Richard Bishop Carvell (1934 - 2021)

Born 13 Nov 1934 in Lakeville, Wilmot, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Meda Ann (Sherwood) Carvell — married 10 Sep 1955 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 3 May 2021 at age 86 in Woodstock, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Richard Carvell of Lakeville NB passed away on Monday May 03 at the Carleton Manor in Woodstock NB, absent from this world and now present with his Lord. He was born November 13, 1934 to the late Arthur and Florence Carvell. Besides his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 65 years Meda Carvell (Sherwood) and sister Mildred Dickinson.

Raised in Lakeville with the local lake and woods as his playground, he had sawdust in his veins and worked in the family sawmill; ending the last half of his work life at H J Crabbes & Sons in Bristol as a millwright and sawyer. He met the love of his life Meda at Centreville High School. Richard and Meda later married on September 10, 1955 and settled in Lakeville to raise a family of 4 boys. Richard loved his baseball and hockey. He told stories of attending Red Sox ballgames at Fenway Park with his father as a youngster and later during retirement attended some Blue Jays games. He was a proud hat wearing Toronto Maple Leaf fan. Richard accepted Jesus as his Saviour in his young adult life and was active in the Lakeville United Baptist church where he served as an adult Sunday school teacher and deacon. Richard and Meda enjoyed having the family together for meals, he enjoyed gardening and hitting the road taking Meda wherever she wanted to go.

Sources

• https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141B7.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=d26cac91-b352-404f-8d84-f44357c8ec48

RS141B7

Index to New Brunswick Marriages

Name CARVELL, RICHARD BISHOP

Married SHERWOOD, MEDA ANN

Date 1955-09-10

County CARLETON

Parish WAKEFIELD

Number 3861

Code B4/1955

Microfilm F23516