Scovil R. Lee
1927-2018
Scovil Raymond Lee was born in his parents home at the foot of the
east hill in Beaufort, NB, to the late Joseph and Alice (Searles) Lee
on March 20, 1927. On Thursday, January 11, 2018, at the age of
ninety, he died at home in Juniper, NB, only a few miles from where he
was born. During his life, however, he traveled widely throughout
Canada and the USA, visiting historic landmarks, national parks, and
museums where anyone who happened to engage him in conversation might
be surprised to discover that the unimposing gentleman next to them
knew more about the history and points of interest of each attraction
than either the guides or the guidebooks.
Although his mother was a schoolteacher, Scovil definitely did not
like going to school and, one day when he was only 12 years old, he
dug in his heels and flatly refused to go. Instead, he followed his
father to the woods he loved, and began the career as a woodsman that
lasted throughout his life. His dislike of going to school did not
reflect any dislike of education. He thought other people,
particularly his younger brother Joey, should most definitely go to
school, and his persistent and sometimes coercive efforts to that end
resulted in Joey’s graduation from high school.
Scovil enlisted in the army during WWII and was sent to Trenton,
Ontario for basic training, but before he could be shipped overseas,
the war ended and he was shipped back to Beaufort, instead, and there
he stayed. There, he and his cousin Earl began a business partnership
which would grow and flourish for many years. He was well read,
articulate and sharply intelligent, had a fine memory for detail and
was an excellent businessman.
But he will be remembered by his family for his playfulness, his
off-beat sense of humour, his delight at all things ridiculous, his
love for his dogs, his silly laugh. He will be remembered as the one
who showed up on Christmas eve with outrageous gifts for young nephews
and neices, the one who took carloads of kids to the dairy bar and let
them order whatever they wanted, who arrived on Friday nights with
icecream and let us have all we could eat, the one who gathered us up
and took us for long rambling drives through the woods he loved so
much… the one who never fished because he wouldn’t even kill a worm.
Scovil is survived by 1 sister, Patricia Glass; 1 brother, Joseph Lee
(Marie); 7 nieces and nephews, Wanda MacFarlane, Blair Glass, Joan
Tremblay, Robert Glass, Joseph Lee, Billy Lee and Christopher Lee as
well as several great nieces and great nephews.
Visitation will be held from L.R. Giberson Funeral Directors, 207
Burnham Rd. Florenceville-Bristol on Monday, January 15, 2018 from
12-2pm. A funeral service will follow at 2pm from the L.R. Giberson
Funeral Chapel. The Rev. John Lownds will officiate. The interment
will be in Christ Anglican Cemetery, Glassville at a later date.
Donations made to Christ Anglican Cemetery or DunRoamin would be
appreciated. wwwgibersonfuneraldirectors.ca (506) 392-1115
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Scovil R Lee 19272018.source
Décès pour la Ville: Florenceville-Bristol, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick
