Adam McGregor Passes To The Beyond Early On Saturday Morning - He Was A Good Construction Man.
Born and raised in Grimsby, and a well known and popular resident of this district all his life, passed away early on Saturday morning in the person of Adam McGregor. His demise came as a great shock to his many friends throughout this whole district. His illness had been of short duration and no person expected that it would terminate in his death.
Adam McGregor was a son of the late Adam McGregor and Charlotte Cole and was born on December 27th, 1885, therefore was in his 68th year.
"Pudge" McGregor was a carpenter and construction man by occupation. While he would build anything that anybody wanted, still his tendencies were toward the heavier type of construction. He was the supervisor in charge of the construction of the hangars at the Beamsville Air Camp during the First World War. Many other heavy construction jobs throughout this district stand today as a monument to him. For many years he contracted on his own, but later years had been connected with Shafer Bros. One of the last big jobs the he supervised was the construction of The Independent building.
He was one of those type of construction men that everything had to be right, or else do not do it at all. He followed that theory all through his life on every job that he ever worked upon.
Surviving, besides his wife, the former Lillian Cruttenden [sic], are three sons: Donald of Grimsby; Kenneth of Hannon and Gerald of Beamsville; Mrs. Margaret Pettit, Niagara Falls, N.Y. and Mrs. Jennie McDaniel of Dallas, Texas, are sisters. There are 7 grandchildren. One son, Arthur, was killed in action during the Second World War.
Funeral services ere conducted from the Stonehouse Funeral Home on Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Dr. Duncan of Grimsby Baptist Church.
Casket bearers were Wm. House, George Warner, David Aiton, Gordon Hannah, Al. Colter and Herbie Keir.
Interment was in Queen's Lawn Cemetery.
