Malcolm Fitch Jess - 65, of East Hall's Harbour, Kings County. Malcolm departed this life on the 20th of January, 2011 at the ancestral family farm in East Hall's Harbour, Nova Scotia. The son of Cecil and Betty Jess, Malcolm was born September 15, 1945 in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Malcolm took an early leave of high school to take over the operation and eventual ownership of the family farm, improving and expanding it while also finding employment and eventually becoming a plant foreman at the Hostess Foods processing plant. As custodian of the family farm, he and his wife Sally served as the anchors of the extended family, including giving final care to our mother Elizabeth. Indirectly or acting in concert with Sally, Malcolm made generous contributions of time and resources to his community and his extended family. He loved to study the Bible, world history and to dabble in the stock market. His major disappointment in life concerned the uphill struggle he waged to maintain the family farm in the face of world trends that successively destroyed most of the surrounding farms and his markets, making it increasingly difficult to survive as a farmer. As a young man he was remarkable for his strength, coordination and physical beauty. All his life he derived great joy from the care and riding of horses, while exhibiting superlative skill in the operation of vehicles and heavy farm machinery. He is survived by Sally (nee Davison) Jess, his partner and wife of the past 30 years, who faithfully nursed him through his long and courageous battle with lung cancer. Malcolm is the father of five surviving children, Robert Jess (daughter-in-law, Margie Brown); Gay Best (son-in-law, Stephen, grandsons, Joseph, Nicholas and granddaughter, Salene); Tracy Foote (son-in-law, Radford); Jennifer Jess (grandson, Corey) and Sandra Dorman of Moose Jaw, SK; (son-in-law; Shawn, granddaughters, Sophia and Jessah). He is survived by five siblings, Cameron (with sister-in-law, Linda, parents of nephew, Holden and niece, Gaea); Brenda Dewar of Brockville, Ontario (with brother-in-law, Tom, parents of nephew, Duncan and niece, Katherine); Sandra Sweeney of Palm Coast, Florida (with brother-in-law, David, parents of nephews, Scotty, David Jr. and Randy); Wanda Jess and Kevin Jess (with sister-in-law, Sheila, parents of nieces, Meghan, Hillary and nephew, Malachi). He is also survived by his mother-in-law, Mary Davison, his brother-in-law, Raymond Davison and sister-in-law, Sharon with their children, Joey and Sarah. Malcolm is predeceased by his parents, Cecil Royce Jess and Elizabeth Ann (nee Fitch) Jess and his father-in-law, Paul Raymond Davison. Cremation has taken place under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. The funeral service, followed by a reception, was held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 24, 2011 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville. Donations in memory may be made to the Annapolis Valley Victorian Order of Nurses, the Hall's Harbour Volunteer Fire Department or the charity of your choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kentville. On-line inquiries may be directed to www.whitefamilyfuneralhome.com.