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JAMES HURST IS TAKEN BY DEATH
[Welland Tribune February 19, 1940]
30 year resident of Chantler district passes away in his 86th year
Chantler, Feb. 19- One of Pelham township’s oldest and most highly respected residents in the person of James Hurst died at his home here last Wednesday. He was in his eighty-sixth year. He had been in failing health for the past two years.
Mr Hurst was born at Port Robinson, the son of John Hursr and Sarah Higgins. His first wife was Elma Patterson and of this union there were five children, two of whom predeceased him. Twenty-years ago he married Martha Makin.
Beside his widow he leaves to mourn two daughters, Mrs. Lillian Singer, Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Mrs Jack Sniger, Port Robinson, a step son John Makin at home; seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren beside a number of nieces and nephews.
The late Mr. Hurst has resided here for thirty years. The body was removed to Lampman’s funeral parlors, Fenwick, where funeral services were conducted on Friday afternoon. Interment was at Fonthill cemetery. Rev. J.E. Bender of Pelham Centre conducted the services.
The pallbearers were Omer Sutton, Tom Toor, Harry Poth, Sherwood Rinker, Earl Eastman and Maurice Barnes.
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