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WILCOX, ETHEL JANE - Peacefully, in her 103rd year, at the Fundy Nursing Home, Blacks Harbour, NB, Mrs. Ethel Jane (Leavitt) Wilcox, wife of the late Earle L. Wilcox, entered into the presence of her Lord and Saviour on April 29, 2005. Born at Leavitt's Head, Back Bay, NB on April 25, 1903, the daughter of the late John and Sarah (Harris) Leavitt, she is survived by six children, Ida (Gerald) McCoy of Saint John, Carroll (Neata) Wilcox of Truro, NS, Hazel Tidd of Kamsack, SK, Mary (Bev) Doucette of Quispamsis, Marie Wilcox of Saint John and Alice (Murray) Thorne of Estey's Bridge, NB; special daughter-in-law, Kay Wilcox of St. George; 24 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; sister, Bessie Hanley; brothers Ken Leavitt and Octave Leavitt; sisters-in-law, Gladys Spray and Bessie Wickett. Besides her beloved husband and her parents, she was predeceased by her son, Leo; daughter Lelia (in infancy); sister, Martha; brothers, Basil, Otis, and Melvin; and son-in-law, Sherwood Tidd. A loving mother, grandmother and great- grandmother, she was the oldest living member of the Blacks Harbour Wesleyan Church. A long-time resident of Blacks Harbour, she worked for many years at Connors Bros. Ltd. Resting at the Blacks Harbour Wesleyan Church with the funeral service at 11:00 am Monday, May 2, 2005, followed by interment in the Pennfield Rural Cemetery. Visiting on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Fundy Nursing Home Memorial Chapel, or a charity of the donor's choice, would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to the St. George Funeral Home (755-3533), 26 Portage Street, St. George, NB. (www.stgeorgefh.ca) [Telegraph-Journal]