Obituary of Samuel Gillingham

GILLINGHAM, Samuel - Passed peacefully away at the Carbonear General Hospital on Friday, October 18, 2013, Samuel Gillingham of Lower Island Cove, age 91 years. Predeceased by wife: Annie Mae, sisters: Effie Moores, Florence Fagner and Mary Garland; brother: Maxwell. Leaving to mourn, daughter: Eleanor (Herbert) Parsons, Toronto, ON; three sons: Lloyd and Gary (Elizabeth), both of Toronto, ON and Dennis (Sheri), Lower Island Cove; thirteen grandchildren: Brenda, Loretta, Kevin, Gary, Bobby, Joshua, Courtney, Gemma, Shyann, Naomi, Victor, Christian and Abbey; brother: Thomas (Gertie), Lower Island Cove; sister: Susan (Harold) Baggett, Toronto, ON; brothers-in-law: Ambrose (Matilda) Thorne, St. John's and Wilfred Riggs, Bay de Verde; sisters-in-law: Fannie Fagner, Carbonear and Gertie (Thomas) Gillingham, Lower Island Cove; also a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Resting at the Salvation Army Citadel, Lower Island Cove on Sunday from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m., Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 2:00 to 5:00 p.m., 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Tuesday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon. Funeral service to take place on Tuesday, October 22 at 2:00 p.m. from the Salvation Army Citadel, Lower Island Cove. Interment in the Salvation Army Cemetery, Lower Island Cove. In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, donations in his memory may be made to the Samuel Gillingham Memorial Fund.