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He owned and operated Don’s Motel and Restaurant in Hantsport for 25 years.

Died:
BECKWITH, Donald Smith
Age 98, of Mar­tin’s River, for­merly of Hants­port, passed away peacefully in Fisherman\'s Me­morial Hospital, Lunenburg, on Sunday, January 4, 2015, with his family by his side. Born in Hants Border, Kings Co. to Ebenezer and Sarah E. (Hutchinson) Beckwith on September 8, 1916. Beside his par­ents, he was predeceased by his siblings, Stanton, Wilfred, Helen Robinson, Ross, Abbie (infancy), John, and Cecil. He was a member of Western Shore United Baptist Church and Poynts Lodge No. 44, A.F & A.M. in Hantsport. Recently, he was presented with his 65-year service bar at his home in Martin’s River. He owned and operated Don’s Motel and Restaurant in Hantsport for 25 years, semi-retiring to Martin’s River where, after a year, he went to work at Scotia Trawler. He was an avid boater, camper and card player. Don learned to play pi­ano at 70, sang solos at church at 85, and took up painting again at 97. Family and friends were always wel­come. Interment will be in River­bank Cemetery, Hantsport, followed by a reception in the church hall.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Schofield. Dorothy (daughter of Lawson Nelson Schofield and Reta Myrtle Lyons) was born on 1 Oct 1926 in Lockhartville, Kings, Nova Scotia; died on 16 Dec 2021 in Martin's River, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia; was buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]