Picture courtesy of the Kelowna Courier
and the late Philip Moubray
Portrait of my grand father Lumb Stocks, his mother Emily (Fisher) Stocks, Alfred and Arthur Stocks
Special thanks to UBC and the Okanagan Historical Society
OHS article written in 1963
Ray Odland says
Is this book available somewhere to read the whole thing. Thanks
Publisher: you don’t like part one, two and three ???
Ray Really?
Go the library – it is full of books, a billion words of fiction and wisdom
When you get home let me know whether you need my great skills again.
Carolyn Tipler says
Thanks for a great story Jack, no doubt you come from good Stocks! Really looking forward to Part 11
Verna DeMerchant (Fleming) says
Fabulous story. The names of the Stock family were well known amongst the early settlers of Oliver.
Publisher: I know you are well intentioned BUT…..
Babe and Bill arrived late in 1953 – me in grade one – Grant in grade six. Bill ran the Esso Bulk depot on Sawmill Rd – he really was from Summerland via Brandon.
His wife Beryl Francis Stocks was born in Penticton in 1918. The Bennest’s are not pioneers but the story of all the Stocks family in the Okanagan, Kelowna, Penticton were the post 1900 settlers. Remember the early white settlers came and died well before 1900.
keith johnson says
Wonderful story of these great pioneers. I am already looking forward to Part Two. Thanks for posting.
John Bennest says
A couple of us chatting this morning
Pioneers were into cattle, farming, eggs, chickens, pigs, orchards, fruit, vegetables – ALL in the valley bottom
For some reason not known to me – my family on arrival went as far away from a church or civilization as possible. Philip Stocks was raised in the British gentry – a vicar and pastor of the high Anglicans of Europe. What pressure was on him – un-healthy as he was to travel abroad to the wild west – to die shortly thereafter in a wood cabin miles and miles away from civilization. Doesn’t add up. His sons, one went to the WW1 and died, Lumb Stocks become a valley photographer, Arthur became a Penticton orchard owner, May became a nurse, Ellen married Mr. Moubray of Kelowna and had a lot of kids.
Grannie Stocks buried next to her son Lumb, my mother Babe settled there and I shall be planted on the same spot at Lakeview Penticton