AMY BERNICE STOKES, BELOVED WIFE OF THE LATE GEORGE STOKES PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE ON NOVEMBER 6, 1997 AT THE AGE OF 80 YEARS.
AMY WAS BORN MARCH 24, I917 AT ARMADA, ALBERTA TO GEORGE AND SARA CRAINE. SHE RECEIVED ALL HER EDUCATION AT THE SUNNY PLAINS SCHOOL IN ARMADA. IN 1937 SHE MOVED WITH HER PARENTS TO SPRINGBANK WHERE SHE HELPED THEM ON THE DAIRY FARM. SHE MARRIED GEORGE “JIM” STOKES ON NOVEMBER 29, 1939. AMY AND JIM MOVED TO THE FARM IN ARMADA AND RAISED THEIR FAMILY. THEY FARMED UNTIL GEORGE’S PASSING ON 1967. A FEW YEARS LATER AMY MOVED TO CALGARY. IN 1973 SHE MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE DROP IN CENTRE, FRIENDS AND MEALS ON WHEELS.
IN 1977 AMY RETURNED HOME TO LOMOND. SHE ENJOYED OIL PAINTING, TEACHING HER GRANDDAUGHTERS TO KNIT, GAMES OF ALL KINDS, AND TRAVELLING WITH RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. SHE CANVASSED FOR THE CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE ARMADA COMMUNITY CLUB FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. HER DOOR WAS ALWAYS OPEN FOR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ALIKE, AS AMY ALWAYS MADE FRIENDS EASILY. SHE WAS READY TO GO ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME AND WAS ALWAYS THERE TO GIVE RIDES TO DOCTORS
APPOINTMENTS, GO SHOPPING, OR FOR FAMILY VISITS. TIME SPENT WATCHING HER
GRANDCHILDREN PLAY HOCKEY OR FIGURE SKATE WAS VERY SPECIAL TO AMY. SHE LOVED HER GRANDCHILDREN AND WOULD DO ALMOST ANYTHING FOR THEM.
AMY MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE SHE HAS RESIDED FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, FIRST AT PETER DAWSON LODGE AND THEN EXTENDICARE. SHE WILL BE DEARLY MISSED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FAR AND NEAR.
LOVING MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS MAVIS STOKES OF CALGARY AND TUNY (KEN) HART OF LOMOND, TWO SONS CHUCK (ARLENE) AND NORMAN (TERRY) ALL OF LOMOND, THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT GRANDCHILDREN , TWO SISTERS MAURINE McLEOD OF PARKLAND AND MYRTLE ERIKSEN OF CALGARY, NUMEROUS BROTHERS-IN-LAW, SISTERS-IN-LAW, NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
SHE WAS PREDECEASED BY HER HUSBAND GEORGE IN 1967, INFANT SON ANDY, GRANDSON RYAN, SISTER DORIS, BROTHER HERB, INFANT SISTER LOLA, SIX BROTHERS-IN-LAW, AND HER PARENTS.
FUNERAL SERVICE MONDAY NOVEMBER 10, 1997 AT 2 P.M. AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH, VULCAN WITH PASTOR ED FISHER AND REV. DON WATT OFFICIATING.
HONORARY BEARERS BOB STOKES, FRANK STOKES, LEONARD STOKES, BILL LUCAS, LENNY BIRKENESS, ELMER SEALOCK, HARVEY HOWELL AND STAN HENRICKSON.
CASKET BEARERS GRANDSONS KIRK THURLOW, ARON THURLOW, CHAD THURLOW, DARREN STOKES, CRAIG STOKES AND WADE STOKES.
INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, MEMORIAL TRIBUTES IN AMY’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH, LOMOND, ALBERTA TOL IGO.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.