James Mervyn Ferris ⁵¹⁶

  General Notes:

Hurontarian, Wednesday, June 22, 1983, page 9
DEATHS:
FERRIS, James Mervyn - At the Dufferin Area Hospital on Friday June 17th, 1983 in his 66th year. Mervyn Ferris, beloved husband of Doris Little; dear brother of Ross of Whitfield and Helen (Mrs. D. Stewart) of Saskatchewan. Funeral services were held at the Gamble Funeral Home, Shelburne, on Monday, June 20, 1983 at 2 p.m. Interment Shelburne Cemetery.

Newspaper clipping, 1983
James Ferris
James Mervyn Ferris passed away at Dufferin Area Hospital, Orangeville on June 17, 1983, after a brief illness.

He was born September 20, 1915, in Mulmur Township to the late John G. Ferris and Ethel M. Pearsall. He attended Whitfield Public School, then farmed on the Ferris homestead, Whitfield till he retired and moved to Shelburne in April 1981.

On July 28, 1951, he was married to Doris Little, of Mono, who survives him, also one brother and sister Ross of Whitfield and Helen, Mrs. Douglas Stewart of Weyburn, Sask. Also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held from Gambles Funeral Home, Shelburne on June 20, and conducted by Rev. Joyce McCardell of Horning's Mills.

Pallbearers were all cousins of Mervyn's Fred and George Pearsall, Russell Mcdowell, Harold Rutledge, Howard and Alvin Ferris.

Flower bearers were nieces Marlene and Cathy Brown, Judi Hewit and Wanda Smith and nephew Alan Little.

Headstone inscription - Shelburne Cemetery, St. James 21, Shelburne, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
FERRIS
J. Mervyn FERRIS / 1915 - 1983 / Loving husband of Doris H. LITTLE / 1922 - - - - /

CHAN: _WT_USER phild

James married Doris Harriet Little, daughter of William Albert Little and Harriet Elizabeth Lindsay, on 28 Jul 1951. (Doris Harriet Little was born on 15 Feb 1922, died on 3 Aug 2017 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada and was buried in Shelburne Cemetery, Melancthon, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.)

  Marriage Notes:

MARR: _UID 128B9175-20AA-4467-B261-49537CE86BC8
MARR: RIN MH:FF944