Philip Marlton Carey

He had a benevolent character that made a lasting impression on all the lives he touched. His pride was his wife Molly, the life they built over 68 years together and the lasting legacy of the house from a foundation dug by hand to bring up a family raised with his love and adoration. He had a passion for farming with six decades of cows, horses, corn, and his favourite; the beans. He had a love for animals and for many years was not seen without a German Shepherd by his side or a chickadee on his shoulder. He was humble and bright, with a warm smile, he relished a great conversation, teasing grandchildren, and was rarely seen in “his spot” without cards for a game of crib or a pencil for his daily crossword. He was a nostalgic story teller of a life anything but mundane. From a vagabond riding the rails, the fairest of police officers with a ticket book still full of tickets, a tractor trailer driver on a single lane Malahat made of mud, a pilot, and a self-taught dynamite expert.

For a man who could not say a bad thing about anyone, we haven’t enough good words to describe his beautiful soul. You are missed by so many. We love you husband, dad, brother, friend, granddad, and GG. God speed. Children Cass (Jim), Phil (Shelley), Christine (Colin), Laura, Stephanie, and Stuart (Marie). 15 grandchildren, Lara (Dene), Roxanne, Leah, Carey (Cherie), Bryan (Brooke), Steven (Ashley), Dylan (Melissa), Cheryl (Andrew), Mike (Cassie), Dave, Lauren (Hyacinthe), Blaine, Shayne, Sheldon, Shania, 12 great grandchildren, his beloved brother Ralph (Judy), and many nieces and nephews. Pre-deceased by his older brother Conrad in 1972.