C.D. McMillan

R.C. married S.L. Smith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary: Lorna E. McMillan found in Tillsonburg News, Feb 28 2005, states Lorna was the beloved Wife of the Late James McMillan (1987) etc. etc. hw

Burial record from Tillsonburg Cemetery office, Tillsonburg, ON in 2007

James married Lorna Ethel (Elizabeth) Palen. Lorna (daughter of Roy Gordon Palen and Myrtle Ila Becker) was born on 26 Mar 1926 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Feb 2005 in Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital, Tillsonburg, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 3 Mar 2005 in Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Oct 2002; Tillsonburg, Ontario

Notes:

Some say Lorna's middle name was Elizabeth not Ethel - not confirmed Hw
2005

Obituary - Lorna E. McMillan nee Palen, February 28, 2005, Tillsonburg News
Lorna E. McMillan nee: Palen, of Tillsonburg at the Tillsonburg District Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 28, 2005, in her 79th year. Beloved wife of the late James McMillan (1987). Dear Mother of Ron McMillan and his wife Gail of R.R. #1, Aylmer, and dear Grandma to Craig McMillan and Lorie and Todd McMillan and his friend Jenn, all of Tillsonburg and Stephanie Peach and Dwayne of Kitchener. Dear great-grandmother of seven great-grandchildren and one great, great grandson. Dear sister of Freda Kelly of Vineland and Ruby Piers and Bert of Strathroy and Murray Palen of Tillsonburg. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her Son Wayne Douglas McMillan in 1958 and by one ssister Vera and three brothers, Earl, Morley and Mervin. Lorna was a Member of the Avondale-Zion United Church. The late Lorna McMillan is reating at Ivy Ridge Funeral Centre, 52 Simcoe Street, Tillsonburg for funeral service in the Chapel on Thursday at 2:00 pm with Rev. Margaret Murray of the Avondale-Zion United Church officiating. Interment at the Tillsonburg Cemetery. Friends are welcome to meet with the family for visitations on Wednesday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, 7:00 - 9:00 pm. Memorial donations to the Lung Association or the charity of your choice would be gratefully appreciated by the family

Notes:

*1901 Census 93 Norfolk d-2 Tillsonburg, Page 9, Line 46*
Palen, Roy, Male, W., Son, Single, Born 5 Mar 1895, Age 6, Birthplace rural Ont.


1911 Census, Ontario, Oxford South, Dereham, District 4, Page 6
Line 12, Household 56 ( Isaac Weeks)
Palen, Roy, Male, Servant*, Single,Born Dec 1894, Age 16, Ontario,

Roy married Myrtle Ila Becker on 11 Apr 1917 in Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. Myrtle (daughter of J.F. Becker and C.L. Curtis) was born on 5 Apr 1899 in Houghton Twp, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; died in 1981; was buried in Tillsonburg Cemetery, Tillsonburg, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth Certificate: OVS Page 20 & 21, Reg # 026423
Name: Becker, Myrtle Ila
Sex: female
Date of Birth: 5th April 1899
Father: John Franklin Becker, Farmer
Mother: Carrie L. Curtis
Informant: George Stewart
Registered: 18 April 1899

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Married:
Marriage Certificate - Ontario Marriage Index 1857-1922, Reg # 014048
Bridegroom: Gordon Roy Palen, Bachelor, Farmer
Parents: Orrin Palen & Rhoda Weeks
Bride: Myrtle Ila Becker, Spinster
Parents: Franklin Becker & Carrie Curtis
Witnesses: Edwin Becker, Woodstock & Beatrice Moore, Walsingham
Place of Marriage: Walsingham, Norfolk Cty, Ontario
Date: 11 April 1917