Earl Eldridge MacBeth

(Source: Saint John Telegraph Journal, Saint John, NB)

The death of Earl Eldridge MacBeth of Ripples, NB, occurred at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital on Tuesday, December 3, 2002. He was 81 years of age. Born on April 20, 1921, he was the son of the late James and Lillian (MacDonald) MacBeth. Earl was a veteran of World War II, having spent four years in a Hong Kong prison camp. He was employed as a game warden with the Department of Natural Resources for thirty years. He was a devoted family man, and his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren were the joys of his life. He was a kind, caring, and generous man who enjoyed spending his spare time with his family, especially his grandson, Jeff, whom he loved to go driving around with and hunting. Survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Peggy (Corbin) MacBeth, one son, Kevin of Ripples, daughter, Debby, and son-in-law, Paul Cunningham of Fredericton, grandchildren, Debbie Jordan (James), Jeffrey, Stacey and Courtney Fulton, and son-in-law, Eugene Fulton, all of Ripples, Joey, Holly and Jake MacBeth, all of Fredericton; brother, Robert of Chipman and sisters, Doris Beatty (Claude) of Moncton, and Jean Brown of Arlington, Mass, numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one daughter, Linda Fulton in 1998, brothers, Melvin, George, Lorne, Arnold and sisters Ethie and Pauline. Visitation will be held at the Minto Funeral Home, Minto, NB on Thursday, December 5, 2002 for relatives and friends from 2:00-4:00 p.m. and 7:00-9:00 p.m. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 6, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. from the Alfred Parker Memorial Chapel, Minto, N.B. with Rev. Stephen Tompkins officiating. Interment will take place in the MacBeth Family Cemetery, Ripples, N.B. In lieu of flowers, donations to the charity of the donors choice would be appreciated.