1. | James Henry Selby was born on 4 Apr 1921 in Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia (son of John Henry Selby and Flora Ella King); died on 15 Jan 2016 in Falmouth, Hants, Nova Scotia; was buried in Lower Vaughan Community Cemetery, Hants, Nova Scotia. Notes:
Died:
SELBY, James Henry \'Jim\'
Age 94, of Lower Vaughan, Hants Co., passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016, in Windsor Elms Village, Falmouth, where he has been a resident of the past six years. Born on April 4, 1921, in Avonport, Kings Co., he was the son of the late John Henry and Flora Ella (King) Selby. Jim retired in 1987 from the Nova Scotia Department of Highways, where he worked for many years. He was a veteran of The Second World War, serving overseas in the Canadian Army (Ground Infantry). Jim was the last member of his immediate family. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, the former Myril Nellie (Schofield); stepdaughter, Nancy Jensen; stepmother, Mildred DellaTorre; brothers and sisters, Harland and Lylia; also (six in a house fire) Rosalee, Lilly, Grace, Gertrude, Aliza and Amos; half-brother, Robert Selby.
Family/Spouse: Myrtle Nellie Schofield. Myrtle (daughter of Archie Clarence Schofield and Clara Croft) was born about 1928 in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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