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I am adding obituaries where I have them. There may be more obits already on the site which you may hunt down and copy and paste in an email to me so I can add them to the appropriate class list. Or you may have obits not already on the site which we would like to have. Just type them into an email to me -joycetice@aol.con or  jmtgardens@aol.com. The more of you who help with this, the better it will be.
 

CONNELLY - Doris W. Jones, 94, formerly of Mainesburg, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1998, in Port Charlotte, FL. Surviving are her husband, Emmett M.; three sisters, Leah Hendricks, Rebecca Butler and Martha Blanchard; one step-daughter, Nellie Tears; and three step-grandchildren. - Wellsboro Gazette, September 9, 1998. First husband Lynn Williams

FROST - GERTRUDE FEHNEL
Gertrude Grace Frost Fehnel, 91, of Costa Mesa, CA and formerly of Putnam Township, Tioga County, PA died January 28, 1996 of congestive heart failure. She was the daughter of John S. and Eleanor Jacquish Frost. Mrs. Fehnel was an elementary teacher in PA areas schools, retiring after 43 years. During her retirement she also taught at Martha Lloyd School in Troy, PA and Delta Christian Academy in Stockton, CA. She was a foster grandmother for Fairview Developmental Center in Costa Mesa. She is survived by her daughter, Eleanor Swavely of Oceanside, CA; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Leonard Frost of Covington, PA; Daniel Frost of East Rochester, NY; sisters, Bea Russell of Corning, NY and Roselyn Thompson of Phoenix, AZ. Her sister, Louise Pellor of Pine Grove, CA predeceased her by one day. She was also predeceased by her husband, Russell Herber Fehnel. Memorial services were held for her in Costa Mesa and another is planned in Pennsylvania at a later date. (TGR Thursday, March 21, 1996)
 

 Mudge, Doris, - Mrs. Doris M. Benson, 74, of Mansfield RD 3, died Saturday, May 6, 1978, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.  She was the widow of Ralph H. Benson.  Born December 29, 1903, in Richmond Twp., she was a daughter of Cornish and Kittie Hubbard Mudge.  Mrs. Benson was a former Richmond Twp. tax collecor and a past Republican committeewoman for the township.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church.  She also was a member of North Elk Run Grange 913, the Tioga County Pomona Grange, the Tioga County Agricultural Assn., the Mansfield Chapter of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge 291 in Mansfield.  In addition, she was a past regent and registrar for the Wellsboro Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, a past registrar and treasurer of the National Society of the United States Daughters of 1812, the organizing president of the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic and a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century and the Daughters of American Colonists, Forbidden Trail Chapter, New York State.  Surviving are a son, Wendell (Bud), of Mansfield RD 1; a daughter, Mrs. Deo Carlyle, of Towanda; three sisters, Mrs. Wilbur Whitbeck, of Newark, N.Y., Mrs. Gordon Carson, of Troy, and Mrs. Edward Heyler, of Westfield; two granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.  The funeral was held Tuesday at the Kuhl Funeral Home.  Burial was in State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg.  The Rev. Benjamin Nevin, her pastor, officiated.  The Elizabeth Rebekah Lodge conducted memorial services.

FOSTER G. ZENGER
 Foster G. Zenger, 87, of Mainesburg, PA died Friday, April 5, 1991 at home. He was born September 19, 1903 in Austinville, PA, the son of Simon and Theresa Dibble Zenger. Mr. Zenger was a 65-year Grange Member, had been a dairy farmer for 35 years and an automobile mechanic in Mainesburg, retiring in 1968. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Louise Rogers Zenger; a son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Phyllis Zenger of Lockport, NY; daughter and son-in-law, Donna and Jay Peffer of Mansfield; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; three sisters and four brothers. Services were held April 8 at the Scureman Funeral Home in Mansfield with the Rev. Ernest F. Brodie Jr. officiating and burial to be in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. Memorial donations may be made to Bakerburg Community Church, Box 235, RD 1, Mainesburg, PA 16932. (TGR, Thursday, April 11, 1991)
 

REED J. BOYCE
Thursday –May 22, 1947 Wellsboro Gazette
Reed J. Boyce, age 42 years, of  South Williamsport died May 11 in the Williamsport Hospital. He was a former resident of Covington.He was an employee of the Atlantic Refining Company for the past 14 years. A veteran of World War II, he was a member of the Royal P. Steinbacher Post, American Legion Of the Elks, No. 173, and Lodge of Moose, No. 181 of Sunbury. Surviving are his wife, Florence, a son, Charles of Elmira, NY, a daughter, Caroline at home; his mother, Mrs. Lottie Boyce of Covington;  two brothers, Glenn of Blossburg and Gordon of Covington; and a sister, Mrs. Hazel Olson, Spencerport, NY.

 Inez Jeanette Hulslander - MAINESBURG--Mrs. Inez J. Monro, 79, of Mainesburg, died Saturday, May 10, 1986, in Troy Community Hospital.  Her husband, George Monro, died in 1951. Born in Sullivan Twp., Tioga County, Oct. 25, 1906, she was a daughter of Thomas and Jennie Kiff Hulslander. Surviving are a son, Thomas, also of Mainesburg; two daughters, Mrs. Alice Sawyer, of Lindley, NY, and Mrs. Blanche O'Gary, of Sunnydale, Calif., 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The funeral was today in Mansfield.  Burial was in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield.

 Doris Welch - Mrs. Doris M. Ripley, 68, wife of Keith Ripley, of Mansfield RD 3, died Monday, August 21, 1972, in the Arnot-Ogden Hospital, Elmira, NY, following a protracted illness. She was born in Sullivan Township, Tioga County, July 21, 1904, a daughter of Eugene and Emma Tanner Welch. Mrs. Ripley was a member of the Elk Run United Methodist Church. Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, Gordon D., of Mansfield RD 3; a sister, Mrs. Robert Mudge, of Wellsboro, and a brother, Osmer Welch, of Covington. The funeral was held at 1:30 pm Thursday at Shaw and Robena's, 18 North Main Street, Mansfield. Burial was in Mainesburg Cemetery. The Rev. Ira Hindman, her pastor, officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Tioga County Chapter.
 

DAVIE, Uarda [SRGP 85606] - Uarda M. VanLoan, age 75, of Corning, NY, died on Sunday, April 5, 1981, at home. She was a graduate of Covington High School and Meekers Business Institute in Elmira. She was past master of the Mossey Glen Grange and she was a former salesperson for the Spencer Support Agency. She is survived by her husband, Edward A. VanLoan; two daughters, Mrs. Ella M. Woodruff of Gaston, SC and Mrs. Constance M. Crooker of Addison; sister-in-law, Helen Davie of Mansfield; ten grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on Tuesday at the Phillips Funeral Home at Corning with the Rev. Warren Covell officiating. Memorials may be made to the Church of Disciples of Covington. - Wellsboro Gazette, April 8, 1981

Delos MUDGE, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornish MUDGE of Covington township, has been working on the farm of John STRANGE of Mainesburg, during the present summer season. on Thursday, with other workmen, he was manipulating the big power hayfork unloading hay, when the rope holding the large heavy pulley broke letting thepulley down upon his head fracturing his skull. He was rushed to the Blossburg Hospital, where the surgeons operated on his head, endeavoring, with the help of scientific methods, to assist nature toward a recovery. But it was of no avail, however, for young MUDGE died Saturday morning at four o'clock.
    Delos MUDGE was an exemplary young man. He graduated from the Covington High School recently, and while attending school there he was a universal favorite, popular with both teachers and schoolmates. He was an industrious and ambitious young man, and wherever known was well liked.
   Mr. MUDGE is survived by his father and mother; three sisters and one brother; Doris, Mrs. Ralph BENSON, of Sullivan; Marion and Rachel at home, and Robert, also at home. The funeral was held Monday p.m. at the home of his parents D.J. GRIFFITHS officiating, The Bearers were young friends of the deceased. Interment was in Prospect Cemetery. W. W. SHAW was the undertaker in charge.
   Mr GRIFFITHS did not preach a funeral sermon, composing and reading the following poem instead:

   Farewell, Delos! we'll never know
      This side of the "Great Divide,"
   The meaning of that pulley-blow,
      The tragic death you died;
   But we, your neighbors and your friends
      Will never quite forget
   How folks, with sympathetic ends
      About your casket met.

   The countryside iscast in gloom
      Both old and young are sa,
   That you, so soon, should meet your doom,
      A bright, industrious lad.
   Your mother and your dad are grieved,
      God give them needful grace,
   And may the children, sore bereaved,
      Behold God's loving face.

   The gracious folks in whose employ
      You labored to the end,
   Are crushed with sorrow o'er the boy
      Their hearts would fain defend.
   God bless your passing- youthful Mudge,
      Reveal the gain in loss,
   And we will trust the Righteous Judge
     To make all plain, Delos.

SOPER, Gertrude  - Gertrude V. Hilfiger, 75, of RD#1, Covington, died Monday, Aug. 3, 1981, at her home. She was the widow of Carlton Hilfiger. She was born Nov. 1, 1905, at Covington, a daughter of William and Ella Graves Soper. Mrs. Hilfiger was a member of Covington Baptist Church. She also was a member of Covington Grange. Surviving are two sons, Lewis and George, both of Covington; a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Garrison of Wellsboro; a sister, Mrs. Frances Smith of Covington; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery. The Rev. John Truax, her pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. - Wellsboro Gazette, August 5, 1981

Osmer L. Welch, age 67, of Covington RD 1, died unexpectedly at his home Monday, November 5, 1973. Funeral services were held at the Kuhl Funeral Home Wednesday with Rev. Walter Caldwell officiating.  Burial in Gray Cemetery in Covington. He is survived by his wife, Thelma (Douglas) Welch; two sons, Donald E. Welch of Covington, Rev. Eugene D. Welch, Ipswich, Mass.; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Lillis) Mudge of Wellsboro; five grandchildren. He was a member of the Covington Baptist Church, member of the Covington Grange.  He was a retired farmer.  Born March 2, 1906 in Mainesburg, he was the son of Eugene and Emma Tanner Welch.

Covington Chitchat
Lucille Zimmer, age 90, died March 22, 1997, in Florida. She taught school in Covington for many years. Her survivors include cousins Reed and Janet Zimmer and Scott and Betsy Craig of Covington; Lois and Howard Craig of Newcastle; four nephews and a niece in California. Scureman's Funeral Home, Mansfield, is making arrangements. - Wellsboro Gazette, March 26, 1997

Cherry Flats Cemetery, Covington
WILCOX - E. Lucile Zimmer, 90, of Seffner, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at the Columbia-Brandon Hospital, Seffner, Fla. Born Feb. 12, 1907, in Sullivan Township, she was a daughter of Herrick T. & Blanche A. Harvey Wilcox. She was a member of the Cherry Flats Baptist Church. She graduated from the former Mansfield Normal School, now Mansfield University. She taught the elementary grades at the former Covington School. Preceding her in death were her husband, Elisha B. Zimmer, May 7, 1990, and a brother, the Rev. Hildreth Wilcox, in 1984. Surviving are four nephews, Conrad Wilcox of Wheaton, Ill., Gordon and Donald Wilcox, both of Upper Lake, Calif., and the Rev. David Wilcox of Lakeport, Calif.; and a niece, Alice Jackson of Beaumont, Calif. Calling hours will be held Wednesday, March 26, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Scureman Funeral Home, 130 S. Main St., Mansfield. Funeral services will be held there, Thursday, immediately following the calling hours, with her nephew, the Rev. David H. Wilcox, and the Rev. Richard Krueger, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Cherry Flats Cemetery, Charleston Township. Memorial donations may be made to the Cherry Flats Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Margaret Copley, RR#1, Box 139, Covington, Pa. 16917 - Wellsboro Gazette, March 26, 1997

Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery, Covington
MHS 1924
ZIMMER - Elisha B. Zimmer, 85, of P.O. Box 123, Covington, died Monday, May 7, 1990, at The Green Home. He was a member of the Cherry Flats Baptist Church and co-owner of the Zimmer and Baity General Store in Covington for 38 years, until its closing in 1968. Preceding him in death was his sister, Mae Zimmer, in 1922. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Lucile Wilcox Zimmer. Calling hours will be held Thursday, May 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Scureman Funeral Home, 130 S. Main St., Mansfield. Services will be conducted at the conclusion of calling hours. Rev. David Wilcox, his nephew, of the Lakeport Baptist Church, Lakeport, Calif., and the Rev. William Carr of Seffner, Fla., pastor of the Faith Baptist Church, will officiate. Family will provide flowers. Burial will be made at the Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery, Covington. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Cherry Flats Baptist Church, RD#1, Box 174, Mansfield, PA 16933 or Evangelism Fellowship at 16 Charleston St., Wellsboro, PA 16901. - Wellsboro Gazette, May 9, 1990
 
 

MANEVAL, Dorothy – Mrs. Dorothy M. Blair, 69, wife of Paul J. Blair, of Covington RD 1, died, Monday, April 21, 1975, in the Green Home, Wellsboro. She was born in Liberty on Feb. 10,1906, a daughter of David and Martha Weaver Maneval.Surviving, besides her husband, are her mother, of Covington RD 1; a sister, Mrs. Frances Dailey, of Tioga, and a brother, Arnold Maneval, of Wellsboro.Burial will be in Gray Cemetery.
 

CONNELLY - LEAH C. HENDRICKS (SRGP 12226)
Leah Connelly Hendricks, 93, formerly of Lemoyne, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2001, in Messiah Village.   Born Jan. 5, 1908, in Covington, she was the daughter of Jennie Laurel  Connelly.  She was a retired nurse in the West Shore School District; graduated from Mansfield High School and the Lucy Webb School of Nursing at Sibley  Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C.  She was a Methodist.   She was the widow of George C. Hendricks. Surviving are a daughter, Dr. Willa H. Drummond of Gainesville, Fla.; one son,  Edson C. Hendricks of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Rebeccah Butler of Carlisle and Martha Blanchard of Newville; and a number of nieces and  nephews.   There were no calling hours.  Services were held Friday, Dec. 7, in Messiah Village Brethren in Christ Church, Upper Allen Township.  Burial was made at State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg. Arrangements were handled by the Musselman Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Lemoyne.   Memorial donations may be made to Messiah Village in honor of Ruth Gates, 100 Mt. Allen Dr., Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055.

KELTS, Gertrude- Mrs. Gertrude Fox, 65, of 20 Sheldon St., Binghamton, NY, died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 24, 1974 at her home. She was born at Covington on May 3, 1909, a daughter of George and Lila Kelts. She is survived by her husband, Reginald E. Fox of Binghamton; a daughter, Sylvia of Indiana; three sons, Ralph of Phoenix, Ariz., Donald of Layton, Utah, Reginald D. of Newark Valley, NY; and a sister, Mrs. Dorotha Hall of Mansfield; eleven grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Primitive Methodist Church of Johnson City, and was employed by Endicott Johnson Corp. She graduated from Covington High School and attended Mansfield Normal School. Funeral services were held at the Frank L. DeMunn Funeral Home, Binghamton, NY. Burial was in Gray Cemetery, Covington. - Wellsboro Gazette, January 9, 1975