We regret to advise of the death of Cecil Robert Farris on 5 February 2005 in the Valley Regional Hospital, Kentville, NS at the age of 79 years.

Cecil was born in Waterville, NS. He was a veteran of the Second World War who served in the West Nova Scotia Regiment and later trained with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Chilliwack, B.C.  After the war he spent most of his working career with the Nova Scotia Sanatorium in Kentville;  Joseph Fritz Enterprises in New Minas; and eventually retired  from the Nova Scotia Community College at the Kingstec Campus in Kentville. Cecil was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #6 in Kentville.

A Royal Canadian Legion service to be held at 7:00 PM on 3 February in the White Family Funeral Home in Kentville.  A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on 4 February with interment in Elm Grove Cemetery, Steam Mill NS.  Donations in Cecil's  memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Canadian Cancer Society. ^{{dcOct17gd} [zpp]}