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JOSEPH ROY GRAVES ':,1935 he started a small canning I edal Of Honor Presehfed ', Joseph Roy Graves of 15 factory at Iris hem: and cann- i - e _ . Main St. E, passed away on, ed apple juice. T e following a P i l ', L g _ Monday, July 5th at the Wood- year he added the canning of . er a emon '; stock General Hospital, in his' tomatoes, and later fruits and [ Peter C. Lemon, of National, Toronto and went with his par-i, _ 74th year. vegetables, ca business he op- iCity, Michigan, a former fee ents, as a child to Tawas,ii Born in Teeterville, Windham erated until he was taken ill. :geant in the United States'; where he attended school and Township, son of the late Mere was l former member ot the (Army, received the highest graduated in 1968. l ' and Mrs, Hiram Graves try,i,,le,11,'tss1i,1rt Oddfelklow Igloclge (award, The Medal of Honor,“ In 1969 he volunteered and' _ farmed in that area until) also a ormer mem er an di- from President Richard N. Nix- entered the Army in Februar f i thirty years ago when he mov- rector of the fruit growers, and on, of the United states or, 1969, taking his basic training ‘ . ed to Holbrook where he oper-l an adherent of the Baptist America, at a ceremony held at, at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In' -ated a general store for five,'; Church. [ the White House, June 15th/ July of that year, he was sent 1 Iyears. Twenty-five years agoi Surviving are his wife the 1971. ito Vietnam. On April Ist,' ‘he moved to Norwieh where 1"iltoilCi, Maude Ethel Osmond; He was one of seven men 1970 after being wounded inf lhas 1since resifcledt.h "ide, {in two daughters, Miss Margaret ignored gortconspiczous ','/)1,1p" battle he was promoted to the (emp cyee o e n er 11 Dennis of London and' Mrs. . ry m le nam an rece1ve ran of Sergeant. On Decem- ',, Hardware, the Marita}: fHard- Fred (Eulalie) Buckrell of Bur- hds award for actst h: perform-, her 4th of the same year he: ‘Ware and worked a e ormer essville; two sons, J h f: e , W lie an assig an machine separted from the Arm . ‘ " Byers and Wenn firm as \a‘ ENOWodstock and Regalia 'd gunner with the First. Ameri-: After his separation 3he met‘ _ " carpenter until his retirement] Burgessville; one sister, Mrs. clant Air Calvaryh Division in the former Diane Smith Ofl . He was a member of the Nor- Sidney (Eulalie) Hudgill, Lon- 19.11am. wrere e served from, Tawas City. They were marr- l wich Baptist Church and tty dan. Ten grandchildren and) IJUIY 26th, 1969 to July 23rd/ ied on April 11th of this year lserved in the army during the one great grandchild also si1r-i "e; d to and are residing in National, ,First World War. Mr. and vive. l ecording his citation, his City. I ‘Mrs. Graves celebrated their. The funeral was held on" (tililvisincr; wisdiin Tay Ninh, near Mr. Lemon’s father, Charles, _ 50th Wedding Anniversary in Monday, July 5th at the Arn , e. amoo an Border on was a native of Norwich and March ot this year. and Son Funeral Residence :April Ist, 1970 when the post-3 served as a radio techinician in' Surviving are his wife, the with Rev. C. R. Evans of lst iltion was hit by a large enemy( the RCAF, overseas, during the, ,former Agnes McMullen; two Baptist Church Woodstock of- lforce. Under heavy fire by a Second World War. _ l, daughters. Mrs. Fred (Helen) tieiatinte. ' superior opposing force, Sgt.:' Peter has a sister Judy, a tea-) ‘Thompson of Norwich, and a . Temon retaliated with machine Cher in the East Tawas Ele-l' ngs. Bruce (Shirley) Pettit of The bearers were David Wil- gun and rifle fire, and when) mentary Unit and a brother: l . . . son, Alvah Lampman, Douglas ; . ' . . l 1sarnia: a sister Mrs. William , . the weapons maffunetioned,i Rick, 16, who IS attending: i . ' . . Topham, Paul Fleming, Hugh [ . . l (Violet) Cole of Norwich; a H he and Charl Rockett used hand grenades, and hand,sch001. The entire family, lbrother Ensley of Scotland and ug = es . to hand combat to engage thei were flown to Washington for-i five grandchildren. Interment was in Burgess- enemy. Despite wounds from' the presentation by President, Mr. Graves is resting at the ville Cemetery. ‘an exploding grenade, he turn-L Nixon, and the dinner at the} Arn and Son Funeral Resid- --------- ed back. carrying several budd-l White House which was at.. ence where the funeral will be ies to safety. . Itended by the six other U. s.i, held on Thursday, July 8th at Realizing a second attaeklservicemen, who also received'; 2 pm. with Rev. R. D. Duncan- was coming, he fought off thefthe Congressional Medal ofi son of Knox Presbyterian] advancing enemy with hanleonon ‘v Church officiating. l grenades. Though he was) _-- 7â€"..â€" Interment will be in Norwich' wounded a third time. his de-i Cemetery. I termined efforts Successfully, ' i drove back the enemy from the, CECIL McKAY DENNIS ' position. As stated in his ei- Cecil McKay Dennis aged 83I Eamon, in action he managed . o secure a working machine years, RR 1, Burgessvil1e, pass- gun and rain fire on the enemy ed away on Thursday, July lst . t W d t k General Hospital until he collapsed of multiple a y S oe , wounds and exhaustion. following a short illness. , . "t He was born at Burgessville, _ Late last year, While station- son of the late Mr. and Mrs. "i1sat,,d'g,t2y,f,i1', 3310??? he John Dennis. and had lived on uishelzi Service Cross the licnril the farm where he was born as hi hest award for ’brav; 0in his father did before him. i . t Vi t H y l . ket gar- ac on a re nam. e also, Mr. Dennis was a mar . i d t B St t dener and fruit grower. In lee? ve AVO tome _ aPS- TWO , {Army Commendation Medals, a 'Purple Heart, two Vietnamese . iCampaign awards and the Na- ;tional Defence Award: also two Air Medals. ' Peter, ,who is 21 years of age NORWIGH (C) i,r,"d Mrsd. is the son of Mr. and Mrs. 330‘? 'eliei'st,iJagjr' ffif,fll",'fl gogf Charles Lemon ot East Tawas, , , . hi . H was born in the death of Mrs. Robert Mie lg?) _ff -----t-------e Mann who passed away in St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. Mrs. Mann was the former . Delma Henderschott of Burgessville. , ' C ' " , f g p/s k). 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