The Chronicle-Herald
20 May 2006

HUNTLEY, Mary Belle - 93, passed away Thursday, May 18, 2006. Mary was a resident of Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville, for 12 years. Born in Scotts Bay, she was a daughter of the late Fales and Belle Mary (Crowe) Rogers. Mary was a resident of Scotts Bay for most of her life. Mary served as President of the Resident's Council of Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville. She was a member of the Church Auxiliary and Women's Institute in Scotts Bay. Mary loved knitting, crocheting and crafts and shared them with her family and friends. She loved to play the organ and accordion in her younger years. Mary's children and grandchildren were the centre of her life and brought her great joy. They will miss her dearly. Mary is survived by her daughters, Connie (Ira) Legge, Blomidon; Wilma (Grant) Tupper, Centreville; Juanita (Don) Rockwell, Hantsport; Julia (Leonard) North, Waterville; sons, Roger (Winnie), Walter (Bonnie), Oscar (Nancy), Byron, all of Scotts Bay; Clinton (Rena), Cambridge, and Forrest (Lana), Centreville; 22 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and four great great-grandchildren. Besides her parents, Mary was predeceased by her foster parents, Fred and Rebecca Steele; her husband of 40 years, Charles; half-sister, Regina and two grandchildren in infancy. Visitation for Mary will take place on Saturday, May 20, from 7-9 p.m. in H.C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 5 Leverett Ave., Kentville (902-678-2151), from where a funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, May 21, Rev. Robert Billings officiating, assisted by Rev. June Keddy. A reception will follow the service in the funeral home. Interment will be in Scotts Bay Cemetery. Family flowers only please, however, donations in memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or The Arthritis Society. Private condolences to the family may be made at: lindsayfunerals@ns.aliantzinc.ca