Emma EARLE

Emma Grace Barkley, 92 A lifetime resident of the area, Emma Barkley (nee Earle) passed away at the Hartford Retirement Home in Morrisburg on Sunday, July 2, 2006. She was 92 years of age. Emma was born Aug. 7, 1913 in the Melvin Settlement, Winchester Township. Her parents were George and Margaret Earle (nee Beattie). She attended public and high school in Winchester. In 1930, she married Harvey Barkley who was a native of Williamsburg Township. Together, they farmed for more than 40 years on the third concession of Matilda Township. After retiring from farming, Harvey and Emma moved to Morrisburg and following Harvey's death in 1990, Emma moved to the Park Drive Villa in Williamsburg. In Nov. 2004, the Hartford Retirement Home in Morrisburg became her home. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Morrisburg and for many years an active member of the Evangelical Lutheran Women. Emma was loved and will be greatly missed by her sons Donald and wife Lynn of the North Channel Road and by Larry and his wife Rosann of Leduc, Alberta. She will be fondly remembered by her daughter-in-law, Frances Barkley of Prescott as well as her grandchildren, Catherine Ierasts and her husband Andrejs of Newmarket, Angela Barkley and her fiance Ron Ainger of Barrhaven, Jason Barkley and his wife Leslie of Horseshoe Valley, Dianne Flaman of Spruce Grove, Alberta, Elizabeth Tomkinson and husband Derek of Sherwood Park, Alberta, and Aaron Barkley and wife Kim of Leduc, Alberta and seven great-grandchildren. She is survived by a brother-in-law Lloyd Barkley and his wife Teresa of Morrisburg and a sister-in-law, Emma Barkley of Manotick Station and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, an infant son Lyle, a son Gordon, and her three sisters Greta Earle, Adrienne French, and Minnie Droppo. Friends called at the Marsden and McLaughlin Funeral Home, Williamsburg, on Wednesday, July 5. Funeral service was held at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Morrisburg, on Thursday, July 6. Interment followed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Morrisburg. Pallbearers were Allan Bell, Michael McGinn, Lee McCaslin, Morgan Hill, Bob Howald, and Douglas G. Casselman. Donations to St. Paul's Lutheran Church or the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre were gratefully acknowledged by the family.