woman‎Mary Adelaide Shaw‏‎
Born ‎24 Nov 1878 Mono Twsp., Simcoe, Ont., Can., baptised ‎11 Jan 1880 Orange Hall, Elba, Mono Township, died ‎6 May 1967 Shelburne District Hospital, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada‎, 88 years, buried ‎8 May 1967 Shelburne Cemetery
Joseph George LITTLE, 28, farmer, Mono, same, s/o George LITTLE & Mary Jane BAKER, married Mary Adelaide SHAW, 22, Mono, same, d/o George SHAW, farmer, & Mary BRINKMAN, witn: William John LITTLE & Mary J. JAMIESON, both of Mono, 13 Feb 1901 at Mono

Shelburne Free Press - February 28, 1901 - MARRIED:
On Wednesday, Feb. 13th, at the residence of the bride's mother, by the Rev. Wm. Hinde, Mr. Joseph George Little to Miss Mary Adeline Shaw, daughter of the late Geo. Shaw of Granger, township of Mono. The bride and groom were supported respectively by Miss Mary Jamieson and Wm. Jno. Little. The happy couple left by evening train for Hamilton.

Shelburne Free Press & Economist - May 10, 1967 - DEATHS:
LITTLE - Mary Adeline (Shaw), wife of the late Joseph G. Little and mother of Rhoda (Mrs. H. Watson), Shelburne; Muriel of Woodstock; Walter of Shelburne; Kathleen (Mrs. N. Smith) of Barrie, and Aldon, deceased. Passed away at Shelburne District Hospital on Saturday, May 6th, 1967, in her 89th year. Resting at The Gamble Funeral Home, Shelburne, for service in the chapel on Monday, May 8th. Final resting place, Shelburne Cemetery.

Married ‎13 Feb 1901 Dufferin, Ontario, Canada (66 years married) to:

man‎Joseph George Little‏‎, son of George Little and Mary Jane Baker‏.
Born ‎6 Sep 1872 Mono, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, died ‎10 Apr 1967 Shelburne District Hospital, Shelburne, Ontario, Canada‎, 94 years, buried ‎Shelburne Cemetery
Joseph George LITTLE, 28, farmer, Mono, same, s/o George LITTLE & Mary Jane BAKER, married Mary Adelaide SHAW, 22, Mono, same, d/o George SHAW, farmer, & Mary BRINKMAN, witn: William John LITTLE & Mary J. JAMIESON, both of Mono, 13 Feb 1901 at Mono

Lived on the Town Line south of Shelburne, Then moved to Hamilton . Then moved just west of Shelburne, Then moved to the Main Street in Shelburne over Halbert Shoe store.

Shelburne Free Press & Economist - April 19, 1967 - DEATHS:
LITTLE - Joseph George, husband of Mary Adeline Shaw and father of Rhoda (Mrs. H. Watson), Shelburne; Muriel, Woodstock; Walter of Shelburne; Kathleen (Mrs. N. Smith) of Barrie, and Aldon (deceased). Passed away at Shelburne District Hospital, on Monday, April 10th, 1967, in his 95th year. Resting at The Gamble funeral Home, Shelburne, for service in the chapel on Thursday, April 13. Final resting place, Shelburne Cemetery.

Children:

1.
man‎George Aldon Little‏‎
Born ‎4 Mar 1902 Dufferin County, Mono, Ontario, Canada, died ‎26 Sep 1928 Good Samaritan Hospital, Sandusky, Ohio‎, 26 years, buried ‎30 Sep 1928 Shelburne Cemetery
Shelburne Free Press - October 4, 1928 - GEORGE ALDON LITTLE:
Shelburne and vicinity extended their sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Little in the sad loss sustained in the death of the eldest member of their family, George Aldon, aged 26 years and 6 months, who passed the harbor of "Home Sweet Home" on Wednesday, Sept 26th, 1928. Aldon followed the life of a sailor and was of a quiet, retiring disposition and made many friends wherever he went. His first sail was in 1923 down the River St. Lawrence. In 1924 he sailed the Great Lakes with the Canadian Steam Ship Co. In 1925,26,27,28 he sailed with an American company on the steamer "J H Sheadle" as a wheelman, and encountered the big lee blockade. He sailed to England in the winter of 1926. Needing a rest this year he came home and after a time visited friends at Owen Sound, Barrie and Lansing, leaving there in time to join in the Little family reunion at Erin, where some 200 friends spent the day. On August 22nd he returned to the work for which his heart craved. He took ill on Sept 15th and became so ill that the boat pulled into Port Huron on Sept 21 and he was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital at Sandusky Ohio. In response to a telegram his parents left Shelburne immediately by motor arriving at his bed-side at 6:30 am Sept 22nd. The same day a change came and he seemed to be on the way to recovery. Mr. and Mrs. Little arrived home on the afternoon of the 25th at 4 o'clock, only to receive a message on the morning of the 26th that he was not so well. They started away again only to receive a message before they got there that he had passed away. They have nothing but words of praise for the kindnesses extended the deceased and themselves by those in connection with the Sandusky Hospital. The remains were brought to Shelburne by train Friday morning Sept 29th. The funeral took place to Shelburne Cemetery, Saturday afternoon. A private service at the house at 2:30 o'clock was followed by a public service in St Paul's Anglican Church, the rector Rev. R. P. D. Hurford, taking as his text 1 Corinthians 12-12. The pallbearers were five cousins - Earl Shaw, Clifford Little, Stanley Summerfield, Harvey Little, Lindsay Little, and Arthur Hicks. Deceased is survived by his parents, three sisters and one brother: Mrs. Harold Watson (Rhoda), Lansing; Muriel, Kathleen and Walter, at home. Friends from a distance who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. W. Deveral, Mrs. Burnell and son Douglas, Mrs. Cruikshank, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Small and family, Mr. Robt. Little, Toronto, Mr. & Mrs. Hiliard Anderson, Creemore, Mrs. Young and son Elmer, Dunedin; Mrs. S. Shaw and Eveline and Carl, Newmarket; Mr. & Mrs. B. Shaw, Cardwell; Mrs. Jas. Stinson and daughter Grace; and Mr. Jas. Little, Orangeville.

Safe home, safe home in Port
Rent cordage shattered deck
Torn sails provisions short
And only not a wreck
But O the joy upon the shore
To tell our voyage perils o'er

2.
woman‎Rhoda Bernice Little‏‎
Born ‎2 May 1903 Mono Township, Dufferin Ontario, Canada, died ‎22 Mar 2001 Orangeville, Ontario, Canada‎, 97 years, buried ‎Shelburne Cemetery, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada
Shelburne Free Press & Economist, June 21, 1928
WATSON--LITTLE
St. Paul's Church, Shelburne, was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding on Saturday, June 16th, 1928, at 9 a.m., when Rhoda Bernice, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. G. Little, became the bride of Mr. Harold T. Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Watson, Melancthon. Rev. R. P. D. Hurford officiated. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, looked lovely in a beige silk lace dress with hat and shoes to match. She carried an ivory prayer book. Only the immediate relatives were present. After the ceremony the guests were received at the home of the bride's parents, where a dainty wedding breakfast was served. The bride and groom left by motor for Hamilton and Niagara. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Watson will reside at Lansing.

Shelburne Free Press & Economist, July 1, 1953, page 8
25TH ANNIVERSARY
Friday, June 26th, 1953, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Watson played host and hostess to a hundred or so of their relatives in the Legion Hall, Shelburne. The occasion was their Silver Wedding Anniversary. Rhoda Little and Harold Watson were married June 1928, in St. Paul's Church, Shelburne. Dr. R. P. D. Hurford, the then rector, had a busy time that day, as he united in wedlock two of his choir girls - Beatrice Jelly and Rhoda Little.

The Silver Anniversary was a happy affair. The program consisted of solos, duet, recitations and speeches, all of a happy free nature, followed by an address, wishing the happy couple might reach their Golden Wedding Anniversary, as did Rhoda's parents and her grandparents. Numerous and beautiful were the gifts, testifying to the love that existed and the esteemed value of the happy couple. There was good music throughout the entire evening, ending in dancing where young and old (from 81 years to 13 years) danced the light fantastic. Folk were present from Brampton, Toronto, Bronte, Churchill, Barrie, Owen Sound, Woodstock and Coldwater.

Marriage Notes for Rhoda Little and Harold Watson:
Shelburne Free Press & Economist - June 21, 1928 - WATSON--LITTLE:
St. Paul's Church, Shelburne, was the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding on Saturday, June 16th, 1928, at 9 a.m., when Rhoda Bernice, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. G. Little, became the bride of Mr. Harold T. Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Watson, Melancthon. Rev. R. P. D. Hurford officiated. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, looked lovely in a beige silk lace dress with hat and shoes to match. She carried an ivory prayer book. Only the immediate relatives were present. After the ceremony the guests were received at the home of the bride's parents, where a dainty wedding breakfast was served. The bride and groom left by motor for Hamilton and Niagara. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Watson will reside at Lansing.

Hurontarian, March 30, 2001, page B13
DEATHS
WATSON, Rhoda - At Avalon Care Centre, Orangeville on Thursday, March 22, 2001. Wife of the late Harold Watson and dear mother of Laurel Duckworth and her husband Dick. Sadly missed by her sister Kathleen Smith and her family. Friends were received at the Doney Funeral Home, Shelburne on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services were conducted in the funeral home chapel by Rev. Richard Moorse on Monday, March 26 at 11:00 a.m. Spring interment at the Shelburne Cemetery. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

Notes for Rhoda Bernice Little:
Hurontarian - March 30, 2001 - Page B13 - DEATHS - WATSON, Rhoda: At Avalon Care Centre, Orangeville on Thursday, March 22, 2001. Wife of the late Harold Watson and dear mother of Laurel Duckworth and her husband Dick. Sadly missed by her sister Kathleen Smith and her family. Friends were received at the Doney Funeral Home, Shelburne on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services were conducted in the funeral home chapel by Rev. Richard Moorse on Monday, March 26 at 11:00 a.m. Spring interment at the Shelburne Cemetery. Donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

3.
woman‎Muriel Mary Little‏‎
Born ‎7 Apr 1909 Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada, died ‎24 May 1996 Ontario, Canada‎, 87 years, buried ‎Shelburne Cemetery

4.
man‎Walter Ernest Little‏‎
Born ‎25 Jul 1911 Amaranth, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada, died ‎24 May 1969 Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada‎, 57 years, buried ‎27 May 1969 Shelburne Cemetery, Melancthon, Ontario, Canada
Shelburne Free Press & Economist - June 10, 1969: Obituary
Shelburne mourns the untimely death of one of her sons, in the person of Walter Earnest Little, who passed away on May 24th, 1969, in Sunnybrook Hospital in his 58th year. Although unwell for two years, he had conducted his business and was his same witty, jovial self until the day he took suddenly very ill.

While Walter was very young the family moved from the farm to Shelburne where he attended both public and high schools. All of his life Walter was enthusiastic and active in everything he undertook - at Sunday School, Boy Scouts and Rotary Club. His pioneering spirit lives on in his subdivision to the north of town as well as his Amaranth Peat enterprise.

After his marriage to Gracie Buchanan, Walter took up the trade of butchering in Singhampton, then Manitoulin Island. He also worked in the nickel mines in Sudbury and Falconbridge.

In 1942 he returned to Shelburne, bought the R.B. Smith butcher business and built the first frozen food lockers in town.

He is survived by his wife Gracie and six children: Reginald, Shelburne; Mary Jane (Mrs. M. Hunter), Toronto; Barbara Ann (Mrs. H. Fink), California; Betty Marie, Toronto; Susan and Joe, at home; also three sisters: Rhoda (Mrs. H. Watson) of Shelburne; Muriel of Woodstock and Kathleen (Mrs. N. Smith), Barrie. A brother Aldon predeceased him in 1928 and his parents Joseph G. and Adeline (Shaw) in 1967.

The funeral, held from the Gamble Funeral Home, on May 27, was largely attended by friends and relatives from far and near. His Rector, Rev. J. W. Hofland, assisted by former rector, Rev. J. M. Dobson, spoke highly of Walter's dedication, faith and courage. He quoted as a tribute, the entire hymn:

Fight the good fight with all thy might
Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy might
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.

Pallbearers were George Firth, George Little, Hugh Reid, Ralph Tomlinson, Harry Shaw and Tuck Berry.

Six members of Shelburne Boy Scouts formed a guard of honour.

Flower bearers were Fred Ionson, Bob Buchanan, Denny Shaw, William Warnock, Howitt Deverell and Stanley Summerfield.

Interment was in Shelburne Cemetery.

5.
woman‎Kathleen Doris Little‏‎
Born ‎2 Nov 1919, died ‎30 Dec 2018 Barrie, Ontario, Canada‎, 99 years, buried ‎Shelburne Cemetery, Melancthon, Dufferin County, Ontario
SMITH - LITTLE
A quiet wedding was solemnized on Jan. 16th, 1946, in the chapel of St. Albian's Anglican Church, Toronto, when Rev. T. Crosthwaited united in marriage Kathleen Doris Little, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. G. Little, of Shelburne, and Mr. Norman John Smith, of Hornpayne, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, of Barrie. The bride wore a street length dress of grey with accents of American beauty, matching accessories and a corsage of yellow roses. Miss Grace Budd of Toronto, was bridesmaid in an American beauty red dress with black accessories and corsage of apricot roses. The best man was Mr. Frank Nightingale.


Peacefully at Mill Creek Care Centre, Barrie on Sunday, December 30, 2018 in her 100th year. Daughter of the late Joseph and Addie Little of Shelburne. Loving wife of the late Norm Smith of Barrie. Devoted mother of Shirley (Martin) Bacigalupo, Linda (Gord) Ayres and Wayne (Marg) Smith. Dear grandmother of Chris, Karen, Jason, Kelly, Taylor and Sam and great-grandmother of 8great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at the Jack & Thompson Funeral Home on Saturday, January 5, 2019 from 12-1 p.m. The funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel at 1:00 p.m. Spring interment at Shelburne Cemetery. If desired, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated.

A special thank you to Mill Creek Care Centre for their excellent care.

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