Rip tells of one or the other of his grandmothers staying with them when Smith and Mable were away. He described Grandmother Ballantyne as being over 6 feet tall and Grandmother Ripley as small and atheletic. Both very capable of handling the "tribe".
Coldwater Cemetery
"29NC2--Red Granit: in memoriam Charles Jame RIPLEY His wife Johanna Lovering Their childrenburied Charles Percival RipleyBrooklyn NY Tom Lovering RipleyColdwater Albert Edward RipleyWainwrigth Alta Emma Jane RipleyClarence Ont James Dunlop RipleyOttawa Ont Edith Maud CarsonOttawa Ont William Drew RipleyColdwater Henry Lorne RipleyMacLeod Alta Mabel Louise BallantyneLondon On