Edison Dow STAIRS
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Name Edison Dow STAIRS Birth 16 Oct 1924 West Waterville, , New Brunswick, Canada
Gender Male Death 10 Oct 2023 Renfrew, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Person ID I57661 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 21 Jun 2024
Family Marguerite Shirley COBB, b. 17 Nov 1927 d. 6 Jan 2012, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
(Age 84 years) Marriage 24 Jun 1950 Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
Family ID F19473 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Apr 2017
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Photos Stairs, Ed
Photograph from the photo album collection of Cobden Legion
Documents 
Legion members honored
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Royal Canadian Legion, Cobden Branch 550
Stairs, Ed scores hole-in-one
The Cobden Sun, Aug 14, 1991
Stairs, Edison military profile
Legion Ontario Command, Military Service Recognition Book Volume IV, held at Branch 550 Royal Canadian Legion, Cobden
Stairs, Edison & Shirley Cobb wed
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbooks of Grace Miller & Olive Hill, Paper & date unknown
Stairs, Edison obituary
https://www.frasermorrisheubner.com/obituary/EdisonEd-Stairs
Ed Stairs, puppeteer puts on Marionette show at church
The Cobden Sun, April 18, 1984
Cobden Curling Club New Years Bonspiel, 2009
newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Gladys FrancisCobden Legion's Branch Spelling Contest winners
The Cobden Sun, May 1, 1991Rev. Van Gelder of ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, leads community choir
The Cobden Sun, Jan 23, 2002ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 holds Art & Literacy competition, ?2000
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena ByceORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 Public Speaking contest, 1993
Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena ByceWHITEWATER MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION service for late Queen Mother
The Cobden Sun, Apr 10, 2002ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 storytelling competition
The Cobden Sun, April 12, 1995ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 literary competition
The Cobden Sun, April 12, 1995
ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 executive and Ladies Auxilliary executive for 2006-2007
The Cobden Sun
Headstones 
Gravestone-Stairs, Edison Dow & Shirley nee Cobb
Block 2
Cobden Union Cemetery
Cobden, Ontario
Photographed by Fay Bennett, Jun 2024
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Notes - ..Cobden of the Past
Cobden has lost the last surviving WWII veteran in our town. Edison Dow Stairs, (1924-2023), was 6 days shy of his 99th birthday. Ed retired from a long military service in 1974. He moved to Cobden in 1976 with his wife Shirley nee Cobb & family. She was a Cobden girl, and they had married, in 1950. I have many memories of Ed and I'm sure most Cobden folks would as well. He adopted Cobden wholeheartedly as his home and participated in all aspects of community life - sports, volunteering, organizations, etc. Ed was a long-time member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 550 (Cobden). He was an avid curler and golfer. I remember the mini put he built, and would assemble it in his driveway from time to time. He was creative and liked to build things. Ed volunteered in the school, seniors events, church and Legion life; and he was a great story teller. He was fondly known as "Eddie Steps". I most remember him for his love of singing. He loved to sing - by himself and in choirs. Thank you for your service. You will be missed.
- ..Cobden of the Past
