Cora Elmira Barkhouse - 88, formerly of Scott’s Bay Road, Kings County, passed away Saturday, January 14, 2012 in Evergreen Home for Special Care, Kentville. Born in Scott’s Bay, she was the daughter of the late Wylie and Clara (Tupper) Dykens. Cora was a homemaker and enjoyed her flower gardens, knitting, sewing, rug hooking and quilting. As a resident of Evergreen Home for Special Care, she enjoyed many social activities, especially Bingo, chime choir, music programs and painting. As a mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister, she will be sadly missed. She is survived by four daughters, Merolyn Corkum, Cambridge; Linda (Reginald) Arnold, East Jeddore; Dianne (Robert) Illsley, Waterville; Esther (Bryne) Bird, Londonderry; eight sons, Murray (Mary), Steam Mill; Gerald (Anne), Masstown; Ivan (Trudy), Hilden; Earland (Diane), Londonderry; Garnet (Joyce), Mount Denson; Edward, Cambridge; Troy (Tammy), Scott’s Bay Road; Bev, Waterville; two sisters, Leora Carey, Evergreen Home for Special Care; Edith (Budd) Ritchie, Yarmouth; three brothers, Dexter (Frances), Evergreen Home for Special Care; Leslie (Myrna), Scott’s Bay; Arthur (Jewel), Canning; 38 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Wesley; two sons, Ronald and Eric; an infant son, Eugene and an infant daughter, Gloria; a stillborn baby boy; a sister, Dorothy Huntley; a brother, Theodore. Visitation was held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in the White Family Funeral Home, Kentville, where the funeral service, followed by a reception, was held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 18, 2012, Reverend June Keddy officiating. Burial took place in the Scott’s Bay Cemetery. Donations in memory may be made to the Evergreen Residents Society 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.