Lila is a Charter Member of the North Tryon Women’s Institute. Both she and Elmer were active members of the Tryon United Baptist Church where Elmer served as Deacon, and Lila taught Sunday School and was a member of the Missionary Society. Lila returned to teaching when her family were grown. She taught first at Carlet<l\n Siding and then Borden from where she retired.
In addition to raising their own children, Elmer and Lila kept an evacuee during World War II for two years. Barbara, who as 12 years old, was sent to Canada from England for safety reasons by her family. Lila has kept in touch with Barbara and they have visited each other in their native countries. Lila was named 1992 Borden Citizen of the Year and honoured at a reception and celebration in the town on July 2,
1992.
Elmer Gamble and Lila Burke had 3 children:
+Mary Helen b. 18June 1924. +Florence Hildred Bee b. 7July 1926. +Walter Elmer b. 18 Apr 1930.
Mary Helen b. 18june 1924, daughter of Elmer Gamble and Lila
Burke.
Mary graduated from Prince of Wales College, taught school for a year on PEI, then in Alberta. Mary returned to PEI after graduating with her Doctorate in Chiropratic Medicine in Toronto. Mary is not
married, and lives and practices in Charlottetown. <> <>
Florence Hildred Bee, RN, b. 7july 1926, daughter of Elmer Gamble and Lila Burke, m. 7 Sept 1948, as his 2nd. wife, Arthur Roger Griffiths, b. 26 Oct 1915, d. 17 Nov 1988, bur. Oxford Mills, Ont.
Bee taught school on PEI before she entered the school of nursing at the Montreal Royal Victoria Hospital. Bee lives in Stittsville outside
Ottawa.
Roger Griffiths had 3 children from a previous marriage:
Ian Roger b. 8July 1938, 1st. m. 1958 Barbara Cota. They had 2 children: Margaret; Ronald. Ian 2nd. m. 1991.
Margaret Anne Helen b. 13 Dec 1941, m. 1969 Arnold Red Martin- dale. They had 3 children: Dana; Catherine; Neil.
Jean Cecelina b. 3 Feb 1947, m. 1968 Barry Graham. They had 2
children: Kelly; Stacy.
Bee Gamble and Roger Griffiths had 2 children: Lila Mary Lynn b. 28June 1949, m. 1985 Michael MacKee. They had 2 children: Christopher; Roger.
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