Obituary of Madeline Doig

85, Wolfville, formerly of Lawrencetown, Annapolis County, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2008 at Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born at Grand Pré on August 4, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Cora (Burgher) West. After high school in Hantsport, Madeline attended Mack Business College in Kentville where she acquired stenographic and accounting skills. Following graduation in 1942 she was employed at MacKenzie's Creamery in Windsor, then at the Royal Bank, at Vance Comeau's Ford dealership , and at the Federal Department of Agriculture in Middleton. Madeline was an accomplished artist in both watercolour and oil. She was an enthusiastic bridge player who enjoyed its social interactions every bit as much as the intricacies of bidding and play. She loved to entertain and spend time with her family and friends. While she lived in Lawrencetown, she was active in the United Baptist Church there and served as its treasurer for sixteen years; later she acted in the same capacity for ten years for the Mabel Merrick Missionary Society at Wolfville United Baptist Church. Madeline is survived by James, her husband of nearly 50 years; daughter, Mary Doig and husband Peter Redden, Mahone Bay; step grandchildren, Krista Redden (Jacob Ritchie), Ottawa; Patrick Redden, Porter‘s Lake; sisters, Eva (Charles Sumara), Wolfville; Myrna (Ronald Conrad), Kentville; brother, Gerald (Mildred), Grand Pré ; many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister Della (Purdy) Thompson, twin sister Evangeline Tracey, and brother Asahel. Thanks are gratefully extended to Drs. Heather Wellwood, Violetta Hadlaw and Catherine McNally, to the V.O.N. nurses of Kings County, and to the doctors, nurses and support staff of the Home Dialysis Clinic at QE II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax. Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday January 22 in H. C. Lindsay Funeral Home, 568 Main St., Wolfville (902-542-2151) . A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday January 23 in Lockhartville United Baptist Church with Rev. Gail Whalen-Dunn and Rev. Dr. Barry Morrison officiating. A reception will follow in the church hall. Burial will take place in Lower Horton Cemetery, Grand Pré . Family flowers only, please, however donations in memory will be appreciated and may be made to Lockhartville United Baptist Church, mailing address: 19 Old Oak Island Road, RR #3, Wolfville, N.S., B4P 2R3, to Wolfville United Baptist Church, 487 Main St, Wolfville, NS, B4P 1E3, or to a charity of choice. Private condolences to the family may be sent by visiting www.hclindsayfuneralhome.ca.