"Called to be with her Lord" after a courageous battle, at Lanark Lodge, Perth, on Monday, October 1st, 2001. Violet May (Smith) Kirkham in her 87th year. Predeceased by her parents, Frederick and Sadie Smith. Cherished wife of the late Roy F. Kirkham. Dear mother of Fred (Aileen) of Coquitlam, B.C., Vivian (Keith) Buchanan of Perth and the late Brenda Kirkham. Loved grandmother of Tom (Susan) McPhee, Elizabeth (Ricky) Gow and Christopher Kirkham and great-grandmother of Ashley, Zachary, Nicholas and Hanna McPhee and Nate Gow. She will be sadly missed by sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Helen Cooper of Trenton, Isobel and Charles Allison of Smiths Falls, Kay Kirkham and Bob Kirkham of Brockville. Friends may pay their respects at the Blair & Son Funeral Home, Perth, Wednesday, October 3rd from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held in the chapel Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Interment, Elmwood Cemetery. In remembrance, contributions to Ashbury Free Methodist Church or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated. The Ottawa Citizen, October 3, 2001