1Death Notice/Obituary, 2006.
Born on June 20, 1909, in Brandon, to Tom and Dinah Sharp, she attended Cavell School in the Sturgis district. She married William Garnet Dunford on Nov. 12, 1936, at Ormside. They farmed in the Sturgis district until 1962, when they retired to Sturgis. Her husband died in 1975, and she married Dave Rhodes on Sept. 15, 1977, in Sturgis. She was a member of the Eastern Star, the UCW and the church choir. Predeceased by her parents, Tom and Dinah, her first husband, William Garnet Dunford, a son, Lyle, and her second husband, Dave Rhodes, she is survived by four daughters, Bernice (Jim) Frey of Lumby, B.C., Donna Kennedy of Lintlaw, Bernice (Bill) McCosh of Melfort and Linda (Ernie) Petryshyn of Crystal Lake; 13 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren."
"Canora Courier, Wednesday, February 22, 2006.
RHODES: Funeral service for Eva Rhodes, 96, of Preeceville, and formerly of Sturgis, who died Feb. 10 at the Preeceville Lions Hostel, was held Feb. 14 at Grace United Church with Rev. Miles Russell officiating. Burial was in the Sturgis Cemetery with Preeceville Funeral Home in care of arrangements.