Obituary of Pearl Joyce Myles

Age 83, of Windsor, formerly of Bishopville, passed peacefully on Wednesday, July 2, 2025 in Mayflower Meadows (formerly known as Haliburton Place), Windsor. Born January 8, 1942, in Windsor, Pearl was the youngest of 11 children to the late Brett and Pearl (Brown) Miner.

Pearl was known for her love of horses and the great outdoors, as well as the sleigh rides and trail rides throughout her 350-acre family homestead. In fact, she was riding her horse, Honey, the day before her stroke.

She leaves behind four children, Wade (Anita), Wayne (Krista), Susan and Mark (Kim); five grandchildren, Mitch (Jenna), Jeremy (Kelly), Jenna, Lindsay and Brad; along with four great-grandchildren, Connor, Ben, Blake, and Landon. Also, her husband, Ernie; sister, Evelyn Miner-Belanger, California, USA.

Besides her parents, Pearl was predeceased by her son-in-law, Carmen O'Dell; nine siblings, Jack, Marie, Thelma, Mary, Jake, Freeman “Tom”, Lova, Roy and Lenora.

The family would like to thank the staff at Mayflower Meadows for your outstanding care of Mom. You made her feel like a Queen and filled her room with love, laughter and kindness. Thank you.

This is not the end of the trail for Mom: she has just moved on to a place of peace and love, with family, friends, tons of horses that passed before her and acres of woodland that needs to be yarded.  Happy Trails to you Mom, until we meet again.

Arrangements for cremation have been entrusted to DeMont Family Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 419 Albert St., Windsor (902-798-8317). A public graveside service will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, July 11, 2025 in Bishopville Cemetery, 1461 Bishopville Rd., Bishopville, Pearl’s daughter, Susan P. O’Dell officiating. Please bring along a chair and umbrella if needed. A reception will immediately follow across the road in Bishopville Community Hall, 1458 Bishopville Rd., Bishopville.  Donations in memory of Pearl may be made to Bishopville Cemetery, Bishopville Community Hall (Daisy Club), both C/O Ray Benjamin, 2459 Bishopville Rd., Bishopville, NS B0P 1P0 or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, 5657 Spring Garden Rd., Halifax, NS B3J 3R4. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting: www.demontfamilyfuneralhome.ca

When my trails were steep and the passes high, I rode
it straight the whole way through. And when, in the falling of dusk, I get that final call, I do not care how many flowers they send. Above all else, the happiest trail would be for you to say, your horse awaits you at the gates. Let’s ride, my friend.