At Western Hospital, Alberton, on Wednesday, October 8, 2008, of Melvin Francis Gallant of Maplewood Manor, Alberton, age 91. Beloved husband of Annie (nee Collicutt) Gallant of O'Leary. Born in Carleton Lot 6 on September 21, 1917. Dear father of Nelson, Cascumpec; Theresa (Bud O'Brien), Summerside; Gail (Ewing) Snowden, Woodstock. Stepfather of James (Brenda) Perry, Stoney Creek, Ont.; Laurie Perry, Five Islands, N.S.; Terry Perry, Charlottetown; Marjorie Ann Manfredi, Brampton, Ont.; Bernadette (Gordon) Buchanan, Carleton, Lot 6; Patricia Perry (Rodney Coughlin), O'Leary; Beth (John) Jacobson, Summerside. Loving grandfather of eight grandchildren, 18 step grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, 18 stepgreat-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Son-in-law of Stella Stewart, Phillips Residence, Alberton. Predeceased by his first wife, Loretta (1989); his parents, brothers, Raymond, Urban, Pius; sisters, Bertha and Mildred. Resting at the Ferguson Funeral Home and Chapel, O'Leary, with visiting hours Friday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., and Saturday until 10 a.m., then to St. Anthony's Church, Woodstock, for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow in the parish cemetery. Memorials to the St. Anthony's Cemetery Fund or the Cancer Society would be appreciated. www.fergusonsfh.com

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