Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 11, 1993, p. 2

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mmvawmwyfti obituary 3t eugene lemon will be missed eugene lemon considered to be one of the most progres sive and achieved farmers in the whitchurchstouffville area died of a heart attack last thursday at markham stouffville hospital he was 85 mr lemon was a career farmer and was a descendant of george lemon of pennsyl vania who founded the ham let of lemonville in the mid- 1800s mr lemon was born and raised on a 100acre farm site on the ninth line just south of the hamlet of bloom- ington the farm which had been reduced to 50 acres in recent years had originally belonged to his grandfather jonathan lemon mr lemon left school in gr 8 to work fulltime on the family farm with his father philip his son jonathan who currently operates the busi ness said farming was all his father ever wanted to do dad told my grandfather he wanted to quit school and work full time with him on 00 mm w0 optometrist dr ronald s mcmullen providing you and your family zvith personal professional eye and vision care examinations prescription eyewear contact lenses evening and saturday appointments available 8523191 testa professional building suite 307 uxbridge 4 insurance according to ruth ith armstrong broktr coliey borland vale insurance brokers limited 6420651 notice of liquor licence application the following establishment has applied to the liquor licence board of ontario for a liquor licence under the liquor licence act application for additional facilities ggs pub cafe 5892 main street stouffville indoor area any resident of the municipality may make written submission as to whether the issuance of the licence is in the public interest having regard to the needs and wishes of the residents submissions must be received no later than september 111 993 please include your name address and telephone number note the llbo gives the applicant details of any objections if you want your name address and telephone number to be kept confidential you must clearly state this request in your letter submissions to be sent to licensing and permits branch liquor licence board of ontario 55 lake shore blvd e toronto on m5e 1 a4 fax4163260308 m ontario lemon the farm my grandfather said he could give it a try for a week he worked him as hard as he could thinking hed quit and go back to school he farmed from that day on he was still helping out right up to when he died his son said mr lemon who lost his right arm in a farm accident in the 1940s helped start up the stouffville coop in the 1930s and served on the co op board for many years he was once president and chairman ofi the york county soil and crop improvement association was a charterl member of the farmf safety associ ation of amer ica and served on both the metro toronto region conser vation authority and the lake simcoe and region con servation authority mr lemon was regarded as one of the most progressive farmers in the community and lived to see wholesale changes in the farming busi ness he started out behind hors es and saw so many changes jonathan lemon said he worked with steam engines and finished out his career driving the big machines and his was one of the first farms to have elec tricity mr lemon took pride in the fact the agricultural college in guelph used to send bus loads of students to see his farm operation back in the 1960s his son said he was an active member of the bloomington christian gospel church where he was a longtime board member who taught sunday school for many years mr lemon whose wife was the late grace ramer leaves behind his son jonathan and his wife carol along with grandsons derek and jason mr lemons funeral was held mon aug 9 at the bloomington christian gospel church interment was at the bloomington cemetery the most famous basket sa the worw this is a community let us welcome you stouffville uxbridge 6403521 6405141 8524665 8527118 m m

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