ARLEY SPURGEON ASHE

Funeral service for the late Arley Spurgeon Ashe, 58, Monastery, Antigonish County, was held January 11 in Tracadie United Baptist Church, Monastery. Burial will be in Sunnyview Cemetery at a later date.

Mr. Ashe died January 1, 2020, in the QEII Infirmary Site, Halifax.

Born in Antigonish, he was the son of the late Pastor Norman and Marion ‘Mamie’ (Ashe) Elms of Monastery. For the past 12 years, he was employed as an operations technician with Nature's Way Canada in Dartmouth. He was previously employed as a general manager in the hospitality industry for many years. He was a graduate of Antigonish East High School, Monastery and received his diploma in Business Hospitality and Management from NSCC, Dartmouth. He had a lifetime music affair with the R&B/funk music culture of the 1970s since he was a young teenager. He was a talented musician, playing bass guitar for his personal enjoyment and as a side gig with different groups, most recently with a band from Preston. He was an avid music fan, especially the music of George Clinton of Parliament, Bootsy Collins, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards, George Benson and Louis Johnson.

He is survived by his brother, Randy Ashe, Monastery; sister, Marilyn Medley, Eastern Passage; two nephews, Sterling Medley, Halifax; Jason Ashe (Beth), Brampton, Ontario; great-niece, Mya Ashe, Brampton, Ont.; two aunts, Helen Elms, Laura Daye,  both of Halifax; uncle, Russell Elms (Angela), Upper Big Tracadie; many cousins; special friends, Sinisa (Malica), Tizic (Timberlea) and Sonja Crawford, Monastery/Washington, DC.

He was predeceased by brother, Thomas Ashe.

Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society or to The Canadian Amyloidosis Support Network, Inc. (CASN).

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