The Children of John Herbert Uttley and Katherine Diane Ellis Near

The Children of John Herbert & Katherine Uttley Back Row: John Albert, Herbert Valores, William Gordon; Front Row: Mary Elizabeth, James Wallace, Samuel Gladstone Missing: Norman Edwin Uttley

ACTIVE COMMUNITY WORKER DIED AT BIG VALLEY, MARCH 4TH Mr. John Albert "Bert" Uttley died suddenly on Tuesday, March 4th, at Big Valley. He was 65 years of age.     Mr. Uttley was born at Doon, Ontario, on July 8th, 1892. He came west with his parents in 1906, settling in the Lowden Lake district. In 1913 he moved to the Big Valley district where he ranched until moving to the village of Big Valley in 1925. Mr. Uttley had been active in the district since that time as a cattle buyer.     Mr. Uttley was a member of the Big Valley Elks Lodge and the I.O.O.F. Lodge at Big Valley at the time of his death. He had always been active in all community activities and had served on the village council for some time.     Surviving his death are his wife, Blanche, at Terrace, BC; one son, Vern, at Vancouver, BC; three daughters: Mrs. Wilma Spargo, of Vancouver, BC; Mrs. Geneva Balcom of Whitehorse, Yukon, and Mrs. Jeanette Kowalchuk of Rumsey, as well as 12 grandchildren, four brothers, Sam of Calgary; Herb of St. Maries, Idaho; Wallace of Portland, Oregon and Norman of Big Valley, and one sister, Mrs. John Walters, of Creston, BC.     Funeral services were held in the Big Valley United Church on Friday, March 4th [should be March 7th] at 2:00 pm, with Mr. Mark Bedford officiating. Interment followed in the Lake View Cemetery, Stettler.

From The Stettler Independent of August 28, 1913 we find the obituary of William Gordon Uttley:

On Thursday, the 21st inst, a fatal accident befell Gordon Uttley son of J.H. Uttley, at the latter's farm near the Gopher Head. It appears the deceased was riding a colt from the watering trough to the barn when the animal bolted throwing young Uttley, who however held on to the halter shank and was badly kicked and trampled upon. The injuries proved fatal the next day and on Saturday the deceased was buried in Stettler Cemetery.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Walters, beloved wife of Mr. John A. Walters, formerly of Big Valley, passed away at the Stettler Municipal Hospital on Tuesday, October 9th, at the age of 66 years.     Mrs. Walters was born at Waterloo, Ontario, on September 24, 1896, the daughter of John and Catherine Uttley. She came west with her parents in 1906 and settled in the Lawden (sic) Lake district south of Stettler. She was united in marriage to John Arnold Walters on January 18, 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Walters operated the Imperial Ranch south-east of Big Valley until retiring to Creston, BC in 1952. Mrs. Walters had been visiting at Big Valley for the past summer.     Besides her loving husband at Creston, BC, she is survived by four sons, Jim and Henry of Byemoor, Bill of Drumheller and Frank of Edmonton, two daughters, Margaret, Mrs. William Fleck of Edmonton and Harriet, Mrs. A. McLaren of Delia as well as ten grandchildren and four brothers, Herb Uttley of St. Mary's Idaho; Sam Uttley of Calgary, Wallace Uttley of Portland, Oregon and Norman Uttley of Big Valley. Mrs. Walters was predeceased by one infant son.     Funeral services were held at the Big Valley Church on Friday, October 12th at 2:00 pm, with Rev. L. M. J. Edwards officiating. Interment followed at the Lake View Cemetery at Stettler.     Honorary pallbearers were Clarence Erbi, Jack Dahl, Alex Duncan, Henry Swainston, John McAlister and Hugh McLaren. Active pallbearers were Wilbur Stewart, Lloyd Webster, Albi Olson, Earl Mundorf, Lloyd McAlister and Austin Trout.     Brennan Funeral Home of Stettler was in charge of arrangements.

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