George Aldon Little ^{1087,1088,1089}

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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

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