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ELMIRAN’S BOAT FOUND, MEN BELIEVED DROWNED
Belief that two Elmira men were drowned in Seneca Lake was strengthened Tuesday afternoon when the rowboat they had rented for a Labor Day fishing trip was found overturned and with an outboard motor attached. The boat was discovered at 5 p.m. by Cornelius Sackett, Dundee banker, off Cady’s Point, about a mile north of the Ralph Heatley boat livery where the men rented the boat. The boat was sighted at the same time by James Haugh and Lewis Millard, both of Dundee, who were flying over the lake.
Object of an air and water search yesterday were Carlton E. Gleason, 42, of 234 Allen St., and Robert E. Woodard, 20, of 153 Madison Ave. Dragging operations were started by the Penn Yan Fire Department emergency crew, which arrived with is motor launch and other equipment shortly after the boat was found, and Dundee firemen and volunteers.
Dragging was suspended at midnight but will be resumed this morning. The Elmira men took a boat at 3 p.m. Monday from the Heatley livery, on the west lake shore near Starkey and about 12 miles north of Watkins Glen. Family members became concerned Monday night when the pair did not return, as they had planned. The men left Elmira about 9 a.m. and said they would be back in the late afternoon or evening. Tuesday morning Mrs. Dorothy Blanchard of 153 Madison ave.,Woodard’s aunt, notified the Sheriff’s Department at Penn Yan that the men were missing. Undersheriff Walter Clark and Deputy Charles Wilkins found Woodard’s car at the livery.
At least two Dundee Flying Club planes joined the search. Dundee Boats sent power craft into the lake. County police searched along the shore in a boat. A wooden oar identified as belonging to the boat rented by the Elmirans was found Tuesday about four miles north of the livery. Another oar was seen from an airplane. The men left a can of bait, which they planned to use for bass fishing on shore. Whether they took the boat for a ride with the motor in operation and planned to return for the bait is not known. Gleason is a mechanic at the bus garage at the New York State Electric & Gas Corp., where he has worked four years. Woodard was also employed by the utility until a few months ago.
HORSEHEADS REMEMBERS ITS MASCOT, JR
Horseheads—Laughter was missing from the Horseheads town hall Friday as staff mourned the passing of one of the town’s most beloved residents. "Town of Horseheads Jr.," an 11-year-old beagle who lived at the town hall for most of his life, was put to sleep Thursday. The dog—known to his friends as JR—died without pain, Deputy Clerk Sue Cicora said. She was there when Dr. Richard Cook, JR’s vet, administered the drug-laden needle.
"He just quietly laid down in my arms," Cicora said. JR had incurable cancer of the lymph nodes and was getting weaker, she said. JR was well-known among Horseheads residents who visited the town hall. "He was a little sweetie," Joan Mustico of Camelot Drive said. "He just kind of owned the place." Cicora was the town’s dog control officer when she found 3-month-old JR struck by a car in the village of Horseheads 11 years ago.
Town employees paid for treatment of JR’s broken hip.,"He was just a sweet little animal," said Rudy Baer, who was town supervisor then. "We just didn’t have the heart to kill him off." JR spent his days in the town hall and his nights in the town’s kennels.
The town highway crew built him a bed with his name on it, added a mattress and placed it in the town hall. Staff donated the funds needed for JR’s food, collar, toys and visits to the vet. Said Town Clerk Donna Greene: "He was one of the best trained and acting dogs that I’ve ever been exposed to—delightful." JR was quietly buried with his toys and collar in front of the town hall. His casket is the bed the highway crew made for him.
Cicora wrapped JR in the blanket he laid n when he visited her home. A plaque will be placed on JR’s grave, she said. Frank Rosplock, dog control officer, said, "He was a true companion. If other people cared about dogs as much as we cared about JR, there wouldn’t be any problems with dog ownership." (handwritten on article died Feb. 20, 1990)
Winfield A. Van Vaulkner of 776 Perine St., Sunday May 10, 1959. He was a retired employee of the Dairymen’s League Cooperative Assn. Survived by wife, Mrs. Addie Van Vaulkner, granddaughter, Miss Peggy Van Vaulkner of San Diego, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Raymond Rinebold of Elmira RD. Body at Olthof funeral home. Funeral announcement later.
DANIEL F. POMEROY DIES AT 76 AT TROY
Troy—Daniel F. Pomeroy, Jr., a leader in Masonic circles and active for many years in community affairs, died Sunday at Troy Community Hospital. He was 76. Mr. Pomeroy served for many years as Troy Community Hospital administrator and had been an active member of its board of directors. He also served a s a director of the Martha Lloyd School. He was holder of the title of Man of the Year from the Troy Rotary Club. He had received the Silver Beaver, the highest award in Boy Scouting, and was at one time treasurer of the General Sullivan Boy Scout Council. Mr. Pomeroy was a retired banker. He belong to many clubs, among them being the Circus Fans of America, Old Grandad’s Club, the Acorn Railroad Club, the Bradford County Historical Society and the Troy American Legion. He was a veteran of World War I. Long active in Masonry, Mr. Pomeroy belonged to the Scottish Rite bodies of Towanda and Williamsport.
He was graduated from Penn State University in 1922, where he played the trombone in the Penn State Blue Band. At his death, he was the oldest active member of the band’s alumni association. Mr. Pomeroy was a member of the Troy Presbyterian Church where he was an elder, teacher, Sunday School superintendent and treasurer. (handwritten on article – born Mar. 17, 1898 – died 1974)
DEATH RULED HOMICIDE
Homicide has been ruled in the stabbing death of the Rev. Ronald J. Ripley, 48, manager of "Your Saladmaster Kitchen," whose body was found Wednesday morning in the cellar of his Elmira Heights store at 320 E. 14th St. The ruling was issued by Dr. M. Eugene Pittman, Chemung County medical examiner, after an autopsy performed at Arnot-Ogden Hospital. Elmira Heights Police Chief Lloyd Roberts said the homicide was the first in the village in his 42 years as chief. At least one other had occurred prior to his taking office, he said. Authorities said Mr. Ripley’s car was found abandoned Wednesday morning behind Jim’s Grocery and Car Wash near Fitch’s Bridge in West Elmira. The murder weapon has not been found, however, they said. Police said the victim was last seen alive in Elmira Heights at about 11:30 Tuesday night. They said they are attempting to locate anyone who may have seen Mr. Ripley or his vehicle after that time. The vehicle was described as a 1971 green Plymouth station wagon with chrome rack on top. The car has New York registration CG-5462. Mr. Ripley of 1606 Pennsylvania Ave., as held sales recruiting meeting on the second floor of the Saladmaster Kitchen Tuesday night. It was reported but not confirmed that Mr. Ripley left the meeting to take home an unidentified Heights person attending. Police were known to be interviewing meeting participants Wednesday. (rest of article not here)
FRANK McGee DIES
New York (AP)—Awardwinning broadcaster Frank McGee lost a quiet four-year-battle with cancer Wednesday. Less than a week after he was last able to host NBC-TV’s "Today" show, he died of pneumonia at the age of 52. "We saw him gamely succumbing," said "Today" executive producer Stu Schulberg. "You wouldn’t know it on the air, but when you saw him try to get out of his chair and saw him walk across the studio, you realized the price he was paying in pain for that upbeat performance of his."
McGee, who last appeared on the air on Thursday and then checked into Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, knew that he had a bone cancer called multiple myeloma, his physician said. "Finally the combination of the disease and the treatment for it, which enabled him to continue working, overcame his immunity mechanisms, and he died rapidly of an overwhelming pneumonia" Dr. Hamilton Southworth said.
Daniel F. Pomeroy, Jr., age 76, of Troy, Pa., Sunday, March 31, 1974 at the Troy Community Hospital. Interment will be private on Tuesday. Friends may call at the family residence on Wednesday April 3, in the afternoon and evening. There will be a public memorial service at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 7, at the Troy Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions may be made to the Troy Community Hospital, Troy Presbyterian Church or the Troy Martha Lloyd School. Survived by wife, the former Hilda Miller Pomeroy; two sons, Daniel F. Pomeroy III of Philadelphia, Pa. and Alan M. Pomeroy of Lisbon, Portugal. One daughter, Mrs. William, (Patricia) Smith of Marietta, Ohio; six grandchildren; sisters, Mrs. John (Winifred) Deemy, Mrs. John (Eleanor) Byram, both of Troy, Pa., Mrs. Lawrence (Mary Frances) Brown of Troy.
Roy S. Stuckless, age 61 of Troy, Pa., Monday April 1, 1974 at his home. Friends may call at the Vickery Funeral Home Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday at 11 a.m. Rev. Charles Walker. Survived by wife, Eleanor; son ,John Stuckless of Dekalb, Ill; one daughter Mrs. Robert (Diane) Meyer of Union, Maine; one sister, Mrs. G. Palmer Moffatt of Scarsdale N.Y. ; four grandchildren. He was a member of the Troy Methodist Church; owner of a Tax & accounting Service in Troy since 1955 and he was formerly a Cost Accountant of F. P. Case & Sons. Formerly the Troy Engine Machine Co. sales manager; past president of the Troy Rotary Club; director of the American Red Cross; Troy Borough Councilman for 12 years, president of the Troy Area Development Corp; treasurer of the Bradford County Development Corp; past president of the Corey Creek Golf Club; member of the Watkins Glen Yacht club. He was a graduate of Exeter Academy, class of 1931 and Amherst College, class of 1935.
Mrs. Rennie C. Crumb, age 69, of Mansfield, Pa., RD 2, suddenly, Sunday, February 4, 1973. Friends may call at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy, Pa., Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral and committal service there Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Theodore Gould. Burial Roseville Cemetery. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Evelyn) Dunbar of Millsboro, Delaware, Mrs. Lois Kolier of Scots Valley, California; sons Otto and Lester of Mansfield, Donald and Wilbur of Elmira, Richard of Muskegon, Michigan; sisters Mrs. Ruby Everett of Galeton, Pa., Mrs. Pearl Dingman of Cross Forks, Pa., Mrs. Laura Schoonover and Mrs. Maxine Knickerbocker both of Renova, Pa., Mrs. Della Burkett and Mrs. Beatrice Paine both of Elmira; 25 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren. Mrs. Crumb attended the Roseville Baptist Church where she was a member of the True Blue Class, member of the Mansfield Rebekah Lodge, widow of the late Ernest Crumb.
Rosa W. Cramer, age 84 of RD 1 Troy, Pa., Sunday, March 11, 1973. Visitation was held at Stitler Funeral Home, 733 Broad St., Montoursville, Pa. Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. William A. Martin. Burial Montoursville Cemetery. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Adrian Eaton of Allegheny, N.Y. and Mrs. Marjorie Porter of RD 1, Troy, Pa., seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. She was a charter member of Celestia Rebekah Lodge No. 80 of Montoursville; member of the Montoursville Golden Age Club; member of the Bethany Lutheran Church, Montoursville. She was born Sept. 18, 1888 at East Troy, the daughter of Leroy and Marietta Bassett Williams.
MAUDE WETHERBEE DIES AT 94
Mrs. Maude F. Wetherbee, 94, of 11 S. Minnequa Ave., Canton died at her home Thursday evening. She was born in LeRoy Township, Nov. 12, 1877, the daughter of Daniel and Lucinda Hoagland Fitzwater. She was a member of the Canton United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Dean S.Morse Funeral Home of 12 E. Main St., of Canton with the Rev. C. David Jones officiating.
Burial will be in the Beech Flats Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. Saturday at the Morse Funeral Home. Surviving are several nieces, and nephews and grand-nieces and nephews.
MILLERTON MAN KILLED IN TRACTOR MISHAP
Chester H. Kennedy, 66, of Millerton, Tioga Co., was killed instantly Tuesday at 11:15 a.m. when a tractor on which he was riding overturned, pinning him underneath, state police in Mansfield reported. Police stated that the deceased was attempting to drive over a steep bank at the time of the mishap. The farm tractor reportedly slipped and jack-knifed in the wet soil, causing it to overturn. The accident occurred on Kennedy’s farm. (handwritten on article 1972)
EX-TROY MAYOR DIES
Troy—Wylie W. McClure of Troy, a former borough mayor, died Wednesday at Troy Community Hospital. He was 82. Mr. McClure was a retired employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad and served four years as Troy mayor. He also was active in Masonic organizations. A former resident of Elmira, Mr. McClure was a 50-years member of Union Lodge F&AM, Troy Royal Arch Chapter, Towanda Commandery, Williamsport Consistory and Irem Temple of Wilkes-Barre.
Joseph Michael Pica, age 29, of 106 ½ Harrison St., Sayre, Friday, April 17, 1964. He was an announcer for radio station WATS in Sayre. Survived by wife, Mrs. Nan Pica; mother, Mrs. Victoria Pica of Sayre; daughter, Cindy Pica; sisters, Mrs. Anthony Mancone of Sayre, Mrs. John Near of Levittown, Pa.; brothers, Peter Pica of Greenwich, Conn. Thomas Pica of Sayre, Raymond Pica of Elmira. Body at Alteri Funeral Home, Sayre. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Funeral there Monday at 10 a.m. the Rev. Francis J. Toolan. St. James Cemetery. Waverly. Recitation of the Rosary today at 8 p.m.
Mrs. R. Mae Merrick, age 80, of Mansfield, Tuesday, March 10, 1964. She was a member of Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge; a member of DLF Club of Mansfield. Survived by sons, Lester of Mansfield, Kenneth of Snyder, N.Y.; daughter, Mrs. Owen Cook of Mansfield RD 2; nine grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Body at Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield. Calling hours; today 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. funeral there Friday at 2 p.m. the Rev. David Griffiths. Rutland Cemetery.
Jesse Evans Brownback, age 80, of Linfield, Pa., Tuesday, March 10, 1964. He was founder of East Smithfield Farms, Inc.; a member of Brownback Reformed Church. Survived by wife, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Brownback; sons, Jessie E., Jr., and Thomas M. both of Elmira; brother Garet A. of Royersford, Pa.; sister, Mrs. William Steele of Bala-Cynwyd, Pa.; four grandchildren. Body at Smith & Fudge Funeral Home. Calling hours, today and Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral at The Park Church, Friday at 3 p.m., the Rev. John F. Stearns. Woodlawn Cemetery. Please omit flowers.
Harry J. McClure, age 66, of Austinville, Pa., Tuesday September 21, 1963. Body at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral arrangements incomplete. Survived by wife, Helen Campbell McClure; sons, William and Harry, Jr. both of Troy, Edgar of Elmira, Horton of Waverly, Donald of Jackson Center and Allan of the U. S. Army in Viet Nam; mother Mrs. Emily McClure Columbia Cross roads, Pa. sister, Mrs. Charlotte Young of Gillett, Pa. 14 grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one step-great-granddaughter. He was a retired Pennsylvania Railroad engineer; member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive, Engineers and Firemen.
Mrs. Mary Pearl Sweeney, 60, of 115 Owen St., Horseheads, Wednesday, April 24, 1963. She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle. Survived by husband, Arthur Sweeney; son, Richard R. Wilson Sr. of Moravia, N.Y.; half-sisters, Mrs. Cecil Rosenkrans and Mrs. Ethel Layton of Wellsburg; half-brother George W. Saunders of Wellsburg. Body at Keister Funeral Home. Calling hours; Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Pfc. C. Richard Soper, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland Soper of Troy RD 4, Pa. in Korea. Survived by parents; brothers, Cpl. Leland Soper, Jr. with the U. S. Army, Jack and Robert at home; sisters, Mrs. Joseph Passeri of Columbia Cross Roads, Mrs. John Wintermute of Newark, N.J., Sally Ann, Connie and Jean Soper all at home; several aunts and uncles.
Asa Milton Seymour of West Montour. The body is at the Horton Funeral Chapel, Odessa and today will be taken to the Big Pond (Pa) Methodist church for funeral at 1 p.m. The Rev. Owen Barrett. Highland Cemetery, town of Montour.
Mrs. Lucy L. Sutherland, aged 72, died at her home, Troy, Monday morning, March 3, 1952. She is survived by her husband, W.R. Sutherland; a son Norris, Williamson, N.Y.; two grandchildren, two great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alice Dennis, Painted Post, N.Y., several nieces and nephews. Services were held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Soper & Vickery Funeral Home. Rev. Harry Sagar officiated. Burial Lakeview Cemetery, Penn Yan.
Herman D. Sweeney, aged 60, died Sunday morning, June 10, 1951, after an extended illness. He was a native of Armenia Township and lived there for many years. He was living in Gleason at the time of his death at his home there. He is survived by his wife, Ethel Roberts Sweeny, a daughter, Mrs. Helen Joralemon, Danville; a grandson, Joseph Joralemon, Elmira; one sister, Mrs. Bernice Nash, Troy; three brothers, Allen Sweeny, Horseheads, Lynn Sweeny, Roaring Branch and Ralph Sweeny, Elmira; two uncles, J. A. Wilcox, Florida and Ralph Wilcox, Canton; several nieces and nephews. The funeral services were held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. from the Soper Funeral Home.
ARNOT S-G CARRIER BOY DIES AT 16
Blossburg—Paul Johnson, 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett B. Johnson of Arnot, died at Blossburg Hospital about 6:20 Tuesday morning. Young Johnson had been a long-time heart patient at Packer Hospital, Sayre, but had returned home before being hospitalized Sunday night. Despite his illness, young Johnson maintained a 45-paper Star-Gazette and Sunday Telegram newspaper route in Arnot, assisted by his father, brothers and sisters. He had been a newspaper carrier boy for over two years. He has three brothers of whom the oldest Alan, is stationed in Viet Nam, and two sisters.
RETIRED ERIE CONDUCTOR DIES
Arthur J. Redding of 417 Columbia St., a retired Erie Railroad conductor with 44 years service, died early Wednesday morning at St. Joseph’s Hospital. Mr. Redding retired just prior to his 50th anniversary in railroading. He began his career when he was only 16 with a job as brakeman with the New York Central Railroad at Syracuse. He joined the Erie in Hornell as a brakeman in 1915. He was promoted to conductor in 1925.
Arthur J. Redding, of 417 Columbia St., Wednesday, March 4, 1970. Friends are invited to call at the Hughes and Sons,Funeral Home, 311 Lake St., Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service there Saturday at 8:30 a.m. followed by Funeral Mass at St. Patrick’s Church at 9 a.m. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Corning. Survived by daughter, Mrs. George (Helen)Harrington of Pittsford, N.Y., sister Mrs. Lynn (Mary) Farnsworth of Afton, N.Y., three grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren, nieces, Mrs. Hazel Lee of Binghamton, N.Y., Mrs. Charles Male of Afton, N.Y. Mr. Redding was a retired conductor, having worked for the Erie Railroad for 50 years.
Dr. Leonard J. Neal, age 83, of Mansfield, Penna., Sunday January 17, 1971 at the Soldier & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Friends are invited to call at the Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield, Tuesday 4-9 p.m. Funeral at the First United Presbyterian Church, Mansfield, Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. William McElwain. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. He is survived by daughters, Miss Mary L. Neal and Miss Elizabeth A. Neal at home; son William H. Neal of Wilmington, Delaware, Homer F. Neal and Darwin L. Neal both of Mansfield, Byron A. Neal of York, Penna.; two sisters, Miss F. Faye Neal and Mrs. Glenn Widger both of St. Petersburg, Florida; 7 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers the family request contributions be made to the First United Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.
Mrs. Florence Cleveland, age 70, of Troy RD 1, Thursday Dec. 12, 1963. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Lester Merriam of Dundee, Miss Gladys Cleveland at home, Mrs. Uri Williams of Columbia Cross Roads, Mrs. Donald Meeker of Troy RD 1; sister, Mrs. Walter Cleveland of Penn Yan; half-sisters, Mrs. Fred Stout of Mansfield; Mrs. Ivan Hendrick of Mansfield; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Body at Vickery Funeral Home in Troy. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Glenn Dewey, Bradford County Memorial Park.
WILLIAM G. AVERY
Lockwood, Dec. 18—William G. Avery died Thursday at the family home at Lockwood, after an extended illness. Mr. Avery was born at Franklindale, Pa., and lived near there nearly all his life, coming to Lockwood about six years ago. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. May D. Avery, four daughters, Mrs. Geraldine Sterling of Pine City, Mrs. Pauline Sterling of Gillett, Mrs. Lodema Roy of Lockwood, Genevieve at home; three sons, Lucian, William Jr., and Franklin all at home; two sisters, Mrs. Rowena Gardner of (rest of article missing)
FUNERAL RITES THURSDAY FOR V. B. HUGHES
Tioga, Pa.—Vine B. Hughes, prominent retired farmer and community leader of Tioga, died Monday night at his home following a heart attack. Pallbearers for the funeral services to be held Thursday afternoon at 2 at the home of the nephews of Mr. Hughes.
A memorial service will be held at the home at 8 o’clock tonight by the New York-Penn Firemen’s Assn. Mr. Hughes was one of the organizers of the present Tioga Fire Company and a past president as well as a trustee.
McCONNELL - Mrs. Carolyn M. Beardslee, of Mansfield RD, Tuesday, April 2, 1959. She was a member of the Elk Run Methodist Church. Survived by husband, Henry C. Beardslee; son Frank Beardslee of Mansfield; daughters, Mrs. Roland Smith of Snedekerville, Mrs. Paige McAdoo of Youngstown, Ohio; sister, Mrs. Foster Updyke of Elmira, Mrs. Gurney Frasier of Pine City; brother James A. McConnell of Mansfield; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Body at Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday at 2 p.m. in Elk Run Methodist Church. Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield.
Robert S. Quackenbush, age 54, of 421 High St., Sunday, Oct. 13, 1963. He was a member of the Westside Methodist Church; an employee of Remington Rand Division. Survived by wife, Mrs. Lillie M. Quackenbush; son Ernest of Harrison Valley; daughter Mrs. John DePue of Elmira; father, Coral Quackenbush of Harrison Valley; brother Manley of Elmira; sisters, Mrs. James Turner of Little Marsh, Mrs. Homer Smith of Galeton, Mrs. Harry Hoffman of Meadville; six grandchildren. Body at Olthof Funeral Home. Calling hours; today 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Wednesday at 3 p.m, the Rev. Herbert Gordon; Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Anna Conneelly, formerly of 351 S. Main St., Monday, June 14, 1954. Survived by one niece of Westfield, Pa. Body at Sparrow Funeral Home 305 S. Main St. Funeral announcement later.
Oliver C . Mitchell, age 65 of Troy, Pa., Friday, Dec. 17, 1971 at the Troy Community Hospital. No calling hours, no funeral There will be a graveside service at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Troy Hospital Auxiliary. Survived by wife, Frances Dewey Mitchell; daughter Mrs. Lewis (Emily) Nichols of Troy, Pa., brother Harry S. (Budd) Mitchell of Troy, Pa.; two nephews. He was a member of Troy Presbyterian Church; former member of the Troy Chamber of Commerce; former member of the Troy Borough Council; Troy Rotary. He was associated with the First National Bank of Troy 26 years, vice president of the bank until his retirement. His parents were Mr. Harry S. and Emily Oliver Mitchell. Arrangements by Vickery Funeral Home, Troy.
Lewis E. Dix, age 76 of 205 Willys St., Tuesday, December 14, 1971. Friends are invited to call at the Keister Funeral Home Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Private funeral there Friday at the convenience of the family. Rev. E. Wilkins, Roseville Cemetery, Roseville, Pa. The family request that in lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Elmira Christian Academy Building Fund, 235 E. Miller St., Elmira. Survived by wife, Mrs. Hazel Congdon Dix ; daughters, Mrs. DeLecia Greeno at home, Mrs. Charles (Roselyn) Mark at Riverview, Fla; sons, E. LaRue Dix of Washington, D.C.; Dr. Donald Dix of Horseheads; sister, Mrs. Daisy Estes of East Tawas, Mich; 12 grandchildren.. four great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Daisy Mann Cole, 82, of Granville Summit, Friday, Feb. 8, 1963. She was a member of the Granville Center Church of Christ. Survived by husband, George Cole; daughters, Mrs. Ruth Russell of Vestal, Mrs. Marian Castle of Canton; sons, Raymond, Fred and Lewis all of Montour Falls, Kenneth of Granville Summit; 18 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren. Body at Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral there today at 3:30 p.m. The Rev Owen Barrett. Macedonia Cemetery.
Mrs. Grace Crippen, 73, of Roseville, pa., Mansfield, RD 2, Tuesday, March 10, 1959. She attended the Roseville Baptist Church. Survived by sons, Rexford of Mansfield RD 2, and Alton of Patchogue, L.I.;sister Mrs. Mae Merrick of Mansfield; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Helen M. Maynard, 65, of Troy, Pa., Sunday evening, Mar. 11, 1951. A life resident of the Troy vicinity, she was a member of Canton (Pa) chapter, DAR, and the Alba (Pa) Church of Christ (Disciples). Survived by husband, Amasa Maynard, sons, the Rev. Garth Maynard of Ravenna, Ky; Arthur Maynard of Norwalk, Ohio; three grandchildren. The body is at the Soper & Vickery Funeral Home, Troy, where funeral will be held Wednesday 2 p.m. Alba (Pa) Cemetery.
Francis A. McGee, 48, of Jamestown, N.Y., formerly of Troy, Pa. Saturday morning, Mar. 10, 1951. At Syracuse. He was a native of Troy. Survived by wife, Mrs. June McCallum McGee; sons, Thomas, Jerry and Theodore; daughters, Rose Ann, Thressa Marie and Judy McGee, all at home; brothers, James M. McGee, Morris J. and Thomas E. McGee all of Troy, Pa., Dr. William J. McGee of Keokee, Va; sister, Mrs. Mary M. Ballard of Troy. Funeral services and burial will be held Tuesday morning in Jamestown.
JOBS CORNERS MAN KILLED BY AUTO
Mansfield—Gates B. Ayers, 82, of Jobs Corners was instantly killed when struck by a car shortly after 6:30 a.m. today. Mr. Ayers was crossing Rt. 549 from his home to the barn to do chores when struck. The car was operated north by Oliver Barrett of Roseville. Mr. Ayers’ injuries were compound fractures of both legs and fractures of left arm and shoulder. Coroner Harry Williams of Elkland gave a verdict of accidental death. The body was removed to the Shaw and Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield.
Dennis V. Smith, 90, of Troy, Pa., Thursday, March 25, 1954 at home of a daughter, Mrs. Donald Besley of Columbia Cross Roads, Pa. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Besley of Columbia Cross roads, Mrs. Otis Robbins of Elmira, Mrs. William Fisk of Susquehanna, Pa., Mrs. Rex Garrison of Burlington, Pa., Mrs. Cora Gustin of Horseheads; 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; sister, Mrs. Hannah Lay of Syracuse. Body at Soper & Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral Sunday at 2 p.m. in Mainesburg (Pa) Methodist Church, the Rev. Clarence Whetstone, Mainesburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Amanda S. Baker, aged 94, Daggett, died Wednesday afternoon, December 7, 1949, at 1:30 o’clock. She is survived by a son Fordyce Baker, Millerton; five daughters, Mrs. Leda M. Garrison, Daggett, Mrs. Blanche Benson, Mansfield, Mrs. Mildred Oldroyd, Rutland, Mrs. Bessie Daggett, Millerton, Mrs. Helen Everest, Allentown; 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Soper & Vickery Funeral Home and will be taken to the home of Mrs. Leda Garrison Thursday afternoon where services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in the cemetery at Jobs Corners.
George H. Beatty, 77, of Troy, Pa., Saturday, Feb. 3, 1951, in Elmira, where he had resided for more than a year. He was the former owner and operator of the Troy Five Cent to One Dollar Store in Troy. Survived by sisters, Mrs. Helen Brigham of North Adams, Mass., Mrs. William Burgess of Elmira Heights; several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Ballard Funeral Home, Elmira Heights, and today noon will be removed to the Troy Presbyterian Church for funeral at 2 p.m. The Rev. Samuel Regester. Burial in South View Cemetery, North Adams, Mass. Friends may call at the funeral home until noon today.
NEW HOME SOUGHT FOR DEAD COUPLE’S PETS
By Garth Wade – Star Gazette
Gillett—Bowser the dog is still reluctant to leave the only home he’s ever
known, nearly three weeks after two people he trusted died violently there. The
5-year-old mixed-breed dog was there June 12 when Alton Updike, 50, shot
and killed himself after murdering his wife, Genevieve, 49. The dog was there
when state police fired tear gas into the home in the hills about a mile west of
here and rushed in to find the couple dead in the laundry room. Bowser dashed
into the kitchen at the other end of the home and wouldn’t leave until family
coaxed him out. Today, the dog and a family cat, Frisky, remain on the property.
Bowser is like a talkative ghost, barking his alarm but not letting anyone near
him. He’ll hide beneath a car or among the fir trees. He’s never known any other
home, he was born there. Family members visit often enough to put out food and
water for the dog and cat. The family of Alton and Genevieve Updike wants to
find a home for Bowser and the 1-year-old cat. They found a home for a second
cat on Friday. “He’s a very nice dog, loves children,” said Pam Updike, wife of
Jim Updike, Alton and Genevieve Updike’s son. Pam Updike said she and her family
live along busy Route 14 in Gillett and can’t take the dog for fear he would be
hit by a car. “He should be out in the country where he can be free. You can’t
tie him up,” Pam Updike said. Other family members can’t take the dog or cat
because they have their own pets or live in the city, she said. If someone
volunteers to take Bowser, capturing the dog will take some doing. Only a family
member can succeed. LaRue Decker of Gillett, whose wife, Clarabelle, was Alton
Updike’s sister, tried to coax the dog close recently. Bowser would have none of
it, probably because LaRue Decker had a stranger with him. Anyone interested in
adopting the dog or cat can make arrangements by calling Jim and Pam Updike at
“He was real friendly, not as skittish before,” LaRue Decker said. “He’d make
somebody a real nice dog.”
Howard Seymour, 64, of 809 Hulett Ave., Horseheads, Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 17, 1951, following a brief illness. Survived by wife, Mrs. Clara Seymour; daughters Mrs. William Fedchock of Addison, Mrs. Arthur Curren of Elmira, Mrs. Paul Watkins of Horseheads; sons, Merton, Edward and Charles Seymour, all of Elmira, Robert Seymour of Horseheads; sisters Mrs. Electa Saunders of Wellsburg, Mrs. Clara Youmans of Elmira; brothers, Milton Seymour of Roseville, Pa., Raymond and Leroy Seymour, both of Rockford, Ill., William Seymour of Patterson, N.J.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The body is at the Shields Funeral Home, Horseheads.
ELLA HOLTON OLDROYD
Services for Mrs. Ella Holton Oldroyd, 77, of Austinville were held
Jan. 12 with the Rev. Orey Crippen and the Rev. Glenn Dewey officiating.
Interment was in Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills. Mrs. Oldroyd died
Jan. 9, 1969 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was a life-long
resident of Austinville and a member of the Austinville Union Church. She was
the widow of Frank Oldroyd who died in January 1967. Surviving are sons, Clayton
and Wilbur of Columbia Cross Roads, RD 3; sisters, Miss Hazel Holton and Mrs.
Pearle Cole of Elmira; brothers William Holton of Gillett, Dewey of Knoxville,
Tenn., Drexel of Millerton; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and
three step-grandchildren.
Fred Thorpe, age 70, of Sylvania, Saturday, March 20, 1965. Body at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Calling hours; Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral and committal service there Tuesday at 1 p.m., the Rev. Glen Dewey, Sylvania Cemetery. Survived by wife, Mrs. Ruby Thorpe; daughters, Mrs. Edward Beardslee; Mrs. Raymond Padgett both of Troy, Mrs. Robert May of Lawrenceville, Miss Baity of Mansfield; son, Frederick of Sylvania, William at home; brothers Raymond of Millport Louis of Mansfield; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
Frank A. Oldroyd, 82, of Austinville, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 11, 1967, at the Troy Community Hospital. Friends may call at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service there Saturday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Orey Crippen and the Rev. Glenn Dewey, Bradford County Memorial Park. Survived by wife: Mrs. Ella Holton Oldroyd; sons, Clayton and Wilbur of Columbia Cross Roads, RD 3; one sister Mrs. Clara Wells, Horseheads; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. He was a retired Columbia Township farmer.
Lester W. Merrick, age 59, of Wellsboro, formerly of Mansfield, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1967, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Friends may call at the Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, Thursday 7 to 9 and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral and committal service there Saturday 2 p.m., the Rev. Harry Sagar. Survived by wife, Frances Merrick, brother Kenneth L. Merrick of Snyder, N.Y.; sister, Mrs. Owen Cook of Mansfield RD 2; several nieces and nephews. He was a member of Friendship Lodge of Mansfield and was a member of the First Methodist Church of Mansfield.
Mrs. Clara Henry, age 76, of 355 Division St., Monday, March 23, 1964. She was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. Survived by sister, Mrs. Pearl Conley of Elmira. Body at Barrett Funeral Home. Calling hours; today 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday at 1 p.m. in Hillcrest Baptist church, the Rev. Clyde G. Truax, Nettle Valley (N.Y.) Cemetery.
Frederick R. Morse Sr., 75, of Troy RD, Thursday, April 19, 1962. He was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle in Elmira and a retired fruit grower from Valois, N.Y. Survived by son, Frederick Morse, Jr. of Bainbridge, N.Y.; sisters, Mrs. Thomas Butcher Sr. of Florida, Mrs. Ernestine Morse of Canton, Pa.; Mrs. Mary Roe of Elmira, Mrs. Emogene Holland of Des Moines, Wash.; two grandchildren. Body at Keister Funeral Home. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
Mrs. Ethel McLane Young, 68, of Snedekerville, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1962. She was a member of the Coryland Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband, Harry Young; sister, Mrs. Lena Wolfe of Elmira. Body at Hagerman Funeral Home. Calling hours; today 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Friday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Orey Crippen. Oak Hill Cemetery, Troy.
Darius R. Clinton,, 88 of Mansfield RD 2, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1962. Survived by wife, Mrs. Daisy Clinton; sons, James of Elmira, Lee, Robert, Addresses unknown; stepdaughter, Mrs. Merrill Avery of Madison; stepson Colie Avery of Madison; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Body at Morse Funeral Home, Canton. Calling hours, today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Thursday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Owen Barrett. Big Flats Cemetery.
VANZILE Mrs. Bessie Wright, 87, (SRGP 58225) of Columbia Cross Roads RD 2, Saturday, April 21, 1962. She was the widow of Corey Wright. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Robert Duff of Barton, N.Y.; son, Jonas of Columbia Cross Roads RD 2; brother James VanZile of Troy; one grandchild. Body at Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Calling Hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Tuesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Orey Crippen, Bradford County Memorial Park.
Galan J. Lovell, 79, of Wellsboro RD 3, Saturday, Dec. 15, 1962. He was a retired farmer and a 50-year member of the Charleston-Union Grange. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Thurston Jones of Wellsboro RD 3, Mrs. Herb Tysick of Rochester; five grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Body at Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home, Wellsboro. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Monday 7 to 9 p.m. funeral there Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., the Rev. Walter Caldwell. Welch Settlement Cemetery.
Walter Kent, 61, of Troy, Saturday, Dec. 1, 1962. He was a veteran of World War II. Survived by sons John of Edmeston, N.Y., Walter Jr. of Troy; sister, Mrs. Reba Condon of Muncy, Ind.; three grandchildren. Body at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy, Calling hours today 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Monday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Owen Barrett, Memorial Park.
Mrs. Mildred Reed Thomas, 86, of Troy, Monday, June 11, 1962. Survived by daughters, Mrs. Emily Chaapel of Canton, Mrs. Myrtle Carl of Elmira, Mrs. Elsie Zurn of Towanda; sons, Joseph, Raymond, both of Troy; George of Elmira, Harry of Towanda; 20 grandchildren. Body at Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Calling hours; Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Thursday at 2 p.m. Bradford County Memorial Park.
Wilson N. Smith, 56, of 204 Pine St., Towanda, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1962. He was an optometrist and a member of St. Peter and Paul’s Church, Towanda. Survived by wife, Mrs. Eleanor Smith; sons, Roe and Gerald at home; mother Mrs. Effie Smith of Canton; brother Lee Smith of Troy. Body at Archer Funeral Home, Towanda. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Requiem Mass at St. Peter and Paul’s Church Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., Msgr. Joseph A. Griffin. Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Luthers Mills.
MRS. BARBER DIES; RAN FUNERAL HOME
Mrs. Carlyn Wilson Barber, 53, widow of Robert J. Barber, the
proprietor of funeral homes in Breesport and Horseheads from 1932 to 1959, died
Thursday morning at the Arnot-Ogden Hospital. Mrs. Barber, of 413 S. Main St.,
Horseheads, was hospitalized Saturday. The operation of the Barber Funeral Home
in Horseheads was taken over by the couple’s son, John R. Barber in 1959. Mr.
Barber operated a funeral home in Breesport and later moved the operation to
Horseheads. Mrs. Barber was a member of the Horseheads First Presbyterian Church
and was a past matron of Southern Light Chapter, Order of Eastern Star.
Edwin F. Howard, 59, of 117 W. Second St., Friday Nov. 25, 1960. Survived by daughter Nelda Stevens of Lewiston, Pa.; sisters Miss Ruby Howard of Clifton Springs, N.Y., Mrs. Wallace Cook of Shinglehouse, Pa., Mrs. Thomas O’Donnel of Wellsboro. Body at the Van Buskirk-Lynch Funeral Home, Horseheads. Calling hours; today 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Monday 1 p.m., the Rev. John Lewien. Woodlawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Carlyn Wilson Barber, 53, of 413 S. Main St., Horseheads, Thursday, Aug. 2, 1962. She was the widow of Robert J. Barber; a member of the Horseheads First Presbyterian Church. Survived by son John R. at home; brothers, Stephen F. Wilson of Redlands, Calif., and George Wilbur Wilson of Snedeckerville, Pa. Body at family home. Calling hours; Saturday 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Monday at 3 p.m., the Rev. William R. Harvey. Woodlawn Cemetery.
Joseph Thomas, 83, of Troy, Friday, Feb. 5, 1960. Survived by wife, Mrs. Mildred Reed Thomas; daughters, Mrs. Emily Chaapel of Canton, Mrs. Myrtle Carl of Elmira and Mrs. Elsie Zurn of Towanda; sons Joseph and Raymond both of Troy, George of Elmira and Henry of Towanda; sisters Mrs. Pearl Philly and Mrs. May Manyan, both of Turtle Creek, Pa., Mrs. Grace Lindley of Washington, Pa.; brothers Oliver and Herbert both of Turtle Creek; 27 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Body at Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral there Monday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Daniel Gelatt. Bradford County Memorial Cemetery.
Edward L. Burleigh, 74, of Horn Brook, Pa., Saturday, April 9, 1960. He was a carpenter. Survived by wife, Mrs. Edith Burleigh; daughters, Mrs. Helen Coe of East Smithfield and Mrs. Lois Thompson living in France; sister Mrs. Paulina Bartlow of New Albany; brothers, George of Ulster, William of Dunmore, Pa.; and John of Coral Gables, Fla.; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Body at Farr Funeral Home, Ulster. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
OVER 300 ATTEND FUNERAL SERVICE FOR M. S. OLSON
Over 300 attended the funeral service held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
yesterday afternoon for Merrill S. Olson of 103 E. 14th St. Elmira
Heights. Since the fatal automobile accident last Tuesday, an estimated 500
persons had passed before the casket at the Ballard Funeral Home to pay final
tribute to the war hero and well-liked Elmira Heights resident. Members of the
13th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron who acted as bears were Lts. John Cascio,
Donald Wilcox, John Dublin, Durwood Hotter, Alexander Robertson and Francis
Gizzi all of Elmira. Although the squadron was to fly in formation over Woodlawn
Cemetery during the burial service, the flight was cancelled due to the weather.
Members of the Clarence R. Oliver American Legion Post at the Heights conducted
a memorial service Tuesday night at which the Legion charter was draped.
Honorary bearers represented organizations in which Mr. Olson was prominent as
follows: American Legion, Adrian H. Clark, K. Paluch, Francis Watkins and John
??(can’t read); Rotary Club, Harry Sheppard, Joseph Spirawk, Richard Van??(can’t
read) and Harold Koenig; Chamber of Commerce, Ray Marks, Howard Griswold, John
Hazlett and Richard Personius; from Bath, L. Gabrielli, Joseph Sliney, Dr. Frank
Nicklaus and Dr. A. F. ??(can’t read)
James Edward Hart, formerly of Mansfield RD, Thursday, June 22, 1950, at the home of his son, Carl Hart of Olena. Survived by son, Car, with whom he resided recently; several grandchildren; nieces and nephews. The body is at the Shaw & Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield, where friends may call and where funeral will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Floyd Guiles. Schoduck Cemetery near Wellsboro.
WORLD HONOR CENTENNIAL OF LYTE’S REMARKABLE HYMN, ‘ABIDE WITH ME’
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide,
When other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Brixham, England—Half a mile from here, on a little rise in the ground
between the sea and the windswept moor, stands Berry Hill house.
There 100 years ago, almost on the eve of his death, the Rev. Henry Francis
Lyte wrote, in less than an hour, a hymn which has lived on in the hearts and
lives of men and women throughout the English-speaking world ever since “Abide
With Me.”
On Sunday, Nov. 16, churches throughout the world celebrated the centenary
of that hymn with special commemorative services. In London, a memorial tablet
will be unveiled in Westminister Abbey beneath the memorial to John and Charles
Wesley.
Here at Brixham, the Lyte chimes at the parish church where he preached for
23 years played his hymn at a special service. At Nice, where he died shortly
after writing the hymn, his grave is being restored. In South Africa, the hymn
has been translated into Afrikaans for the occasion. In India, stories of the
influence of “Abide with Me: on lives of various individuals have been published
in Tamil language.
Organizer and honorary secretary of the Lyte International Commemoration is
the Rev. Henry James Garland. For a year now he has been collecting stories
about the hymn and the people to whom it has given comfort when most needed.
On La Panne beach, during the evacuation of Dunkirk, a soldier began playing
it on an accordion in the midst of an especially bitter air attack. Every man on
the beach began singing it.
When the RMS Stella was sinking with 105 victims an unidentified woman
climbed to the bridge and sang the song.
The Rev. Mr. Garland says response to his plea for such stories about the
helpfulness of the hymn were “overwhelming.”
“One clear fact emerges, he says. “Belief in the ultimate values of
Christianity is far deeper and more widespread among the hearts of men than the
leaders of the church have dared to hope.”
The Rev. Mr. Lyte took his theme from St. Luke 24:29: “Abide with us; for it
is toward evening and the day is far spent.”
The eight verses he wrote filled both sides of a single sheet of paper in
the original manuscript. In most hymnals today, only the first, second, fifth,
sixth and seventh verses are used. The published versions usually contain two
changes in text from the original. In the second line of the first verse, Lyte
wrote “The darkness thickens,” not “deepens” as it is generally sung today. In
the first line of the seventh verse he wrote, “Hold then thy cross,” not “Hold
thou thy cross.”
Music for the hymn was written by Dr. W. H. Monk.
JAMES L. HART
James L. Hart, 72, of Troy, died April 16, 1992 at Troy Community Hospital.
He was born October 27, 1919 in Roseville, Pa, son of Harry and Effie Perry
Hart. Mr. Hart was a truck driver and a World War II Army veteran. He is
survived by his wife, the former Louise Padgett; sons and daughters-in-law,
Kenneth and Dorothy Hart of Big Pond, James Jr. and Brenda Hart of Troy, William
and Loree Hart of Mansfield, Dale and Debby Hary of Mansfield, Richard and
Leatha hart of Canton, Robert Hart of Milan; daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara
and Arthur Crandle of Mansfield, Mary and George hill of Troy, Darlene and Seth
Rumsey of Milan, Sherry and William Rumsey of Savannah, GA; brothers, Barney
Hart of Lowman, NY and Clifford Hart of Coopers Plains, NY; a sister Theresa
Rought of Horseheads, NY; 44 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the Wilson Funeral Home in Mansfield on April
20 with the Rev. George Mauk officiating and burial to be in Evergreen Cemetery,
Tioga, Pa.
Name not Given - The mother of Dr. C. H. Couch, Mrs. Richard J. Couch, 82, died in the home of her daughter Mrs. George Kent, Ottawa, Canada, on Friday Feb. 23, 1951. She visited her son here several times and was known to many in Troy. Dr. and Mrs. Couch left for Ottawa Saturday afternoon and returned to Troy Tuesday.
DR. CLARENCE H. COUCH
Dr. Clarence H. Couch, 69, of Vero Beach , Fla, formerly of Troy, died in
the Sonest Hospital in Largo, Florida, on Tuesday, Mar. 2. He was an osteopathic
physician serving the Troy community from 1926 to 1961. While here he was a
member of the Troy Presbyterian Church, Troy Rotary Club, Corey Creek Golf Club
and the Troy Rod & Gun Club. He as an ardent sportsman and active in civics
affairs. He is survived by his wife, Irene Ott Couch; daughter, Mrs. Claude
Jeffries, Norfolk, Va., son Dr. Richard Couch, Largo, Fla.; 7 grandchildren; and
three sisters in Ottawa, Canada. Funeral services will be held at the Hulse &
Playfair Funeral Home in Ottawa, Canada, on Thursday, Mar. 11. Burial will be at
Johnston Corners in Ottawa.
A saddening bit of news is that of the death of Ensign Charles Dobony, who was one of the ushers at the wedding of Miss Marjorie Hope Couch to Ensign Claude Jeffries on Saturday, Sept. 16, 1950. He was a house guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert D. Holcombe, Sr., while here. He was riding a horse on February 11, 1951, when his leg was injured by a wire. Gangrene set in and the limb was amputated. It was too late because he died on Friday, Feb. 16, 1951. He was a brilliant young man, musically inclined and his death is a great blow to a very wide circle of friends.
Dr. John F. Lynch, of 110 Demarest Parkway, Elmira, Thursday October 9, 1969. Friends are invited to call at the McInerny Funeral Home Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service there Saturday at 8:30 a.m. followed by Solemn Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. in Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Burial St. Peter & Paul’s Church Cemetery. Survived by wife, Abigail at home; sons John F. Lynch, Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich., James A. Lynch of Elmira, Joseph P. of Middletown, N.Y., Jerome R. and William T. both of Elmira; three grandchildren. (handwritten along the side of this article “My Dr. when Nathan was born July 16, 1927”)
James A. Lynch, age 32, of 110 Demarest Parkway, Monday March 2, 1970. Friends are invited to call at the McInerny Funeral Home, Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service there Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, St. Peter and Paul’s Cemetery. Survived by mother, Mrs. John F. (Abigail) Lynch at home; brothers, John F. Jr. of Grand Rapids, Mich., Dr. Joseph P. of Middletown, N.Y., Jerome R. and William T. both of Elmira. He was the son of the late Dr. John F. Lynch and a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
WINTERMUTE SUFFERS SEVERE INJURY IN KOREA
Now in Pusan Hospital
The Leland Soper family, who recently suffered the loss of a son in
the Korean fighting, have been notified that son-in-law, Corp
John Wintermute, has been seriously wounded and is now in the hospital at
Pusan. Shrapnel cost him the sight of one eye and he may lose the sight of the
other. He is the husband of the former Polly Soper. The Soper family have the
sympathy of the entire Troy community.
James B. Leonard, aged 90, Gillett, died at the Robert Packer Hospital
Thursday, Nov. 23, 1950.
He is survived by three daughter, Mrs. Blanche Teeter, Milan, N.Y., Mrs.
Sarah Ellen Adams, McGraw, Mrs. Grace Vanderpool, Willseyville, N.Y.; five sons,
Judd, Dewey and Joseph Leonard, Wellsburg, King and Odell Leonard, Gillett; 33
grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren.
The funeral was held from the home of his son King Leonard, Gillett, on
Monday at 1:30 p.m., and in the Big Pond Church at 2 p.m., Rev. Edward Howe and
Rev. Owen Barrett, with burial in the East Smithfield Cemetery.
Walter LeRoy Campbell—Services were held Saturday at Canton for Walter LeRoy Campbell, 72, of Morris, RD 1, a native of Ralston, who died Wednesday, April 12, 1967 in Blossburg Hospital. He retired from the former Mosser Leather plant here in 1960. He was a member of the Wheel Inn Outdoor Life Club and Red Run Rod and Gun Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Estella May Roupp; a son Tracy LeRoy of Cogan Station RD 2; a daughter Mrs. Ina May Route of Williamsport; four brothers, Edward Lyall; Charles A. and Lloyd M. all of Ralston and Elwood V. of Roaring Branch.
Bastion—Services were held Tuesday at Canton for Mrs. Lillian G. Bastion, 63 of Ralston, who died Sunday April 16, 1967, in Williamsport Hospital. She was a former employee of Williamsport Die and Machine Company. Surviving are a son Edward Eugene Woodward of Ralston; a daughter, Mrs. Juanita Anderson of Ralston; four brothers Edward Lyall; Lloyd M. and Charles A. Campbell all of Ralston and Edward V. Campbell of Roaring Branch; three sisters Mrs. Violet Millspaugh and Mrs. Blanche Woodward both of Ralston and Mrs. Mildred Thompson in Germany, formerly of Ralston; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Burial was in Grover Cemetery.
Robert E. Bastion, age 66, of 10 Brann St., Canton, Pa., formerly of Ralston, Pa., early Thursday, October 31, 1968 at the Blossburg State Hospital after an extended illness. Friends may call at the Kleese Funeral Home, 40 N. Center St., Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Saturday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Ralph R. Knight, pastor of the Canton Church of Christ, Grover Cemetery. Survived by son Robert, with whom he resided; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; mother, Mrs. Cora E. Bastion of Columbia Cross Roads; sister, Mrs. Thorton L. Woodward of Warren, Mich; half sister, Mrs. Roy Burleigh of Roseville, Pa.; two brothers Charles K. and Arthur S. both of Ralston, Pa.; step-son Eugene Woodward and step daughter Juanita Anderson both of Ralston, Pa.; several nieces and nephews. He was born in Ralston, Pa., Feb. 28, 1902 the son of Robert E. and Cora Benson Bastion; retired coal miner and a veteran of the U. S. Army World War II; member of the Red Run Rod & Gun Club.
TROY PHYSICIAN DIES IN FLA.
Troy—Dr. Clarence H. Couch, a practicing physician in Troy for 37
years before his retirement in 1961, died Tuesday morning at Largo, Fla.,
Hospital. He was 69. Dr. Couch was admitted to the hospital two weeks ago
following a stroke. A native of Canada, Dr. Couch became associated with Dr.
Harold Sten of Canton in the early 1920’s. In 1924, he opened his Troy offices
located in the Oliver Block on Main St. From November 1923, when he became the
first osteopath to deliver a baby in Bradford County, to his retirement he
attended the arrival of more than 3,000 infants. In the last few years of his
practice he attended over 20 second generation deliveries. He graduated in 1915
from the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, a high school, and the Chicago Osteopathic
College in 1921. Dr. Couch moved to Largo, Fla., following his retirement. He is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene Ott Couch and a son in Largo and a daughter in
Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be held Thursday in Ontario, Canada.
Mrs. Bertha Hope Couch, 60, of Troy, Monday, Oct. 5, 1959. She was a member of Troy Presbyterian Church. Survived by husband, Dr. Clarence Couch; daughter Mrs. Claude Jeffries of Arlington, Va; son Dr. Richard Couch of Largo, Fla.; sisters, the Misses Janet, Mary and Christina Hope of Ottawa, Ont., Canada; brothers Alex, Donald and Murray Hope of Ottawa; five grandchildren. Body at Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. Funeral there today at 11 a.m., the Rev. Ralph Reed. Further service at Hulst & Playfair Funeral Home, Ottawa, Thursday at 2 p.m. Johnston Corners (Ont) Cemetery.
Mrs. Lulu Brown, age 81 of Troy, Pa., at her home, Tuesday, September 28, 1971. Body is at the Vickery Funeral Home, Troy. No calling hours. Private service will be held there Thursday 2 p.m., Rev. Jack Wise. Union Cemetery, Liberty, Pa. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the Troy Hospital Auxiliary. Survived by her husband, Albert; daughter Mrs. Robert (Dorothy) Aquals of San Diego, Calif; sons Cecil R. Brown of Tunkhannock, Pa., Dr. Lawrence W. Brown and Lyell K. Brown of Troy, Pa.; sister Ruth of Williamsport, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Member of First Presbyterian Church of Troy; Troy Chapter of the DAR; Troy BPW.
Marjorie Smith Bauman, aged 32, Granville Summit, died in the Robert
Packer Hospital, Sayre, February 5, 1950.
She is survived by her husband, Herbert; one daughter, Kathleen, at home;
infant son; father, Hubert Smith and one sister Miss Merle Smith both of
Minnequa; two brothers Malcolm, Smith, Minnequa and Roger Smith, Clay,
N.Y.; several nieces and nephews.
The body is at the Morse Funeral Home in Canton where funeral services were
held Wednesday, February 8, at 2 p.m. Rev. R. B. Stewart officiated, and burial
was in the Grover Cemetery.
Mrs. Leah Rachel Kent, 39, of Troy, Pa., Tuesday evening, Nov. 14, 1950. Survived by husband, Walter Kent; sons, Walter Kent, Jr., at home, Murray Kent with the U. S. Army in Korea; stepdaughter, Mrs. Wilma Crosby of Coudersport; step-sons Merle Woodard of Troy, James Woodard of Sylvania, Pa.; sister Mrs. Blanche Spencer of Silver Springs, Md; half-sisters Mrs. Edith DuMomb of Ebensburg, Pa., Mrs. Mae Murphy of Cresson, Pa.; half-brother, George Mason of Baltimore, Md. The body is at the Soper & Vickery Funeral Home, Troy, where funeral will be held Friday, 2 p.m. The Rev. Herbert Punchard. Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, Pa.
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