Audrey Rosemary Morrish-Smith of Dorchester, passed away at Huron Hospice, Clinton, on Friday, October 15, 2021, at the age of 88 years.
Audrey was born in Georgetown, Guyana as the only child of Frank and Rose Morrish, on January 20, 1933. Frank was a mechanical engineer who worked on the sugar plantations, where the sugar was processed into molasses, then was loaded onto ships and sent to England. Rose Morrish looked after the home and gardens and a young Audrey, as was the custom in those times.
In June 1946, Audrey and her family travelled to England and remained there until August 1949 when they returned to Guyana. Due to the political unrest in Guyana, Audrey and her family again returned to England, leaving in May 1952, and never returning. During this time Audrey studied, trained and graduated as a Certified Radiologist from the Guys Hospital in London, England.
Audrey came to Canada by ship in 1962, arriving in Montreal, then on to Calgary where she worked as a radiologist in a hospital. It was here she became passionate about horseback riding and she also received her pilot’s licence to fly single seater airplanes
In March 1969, Audrey returned to England. Her father, Frank Morrish died in 1970 in England. In 1972, Desmond Bennet Smith married Audrey in Brimfield, Shropshire, England. They both hyphenated their names and became Desmond and Audrey Morrish-Smith.
In 1973 Audrey, Desmond and Rose returned to Canada and lived for a short period of time in Scarborough, Ontario. They purchased a 10 acre property north and east of Nestleton, Ontario, where they built a large home which Audrey had helped design. Desmond suffered a severe stroke in 1978 and passed away in 1980. Rose Morrish passed away while still living at this house in 1987. Audrey sold the property in the fall of 2009 and moved to a retirement home in London, Ontario.
Private family arrangements have been entrusted to the Hardy-Lee Funeral Home, Harriston.
Online condolences may be left at www.hardyleefuneralhome.com
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Death notice for the town of: Harriston, Province: Ontario