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Mabel Baptist


Mabel Letitia Baptist passed away May 9, 2016 at the Bethany Care Home in Camrose, Alberta. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great grandmother. Although her time on earth is done, she will live on in the lives of her family and her many friends. Mabel was born June 27, 1921 in Fiske, Saskatchewan to John Clements and Letitia McKee Hunter. She eloped with David Baptist July 22, 1939. She is survived by her daughters Letitia Isabell (Merle) Gilbertson of Calgary, Alberta and Jeannette (Cecil) Stushnoff of Fort Collins, Colorado and son Ross (Cynthia) Baptist of Camrose, Alberta. She also leaves to mourn her passing 7 grandchildren: Bernice, Glenn, Shawna, Stefan, Karri, David, and Dustin, 18 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Dorothy Baptist of Chilliwack, British Columbia, and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, her granddaughter Debbie Gilbertson MacDougall, and a great-granddaughter Kassandra Baptist. She was also predeceased by her brothers Horace, William and Samuel Leslie, and her sister Elizabeth Anderson Till. A Service of Remembrance was held at the Ponoka Funeral Home on Sunday, May 15, 2016 with the Interment Service following at the Ponoka Columbarium in Forest Home Cemetery. Memorial donations are gratefully accepted to the Ponoka United Church. To express condolences to Mabel’s family, please visit www.womboldfuneralhomes.com.


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