Burgessville WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 6, p. 21

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l , _ ‘W “s By SUZANNE HANSON from her mother 12 years she would nothave haditany had a good eye and I knew . Canadians should ap- ago and had the barn other way. ' ' whatlliked." She gradually , _ - l preciate the value of their renovated to house her “I’veAhad adeityif/2ei/e, taught herself what to look I . heritage and be proud of collection of antiques. an antiq“.e ea er. It's the for. " LAURAELIZABETH their culture and their 'Tm very proud of my greatest life. tLook at all the f‘You make some bad ', WARBOYS country. Although Canada is collection," she said. It's people I mee . , . mistakes and that smartens M.rs.. Glen Warboys of .I a comparatively young taken a lot of hard work to Mrs. Lemon s collection you up." The young Dwight, formerly of country, there is still much find the pieces in her and .her knowledge of collectors today are very _ wByr_g,tssyye,ressa.1aray1t to be admired in its art and collectipn but she enjoyed it. Canad‘an antiques has been knowledgeable, she said but Huntsville Hospital y furniture, hand-crafted by There was a time, she said, invalulble to many there are books new on Saturday,August8,1981, m _ the early settlers' of this whenshe spenther money on cay,dian restoration everything. Prices today, her 73rd year. country. antiques instead of luxuries projects. however, are also much Pt was the former Laura. T Marjorie Larmon of like fine clothes. . "I have helped Parks higher and. items are more Elizabeth Lowes. . _ Burgessville is one in- "Now I'm able to enjoy CanadaA with many difficult to find. Surviving, besides her _ dividual who has recognized both but there were periods restorations. I think the While the items in her barn husband, are three '1 the value of the Canadian of monetary frustration greatest one was Fort Garry are all for sale, the house l daughters, Mrs. Leonard ' heritage and as a lifelong wherein I was compelled to at Winnipeg." Mrs. Lar- cbntainS her own private _ (Kathleen) Tt.tllrot,.: M.rs; antique collector, few are dispose of my cherished, mon's antique collection has collection of furniture, folk " William (MAarle) Service moreaware of the beauty of prized possessions in order been the source of many of art and innumerable other both of Dwight and Mr; the early Canadian pieces to continue. It was very the authentic items used in items too precious to her to Donald (Carol Ann) Leis than she. frustrating." 2 such restoration projects. be parted with. Woodstock; and five sons, Mrs. Larmon's interest in Now she is a well- Being an antique collector "l know who owned every _ poPe?la.rhow of.Norw1ch, A 2, antiques was stirred at an established and a highly- is much easier today, said piece of furniture in the , LelbearboyS and John , . early age. "As a child I regarded antique dealer. She Mrs. Larmon. "WhenIwis house," meme Larmon, "ll", oys’ ill home b a: [ accompanied my father to looks back on her life without collecting over 50 years ago, "I collect tlungsAthaAt I can War 'd,',',,',"':') Feed (ld i'lf,, 1 auctions to his delight and regret and comments that no books were available. I enjoy and live with. t of Dwight r ys . my mother's chagrin:" One . "r. _ pp While some may scoff a . . . . 2 _ ae t fti eand money She was predeceased by [ T of her earliest collections ' its»... . thewas er lmA one son Ross Warboys in a ', was of teddy bears for which Plrai8r',fii,iiiiXl lit' in collecting antiques, .M,rl. July 1980 i , she still has a passion for 'ittPre"r'c'1' 9.5. '. " Larmon not only appreciates F Resti _:'atth Amand Son collecting, "I never had a - T , _jiwr"'.' 'MF. . . them for their aesthetic mg , . 'kT ‘. , . that Funeral Residence, Nor- doll but 1 did have a teddy p, ' . _'rlr_: ll va1uebutshea1soknows . _ 'ch h . willbe I A bear )1 It b, (1.a' A ' antiques increase In ' M , w ere Sch ': ' . . '7‘" , 2. " ' f . 1 with the , beldTuesday, August 11 at2 I Acollector Since the age of P: ,. q ;':"" . . monetary va ue , il , .. - . " fti p.m.conductedbyRev.Cyr _ l _ 10, Mrs. Larmon still has the ' E, NI it ' ', . ,’ if . , T nassage 0 lme. .- T Dyke.. _ g , first item she ever collected, ’. 'iw" _ '2 'ees),, "P, 't'MR , ‘ b Interment in Burgasville _ a Portneuf china bowl she aglr e z) ot/i', T .r4 "IPM, M ------- m 2 , Cemetery 2 ' [ ' [ bought for 10 cents when she I I "* a; orilet, i?7r.ri:" ' _ " . 2 ' _ T l t was 10 years old. . i he, "Crsk" AA AAA _-" "m, . " _ GORDSAANLilgoeGE The bowl was hand- ur, h 2 _ ,' T " or . Go d G - Wills of T 7' painted by school children in _ ' .," , - ':N " Eii'ai f r on. eorge 1 at 1 FREDERICKMERLE Scotland but because the ' Cru' 2 'r', ",' ’ ’ Burgessville passed away 1 , WARBOYS T design was sli htl off- ( _' “-an . _ . "te," Woodstock General Hosplta Frederick Merle Warbo ' l g. y .: .2 -. 2;" Ettie'ci'."s on Thursda December 10 f D ' ys _ centre, the bowl with others ', -' cr'. .233: a, 5o'/dkrr1'rxr'-i . _ V 1 . Y. Ir. , o Wight, formerly of l that did not meet the stan- . _ _ . iCii - 'rf/ite.'-,' a; 'iii):,. 't; inAhls 99th year. as Eur3etsville,passedmfay at . dard, were sent to Canada, _ _ - C, " ,3 om m Wainfleet, he w WelleslAy Hospital; Toronto, ' 1 said Mrs. Larmon. The FV V " A , 'Circ," 1s.,oyottt.yeP.andhir1: on Friday, September IL 'r, bowls now, because they are . - _ . rt.. gllham Wills. .He moved , 1981, in his 45th year. ' . ' so rare, are much more .' urgessville m 1923 an Born im East Oxford . valuable. ,' operated a general store for Township he w _ " V ' around . then , as a son of Mrs. Larmon's antique ' be Six _years, f Glen Warboys and the late , i shop located in the barn on , ". ' came a drover and at; Laura Warboys, Re was 'i, her farm, is an antique T, _ 3161‘. .HHe Aattendih employed at Huntsville _ collector’s heaven. Although I'. C" agggessw e Bap tist Chur Timber Products forthe past ; it houses an infinite variety 2-5 . Joh AwasMa m.emloer, of St. five years. Mr. Warboys was of items, Mrs. Larmon is " . 10411:}: laflllf Lodge No. a member of the United I strictly interested in North First in collection S, . . M, Norwich. . Chit"?! and a member of the American leces . . . . urv1v1ng are his wife, the Dwight Oxto 2. o p r' Marjorie Larmon, of Burgessville, displa s a Portneuf f / . . . ".. nge Snowmobile ' . The farm which belon ed . . . y ormer Marion Elizabeth Assoeiatio _ h f h, R Eth china bowl, the first piece sheobtained in her collection of Sefviee; one daughter, Mrs. S . .n' _ . l to er at er oy was e antiques.The bowl was purchased when she was 10 ears Fred (M ril J L . tw " umvmg are his father, '; i I Sackrider homestead. Mrs. old for the mere sum of 10 cents y sons Goad ,','1irfifs'wf.'..; I Glen Warboys of Ihiright; _ Larmon purchased the farm . '." r flr.1, S r., an. ,2 three sisters, Mrs. Leonard A A A ”a-.. . ,, Fe. 'r _ AAA ..- AA ..- .. David Wills, all of Kathl t _ " . .2. .. we. I 2 rm 2-- Ft',.? l. i,; T ' - . . _ ( een) Talbot and Mrs. .§§!A3;4¥2.~§At out , . I ’ MN 2le 'iiiitjt)il'i,'; t"; : Burgessville, 18 grand- William (Marie) Service ' at”? Ill! . "e".", ' M.., " t tfill.,.',?-":":,.',"),.',,';, /ialu Pild,rtr.i) and 15 great- both of Dwight and Mrs’ _ I was; Mime, r " e. "l. atr- ri" _ 22 a e grandchildren. R0 1d c _ "..rrici _ " - s . my». I "q t. gums s r " our magi; ,_ -_, na ( arol Ann) Leis- of _ we; BMIll - ‘ , " . . I iflr'i"j(f:i,ti,:vi ~..'r.. 2 'M'irfir" He was predeceased by a Woodstock: tdur brothers _ .. gene-2r 1i1l1rtilltlS?l5 Nh Ill - - ';ltr'iyCi'ijrc)? " e . lailEii'ii daughter Shirley in 1978 and'; DonaldW ki fN ." , l e iE5iiiz%l=iiri+ 'NitliiiiilttlNl ~ the??? RW. 3'.- 332,-: ii,) A U" " P,: V by a son William in 1942 .. . ar' ys o orwieh, _ ', J"eM,MNilillBMlql+iliriFteli. Eft'il5,'jifiij//i1 $343, gym 1 . Llet Warboys and John _) ___ 2 . is , Tfic? 'd 'il-Ile-tKE-li-Nic-al, 'hariiiif,i j,,,'):' " it. Itii' _ Rested at the Arn and Son W b b th I ar. ' il, ,3 CG-NS, . 't' ' Ir' Tilt, " Mit; . 'tk'" at». 32.3,. Funeral Residence Nor- . ar oys, 0 _ “Of A - N _ bc",' 'a" - " - - - a 2 " t , - ttr' " ’ “ t A: T ". , . l . , . A5 “A I .,g;.~:-v.~;:2 . q,' at ' it» s :21” I ih .14. wich whereservi e h hi _ Burgessville and Robert . iN A, I A}: A " " - A we. 'lltlatrB, wt, [tair?, trt?,', A , c was e Warboys of Dwight; 18 " i " r _- 7“. - - b'nltI , , “a "' i'oiat3)i 1lti"gi1i,r,-, ...‘Q‘ -Saturday,December12;at2 . . d . , _ _ t ‘ - gr.' 2 - Ill..'.irjr' fra " irs,igrj8 Mtilgiiiil li! _r,alitfifll ~W‘” p.m. conducted by Rev. "wees?" nephews; and 13 r, i. T. s" 5 at 2.332. "-'rts'.s's few-'22. _ H. " id MI ttll 2.22». 'iiah'ii'ii't,h"i Keith Daniel ofB ill great-nieces and great- _ l ", ..- L _ ata' 3.1 F . A"' Ir",, " stir,',. - Ei , 'INil 'NE 'i"N cg, M%51 It t . urgessv e neph ". A .-' ' A .35.. ' iigti/i'rlitil4 IL" {a " 5-“: m. '12.... term. t 'tll 3.; :- Baptist Church. ews. _ - F, "ti- (j-diit, sr%.i, :"rt fit'ireaEa at: IrtB'rNlilrllre " a. ' 2‘ - "is, A solo Good M ' Hewas predeceasedbyhis , ,,. r. _.tC& _ ,. 2,__ :Yrn4 g,_. " - ”A "a was}, was“ I A, 'ws"'. , ormng up . . _ _ i l 'lie, "tdth1agiE'illll '(lE' l .32??? (iisgi"gra, Iall 'l' Tush-s2 I I t $crg'v'itrii"i: There, was sung by Lois motherinAugus't19pand by, i . l Z, 3%:5‘2'221553". ii 2. 222:2:3;.:"'”§ . _ ' at. " ' View BlNgtS"' ':i,,'tlB', Bailey accompanied by her a brother Ross Warboys in l. l I taliltlt , . iii'.:'," I"",""?"']'" . 'lllllllt'iiiC(iilllllliltitlil Iiiiii"lll.,lslllllEiiils,i,i,l" .sister-Fay Bailey. 1980. ‘ l I ME I - tte, .4 i ll ' 2: : aE 'tN . - NllillilN t: Pallbearers were Leonard Rested at the Am and Son- , A , ' l I - - r l r, "'ij A A “132 _ CAobban, Ronald Clifford Funeral Residence, Not: l , #8 , _ '0 ' , . 2 J"' . Illlllllli IitNlt'illBiilrr _ _ Jim Wills, Ken Wills, Bill wich, whereservicewas held [ i N w 't L . BE! . ' T 7 v "BFEit7, , RgaNll as? $h' ti '. Rynard and Ed McFarlane. Monday, September 14, at 2 ‘ i . , A, . 't . - sax-52.32., -..& T W . , a MA 'll%i' CInterment in Burgessvine p.m., conducted by Rev. _ t ". 'ifit 2 'lillllilElaBiliiiirfi"isrii'i5tic' "is,' _,sr,_(. '.C:'e,sl ;Cyr'rs," r22. E - 2 - if! emetery. - _ Cyril Dyke of Burgessville _ "T,w. J _ l r - _ " "t"tiiiiitiEicrS" 'l1lll .. IlRllg,r' al, ' United Church. _ 1 '. -, ' ’.'5' , " A, " " g Illliiirti3,,il ' - A Pallbearers were Wayne , l ". '. 2 . - - ' {2 in; ' 2.2., I . ' ~A , . c.', Warboys, Terry Warboys, _ J" _ 2 q . - I q . ,_ ' .. "'l, g , . r li " .02" I'c'j' ", 5 Kevin Warboys and Gary l A t Bt) s:TiAisj,i's' lie-til: ",'i,""t"1Le'i'rt'ir f A 1. 32-. . _ 'fr:_' _ Warboys, Brian Talbot and -,'r "m _ ’ . IllliEN " IrlllBllM, ',i5,tp"te 24.3 -ii-",-""ritt,',ri,tt' It . " tr,. qi 'lil 'r',' ' / Jtick Talbot. . t 3’1..* - iiiii2=P.. r.T.W2M ",r'.cs'ls_' 'r'. 11‘. J. s." ', ff" 'ilihii ia ' 'is') :r. , i ...2 L, _ __--- _ i l" ' Marjorie Larrnon's antique shop, The Pig and Plow on the , 33:3: s is ' ille features an. infinite variety of early e iillNi' MIM, er- q . _ 2 edge of Burgess" , ' . '. - 4... 'r, V _ , . l rniture and folk art. The shop " named _ are 4lE:ii':s)C8Fi: t . IN 'ik'V% .North American ll . ode" T a” ”We? ij,if,ij'i'if,)?c'i, Alfie t _';'r, . V "2' . , t pieces in the shop of sentimental value,aw0 . saga - A . 2 Gig and tinth“.e wooden p10 A "r, A " "re'."; "'riy'i'iyd4"/iyfrrf:'s,, T " '2-

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