Obituary of Elizabeth B. Moysey

Moysey, Elizabeth B. (nee Bastedo) Born March 13 1913 Died May 17 2007. Beloved wife of the late Malcolm Arthur Moysey. Proud and loving mother of A. Warren Moysey (Barbara), Stephen E. Moysey (Jane) and Elizabeth Davey (Rick). Predeceased by her grandson Christopher Moysey and her sister Helen Turnbull. Fondly remembered by her sister Catherine Shragge; her grandchildren; Valerie Moysey, Graham Moysey (Fabienne), Warren Ross Moysey, Jamie Moysey, Matthew Davey, Blair Davey, Ryan Gallagher and Heather Gallagher, and by her nieces and nephews; David, John and Peter Shragge and Elizabeth Argle, Joanne Stiff and Lynn LeBeau. Betty had a broad range of interests. In the 1940s she was a volunteer with the Red Cross Hospital Services at four different hospitals, including Chorley Park Military Hospital where she chaired Hospital Services. Betty was an active and enthusiastic golfer. She was President of the Ladies Section of the Big Bay Point Golf and Country Club; a director of York Downs Golf Club in 1975 (possibly the first lady director of a private golf club in greater Toronto); National Chair of the Canadian Women's Senior Golf Association, and in her later playing years a member of the Toronto Hunt Club. She supported Malcolm in his passion for sailing and racing International 14's, sometimes as crew and sometimes as driver when they trailed the dinghy to race in the Boston area, driving all night on 2-lane highways to arrive on time for the race. She was a life member of the R.C.Y.C. She curled in the days when, in her words; curling was a non-commercial and friendly game. She and Malcolm curled in Canada, the U.S.A., Austria and Switzerland. Theatre was of considerable interest and Betty was co-founder of a group that studied play reading under Dr. Dora Mavor Moore. Playwrites included Shakespeare, Goldsmith, Shaw, Albee, Noel Coward, Tennessee Williams, Tolstoy, Brecht and Ayn Rand. Betty played a decent game of bridge at the Claremont Retirement Residence where she lived for the past few years and at The Badminton and Racquet Club. She so respected the sanctity of Tuesday bridge there that her instructions were that her service should not be held on a Tuesday afternoon. Her family and friends were, to quote her, "the main staple of her life". Our thanks to the loving and compassionate caregivers at Claremont. Please join us in a celebration of her life in GRACE CHURCH ON-THE-HILL, 300 Lonsdale Road, on Thursday, May 24 at 2 p.m., with a reception to follow at the Badminton and Racquet Club, 25 St. Clair Avenue West. If desired, donations may be made to the charity of your choice.