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DAISY
PRISCILLA DOIG of
Moose
Jaw
passed away on December 7, 2003
at the age of 81 years after a courageous battle with cancer.
She was born on
December
11, 1921
to Daisy and Phil Smith of Parkbeg where she grew up and received her
education in Remount and Parkbeg districts.
In 1943 she married Archie Doig and they enjoyed 58 years
together. They resided
in Regina
until 1945 at which time they moved to the Doig family farm in the
Holyrood district. In
1958 they moved to Mortlach but still farmed until 2002. During these years Daisy was a member of the Gloom Chasers,
Mortlach
United
Church,
Mortlach Seniors and Tops Club.
She was predeceased by her husband, Archie in 2000, her
parents, Daisy and Phil Smith, mother and father-in-law, Agnes and
Jim Doig; brothers and sisters-in-law: Veron Bickford, David and
Dorothy Doig and May Lawson. Daisy
is survived by five children: Phyllis (Alvin)
Wolf, Bonnie (Russel) Ward, Dan Doig, Beverly (Eugene)
Cossette, Susan (Dale) Newsham; eleven grandchildren and eight
great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law: Gordon and Marg
Smith, Grace Bickford and Jim Lawson.
The Funeral Service will be held on
Thursday, December
11, 2003
at 1:30 p.m.
in the W. J. Jones
& Son Funeral Chapel, 106 Athabasca St.
E.,
Moose Jaw.
Della Ferguson will officiate.
Interment will take place at Mortlach
Cemetery.
Visitation for family and friends will be held Wednesday
evening 7-8 p.m.
at the Funeral
Home.
Memorials for the Mortlach
United
Church
would be gratefully accepted.
In
living memory of Daisy, a tree will be planted in Wakamow
Valley
by W.J.Jones & Son Funeral Home.
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