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Howard Cecil Spence death at Springhill, Cumberland County on May 3, 1970

Male Death Registration: Year: 1970 number: 3292

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PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA — REGISTRATION OF DEATH

02 - 003292

1. PLACE OF DEATH   County of Cumberland If in City or Town Springhill
If death occured in a hospital or institution All Saints Hospital, Springhill

3. PRINT NAME OF DECEASED Spence, Howard Cecil

4. Sex

Male

5. Citizenship

Canadian

6. Racial Origin

Scottish

7. Single, Married

married

8. BIRTHPLACE River Hebert

9. DATE OF BIRTH 9  5, 1922

10. AGE in  Years47  Months7  Days28 | hrs or mins

11. Trade or profession Miner

12. Kind of industry Coal Mining

13. Date last worked October 1969       14. Total years 28 years

15. If married name of spouse Gloria Irene Spence (nee: Herrett)

16. NAME of Father William Spence

17. BIRTHPLACE Springhill

18. NAME of Mother Mabel Rector

19. BIRTHPLACE River Hebert

20. Signature of Informant Mrs. Howard Spence

      address 13 Starr Street, Springhill

      Relationship to deceased Wife

21. Place of burial Rodney, Cumberland County

      Date of burial 6 May 1970

22. Undertaker A.H. Brown Funeral Service Ltd., Springhill

MEDICAL CERTIFICATE OF DEATH

23. DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1970

CAUSE OF DEATH

(a) Bronchogenic Carcinoma

(b)

(c)

other

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