Edison Dow STAIRS

1924 - 2023  (98 years)

• 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

  
  

• Photos

  Stairs, Ed Photograph from the photo album collection of Cobden Legion

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		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 Francis
  		Cobden Legion's Branch Spelling Contest winners The Cobden Sun, May 1, 1991
  		Rev. Van Gelder of ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, leads community choir The Cobden Sun, Jan 23, 2002
  		ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 holds Art & Literacy competition, ?2000 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce
  		ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 Public Speaking contest, 1993 Newspaper clipping from the scrapbook collection of Lena Byce
  		WHITEWATER MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION service for late Queen Mother The Cobden Sun, Apr 10, 2002
  		ORG-COBDEN LEGION BRANCH 550 storytelling competition The Cobden Sun, April 12, 1995
  		ORG-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

  
  

• 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.