Thanks to Angela Dobbs for taking the Photo of Martha Jane Ennis
1935
Mrs. W. M. Ennis is laid to rest
Funeral services for Mrs. Wesley M. Ennis, of North Battleford, who passed away October 28, were held at Wilkie United Church on Thursday, October 31, with Rev C.H. Whitmore pastor, officiating.
Pallbearers were George Allen, Phippen; and Allen Imrie, William Shaw, James Thorpe, Mr. Burkholder, and Mr. Thompson all of Wilkie.
Interment was made in Wilkie Cemetery.
Martha Jane Pasmore was born at Drumbo, Oxford County, Ontario on April 28, 1858, and was married to Wesley Ennis on October 3, 1883.
They lived at Drumbo until the spring of 1906 when they came west and homesteaded near where Wilkie is not situated.
At that time all supplies had to be teamed from Battleford Junction.
Always an active worker in church affairs, Mrs. Ennis was one of the four who from the first quarterly board of the Methodist Church in that district, when services were held in the various farmhouses.
She also helped in the arrangements for erecting the Methodist church building after the town of Wilkie was established and was president of the Ladies' aid at Phippen during a period when she lived there.
In the spring of 1929, she came to Battleford with her husband, living here until the spring of 1933, when they moved to North Battleford, where they have since resided.
Deceased leaves to mourn her loss her husband, two daughters, Vida (Mrs. Sam Buxton) Wilkie, and Jessie (Mrs. Johnson), Wilkie; four sons, Wilbur, Saskatoon; J. B., Tisdale, Norman, and Wellington, North Battleford. One daughter Addie (Mrs. Carl Zach) predeceased her while one son, Victor fell in the war in 1917.
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Martha Jane Ennis
The remains of Martha Jane Ennis wife of Wesley Ennis of North Battleford were conveyed to Wilkie last Monday for burial, in Wilkie Cemetery. The late Mrs. Ennis came to this district with her husband in 1906 and was one of the earliest settlers.
Six years ago she and her husband removed to North Battleford after giving up farming near Wilkie.
She passed away at her home on Monday last after an illness of some six months.
The funeral was arranged to take place at the United Church on Wednesday, but owing to deep snow it was not possible for members of the family to reach here by road from North Battleford on that day.
A postponement was necessary to Thursday afternoon, October 31, at which Rev CH Whitmore pastor of the United Church conducted the service.
The late Mrs. Ennis had reached the age of 77 years and six months, besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters Mrs. S. Buxton and Mrs. Lawrence Johnston of this district, and four sons, Wilbur and J.B Ennis of Tisdale; Norman and Wellington of North Battleford.
One daughter died in the year 1908 and was buried in Wilkie Cemetery and one son Victor was killed overseas during the Great War.
The pallbearers were: Geo. Allan, WH Shaw, A Imrie, A. L. Thompson, James Thorpe, and H A Burkholder. Interment was made in Wilkie Cemetery.

Two years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ennis celebrated their golden wedding. They were old-timers of the district, arriving before the trails to this then-new country were well marked out. They knew nothing of travel comfort such as exists today and were obliged to make long and tedious journeys by slow ox team for needed supplies, depending often upon a sense of direction to reach their destination.
They made many friends in the district in which they lived and many will regret to learn of the passing of another hardy pioneer.