The death occurred at home on Saturday, January 6, 2024 of Altheia E. Cousins of Malpeque aged 97 years. Born in Spring Valley, December 14, 1926, daughter of the late Melville and Hilda (Morrison) Bryenton. Wife of the late Sutherland Cousins. Mother of Thelma Bryanton, George (Anne) Cousins, Dale (Christine) Cousins, and Sandra (Paul) Cornish. Grandmother of Patsy (Gary) McAssey, Krista Bryanton, Amanda (Mike) Pitre, Kelly (Sheldon) Bowness, Brenda Cousins (Korey O’Brien), Nicolas (Lesley) Cousins, Kendra (Darcy) Cousins and Tyson (Meghan) Cousins, Jeremy (Rachel) Cornish, Jason (Catherine) Cornish, McKenzie Cole, Haley (Jordan) Cole; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Sister of Lois Caseley, Gloria Ellis, Clifford Bryenton, Irene (Doug) Gill, Bruce Bryenton, and Carolyn (Jim) Lanigan. Sister-in-law of Morris Burns, William Cousins, Joyce Bryenton, Janet Bryanton, Janette Bryanton, Mary Hickey and Florence “Fluff” (Burrows) MacPhail., Shirley Cousins, Mary Cousins and Judy Cousins. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by son-in-law, Carl Bryanton, brothers, Robert, Winston, Charles, Erwin, Alton and Wendell Bryanton (died in infancy), sisters Verna (Jim) Clark, Erma Adams, Vivian Burns and Elaine Cousins, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Paul Ellis, Delmar Adams, Gerald Caseley, Bruce Coyle, Arthur, Fulton, John, Robert Keir and Norman Cousins; Edith Woodside; Marilyn Cousins Delmar Woodside, Elmer Hickey and Paul Ellis. Resting at the Davison Funeral Home Kensington. No visitation by personal request. A private funeral service will be held. Interment in Malpeque People’s Cemetery. If so desired contributions may be made to the Malpeque People’s Cemetery Fund www.davisonfh.com