Educator.
Born at Emerson on 23 January 1915, daughter of Reita Smith (1890-1952) and Rev. Ernest Howard Smith, her childhood was spent at Emerson, Macdonald, Melita, Shoal Lake, and Winnipeg. After receiving a BA degree from the University of Manitoba in 1935, she began a teaching career as the Principal of Connor School (1936-1938). She later taught at Gladstone School (1938-1939, 1944-1945, 1948-1951), Stonewall, and St. James, retiring as Vice-Principal of Silver Heights Collegiate (1962-1974). On 5 July 1941, she married John Stanley “Jack” Frame (1912-1992) and they had a daughter. She died at Winnipeg on 9 July 2017 and was buried in the Lenore Cemetery.
Birth registration [Joyce Barry Smith], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Annual Reports of the Manitoba Department of Education, Manitoba Legislative Library.
“United Church pastor is dead,” Winnipeg Tribune, 23 April 1940, page 4.
Marriage registration [Joyce Barry Smith, John Stanley Frame], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary [John Stanley Frame], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 November 1992, page 29.
Obituary [Joyce Barry Frame], Winnipeg Free Press, 15 July 2017.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 25 February 2024
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