Clifford Sherwood & Georges Gumbley: Remembered & Forgotten
I did not see this blog posted previously. It contains some really interesting information, as well as theories on the 2 boys.
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"Clifford began to walk towards school and came across his best friend Butch. As they were walking, Clifford’s 12-year-old friend Georges Gumbley also joined them. As it was time to head toward the Ballantyne School, Clifford and Georges were still talking amongst themselves. When Butch told them they were going to be late to school the boys told him they would catch up. Neither Clifford nor Georges ever made it to school that day and are still missing."
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"The search for the boys continued with no luck. The spring after they went missing there was a lower torso of a child (thought to be around Clifford’s age) found near Sorel. Francis just had a feeling it wasn’t her son. She said they only read to her what was found and didn’t show her anything so she would not agree it was him. It is unknown whether the remains could have been Georges’ or not."
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"There were never any sightings of Georges except right after he disappeared but oddly there do seem to be a few possible sightings of Clifford through the years. I found a mention in a newspaper article where Francis’ stepson came across Clifford’s sister Claudia in the early 1980’s and she had a strange story to tell. She had spoken with her father Tex a few years earlier (in the late 1970’s) and he told her he was drinking at a legion hall in Edmonton. A man came up to him and said “I’m your son Clifford”. He was too drunk to talk to him at the time so he asked the man to come back the next day but he never returned."
What a perplexing disappearance. So sad for those families. IMO MHO
