Curtis Holmes CHIPMAN

1910 - 2009  (99 years)

• Name	Curtis Holmes CHIPMAN
  Birth	24 Jun 1910	Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Jul 2009	Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Frederick Elder CHIPMAN,   b. 3 Aug 1899, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 1978  (Age 78 years) + 2. Dr. Sidney Shaw CHIPMAN,   b. 15 Jul 1903, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 9 Jul 2000, Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina  (Age 96 years)   3. Alice Caroline CHIPMAN,   b. 29 May 1905, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 15 Aug 1996  (Age 91 years) + 4. Curtis Holmes CHIPMAN,   b. 24 Jun 1910, Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 1 Jul 2009, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia  (Age 99 years)
  Person ID	I9509	bmds
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Alvah Hovey CHIPMAN,   b. 6 Sep 1867, Upper Stewiacke, Colchester, Nova Scotia d. 29 Mar 1955, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mabel DEWITT,   b. 12 Dec 1873, Waterville, Kings, Nova Scotia d. 1974 (Age 100 years)
  Family ID	F3848	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Hunter TAPLEY,   b. 30 Oct 1909, Saint John, New Brunswick d. 4 Jan 2005, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	24 Aug 1934	Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick
  Age at Marriage	Curtis : 24 years old | Margaret : 24 years old.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  	1. Fred CHIPMAN   2. Carol CHIPMAN   3. Beth CHIPMAN   4. Lowell CHIPMAN,   b. 21 Jun 1936   d. 9 Jul 1953, Bedford, Halifax, Nova Scotia (Age 17 years)
  Family ID	F3853	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Jun 1910 - Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Marriage - 24 Aug 1934 - Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick Death - 1 Jul 2009 - Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S50] New Brunswick Provincial Archives – Vital Statistics, (website). Birth certificate. [S4] Obituary. Curtis Holmes Chipman, 99, of Wolfville, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville. Born in Saint John, New Brunswick on June 24, 1910, he was the youngest child of the late Alvah and Mabel (DeWitt) Chipman.  He grew up in Hampton Village, Kings, New Brunswick, attending school there and graduating from Saint John High School in 1926. Upon graduation, he started work in the Bank of Montreal, Union Street Branch, Saint John. Subsequently, he was employed in the investment business for over 50 years with the exception of 1942-1946 when he served in the Second World War, achieving the rank of Captain in the R.C.A.P.C. On August 24, 1934, he married Margaret Hunter Tapley of Saint John. They resided in Bedford from 1940 until 1961 at which time they moved to Wolfville. While in Bedford, he owned and operated a successful dry goods business, Kings Bedford. He was active in the Bedford Baptist Church, the Home and School Association, Tennis Club and the Volunteer Fire Department. In Wolfville, he held various positions in the Wolfville Baptist Church, served on the board of the Eastern Kings Memorial Hospital, with Interfaith Housing and with others. He provided leadership in financial campaigns for the Hospital, Acadia University and the Wolfville Library Foundation. The pursuit of his interest in the natural world resulted in life memberships in the Blomidon Naturalist Society and in the Nova Scotia Bird Society. As a Rotarian, he was made a Paul Harris Fellow and in 1993, he was granted an honorary DCL degree by Acadia University.  A loving husband and father, he is survived by children, Fred (Nancy), Wolfville; Carol (Ron) Buckley, Port Williams; Beth, Westbrook, Connecticut; eight grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; one great great granddaughter. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret in 2005; a son, Lowell in 1953; siblings, Fred in 1978, Sidney in 2000, Carol Nobel in 1996.  Cremation has taken place under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. There will be no visitation, by family request. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 14, 2009 in the Wolfville Baptist Church. A reception will follow in the church hall. Interment will take place at a later date in the Brookside Cemetery, Bedford. Donations in memory may be made to the Wolfville Area Inter Church Council Food Bank, C/o WAICC Treasurer, Box 2270, Wolfville, NS Canada B4P 2N5 … www.waicc.org/donate.html. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville.