Shirley Beatrice Allen Marston

2 Jul 1915–19 Aug 1999

Loving and dearest mother to her only son, Anthony Clay Marston, of Toronto. Survived, also, by her former husband, Anthony Heselton Marston, of Palm Beach, Florida; Adrienne (Allen) Dubois, of Rye, New York; Peter Ackerman Allen, of Toronto; Diana (Allen) Metcalf, of Haverford, Pennsylvania. Predeceased by her father, Charles Bernard Bansall Allen (1949); her mother, Ethel (Hall) Allen (1946); her sister, Patricia Allen (1934); and, her brother, John Charles Leighton Allen (1991). She will be deeply and sadly missed and fondly remembered by her many friends everywhere. She was a 4-time women's golf champion at The Toronto Hunt in 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1965, and runnerup on 10 other occasions, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, and 1970.
A longtime member of The Toronto Hunt (1954) and a lifetime member of the Badminton and Racquet Club of Toronto (1934), and, also a former longtime member of both The Everglades Club and The Beach Club, in Palm Beach, Florida. She truly loved life and had an enormous spirit of generosity. Mom was extremely fond of golfing, tennis, walking, cooking, gardening, reading, crosswords and volunteering. With many thanks to all those health care professionals who assisted so ably in her final days. A private cremation has taken place. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or any other charity of choice, would be most gratefully appreciated.

What the heart has once owned and had, it shall never lose. My dearest mother and friend will remain in my heart forever.