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Obituary William HoodApril 14, 1945Prominent Howick Man Dies Suddenly William Hood, well-known resident of Howick Township, died suddenly early Saturday morning in Walkerton Hospital. He was in his 78th year. Surviving are his widow, the former Jean Ross, and one son, Lt. John R. Hood, U.S.N.R., now stationed in Philadelphia, PA. The older son, William Allen, was killed in action on August 28, 1918, while serving with the 43rd Cameron Highlanders in France. The only daughter, Jessie Margaret, died in 1919 at the age of eleven. Mr. and Mrs. Hood celebrated the Golden Anniversary of their marriage on January 3 of last year at their home on concession 18, Howick. Mrs. Hood, before her marriage, was Jane Ross, eldest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Ross; her father was the son of Scottish immigrants and her mother, Margaret McConnachie, who came with her parents from Scotland while a child. Mr. Hood was born November 17, 1867, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hood. Three brothers and four sisters survive him. They are Mrs. W. R. Johnston, of Clifford; Mrs. J. C. Thompson, Clifford; Mrs. David Wright, Isabella, Man.; Mrs. I. J. Mitchell, Fordville, N.D.; James Castor, Alberta; Andrew, Lloydminster, Sask.; and Allen, Basswood, Man. Mr. Hood was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and after Union, of the United Church. Since 1918 he served as an elder of the Clifford Church. He was one of the outstanding farmers of the Clifford district, always taking an active interest in agricultural affairs and practicing every phase of farming until his sudden death on April 14, which brought heartfelt sorrow to the whole community. Funeral services were held at the family home Monday afternoon with Rev. L. A. Knox officiating. Burial was in the Clifford Cemetery. Pallbearers were L.Cpl. Orville Douglas, John Douglas, Orlando Schmidt, Stanley Pomeroy, Walter Reddon and Norman Pomeroy. Flower bearers were Betty Penman, Reta Johnston, Dorothy Hill, Eleanor Reddon, Eleanor Milligan, Eileen Herman, Joyce Wightman, Buryl Wightman, Audrey McIntosh, Ruth Fields, James Hood, Allan Nicholson, Marion Chamberlain and Kerwin Penman. Mr. Hood's father came to Huron County from Lanark County about 1857 when Howick was virgin forest. He and his brother, James, took Crown deeds on lots 30, concessions 14 and 15. William Hood Sr.'s parents had come to Lanark County from Scotland among the earliest immigrants to Canada. The first of the family to come to Canada taught school at Dalhousie, Lanark County, for many years. Mr. Hood's mother was the late Margaret Cochrane, who came to Canada with her parents from Scotland when she was seven years old. They came by sailing vessel and were seven weeks across the Atlantic. They were married in 1860. Mr. Hood's brothers all went to Western Canada as they grew up. He remained on the original Hood homestead until after the death of his older son and namesake in World War I, when he moved to the present family home, the 350 acre Drummond Farm on the townline between Huron and Bruce Counties. |
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