Vern Drury

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Biography

Vernard George Drury was born on his parents' farm near Laura, Saskatchewan on 30 December 1911. He was a son of George Harry Drury and Edith Alberta Kirkpatrick.

Vern married Gladys Harrington on 15 November 1933 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. They had seven children: Reta, Edna, Bob, Jack, Dale, Jim, and Edith.

Vern passed away at Outlook, Saskatchewan on 15 July 1968. He was buried in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/234140099/vernard_george-drury: accessed April 5, 2024), memorial page for Vernard George Drury (1911–15 Jul 1968), Find a Grave Memorial ID 234140099, citing Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by Evelyn Jackson (contributor 49558267).

• "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMP6-JBS : 3 April 2016), Vernard G Drury in household of George H Drury, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 8, line 29; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,952.
• "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPPX-T2BK : 24 September 2020), Vern Drury in household of George Drury, Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing Census, Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Canada Census, 1931", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6R3S-SC8T : Tue Mar 19 14:10:47 UTC 2024), Entry for George Drury and Edith Drury, June 1, 1931.
• "Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-H9NR : 28 April 2015), Vernard G Drury, 1968.
• "Canadian Headstones", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYT-45B3 : 20 February 2015), Vernard G. Drury.
• Local History Book: "Ardath, Bounty, Conquest Histories 1998". Published 1999 by ABC History Committee, Conquest, SK. Printed by Friesens Corporation History Book Division, Altona, MB. Vern is mentioned in Drury, Vern & Gladys pp.284-285 and Harrington, John Richard pp.326-328.
• Local History Book: "Through the Years... Delisle, Donavon, Gledhow & O'Malley, Laura, and Swanson." Published c1972 by Delisle Women's Institute, Delisle, SK. Vern is mentioned in The Drury Family pp.251-252.