Educator.
Born at Winnipeg on 11 March 1917, daughter of Ethel Wilson (1887-1968) and William McClymont (1885-1957), she attended Central Norman School (1936) and became an educator. Her career included teaching at Greenwood School (1937), Cloverleaf School (1940-1945; Principal 1943-1945), River School (1945-1949), and Isbister School (1957-1958). On 12 August 1937, she married Robert McElroy (1909-1986) at St. James and they had three children. She died at British Columbia on 27 March 2006.
Birth [Muriel Wilson McClymont] and marriage [Ethel Wilson to Willia McClymont, Muriel Wilson McClymont to Robert McElroy] registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Final week at Normal School is marked by social activities,” Winnipeg Free Press, 2 June 1936, page 9.
“Ex-Hazelridge man, W. McClymont dies,” Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 1957, page 37.
Obituary [Mrs. Ethel McClymont], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 July 1968, page 33.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 31 March 2006.
Elmwood Cemetery burial transcriptions, FindAGrave.
This page was prepared by Nathan Kramer.
Page revised: 14 March 2025
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