Died at Croton on Tuesday January 22, 1946, Ernest Lorne Gammage in his 64th year; beloved husband of Isabella (Bateman) Gammage. Funeral will be held on Friday January 25, 1946 with private service at his late residence Lot 9 Con 12 Camden Township at 2 pm followed by services in Croton United Church at 2:30 pm conducted by Rev. John Richardson and assisted by Rev. E.D. Johnston and C.W. Badder. Burial will be in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Thamesville. Besides his wife he is survived by one brother, Alverdie Gammage, Croton.
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Per Thursday, 24 Jan 1946, Chatham Daily News (newspaper), Chatham, Ontario, Canada ... Obituary. [Repository: Chatham Library].
Ernest L. Gammage, a highly esteemed resident of Croton for the past 34 years, passed away at his home on Tuesday evening following a long illness. For several years he has been in poor health but for the past several weeks has been confined to his room.
Deceased was born in Howard township in 1882, a son of the late William Gammage and Euphemia McBrayne. Thirty-four years ago he married Isabelle Bateman and went to Croton and settled on a farm where he has lived continuously since. Mr. & Mrs. Gammage have always taken an active interest in Croton United Church and all matters relating to the welfare of the community in which they lived.
Surviving are his widow and one brother, Alverdi Gammage, of Croton.
Funeral services have been arranged for Friday afternoon at 2:30 at Croton United Church to be conducted by Rev. John Richardson, assisted by Rev. DeWitt Johnston of Croton and Elder C.W. Badder of Wabash.
Internment will be made in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Per Saturday, 26 Jan 1946, Chatham Daily News (newspaper), Chatham, Ontario, Canada ... Funeral
[Repository: Chatham Library].
Funeral services for Ernest L. Gammage were held on Friday afternoon at Croton United Church conducted by Rev. John Richardson assisted by Rev. DeWitt Johnston and Elder C.W. Badder. During the service Mrs. Fenton Cryderman and Mr. Cyril Childs sang a duet "God's Way" and the choir of the church sang "The Beautiful Garden of Prayer."
Pallbearers were Messrs. John Beattie, V.L. Armstrong, John Parking, George Gaynor, Warren Ellerbeck, and Alex Grieves. Internment was made in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
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Per 31 Jan 1946, Thamesville Herald (newspaper), Thamesville, Ontario, Canada.
Ernest L Gammage - funeral
The funeral of the late Ernest L Gammage, of Croton, was held at the United Church on Friday last at 2:30 pm. The service was in charge of the pastor, Rev De Witt Johnston of Croton and Elder Wesley Badder of Wabash. It was one of the most largely attended funerals ever held in the community. The pallbearers were Alex Grieves, Vinton Armstrong, Warren Ellerbeck, George Gaynor, Jack Beattie, and Jack Parking. The flower bearers were Walter Cragg, Harry Snarey, Amos Stonehouse, Douglas Snarey, Glen Snarey, and Alvin Huston. The Croton senior choir sang, "In the Beautiful Garden of Prayer," and Cyril Childs and Mrs Fenton Cryderman a lovely duet "God's Way is the Best Way." Internment was in Mt Pleasant Cemetery at Thamesville. Friends and relatives were present from Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Dearborn Detroit, Chatham, Dresden and other places.
Mr Gammage was born in Howard Township, son of the late William Gammage and Euphemia McBrayne Gammage in 1882. Thirty-four years ago he was married to Isabelle Bateman and settled on a farm at Croton where he has lived continuously since. Mr Gammage had a host of friends thoughout this entire district. He is survived, among others, by his only brother, Verdi Gammage, his aunt Mrs Wigle of Kingsville, and his wife. The following appreciation by Rev Johnston was read at the service.
"It is with great regret, that, through illness, I am not able to join with the other ministers and friends, in this memorial service to our good neighbour of many years, Ernest Gammage. I pray God may give you a comforting and spiritual service today and that His presence may be with the dear ones who mourn. I pray God may bless the scriptures, the sermons, the prayers, and the hymns to His glory. His passing seems to have come upon us all so suddenly. He was always so strong and well that it seemed he would always be with us. All the neighbours can attest his readiness to help in a time of need. As a giant oak, falling to the earth, leaving an open space toward the sky, so the untimely passing of one so dear to us leaves our community and our hearts strangely subdued and lonely. Personally I can hardly realize he has gone.
"About two weeks ago, as we were praying with him, we noticed with joy his "humble and contrite heart". He gave us to understand he was trusting alone in the Precious Blood of God's Dear Son, shed for his redemption. What more can we do than to commend his loved ones to God and his spirit to the Great Shepherd of the sheep, who said, "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out". To his wife, brother, aunt and other relatives, we bespeak the deepest sympathy of our entire community.
He is gone but not forgotten.
To the realms of Heaven above
We shall meet him in the morning
In that land of endless love.
