Florence Isabella (Blackmore) Shearer
1923-2019
Florence Isabella (Blackmore) Shearer –
95, Belmont, passed away peacefully, with her loving family
by her side, on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Colchester East Hants
Health Centre, Truro. Florence was the daughter of the late Stearns
and Esther (Tattrie) Blackmore of McCallum
Settlement.
Florence is survived by five of her ten children, Teddy
(Marg), Roach (Leona), Russell (Donna), Eric (Donna), Terry Lynn
(Kevin), all of Belmont; brother, Newton (Darlene) Hingley, Harmony.
She was very loved and admired by her large number of grandchildren,
great grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren.
Along with her parents, she was predeceased by her husband,
Alexander Shearer; sons, Curtis (Odessa, surviving), Elmer (Marg,
surviving), George, Alexander, Perry; sisters, Blanche Messervey,
Daisy MacLeod, Freda MacRae, Gladys MacKenzie, Addie Currie, Hazel
Johnson; brothers, Murray Blackmore, Ernest Blackmore, Norman Hingley
(Beverly, surviving), Edward in infancy.
Florence left home at a very young age to go out and brave
the big world where she worked for a short time at Lewis Hat Factory
in Truro. She next married Alexander and spent the rest of her life
dedicated to raising her family. She loved God.
Florence spent many happy years with her boys and these are
just a few of their wonderful memories – hanging out by the river
bank, sometimes taking her laundry and washboard with her, gathering
wood and wood chips to fire up their wood stove for her to make her
famous home-made bread, carrying water from the brook for her to do
laundry, picking wild strawberries in which she would serve them with
milk and sugar as a treat. Her love of monkeys started when they had a
pet monkey in Ontario.
Florence spent sixteen years caring for her son,
Alex and made some wonderful memories within the Belmont
community. She had a great love for dancing and made some wonderful
friends and spent hours quilting with her sister, Hazel. In later
years she enjoyed traveling and camping with her special friend, Frank
Duguay (deceased).
Florence then had a void she needed to fill so she moved in
with her daughter and son-in-law and continued with her well known
nurturing ways in helping to raise her granddaughters, Jessica and
Jocelyn, where she passed on her loving ways and words of wisdom. She
worked as a private caregiver until she was no longer able to and
spent the rest of her days with her daughter and family helping around
their home with daily chores. There were many happy family gatherings
around their dining room table.
Florence had a lot of family and she encouraged everyone to
call her Gram, related or not, and many did just that. She touched the
lives of many and always had an open door to anyone in
need.
The family would like to express special thanks to the
nursing staff on the Third Floor and Palliative Care Unit at
Colchester East Hants Health Centre.
As per her wishes, the family welcomes everyone to
come and celebrate her life from 1-5 p.m., Saturday, March
16, 2019, at Lower Onslow Community Centre, 12391 Highway 2, Lower
Onslow. Graveside interment service will be held 11 a.m., Friday, May
10, 2019, at Blackmore Memorial Cemetery, Upper North River. If so
desired, donations in Florence’s memory to Victorian Order of Nurses
or Blackmore Memorial Cemetery are welcomed.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Mattatall – Varner
Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro. Private messages of condolence
may be sent to the family by viewing Florence’s obituary on-line and
selecting “Send A Condolence”
at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Florence Isabella Blackmore Shearer 19232019..
Death notice for the town of: Truro, Province: Nova Scotia