John Roy Bramhill was born on March 4, 1933 on the second of Minto Township at the home farm. He was the seventh child of Clendon and Violet Bramhill. Roy married Marlyn Anne Loos on May 15, 1954 in the Harriston United Church. Marlyn was born in Cargill, Ontario on February 7, 1936, and the daughter of Edwin Loos and Verna Seegmiller. Roy asked me if I would go to his church as I was brought up in another denomination. That was fine with me. The first Sunday we went to church, Roy told me I had too much lipstick!

We lived in Palmerston for about a year and a half, then Pop Bramhill bought a house in town and had it moved out to the property on the edge of town. Walter and Ruby Quanz moved into it, and Roy and I moved into the apartment above the garage beside Roy's Mom and Dad in February 1956, and we lived there for thirty-eight years. There was only a hallway between our apartments, also just one phone for many years.

Our son, David, was born March 5,1956, (on Grandpa Bramhill’s birthday) in the Palmerston and District Hospital. Dianne was born on December 16, 1958 also in the Palmerston Hospital on her cousin Mildred (Miller) Robb’s birthday. David and Dianne both live in Palmerston.

David is married to Nancy (Harrison) Bramhill. They have three children – Adam, Amy and Alyse.

Dianne married Floyd Metzger. They have two children – Jeremy and Jennifer.

In 1951 Roy’s father, Clendon Bramhill, built a Farm Implement Sales and Service business called Bramhill Service Center. Roy and Walter took over the business in 1965 and made it one of the largest farm implement dealerships in Ontario. Roy was also involved in the Palmerston Legion helping in many community events.

Roy and I lived above the garage until we retired in 1992 after Roy and Walter sold Bramhill Service Centre. We then moved to Palmerston and purchased a house at Whites Road, which allows us to be close to our family. Roy continues to be active in the town doing snow removal and I am still involved in our church.
 

We have lots of good memories living above the garage. Roy’s mother was a great inspiration to me and my faith in God. I was not always thankful but today I sure am. May the Bramhill name continue ‘till the Lord calls us all home.

Their children:
                David Clendon
                Dianne Verna
 

David Clendon and Nancy Bramhill

David Clendon Bramhill was born March 5,1956, in the Palmerston and District Hospital. He is the grandson of Clendon Bramhill, and is named after his grandfather. David attended Norwell District Secondary School in Palmerston. After graduation he worked for several years at Bramhill Service Center in a variety of roles including Truck Driver, Parts Sales and Equipment Sales. David joined the local Volunteer Fire Department and taking special studies in fire fighting. Even while on the fire crews he drove Ambulance for the community and has now worked himself up to the position of Fire Chief for the Palmerston Fire Department.

David is married to Nancy (Harrison) Bramhill. They have three children – Adam, Amy and Alyse.
 
 

Floyd and Dianne (Bramhill) Metzger

Dianne was born on December 16, 1958 in the Palmerston Hospital. She is the granddaughter of Clendon & Violet Bramhill, and daughter of Roy and Marlyn Bramhill. Floyd is self-employed doing carpentry work in the Palmerston area and Dianne works in a long-term care facility in Palmerston.

Floyd and Dianne have two children, Jeremy Roy born on March5, 1982 and Jennifer Anne born on May 16, 1985.

Jeremy was born on his great-grandfather’s (Clendon Bramhill) birthday which is coincidentally also his uncle David Bramhill’s (his mother’s brother) birthday. They reside on Main St. Palmerston

Their children:
                Jeremy Roy born on March 5, 1982
                Jennifer Anne born May 16, 1985