Candace Eilleen Brown
March 29, 1933 – June 16, 2019
Brown, Candace Eileen – 86, Springhill, passed away Sunday, June 16th, 2019 in All Saints Springhill Hospital, Springhill. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our wife, mother, grandmother and sister. Born in Springhill, she was a daughter of the late Vincent and Laura (Sterling) Ward. Mom was deaf most of her life but never ever felt sorry for herself. She taught us all to speak to her so she could read our lips. Mom had a love for life, enjoying fishing trips to economy lake in her boat and spending hours sitting on her deck swinging while admiring her flowers and shrubs and watching the birds at the feeders. She was always busy doing something. She loved camping trips when younger. She used to sew and knit and made many outfits for her children and grandchildren over the years. She spent every August preparing lunches for us to have at the blueberry field and she scooped berries for many years. Her Christmas baking consisted of every type of pie and cookie imaginable and was insulted if you didn’t try all of them. Someone once said « The way to her heart was through your stomach »! She showed such pride when her family enjoyed her meals,she was the best cook ever! In later years she enjoyed a quiet life;spending hours doing crosswords and lexicon puzzles. She loved her Yorkies and they loved her! She had the sharpest memory; remembering all birth dates of all her siblings,nieces and nephews,great nieces and nephews and everyone of her grandchildren and great grandchildren(including birth weights and time of birth) She was a woman of great faith ,a love and reverence to God that was beautiful. She prayed daily and taught us all that having faith and love for God was most important. She was known for buying bibles for all the new babies !Just days before her passing she stated » If you don’t have faith you don’t have anything »! Her family was her pride and joy!She had a special and unique relationship with all of her children ,grandchildren and great grandchildren and took an interest in everything we all did. From rooting one on in basketball, baseball, or hockey, to bragging about our achievements, graduations, jobs, acting endeavors, singing capabilities, dancing … the list was endless! She was our biggest fan! She loved spending time with every one of us! Her grandchildren have memories of playing tic tactics toe,cards (old maid and go fish),trivia pursuit, baking shortbread cookies, coloring, reading stories, telling stories of what it was like to grow up in war time « up on the hill » (South Street), sleep overs,and many more! She took a genuine interest in literally everything we all did! Precious memories of her singing to us songs like chibawba, chibawba, Teddy Bear Picnic and Miss Polly had a Dolly will be with us forever! She treated all us like we were the only one, never showing any favoritism ever! She loved her siblings and their children with all her heart! She also had special and unique relationships with all her siblings and nieces and nephews. Every one of them were her favorite! She spoke often of how her and her siblings were brought up and how they all looked out for each other and how the older ones helped with caring for the younger ones. She carried these lessons and passed them on to us all. She always said she no in-laws, her siblings’ spouses were always considered her brothers and sisters and her children’s spouses were children. She would say » they are MINE »! She literally loved everyone! She always saw good in everyone and offered help to those in need. Her kitchen was always open and those that knew her knew you would be fed if they sat at her table. Offering a cup of tea or coffee to anyone that dropped by. She lived by the « golden rule » and taught by example to be loving and giving to all regardless of their situation. A meal for those who are hungry or a coat for those who are cold.She never judged anyone; acting always out of love and always putting others before herself. On her 85th birthday she received a cell phone and began spreading her positivity and love over social media. She had too many contacts to count! It thrilled her to receive messages and she responded to all of them. She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Morley; son, Rod Brown; daughters, Laura Brown, Candace Mattix and Angela (Mike) Casey; grandchildren, Amanda (Forrest) ,Erin,Elizabeth ,Melanie (Fred), Ryan (Aleasha), Sarah, Chris (Sarah), Amanda (Josh), Jill (Brayden), Brenna (Brandon) and Michael (Gabrielle); great-grandchildren, Quintin, Olivia, Jasey, Maryn, Eric, Emmalee, Ava, Anna, Tanner, Carter, Ryker, Sadie, Alice, Keith, Ryah, Seth, Jacxton, Oscar and Charlotte; brother, Keith (Bev) Ward; sister-in-law, Marilyn Ward; lifelong friend, Marilyn (Fowler) Maddison; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by son-in-law, Bryan Mattix; grandchildren, Meghan and Nathan Mattix; brothers, Harry, Jack, Dick and Fred; sisters, Hilda, Ann, Hazel, June and Doris. Funeral arrangements are in the care of MacDiarmid’s Funeral Home and Crematorium, Oxford (902-447-2930). Graveside service at a later date. Family request no flowers and donations may be made to Canadian Cancer Society, Saint Andrew’s Wesley United Church or charity of choice. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mmcfunerals.com.
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Candace Eilleen Brown March 29 1933 June 16 2019..
Décès pour la Ville: Oxford, Province: Nova Scotia