Front of funeral service program of Piper Alan Harding.

Program Service for Alan Douglas Harding and Donalda June Harding

Program for Service at Bobcaygeon, Ontario, 25th of July 2025.

Printed text on front reading: “In Loving Memory of Alan Douglas Harding October 24, 1933 – July 8, 2025”.

Coloured photo of Alan Douglas Harding in civilian clothes in a rectangular shaped frame with writing on the top and bottom. Light pink, blue, and green in rectangular patterns. Alan Douglas Harding was a proud member of the Pipes and Drums of the 48th Highlanders of Canada for 38 years and as a Pipe Major at Lindsay.

In the back there are two photos. The one on the upper part is Alan Douglas Harding with his wife Donalda June Harding (nee Snider). The one on the bottom part depicts Harding in traditional military uniform with the rest of the Pipes and Drums of the 48th Highlanders in front the Moss Park Armoury building.

Program for Service at Bobcaygeon, Ontario, 3rd of July 2024.

Printed text on front reading: “In Loving Memory of Donalda June Harding March 25, 1935 – July 3, 2024”.

Coloured photo of Donalda June Harding in civilian clothes in oval shaped frame with a swirling design on the top and bottom. Light beige background with musical notes and white designs on the four corners of a white rectangular. She was a member of the 48th Highlanders Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire. In the interior of the program service there are two pictures; the one of the top shows Donalda June Harding with her husband Alan dressed in the tradition military uniform of the 48th Highlanders. The photo at the bottom shows Donalda and Alan Harding Sr with their children Alan Jr and Joanne.

In the back there is a poem by Mary Elizabeth Frye (1932) ‘Do Not Stand’.

Classification
Event related, Programs and menus
Era
2000 – 21st C.
Location of artifact
Case 49 Storage

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