Monday, October 6, 1997
The Halifax Herald Limited
KING, Placide Frederick -- 75, Milford Haven Home for Special Care, Guysborough, formerly of Port Felix, died October 3, 1997, in Guysborough Memorial Hospital. Born in Port Felix, he was a son of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Levangie) King. He was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Port Felix. He was a commercial fisherman most of his life, a lighthousekeeper and a construction worker. Surviving are his wife, the former Eileen Cashin; sons, Terry, Sackville; Paul, Port Felix; daughters, Linda (Mrs. Reginald Munroe), White Head; Celesta (Mrs. Harvey George), Upper White Head; Lorena, at home; Velma (Mrs. Howard Bond), Canso; Regina, Port Felix; sister, Mary (Mrs. Remi Avery), Port Felix; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by brothers, William, John, Martin, two in infancy; sister, Mary. Funeral 11 a.m. today in St. Joseph's Church, Port Felix, Rev. Barrett Clare-Johnson officiating. Burial in parish cemetery Donations to Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia or Milford Haven Home for Special Care. Arrangements entrusted to G.W. Giffin Funeral Home, Country Harbour.