William Morley Puncheon Jarvis

From The Red Deer Advocate, Wednesday, October 9, 1929, pg 1:

Death of W.M. Jarvis
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Well-Known Old-Timer Passes Suddenly on Sunday
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Mr. Wm. M.P. Jarvis, one of the old-timers of Alberta and of Red Deer, passed away suddenly on Sunday evening on his way home from Calgary; he was 59 years old last August. He had gone down to Calgary on Saturday afternoon to bring up his daughter, Mrs. Baker, and her children, and took a bad turn there with heart trouble. The doctor held him until Sunday morning, and then thought he might come home, but he was not to drive the car. His son-in-law, Dr. J.G. Pullar, could only go part way, so Miss Marion Jarvis and Mr. Jack Dow, with Mrs. Jarvis and Marjorie, set out from Red Deer to meet them in Didsbury. Dr. and Mrs. Pullar drove the two cars from Calgary with their two children, and Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Baker and child, with Mr. Jarvis. The whole family met at Didsbury, the first time since meeting at Sylvan Lake in July, and, as it proved their last gathering on earth. While Mr. Jarvis was not well, yet he was able to take his part in the company, Dr. and Mrs. Pullar and children returned to Calgary, and the others came on with the two cars to Red Deer. On nearing Red Deer, Mr. Jarvis became seriously ill and he had hardly crossed the Canadian Pacific crossing on the C. & E. trail at Red Deer when he passed away. While his death was a severe shock to Mrs. Jarvis and the family, as they were deeply attached to one another, and Mr. Jarvis was very fond of his home, the fact that they were allowed to meet all together on the last day of his life came somewhat as a benediction for his closing hours.

Mr. Jarvis came of an old-time and distinguished Toronto family, his uncle being Sheriff Jarvis, and his father Deputy Sheriff, of York County, including Toronto. They were of U.E. Loyalist stock. The deceased came out West in 1888, and joined the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, where he served for five years. He was married in 1893 to Marion Osborne Harvey at Great Falls, Montana, and they settled at Calgary, coming to Red Deer in 1899 where Mr. Jarvis continued in the lumber and oil business. Red Deer has been the home of the family for thirty years.

Besides Mrs. Jarvis and the two married daughters and two daughters at home, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Wm. Hope, at Montreal; and three brothers--Sidney Jarvis, New York; Lt.-Col. Jarvis, Montreal; and Fred Starr Jarvis, Chicago. Another brother, Harold Jarvis, Detroit, a celebrated tenor vocalist of Eastern Canada and the States, died a couple of years ago. Mr. Percy Jarvis, of Calgary, is a cousin.

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