Emile Joseph THIBAULT

THIBAULT, Emile Joseph - 87, Brighton, Digby Co., formerly of Weymouth, passed away May 21, 2004, in Digby General Hospital. Born in Plympton, he was a son of the late Edward and Dora (Thibideau) Thibault. He was a sergeant in the Canadian Military, having served with an artillery unit overseas during the Second World War. He was a lifetime member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 67, Weymouth. He was a foreman, employed with C.P. Rail for many years. He was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Weymouth. He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting, fishing, skidooing and four-wheeling. He is survived by daughters, Jean (Walter) Wilson, Lower Sackville; Jeanette (Rory) McLeod, Middle Musquodoboit; Sheila (Ted) Etil, White Rock, B.C.; Linda (Rodney) Doucette, Brighton; Cora (Ernie) Doucette, Plympton; Rita (Clarence) LeBlanc, Plympton; sisters, Rita Gay, Plympton; Levina, Victoria, B.C.; Grace McLaughlin, California; Georgina, Portland, Oreg.; 13 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Edith (Harris); brothers, William, Lloyd, Clyde, and Arnold; sister, Evangeline. Visitation will be 7-9 p.m. today and 7-9 p.m. Sunday, with a Legion tribute service at 7:30 p.m. and prayers at 8 p.m., all in Jayne's Funeral Home, Weymouth North. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday in St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Rev. Chinedu Chukwu officiating. Interment in the parish cemetery. Donations to Canadian Cancer Society.