Merle Gilbert Smith
- 2022
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Name Merle Gilbert Smith Birth Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia 
Gender Male Death 29 Aug 2022 Keddy's Corner, Kings, Nova Scotia [1] - Merle Gilbert Smith, of Keddys Corner, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 29, 2022, at home. Born in Hantsport, he was the oldest son of the late Frank and Della (Cox) Smith. Merle was very adamant not to reveal his age or year he was born. When asked his age, his response would have been "Old enough to know better, but too young to resist". He was an avid traveler, and it was nothing for him to decide last minute to drive across the province or country where you can bet he stopped at several yard sales along the way. His grandson Kyle remembers his Grandpa by saying "No matter what he went through or was faced with, he was always able to see the positive in everything and was always the one person I knew who would also find a way or a reason to keep smiling, staying positive and seeing the beauty in life." Merle had a special bond with his granddaughter, Sarah, and his great-grandchildren, and they always looked forward to their time together. He was lucky to have had several lifelong friends and was very soft-spoken but when he spoke you listened. Merle was an active member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 409 which had him at many job sites across the province over the years.
He was predeceased by his first wife Gladys (2005); second wife Freda (2019); brother Carl; and sister Karen.
Burial will take place in the Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeville.
Burial Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia Person ID I17143 Hantsport Families Last Modified 18 Sep 2022
Father Frank Stafford Smith, b. Abt 1902, Cheverie, Hants, Nova Scotia Mother Della Rosalie Cox, b. Abt 1912, Avonport, Kings, Nova Scotia Marriage 23 Feb 1935 Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia [2] Family ID F6008 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Gladys d. 2005 Children 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living Family ID F6013 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Sep 2022
Family 2 Freda d. 2019 Family ID F6014 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Sep 2022
- Merle Gilbert Smith, of Keddys Corner, passed away suddenly on Monday, August 29, 2022, at home. Born in Hantsport, he was the oldest son of the late Frank and Della (Cox) Smith. Merle was very adamant not to reveal his age or year he was born. When asked his age, his response would have been "Old enough to know better, but too young to resist". He was an avid traveler, and it was nothing for him to decide last minute to drive across the province or country where you can bet he stopped at several yard sales along the way. His grandson Kyle remembers his Grandpa by saying "No matter what he went through or was faced with, he was always able to see the positive in everything and was always the one person I knew who would also find a way or a reason to keep smiling, staying positive and seeing the beauty in life." Merle had a special bond with his granddaughter, Sarah, and his great-grandchildren, and they always looked forward to their time together. He was lucky to have had several lifelong friends and was very soft-spoken but when he spoke you listened. Merle was an active member of Sheet Metal Workers Local 409 which had him at many job sites across the province over the years.
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Birth - - Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia 
Death - 29 Aug 2022 - Keddy's Corner, Kings, Nova Scotia 
Burial - - Lakeview Cemetery, Lakeville, Kings, Nova Scotia = Link to Google Earth
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