Mary Sutherland SPARKS ⁸⁴

   Cause of her death was Heart and Stroke complications.

   Another name for Mary was Pat SPARKS.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Documentation: Bill and Pat Morry Biography: Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹³ From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book. This biographical information includes some limited mention of all of Bill's family members
This event was shared from Sgt. William Minty MORRY Royal Artillery who also shared it with Catherine Frances MORRY, CPO Reginald James MORRY Royal Navy, Elsie Frances MORRY, Howard George MORRY, Jean Catherine MORRY, Phyllis Mary MORRY, Priscilla Anne MORRY, and Thomas Graham MORRY V.

2. Documentation: Profiles of War Brides in the 2019 Come Home Year Book. ⁵⁶ From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book

3. Military: L. Bombardier, Aircraft spotter for anti-aircraft gun crew, Royal Artillery, Cir 1939-1945, London, Greater London, England. ^56,91

4. Residence, Bef Dec 1945, England. ⁸⁴

5. Residence: Becontree, Dec 1945, Barking, Greater London, England. ⁴¹

6. Departure, 2 Dec 1945, Southampton, Hampshire, England. ⁸⁴

7. Arrival, 7 Dec 1945, New York, New York, New York, United States Of America. ⁸⁴

8. Arrival: Mary S. Morry returning to Newfoundland from a visit home with Peter and Paula, 11 Feb 1950, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. ¹⁷⁰

9. Occupation: Office Manager, William Morry Fisheries Ltd, After 1950, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁵⁶

10. Interesting: Key Player in the Newfoundland Historical Society, 1977, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁷⁰ From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book

11. Alt. Death, 22 Sep 1996. ⁴⁹ Although this is what it says on her gravestone the date is incorrect. It should be Sept. 27, 1996

12. Documentation: Profiles of World War II Veterans in the 2019 Come Home Year Book, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁹¹ From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book

Mary married Sgt. William Minty MORRY Royal Artillery, son of Pte. Howard Leopold MORRY RNR and Fredris Marion Powdrell MINTY, on 5 Nov 1942 in England.¹³ (Sgt. William Minty MORRY Royal Artillery was born on 22 Feb 1918 in Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,^10,29,84 died on 11 Oct 2004 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁵ and was buried on 13 Oct 2004 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁸⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, 8 Nov 1942, Ilford, Essex, England. ^28,96,97 140818 from FindMyPast:

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription

First name(s)MARY S
Last nameSPARKS
Marriage quarter4
Marriage year1942
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™MARY S SPARKS married
William M Morry
Spouse's last nameMorry
DistrictIlford
District number-
CountyEssex
CountryEngland
Volume4A
Volume as transcribed4A
Page number878
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England
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2. Alt. Marriage: Entry in the RC Church register, Cir 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶³ This register has not yet been made public for recent marriages but the index is available online and shows that Bill and Pat were married (remarried) in the RC Church in Ferryland though it does not show the date. The full information is on page 75 and will probably not be made public for decades to come. Later in life Uncle Bill was a member of the Kirk in St. John's