The Chronicle Herald (Provincial)

CAMERON, Daphne Alice

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Of Middleton, August 1, 1922 - December 11, 2019. At age 97, Mom passed away peacefully in Heart of the Valley with her family close at hand. Born in Greenwich, England, Mom immigrated to Toronto, Ont., as a baby with her parents, now deceased, Dorothy Daisy (Dawson) and George Robert Edward Macfarlane. Mom had the gift of music and spent her career singing and playing her electric guitar both overseas and in Toronto and Halifax. During the second world war, Mom joined the troupe of Lever Brothers Lifebuoy Follies and entertaine­d troops in England, Holland, Belgium and France. On her return home to Toronto, she continued her musical career under the pseudonym of Rae Todd, appearing regularly on the Tommy Hunter show and Country Hoedown. Mom played nightly in numerous lounge settings in Toronto and Halifax, including the Sam Slick Room at the Chateau Halifax and Oak Island Inn. Mom moved to Nova Scotia in 1974 and made her home in Nine Mile River and later in Elmsdale. Besides her parents, Mom was predecease­d by her sisters, Julia and Doris; and her husbands. Cyril William (Bill) Proctor, and Douglas Alexander Cameron. Mom is survived by her daughters, Colleen Ann (Proctor) McGill (Jim), Brooklyn, Annapolis County; and Wendy Heather (Cameron) Smith (Richard), Enfield; along with numerous nieces; and nephews. After she retired Mom continued to entertain family and friends at numerous celebratio­ns and also sang We’ll Meet Again each Remembranc­e Day in Heart of the Valley. The family wishes to thank, with all our hearts, the caring staff in Heart of the Valley for making Mom’s final years comfortabl­e and entertaini­ng. Cremation has taken place under the care of the Middleton Funeral Home, 398 Main St. 902-825-3448. Interment will be at a later date. Online guestbook maybe signed by visiting:

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