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- Niagara Gazette - 10/30/1951
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.-Oct. 30,
-Death struck a Niagara Falls family
late Yesterday'twice within a few
hours.
Mrs, Grace Brenchley, 76, of 994
Wilmott street, died at her home of
a heart attack shortly after 4 p.m. .
She had .just returned home from,
the Greater. Niagara General hospital
where she had visited her son*
in-law^;Garnet Spillett, 56. of,: 722
Homcwood avenue. He", died -of
heart': disease at 9;30 o'clock last
night.
Mrs. Helen Brenchley, Mrs.
Brenchley's daughter-in-law, 'Is' also
confined -to the' hospital.
Mr.* Spillett was a native of England
and came here 25 years ago.
He worked as a silversmith for.the
McGlashan-Clarke Silver company.;
He was a veteran of World War 1
serving with the: Royal Field Artillery.
He was wounded and gassed
in, France. He was a member of
Cataract Lodge IOOF.
He is survivved by his wife, Daisy
Brenchley Spillett, and one brother
and four 'sisters in England. .
Mrs. Brenchley's husband, John,
died In 1947,
She is survived by six 'sons, Jack,
Herbert, Harold and'Edgar, all of
this city, Frank, Simcbe.OnL, and
Reginald, St. Catharines, Ont.; two
daughters, Mrs. Garnet Spillett, this
city, and Mrs.: Frank Maylum, of
Sittipgbourne, England,. 11 grandchildren
and two great grandchildren.
A double funeral service will be
held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the
Morse and Son chapel. Interment
will be in Fairview cemetery.
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