Obituary of Mable Marie Whitehead

WHITEHEAD, Mable Marie – 84, of Spryfield, passed away at home on January 27, 2012, surrounded by her family. Born in Halifax, she was a daughter of the late William George Hampton, (Poole’s Island, N.L.) and Christina Marie (MacArthur) Hampton, (Inverness). Mable married the love of her life, Arthur Wesley Whitehead in 1946. In 1947 they started their family. Mable was a stay at home mom for many years before she decided to go to work. Mable is survived by her children, Sandra, Harrietsfield; Stanley (Charlene Sleep), Halifax; Heather Whitehead, Spryfield; Valerie Blackmore (Carl Burgess), Fall River; Beverley (Busch Dubay), Timberlea and David, Harrietsfield. She is also survived by 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; one great great-child; brother, Patrick (Minnie Lynch), Hammonds Plains; sister, Florence Hampton, Halifax; sister in-law, Jessie Hampton, Spryfield; many nieces and nephews. Mable was predeceased by her husband, Arthur; parents William and Christina Hampton; brother, Frederick Hampton; son in-law, Rene Quigley; daughter in-law, Elisa Whitehead. Cremation has taken place under the direction of J. Albert Walker Funeral Home (2005) Ltd., 149 Herring Cove Rd., Spryfield, where visitation will held from 2-4 and 7-9 PM, on Wednesday, February 1. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 2 at 10 AM in Emmanuel Anglican Church, 322 Herring Cove Road, Spryfield, Rev. Diana Brett-Frye officiating.