Mary "Reta" Millard (nee Fulton)
c1917 - December 28, 2008
MILLARD, Mary "Reta" Truro and formerly of Upper Stewiacke, passed away December 28, 2008, in Cedarstone Enhanced Care, Truro, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Upper Stewiacke, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth (Langille) Fulton. She was 91 and the last surviving member of her immediate family. Reta was a very hard worker. She worked for Fulton and Hickman and the Community Co-op Store in Upper Stewiacke for a number of years. She was a member of the Upper Stewiacke United Church and was very devoted to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Upper Stewiacke Volunteer Fire Department. She was an avid quilter and also loved to knit and do crafts for charities, families and friends. Reta was very kind, friendly, loving and compassionate to all. Reta and her husband, Bill, loved to dance to old time music and play cards until failing health prevented them from doing so. She and Bill moved to Truro in 1999. Reta leaves to mourn her loving husband, William "Bill" of 52 and a half years, also a resident of Cedarstone Enhanced Care, Truro; stepdaughters, Geraldine (Geri) Dedrick, Halifax; Eunice Bishop, Sarasota, Fla.; nieces, Mary Trenholm, Ontario; Marilyn (Lee) Robinson, Wortham, Mass.; Margaret (Carman) Mason, Bible Hill; nephews, Franklyn (Marion) Fulton, Otterbrook; Lee (Janet) Fulton, Ottawa, Ont.; several great- nieces and nephews; 20 stepgrandchildren, 21 step great-grandchildren; four great great stepgrandchildren; sister-in-law, Ruth Fulton, Truro. She was predeceased by brothers, John (Martha), Fred (Ella); sisters, Lena Taylor, Effie (Guy) Gahan; stepgrandson, Cpl. James Edward Dedrick. Visitation will be held Friday, January 2, from 5-7 p.m. with funeral service Saturday, January 3, at 12 noon, both in Colchester Community Funeral Home, 512 Willow St., Truro, Rev. Natalie Buchanan-Rutherford officiating. Interment at a later date in Riverside Cemetery, Upper Stewiacke. Family flowers only. Donations in her memory may be made to the Colchester Regional Hospital, Cedarstone Activity Department, 378 Young St., Truro, NS B2N 7H2, or the Truro SPCA. We, the family wish to thank the staff of Victoria Lane, Cedarstone for the wonderful, compassionate, loving care that Reta received for the two years she was a resident. On-line condolences may be sent to: www.colchestercommunity.com
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