Frederick Lloyd was born December 18, 1923 in Ty Bach, Wales (U.K.) and was married to Barbara May Linsdell (d. 2004). Fred served in the British Army from 1941 to 1947 and was stationed for five years in Italy, where he developed a love of the Italian language and opera. He...
The flags at West Grey facilities have been lowered to half-mast as a gesture of respect in recognition of the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Philip passed away at the age of 99. In a statement from the Royal Family website: "It is with...
“It’s a sad day for Bill’s family and friends,” says former Huron-Bruce Owen Sound MPP Bill Walker. Bill was one of those characters in our area and as everyone has said, he was a maverick kind of guy but everyone knew where they stood with him and he always did...
Alex Ruff, Member of Parliament for Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound issued the following statement regarding the passing of former MPP Bill Murdoch on 16 August 2022 at the Residential Hospice of Grey Bruce (Chapman House) in Owen Sound from cancer. “It’s never easy to put into words when someone you care about...
Ronald Lyon Oswald passed away suddenly at The Village Retirement Community, Hanover, on Thursday, January 11, 2024, in his 92nd year. He was predeceased by his wife Hope (2013), brother John and his wife Elizabeth, and his parents William and Lena (Grant) Oswald.  Loving father of Peter and his wife...
-by Stu Paterson His friends, his mules and a wooden wagon carried former newspaper editor Jim Merriam to his final resting place this week. Merriam, one of the best story tellers around, died September 19th in Tara after a 21-year battle with cancer.     His obituary noted “Jim was a brilliant writer, and his...

Doug Johnson

Sometimes in life you meet one of those 'characters' who makes a difference.  Doug Johnson was one of those. Saugeen Times called him 'cub reporter' because he would phone and leave a message if there was what he considered to be a newsworthy item.  The message always began in the...
Donald Earl Willmott, PhD, died peacefully in Owen Sound, Ontario, on May 10th, 2021, having lived to celebrate his 96th birthday and 70th wedding anniversary with his wife, Elizabeth Ann (Herrmann) Willmott. Don was born on April 2nd, 1925, in Renshou, China, to Canadian educational missionaries Lesslie Earl and Mary...
Service Summary: Visitation from the Eagleson Funeral Home, Southampton on Thursday May 31, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9pm. A Funeral Service to Celebrate the Life of Douglas Johnson will be held at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Southampton, on Friday June 1, 2018 at 11am. Cremation. Interment of Ashes, Hamilton Cemetery. St Lawrence...
Tribute to My Cousin Kenneth John Pratt a “Most Unforgettable Character” This past Wednesday night I drove to Chesley to pay my respects at the funeral home to the family of my 68-year-old first cousin Kenny Pratt. On the way home, I got to thinking about how much of my life...