Walter "Bryce" Smith
1922 - 2014
Walter "Bryce" Smith
Visitation Information
Visitation
Nov 2,2014
Visitation Time
2-4 pm & 7-9 pm
Visitation Location
G.W. Giffin Funeral Home, St. Mary's Chapel, Sherbrooke
Service Information
Service Date
Monday November 3, 2014
Service Time
2:00 pm
Service Location
St. John's United Church, Sherbrooke
Burial Information
Burial Date
Nov 3,2014
Burial Time
Following the service
Burial Location
Riverside Cemetery, Sherbrooke
Requested Charity
St. Martha's Regional Hospital Veterans Unit or to a charity of your choice
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SMITH, Walter "Bryce" Age 92, Sherbrooke, passed away peacefully in St. Martha’s Regional Hospital, Antigonish surrounded by his family on Thursday October 30, 2014. Born in Sherbrooke on September 13, 1922, he was a son of the late Walter and Norma (MacDonald) Smith. Bryce resided in the Veterans’ Unit at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital for the last year and a half having previously lived in Sherbrooke where he spent most of his life. He was a member of St. James Presbyterian Church, Sherbrooke and spent many years as a member of  St. Mary’s Male Choir. Bryce served overseas in Italy and Africa as a motorcycle taxi driver during the Second World War. He worked at the Imperial Esso Refinery in Dartmouth, as a worker for the Laborers Union in Halifax, Historic Properties, Post Office Caretaker in Sherbrooke and Truro and also for sanitation pickup in Sherbrooke for several years. He was an avid salmon fisherman, hunting guide, trapper and a member of St. Mary’s River Association. His greatest passion was gardening and his love for cards. Bryce was a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 56, Sherbrooke. He will be greatly missed by his children, Marla (James) Porter, Country Harbour; Glen (Corrie), Forest, Ontario; Terry (Diane), Stillwater; Martin (Delores), Sherbrooke; Harold (Rosalie), Country Harbour; 11 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren; sisters in law, Katy Smith, Sherbrooke; Alice Jack, Kentville; Antoinette Harpell, West Pubnico; brother in law, Vincent Harpell, Harpellville; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Rosie (Harpell), sisters, Doris Brown, Joyce MacIntosh, Peg MacKinley; brothers, Cecil, Edgar and Graham. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 & 7-9 pm in G. W. Giffin Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Chapel, 34 Main St. Sherbrooke. Funeral service will be held Monday in St. John’s United Church, Sherbrooke at 2:00 pm with Rev. Derek Elsworth officiating. Interment to follow in Riverside Cemetery, Sherbrooke. Family flowers only, please. Memorial donations may be made to St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Veterans’ Unit or to a charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements are under the dignified and compassionate care of the G.W. Giffin Funeral Home, St. Mary’s Chapel, Sherbrooke. On-line condolences may be made at www.gwgiffin.com

Walter "Bryce" Smith