Gideon Lynas 9 BIGELOW
Gideon Lynas 9 Bigelow at Carrott River Sask. about
1925
1592C.1592 Gideon Lynas
9
BIGELOW, son of Samuel 8
( Ebenezer 7
, Ebenezer 6
, Amasa 5 , Isaac 4, Isaac 3, Samuel 2, John1)
and Catherine
(POTTER) BIGELOW, was born at Canning, Kings, NS on 20
December
1896. He married on 10 July 1940 Hazel Elizabeth Byers. She was born
16
October 1911 in Tisdale, Saskatchawan, Canada. Gideon died 14 June
1981
Vernon, BC; and Hazel died 09 Jul 2004 (aged 92)
Children of Gideon Lynas and Hazel (Byers) Bigelow:
1592C.15921t Vernon Lynas, b 21 Feb 1942
Carrot River, SK; d 07 Aug 2020 Creston, BC; m 21
Sep 1963 Gail Drury (1941-2002); 2 dau: Lynda (Blake) Gainor of
Nanaimo; Janet (Brian) O'Keefe of Creston;
1592C.15922t Donald John, b still
living of Lumby, BC
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 425
child;
see Samuel
8 Bigelow article by Don Bigelow taken from:
Forge: The Bigelow Society Quarterly Vol. 19, Nos.1, 2,
&
3..1990.
family records of descendants;
Bigelow Society records.
Research by Donald J. 10 Bigelow, Lumby, B.C.
Find a Grave
Lumby Cemetery;Lumby, North Okanagan
Regional District, British Columbia
February 21, 1942 – August 7, 2020
Vern was born in Carrot River, SK the first child of Gideon
and Hazel (Byers) Bigelow. He schooled there and in his late teens
was employed as a partsman for Perini Corp on the construction of
the E.B. Campbell hydroelectric dam on the Saskatchewan River north
of Carrot River. Upon completion of the project he headed to
California and was employed by Guy F. Atkinson Construction, a
company recognized for excellence in constructing highly-engineered
and complex projects.
Vern's first posting was in Dayton, WA where he and his high school
sweetheart, Gail Drury, were married, September 21, 1963. Over the
next 16 years they moved with the company to Los Banos, CA;
Kennewick, WA; Mica Creek, BC; Sonora, CA and ended his construction
career as the Business Manager for Atkinson at the W.A.C. Bennett
dam near Hudson Hope, BC.
Wanting a permanent home for his two girls to finish their schooling
they purchased a lot on the west side of Okanagan Lake and proceeded
to look for employment. In July 1979 Vern and his brother Don
purchased the Lumby Farmer's Supply, renaming it Bigelow's Hardware.
It was a rough start in the early 80s, but their wives, both nurses
kept the “wolf from the door”. Over the next 20 years the little
store in Lumby, BC grew and in 1999 they decided to sell to three of
their staff.
Vern and Gail were avid golfers, they enjoyed curling and
snowmobiling when the location permitted. They loved entertaining
friends, playing cards, dinners out and life at their lake shore
home. For many years Vern was on both the Board of Directors of IRLY
Distributors and Community Futures North Okanagan. Upon retirement
they moved to Osoyoos, BC. Until his diagnosis they loved their
winter home in Mazatlan. Finally settling in Creston, BC to be near
daughter Janet and husband Brian.
Vern is survived by his loving wife Gail, daughters Lynda (Blake)
Gainor of Nanaimo; Janet (Brian) O'Keefe of Creston; his
grandchildren Brandon Morrice of Vancouver; Kowan O'Keefe of
Washington DC; Carson O'keefe of Denver, Colorado; his brother Don
(Shirley) Bigelow of Vernon.
In respecting Vern's wishes a celebration of his life will be held
at a future date.
Lineage:Vernon10, Gideon9, Samuel8, Ebenezer7, Ebenezer6, Amasa5,
Issac4, Issac3, Samuel2, John1
Modified - 01/02/2025
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