welland Tribune and Telegraph, 31 May 1921]
Barbara Elizabeth, wife of Peter Neff of Wainfleet, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Esther A. Root, Dunnville, on Thursday, May 19th, aged 67 years. Deceased was born in Sherbrooke, daughter of the late Samuel Neice, and livid in that township until her marriage to Mr. Neff fifty years ago the 14th of May. They first resided in Sherbrooke, later on the Penny farm in Dunn, then in Marshville and latterly in Wainfleet. She has been in poor health for the past five years, but only seriously ill since November. She came to her daughter’s three weeks ago. She underwent an operation for goitre in May of last year. Besides her husband, she leaves four daughters and three sons, namely, Ezra Neff of Port Colborne, Mrs. Root of Dunnville, Frances of Cleveland, Ohio, Norman of Detroit, Mrs. Alberta Egglestone on the homestead in Wainfleet, Mrs. Albert Marries of Welland, and Mrs. John Beck of Stamford. A daughter, Mrs. Louis Lafferty, who resided in Cleveland, was killed in a street car accident at Detroit about ten years ago, and a son Albert died in infancy. She also leaves four brothers and one sister, Abner, Josiah, Hosea and Nehemiah Neice and Mrs. John Spellman, all of Sherbrooke. There are 14 grandchildren. The funeral took place on Sunday. Leaving at 1.30 o’clock, service was held at Morgan’s Point Methodist at 3.30 o’clock, followed by interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. W.J. West, pastor of Knox church, Dunnville, conducted the obsequies.
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