E. Fay Macdonald
1942-2020
E. Fay Macdonald – age 78, of Kentville, passed
away peacefully on Saturday, November 7, 2020 in Rose-Marie Care Home,
Hantsport. Born on April 28, 1942 in Exeter, Ontario and raised in
Berwick, she was a daughter of the late John “Harold” and
Hazel (Hay) Murray. Fay attended Berwick School and Mack Business
College and had been employed at Western Kings Memorial Hospital,
Berwick until she married R. Douglas “Doug” Macdonald in
1961 and moved to Kentville. She was an active member of the Berwick
United Church and the former United Church of St. Paul and St.
Stephen, Kentville, where she was also a member of the choir for many
years. She was a former member of the Valley Regional Hospital Ladies
Auxiliary. Fay enjoyed singing and had been a soloist at many weddings
and various church services over the years. She enjoyed playing the
ukulele, playing bridge, knitting, ceramics and tole painting. She had
been employed with Orchard Crafts Gift Shop for seven years in the
1980’s. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister
and friend who will be sadly missed by all who knew and loved her. She
is survived by daughter, Susan Kingsbury, Kentville; son, Bruce
(Donna), Halifax; grandchildren, Beth Kingsbury, Andrew Kingsbury
(Danielle), Emily Kingsbury (Daniel) and Gracie Macdonald; sister, Ann
(the late Hugh) Hubbs, Cobourg, Ontario; brother, Douglas (Eunice)
Murray, Ottawa, Ontario; nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she
was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, R. Douglas
“Doug” Macdonald. Cremation has taken place and there will
be no visitation, by request. A private family graveside service will
be held at a later date in the Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill.
Donations in memory may be made to the Alzheimer Society or the Valley
Regional Hospital Foundation. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted
to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services,
Kentville.
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Death notice for the town of: Kentville, Province: Nova Scotia