(submitted by Mary Sitlington)
Ernest Edwin Sitlington (1919–1989) was raised on the east ½ of Lot 23, Con. 3 SER (Zion Line) by his parents John and Alice Sitlington. John’s family was from Sarnia; Alice was born in England. John and Alice had six children: Fred, Lyle, Ernest, Harry, Winnifred and Marie.
In 1942 Ernest (Ernie) married Mary Downes from Watford. Mary was born in Ireland and at the age of two immigrated with her parents Joseph and Margaret Downes to Iona Station, then later moved to Watford. Shortly after their marriage, Ernie enlisted in the army and was trained as a mechanical engineer. During World War II he built bridges for the allies in Europe. Mary worked as a telephone operator in Watford.
After the war Ernie and Mary moved to 7229 Elarton Rd., Warwick Twp. Ernie worked as a mechanic for the Ford shop in Forest and then later for Arkona Machine Shop where he worked for almost 35 years.
Ernie and Mary Sitlington raised seven children: David, William James (Jim), Brenda, Judy, John Robert, Roger, and Brian. Ernest’s widow Mary now lives in Petrolia and their son Roger, an electrician, and his wife Susan live on the home place on Elarton Rd. Their children are Sean and Laura. When she was 12, Laura was chosen as the Forest Rotary Club’s first Easter Seal Tammy. Easter Seals raises funds for camps, wheelchairs and computers for disabled children.
Ernie and Mary’s son Robert and wife Roseanne lived for a time in Warwick Village. John was shop foreman at Beasley Machine Shop in Sarnia. Roseanne was assistant librarian in the Warwick branch of the Lambton County Library. They raised two children, Melissa and Christopher, who attended Warwick Central School. Then the family moved to Forest.
Jim’s son Jeff Sitlington lives on St.Clair St. in Watford with his wife Sheena Geerts of Warwick Twp. They have a daughter, Laila.
Ernie’s brother Lyle William Sitlington (1921–2006) married Dorothy Creasey (–1992). His two sisters married two Ellerker brothers from Warwick Twp.: Winnifred married Ivan and Marie married Carmen Ellerker.
Lyle served in World War II as a wireless air gunner with the Royal Canadian Air Force 419 Moose Squadron and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. In the 1950s Lyle was part owner of Barnes and Sitlington Egg Grading Station. He then moved on to become a Canadian Immigration Officer serving in Sarnia, Toronto and London.
Lyle and Dorothy’s children are Ron and Connie Sitlington, Linda and Jim McLean, and Rick and Janet Sitlington, all of Watford, and Karen and Jim Biggar of Tillsonburg.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Stilington Family
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