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It is with deep sadness that we announce
the sudden passing of Alfred Wardrope
Smith on Sunday November 24, 2024 at the QEII Health
Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS.
Born in Springhill, he was the son of
the last Percy B and Jeanne B (Colborne) Smith.
Alfred was a lifelong farmer, as was his
father and grand-father before him. His late nephew Carl Fraser and
he worked together for many years on the farm, and Carl became a
«big brother» to the children Alfred and Arleen would
eventually have. To
support his large family, Alfred was also employed off the farm,
including working for Leonard Boss and Son’s dairy in
Rodney, and with the Department of Lands and Forestry.
In Alfred’s later years his
son Stacy, and eventually his grand-son Brandon, joined him to
continue to operate the farm. Though he slowed down some over
the past 5 years, you could still find him helping out in the barn,
walking the fields to check on the cattle, providing farming advice,
cutting firewood, or driving a tractor at haying time, including this
past summer.
While his children were growing up,
Alfred and Arleen would pack the kids in the car to go for Sunday
drives (no seatbelts required), often going down a dirt road or two to
see where they would lead, or to spend time at Blue Sac with his large
extended family. As his
family grew, Alfred became a backup driver for many of his
grand-children, ferrying them to their hobbies, or picking them up at
school when someone was sick. And he was only a phone call
away if one of his children needed him.
Over 10 years ago, Alfred suffered a
massive heart attack. But it
did not slow him down one bit. Alfred bought a Woodmeizer and
started sawing lumber. And
during the winter months, he was often getting up at three am to head
out to clear many driveways for family members and customers, so they
could get to work.
In recent years, Alfred and his wife
Arleen, spent more time away from the farm, enjoying the summer
property on the Bay of Fundy outside Parrsboro. However, they were seldom
alone, often family members would drop in for an afternoon, or they
brought their tent or trailer to spend a week-end, or a week. There
were times when even 4 generations were together watching the tide
come and go. Alfred enjoyed his cup of coffee…..with a
touch of Baileys please, and on occasion a beer at a family function
or while sitting around a bonfire in the evenings at the cottage; the
last few years only the non-alcoholic kind. Alfred, accompanied but his
wife, Arleen, also enjoyed exploring Nova Scotia, visiting
Peggy’s Cove, selecting stones at Scot’s Bay
(Arleen choosing, Alfred carrying), walking around Halls Harbour,
walking the ocean floor at Burntcoat, exploring Walton on the western
shore, and visiting his niece Linda and her husband in Cape
Breton.
Alfred wasn’t into sports, but
he became an avid fan of the Cumberland Blues hockey team here in
Springhill attending many Friday night games, sometimes with
children/grand-children alongside. He was also a voracious reader,
swapping books with his nephew Harold, or borrowing books from the
local library.
Alfred will be dearly missed by his wife
of 65 years, Arleen Shirley (nee Hamel), his 5 children: Stephen
(Lorrie), Susan, Stacy (Brenda), Chris (Annette), and Karen (Elmer),
13 grandchildren: Steven Allen, Jenna (Robert), Brandon (Bella),
Rebecca (Patrick), Allison (Leslie), Devin (Bridget), Kyle (Hannah),
Dylan (Bianca), Cameron
(Oluwatomisin), Colby, Emilee (Brett), Faith (Michael),
Breya, Gracin, Cali, Penelope, and 11 great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, he was predeceased
by sisters: Helen, Leah, and Annie, brother William, nephews: Arlie,
Carl, and Percy, step nephews: Gordon and Floyd, and step-niece,
Trudy.
Special thanks and appreciation goes to
Doctors, Nurses and staff of Urology Department of the QEII Health
Sciences Centre, Halifax for your care and kindness.
Arrangements are under the care and
direction of the A. H. Brown Funeral
Home, 5 McFarlane Street, Springhill, (902 597 2361),
from where a Time of Remembrance will take place Tuesday, December 3,
2024 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.
If so desired donations in Alfred’s
memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, or the Canadian
Red Cross.
Sharing of memories and condolences may
be sent to the family by visiting Alfred’s online memorial
at www.brownsfuneralhome.com or through the A H Brown Funeral Home Facebook
Page.

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