A former
resident of Delhi, Joseph Elvidge passed away in hospital at Hamilton
on Sunday, April 7, in his 79th year. He had been ill for about six
months.
Born in the Province of
Quebec, deceased came to Norfolk County with his parents while still a
young lad. They settled in the Walsingham district, where Mr. Elvidge
continued to reside and farmed for a number of years before removing
to Delhi. His wife, formerly Arletta Rean, predeceased him in 1938.
Mr. Elvidge is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Roy Shelley, near Langton, and Mrs. Frank Ketchavaw,
Galt; as well as one brother, James of Tillsonburg.
The funeral was held from
Gray's Funeral Home, Delhi, at 2.30 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Rev.
P. H. Lawson of Delhi United Church, officiated and interment was in
Delhi Cemetery.
