BX May 19, 1942

Richard Lewis Carey

The death of Richard Lewis Carey, 7 Brunswick Street, occurred at the Brantford General Hospital Monday afternoon.  He was fifty-five years of age.  Mr. Carey was born at Fulham, London, England, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Carey.  He had been a resident of Brantford for more than thirty years.  He was a painter by trade, and for many years was employed by the Waterous Company, Ltd. Recently he had been employed at No. 5 S.F.T.S.  Mr. Carey was a veteran of the First Great War, being an Imperial Reservist on coming to Canada.  He served overseas with the 1st Royal Berkshire Regiment of the Imperial Army.  He was a member of the Canadian Legion and of the British Imperial Comrades’ Association at the time of the death.  Surviving are his wife, former Miss Sophia Roach; three sons, L/Cpl. R.E. Carey and L/Cpl. F. Carey, both overseas with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps and Donald Carey, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Charles Kelly, Mrs. B. Oliver, Mrs. P. Carter, all of Brantford and AW2 Florence Carey stationed at No 5 S.F.T.S.; three sisters, Mrs. William Bingham, Brantford and Mrs. E. Stanbridge and Mrs. James Hutcheon, Toronto, as well as three brothers, George and Harry Carey, City and Capt. Ivan Carey, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, stationed on the west coast.  Eleven grandchildren also survive.  Mr. Carey is resting at his late residence, 7 Brunswick Street. The funeral service will be held at the McCleister Funeral Home, 48 Brant Avenue, Thursday afternoon.  Interment will take place in the Soldiers’ Plot in Mount Hope Cemetery.

BX May 22, 1942

Richard Lewis Carey

Friends and relatives in large numbers attended the funeral services held at the McCleister Funeral Home Thursday afternoon for Richard Lewis Carey, 7 Brunswick Street, and a veteran of the First Great War.  The profusion of floral tributes conveyed a message of sympathy to the sorrowing family, and marked the esteem in which Mr. Carey was held.  Rev. John Gibson of Faith Tabernacle was in charge of the service, assisted by Major George Mundy of the Salvation Army.  Mrs. H. Maslin sang most sympathetically “The Old Rugged Cross”’ and appropriate music was played on the chapel organ.  Interment was in the Soldiers’ Plot at Mount Hope Cemetery, where the flag-draped casket was borne to his last resting-place by Ed Johnstone representing the British Imperial Comrades’ Association; D. Thompson, No 5 Service Flying Training School’ E. Ritchie representing the Brantford Branch of the Canadian Legion and C. Price, W. Fear and William Coucham of Waterous Limited.  Rev. John Gibson officiated at the committal rites.