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In 1933 the building of the present location was pur- chased, redecorated and made into a modern funeral chapel on one side and a furniture salesroom on the other, carrying a COmplete line of furniture and house One of the oldest businesses in Norwich is the Am and Son Funeral Residence and, furniture store which has been in continuous operation since June, 72 years ago, through four generations. The firm was originally founded in 1907 by'L.C. Arn who moved to Norwich from Tillsonburg with his wife and two sons, Roy and Anson, and purchased the Byron Addison funeraL business. His son, Roy, died during the first great war. His second son, Anson Bruce Arn, in 1925, at the age of 22, obtained his embalmer's license and became a part- ner with his father in the business, then known as L.C. Am and Son. furnishings. Fourth generation in funeral home Page 20 Section 1 THE NORWICH GAZETTE Wednesday. July 18, 1979 Basil Baines, "l4, a W09dingford Lodge, F resident, learned what it's like Wednesday to be a model. He posed as Pat Gibson of Delatre This year the fourth 2e generation of Arn's,qregory " A, Arn, Roy's son, obtained d his funeral director's license l and joined the firm with his; a dad. They operate the fur- he niture store along with the. rte funeral home and are} Be capab] y assisted by a second Son of Roy's, Jeffrey. j/ -As time progressed the need for a separate funeral residence was evident, and it became a reality in 1938 when they purchased the Couzens residence and remodelled it into a modern funeral home. L.C. Am passed away in 1945 and the business was operated under the name of A.B. Am and Son. Anson's only son, Roy, had joined the firm" following his discharge from the R.C.A.F. and ob- taining his embalmer’s license in 1948. In 1963 Anson B. Am died and the name was changed to the Am and Son Funeral Residence. Es MODEL FOR A DAY Son, Norwich, where he is presently employed, Gregory Alan Arn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Arn, Norwich, recently passed the Board of Funeral Ser- vices exams for license and funeral director in the province of Ontario. A graduate ot Humber cor.. lege, Rexdale, June 1978, and was an articled stu- dent at Turner and Porter Funeral Directors Ltd., 436 Roncevalles Ave., Toronto and at Am and Street painted a portrait of him. Mrs. Gibson was taking part in an Ingersoll Creative Arts Centre workshop. 'rlBlt-Bbcrri,'rri'. tv/iv/_':')',),',:;),';:"'.',. Staff photo by Glenn Ogilvie A rear-end collision on wigh‘way 59 in Burgessville, Is, just west of the main in- V/tTaira' Friday, morning A caysed $1,300 damage. Mr, and Mrs. Murray Dyk and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Veld- jesgraaf are pleased to an- nounce the forthcoming Time of the accident was 7:55 am. Brian _ J. Knott, Burgessville, was westbound travelling slowly because of poor traction on the uphill section. A following car, driven by Dorothy A. Hill of Norwich, braked but was unable to stop, sliding into the rear of the Knott vehicle. At Burgessville Sept. wedding planned pYK-VaDJiiisGRAAF" Netherlands Reformed Church marriage of their children, Alice and Allan, on Sept. 21 at the DENNIS - At N.o.rviirriiiip.-. sing Home, Norwich, on Thur- sday June 12, 1980, Vernon Clifford Dennis, formerly of Iiurgesisville, in his 94th year. Husband of the late Nora Elizabeth Springer (1974). Father of Mrs. James (Florence) Hutton, London and Clifford of Woodstock. Survived by eight grand- children and ten great- grandchildren. Friends may call at the Am and Son Funeral Residence, Norwich, where the funeral service will be held on Monday at 2 p.m. Rev. Jim Newman will of- ficiate. Interment in the Burgessville Cemetery, ' 75 Deaths OUR WISDOM CORNER: He who asks a question is a fool for a few minutes; he who does not ask a question remains a fool forever. \It is the studying you do after your school days that really counts; otherwise you know only that which everybody else knows’l Imagination is more im. portant, than knowledge; for knowledge is limited, while imagination embraces the entire world. Godd advice may be more valuable than money, but most people prefer cash. _