Passed away March 17th, 2018 at the age of 81 years. Jessie was born November 26, 1936 to Myrtle and Alex Simms in St. Anthony Bight. She was the oldest of 7 children. She moved to Great Brehat at a young age to be with the love of her life, John Carter. They were married on November 20th, 1956. They were blessed with 7 children, 15 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Jessie kept busy over the years caring for her family and working alongside her husband John at whatever work needed to be done, whether it was fishing, cutting wood, or tending to the garden. She will be dearly missed by a large circle of family and friends. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memoires her Children; Fred (Glenice), Dave (Lisa), Lorne (Adell), Wes (Denise), Joyce (Morris), Mae (Colin), Donna (Morley); Brother Hayward Simms; Sisters Elsie, Bessie (Edgar), Juanita; brothers-in-law Charles (Rowena), Keith; Sisters-in-law Olive, Rita; plus 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Jessie was predeceased by her husband John; Parents Alex and Myrtle Simms; Mother-in-law Mary Carter; Brother and Sister Ross Simms and Nellie Simms; Brothers-in-law Elijah Parrill, Gordon Powell, Don Reid; Sisters-in-law Elizabeth (Minnie) and Minnie. Visitation was held from Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home in St. Anthony until the Funeral on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 2:00 pm from the St. Anthony United Church with Rev. Gus Pendleton officiating. Interment followed in Great Brehat. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard funeral director.
COLES, ARCHIBALD
Passed away on January 28th, 2018 at Charles S Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony at the age of 82 years. He leaves to mourn- thankful for a lifetime of memories- his Wife Hazareth; Daughter Beatrice (Boyce); Son Ivan (Betty); Grandchildren Susie Eileen (Hiram), Shana, Bianca (Jeremy), Dominique; Great-grandchildren Mitchel, Mackenzie; Sisters Lourie, Mabel, Irene; Brother Claude (Lillian); Brothers in law Stanley (Bessie), James (Cornelia); Sisters in law Virginia, Cora (Melvin), Ruby (Gerald), Edith (Kirby); Daughters in law Daphne, Beatrice; special friend Maria Gould as well as a large circle of extended family and friends. Archibald was predeceased by his Daughter Susie Eileen; Sons John Brian, Archibald Jr, Alonzo; Parents George and Beatrice; Sister Minnie; Brothers Harold, Jacob, Lush; as well as parents in law Susie and John. Visitation was held from St. Thomas’ Anglican Church in Sandy Cove from where the funeral was held on Thursday, February 1st, 2018 with Rev. Omar Reyes officiating. Interment followed. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
PARRILL, JOHN
Passed away at Charles Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony on December 30th, 2017 at the age of 80 years. He leaves to mourn his Wife of 57 years Eliza; his children Shirley (Barry), Ward (Celia), Jarvis, and Ruby (Floyd); Grandchildren Sabrina (Tyson), Pamela (Cory), Pierrette (Murray), Tamara (Steve), Kendra, Nathan (Penney), and Belle; Great-Grandchildren Keegan, Kylan, Kaine, Kaci-Rae, Kai, Reid, and Bella; Brothers Ivany (Rita), Douglass (Virtue); Sister Ester as well as a large circle of extended family and friends. He was predeceased by his Parents Andrew and Elizabeth Parrill, Brother Ethelbert; Sister Frances; Son Elvis and Daughter Rhonda. Visitation was held from the Anglican Church in Lower Cove from where the funeral was held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2017 with Rev. Omar Reyes officiating. Interment followed in the Pines Cove Anglican Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral
BLAKE, EVERETT
Passed away December 26th, 2017 from the Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony at the age of 91 years. According to the Government, Everett was born in Spillard’s Cove (now called Straitsview) on September 22nd, 1926. However, it is more likely that he had been born a year earlier (in 1925). The Government decision was based on Census information, because birth records had been lost- perhaps because of fire. This decision was made when Everett was well on in life, as is often the case when birth records have been lost. Everett set his hand to whatever work was available. He fished, hunted, and trapped. During the winter, he was busy knitting and mending cod traps. He became a good carpenter and built a number of schools and many homes. On Sundays, he walked down to the Church and rang the bell (which meant that all the children went off to Sunday school). It was when Everett had went to Raleigh to fish that he met Jessie Bessey. The two celebrated 65 years of marriage together. They grew a new branch of the Blake family tree which now includes nearly four dozen descendants. He leaves to mourn his wife, Jessie Blake; Sons, Dennis (Donna), Garry (Betsy), Cyril, and Hedley; Daughters, Cindy (Jim), Dale, and Velma (Barry); Brother Wilson; Sister-in-law Marie (Widow of Brother Garfield) as well as 14 grandchildren, 23 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren, and a large circle of extended family and friends. Everett was predeceased by his parents, James and Martha Blake; Brothers, Isaac, Ruben, Garfield, and Harrison as well as Sisters, Lucy, Mary Evelyn, and Rosie. Visitation was held from the United Church in Raleigh from where the funeral service was held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, December 30th, 2017 with Rev. Gus Pendleton officiating. Interment followed. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
STREET, BURNETTE LYDIA
passed away on December 20th 2017 from Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital at the age of 66 years. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memories her husband Cyril; daughter Stacey (Danny); Grandson Jordan; Step-daughter and step-son Jackie and David; Siblings Winston, Bernard (Jean), Pearce (Pricilla), Elizabeth, Calvin (Violet), Dudley, Martha (Desmond), Leaton (Mary Ellen), Sandra, Joseph (Darlene), Shawn (Mary), as well as a large circle of extended family and friends. Burnette was predeceased by her parents Leaton and Sybil Johnson, mother and father in law Stephen and Elizabeth Street, as well as her brother in law Hedley Andrews. Visitation was held from Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home in St. Anthony until the funeral held from St. Mary’s Anglican Church on Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 at 2:00 pm with Rev. Katie Flynn officiating. Cremation followed. Inurnment to take place at a later date.
REARDON, AGNES MARY (NEÉ HURLEY)
It is with great sadness that the family of the late Agnes Mary Reardon announce her passing on Thursday, December 21st, 2017 at Charles Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony at the age of 94 years. She leaves to mourn her sons: Herb (Mary), Ben (Imelda), Louis (Norma), Eric (Eileen); Daughters Mildred Sexton, Ida Sexton (John), Mae Jackson (Wayne); Grandchildren she raised, Connie Bromley (Jerome), Trent Reardon; as well as a large number of grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; Sisters Marie H, Mary Hurley; Brother Fred Hurley and other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Patrick Reardon, son Patrick Jr., parents Tom and Mary Hurley; brothers Richards and Louis Hurley; Sisters Frances Brothers, Alice Hurley, Evelyn Hurley, and Edna Wiseman. Visitation was held from Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home in St. Anthony, after which, cremation followed. Funeral service and burial to be scheduled later this summer from the Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church in Goose Cove. Times and dates to be announced. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
CHAMBERS, CHRISTIANA
Passed away at the Sir Rufus Guinchard Health Centre in Port Saunders on December 17th, 2017 at the age of 94 years. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memories her Children Baxter (Virginia), Jean (Dwight), Gerald (Trixie); Grandchildren Dion, Dara (Paul), Nicole (Marty), Dwan (Colin), Natalie (Peter); Great-Grandchildren Rebecca, Logan, Nathan, Brayden, Benjamin, Kiersten, Kurtis; Brother Henry (Barbara); and Sister In Law Irene. Christiana was predeceased by her Husband George; Great Grandson Nicholas Hillier; Brothers Edward, Abraham, William (Marjorie), Leslie (Hilda); Sisters Effie (Stephen), Georgina (Thomas), Minnie (Jacob), Evelyn (Phillip), Mary Anne (Nathaniel), Viola (Absalom), Jessie (Freeman); Very Special Friend Gloria Gould; and Parents Stephen Chambers and Jane Dredge. Visitation was held from the Anglican Church of the Advent in Plum Point from where the funeral was held on Wednesday, December 20th, 2017 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Jennifer Renouf officiating. Interment followed in the Barr’d Harbour Anglican Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
SMITH, FRANCIS
Passed away at Charles S. Curtis Memorial Hospital in St. Anthony on December 13th, 2017 at the age of 71 years. Visitation and Funeral Services were held from St. Mary the Virgin’s Anglican Church in Mary’s Harbour on the 16th of December, 2017 Rev. Peddle officiating. Interment followed in the St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Cemetery in Mary’s Harbour, NL. Funeral Arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre's Funeral Home, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
CUNARD, STEPHANIE AYN
Stephanie Ayn Cunard (Aunt Stephie), age 31, found peace on Friday December 1, 2017. Stephanie was born in St. Anthony, on May 11, 1986 (Mother’s Day), to Ann Marie and Eric Cunard. She has a sister Sara and a brother Stephen. She graduated High School from Viking Trail Academy and went to Academy Canada in Corner Brook to complete her diploma as a hair stylist. She excelled in her work and will be sadly missed by her loyal customers. Even though her life was full of darkness her contagious smile could light up a room. She found a great love, Kirby House and daughter Sarah who filled the void in her life. Some of her greatest joys in life were her dogs Chloe and Buddy, her nieces Madalyn, Alex, and her family including her Grandmother Madeline Skinner and Special Aunt Elsie Cunard. She was surrounded by a large circle of extended family and friends that loved her very much. She lost her battle with mental illness, not because she didn’t put up a great fight, but because she couldn’t fight anymore. In her own words, her tattoo stated, “My story hasn’t ended.” The story of Stephanie Ayn Cunard has not ended. Visitation was held from the Anglican Church of the Advent in Plum Point from where the funeral was held on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017 at 2:00 pm with Rev. Jennifer Renouf officiating. Interment followed in the Brig Bay Anglican Cemetery. Funeral arrangements entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Lee Nippard Funeral Director.
TAYLOR, PHYLLIS LEONA
It is with great sadness that the family of Phyllis Taylor announces her passing on November 24, at the Charles Curtis Memorial Hospital. Isaiah and Ada Taylor, of Ship Cove were delighted when Phyllis was born into their family. Phyllis loved growing up in Ship Cove, and she had wonderful memories of Lance aux Souash and Elbone. When she married David, in 1970, she shared those joys with him. After 10 years of waiting, Phyllis and Dave began to add to their family. Then she was also able to teach them the wonders of our beautiful hills and shores. Phyllis had many loves beyond exploring nature. She was skilled in a number of crafts, loved to sew and quilt. Phyllis loved music and was a gifted singer as well as organist. She was also an avid reader. Phyllis went back to school as an adult, and was pleased to graduate from CONA. Underneath all of her interests, Phyllis was devoted to Jesus. She was active in the UCW, was the Sunday School Superintendent and shared her joy in music with both Church and SundaySchool. Her love of children and willingness to serve her community also led Phyllis to lead the Girl Guides. She touched many, many lives. Beyond all of this, her crowning achievement was the love she showered on David and their three daughters and grandson. She leaves behind her beloved husband David, her three daughters Melanie, Jeanette and Sue Anne, her Grandson Jordan, Her Sisters Vina, Manlyn, and Dale, Brother Stafford. She was predeceased by her Mother (Ada), Father (Isaiah) and Brother (Winston). The Funeral service will be held on Friday December 1st, 2017 at 2:00pm from the Raleigh United Church with Rev. Gus Pendleton officiating. Inurnment will take place after the service at the church cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Kerry M. Fillatre’s Funeral Homes, St. Anthony and Roddickton, Siobhan Ebukwe Funeral Director. Donations can be made to the Taylor Family in Phyllis’ Honour.