GREENLEE, LAWRENCE “WELDON” PASSED AWAY AT VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ON OCTOBER 11, 1992 AT THE AGE OF 92 YEARS.
WELDON WAS BORN ON DECEMBER 8, 1899 AT WAYNE COUNTY, IOWA, USA. HE CAME WITH HIS PARENTS TO NANTON IN THE SPRING OF 1909. THEY HOMESTEADED SEVEN MILES EAST AND ONE MILE SOUTH OF REID HILL WHERE HE CONTINUED TO FARM UNTIL MOVING TO VULCAN.
WELDON WAS A KIND, CONSIDERATE AND GENTLE MAN WITH AN EXCELLENT MEMORY. A HARD WORKER WHO ENJOYED GARDENING, GOLFING AND TRAVELLING TO NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA FOR THIRTY TWO CONSECUTIVE WINTERS.
HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HIS OWN CAR UP UNTIL RECENTLY. AT THE AGE OF 80, HE PAINTED HIS HOUSE WHERE HE LIVED UNTIL 1989, WHEN HE MOVED INTO THE PETER DAWSON LODGE AND TO EXTENDICARE FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
WELDON IS SURVIVED BY SIX NIECES DALE (CHARLIE) SPEAKE OF VICTOR, MONTANA, DONNA (CARL) MALLETT OF CHILLIWACK, BELL (AL) CARLSEN OF CALGARY, BETTY (BUD) BURROWS OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, LAVERNE ALEXANDER OF CALGARY, EVELYN MAKUTRA OF EDMONTON, TWO NEPHEWS THERON (MEHNE) VAUGHN OF LETHBRIDGE AND LAWRENCE “SONNY”(DOREEN) WILKINS OF EDMONTON.
WELDON WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FIRST WIFE GLADYS “HAPPY” ON DEC. 28, 1967, HIS SECOND WIFE HAZEL ON JAN.13, 1983, HIS PARENTS CLARENCE AND MINNIE, A SISTER VIRGIL VAUGHN AND THREE BROTHERS DEWEY, EMERY AND ROBERT.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 AT 1:30 PM AT VULCAN UNITED CHURCH WITH REV. BEVERLY HILL OFFICIATING. INTERMENT VULCAN CEMETERY.
PALLBEARERS WERE CHARLIE FITZPATRICK, DICK MYERS, ROSS CHAMBERS, BURNELL DRUMMOND, LAWRENCE ORCHARD AND LAWRENCE “SONNY” WILKINS.
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