Obituary of Phyllis Wilhelmina Bezanson

BEZANSON, Phyllis Wilhelmina - 89, Berwick, Kings Co., passed away, peacefully at home on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. Born in Port Mouton, Queens Co., she was a daughter of the late Everett B.G. and Cora E. (Cook) Payzant. While living in Dartmouth, Phyllis had been a member of the First Baptist Church, Darmouth and had been active in the I.W.K. Children?¢s Hospital Auxilliary. After she and her late husband moved to the Annapolis Valley, she became a member of the Berwick Baptist Church, the Hub Campers Club and had volunteered with the former Western Kings Memorial Hospital Auxillary, Berwick. Surviving are son, Peter (Naomi Louis), Nineveh, Lunenburg Co.; daughter, Joanne (Mark Earle) Bezanson-Earle, Prince George, B.C.; grandchildren, Jamie, Lisa, Beth and Emily; great-grandchildren, Franklyn, Amma, Madilyn and Lauren; sister, Eva Telfer, Truro; several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Gordon P. Bezanson; brother, Wilfred Payzant; sister, Dorothy Carter. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Funeral service for Phyllis will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, July 28, in the Berwick Baptist Church, 265 Commercial St., Berwick. Rev. Marilyn Rose officiating with burial in the Berwick Cemetery. Donations in her memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or to the I.W.K. Health Centre Foundation. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of the Serenity Lindsay Funeral Home, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, N.S., B0P 1E0, (902-538-9900). Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home address or on-line by visiting: www.serenitylindsayfuneralhome.ca