Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] Feb. 26: Frank A. Bartley died Wednesday night at his home 12 Clinton Street. He was 74 years old and had been in failing health for some time. He had been an employee of the Sidney Postoffice and working up to postmaster. His work there began in 1896 and ended in November 1936. He was postmaster from 1915 to 1923. Mr. Bartley was born in Gilboa, Scoharie County, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Addison Bartley. His father was a member of the New York State Assembly from Schoharie County. He married Miss Carrie Sprague and they would have celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary April 10. Among the fraternal organizations of which he was a member are the Sidney Lodge, F. and A.M. to which he had belonged for almost 50 years, the Moose, and he held a life membership in the Odd Fellows. When Mr. Bartley first came to this village [Sidney] about 1886 he worked in his father's grocery store and, they erected the block on the corner of Main and Smith Streets now occupied by the Lewis Electric Store. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the home, with the Rev. W.B. Soper officiating. Burial will be in the vault in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney]. He is survived by his wife and three cousins, Mrs. Seymour Wilbur of Cooperstown, Frank Travis of St. Paul, Minn., and Page Still well of Afton.
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 21 [1947]: Joseph Barton, about 80, a retired farmer of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], RD 1, was killed at 8:10 am, Saturday when he was struck by a car operated by Carl Howell, another farmer of the same locality. Coroner Mat G. Boname of Oxford said death was due to a fracture at the base of the skull and multiple injuries. The body was removed to the Root Funeral Home in Greene where services will be held Tuesday at 2 pm. Rev. Maurice Gunn of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Greene will officiate. Burial will be at the Sylvan Lawn Cemetery in Greene. State Trooper James L. Heath said Mr. Howell was travelling west on Route 41, while Mr. Barton was walking in the same direction. According to the motorist, Mr. Barton was walking in the center of the right land when he suddenly crossed the lane over to the left side of the road to the front of the vehicle. The victim was struck by the right front fender of the sutomobile. Dr. Charles W. Chapin, health officer in Greene, was called to the scene of the accident by Trooper Heath. Survivors are: Mrs. Myrtie White of Greene, a sister; and three nieces, Mrs. Leland Walker and Miss Madlon Barton of Greene and Mrs. Guy Hall of Smithville Flats.
Del B. Baxter of 2 Sturges Street died Monday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife, Minnie W.; four daughters, Mrs. Elwyn Brock, Hillcrest; Mrs. Wilbur Lee, Bainbridge; Mrs. DeWitt Hawley, Hillcrest, and Mrs. Reno Smith, Bainbridge; three sons, Jesse of Schenectady, Watson and Maurice of Binghamton; two sisters, Mrs. Bert Edson of Windsor, Mrs. Frank Judd, Hallstead; nine grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral home, 44 Exchange Street, where friends may call. Funeral arrangements will be made later. [MHD notation, d. April 2, 1945]
Funeral Notice: The funeral of Dell B. Baxter will be held at the Grace Baptist Church Thursday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Charles C. Shoemaker will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Windsor [Broome Co., NY], at the convenience of the family. Arrangements by Wm. R. Chase & Son.
Marjorie Dawn Baxter, 7 years old, died at 4:45 o'clock Monday afternoon at her home, West Colesville [Broome Co., NY]. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Baxter; four sisters, Mrs. Reno Smith of Bainbridge, Mrs. E.W. Brock of Johnson City, Ruth and Mary Jane Baxter of West Colesville, three brothers, Jesse Baxter of Greene, Watson Baxter of Binghamton and Morris Baxter of West Colesville, her grandfather, S.O. Watson of Binghamton, and several aunts and uncles.
Mrs. Minnie E. Watson Baxter, 63, of 31 Kirkwood Ave., Hillcrest [Broome Co., NY], died at 11:20 pm Tuesday at the Binghamton City Hospital. She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Elwin Brock and Mrs. J. DeWitt Hawley, both of Hillcrest, and Mrs. Wilbur D. Lee of Bainbridge; two sons, Watson B. of Schenectady, and Maurice J., of Windsor; a step-daughter, Mrs. Reno Smith, of Bainbridge; a stepson, Jesse C. Baxter, of Albany; three sisters, Miss Isabelle Watson, of Binghamton, Mrs. Harold Christman, of Hillcrest, and Mrs. John Hartley, of White Haven, Pa.; 11 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She attended Grace Baptist Church and was a member of its Ladies Progressive Philathea Class. The body was removed to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 44 Exchange St. where Friends may call this afternoon and evening.
Preston Lee Baxter, 30 years old, died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning at his home, 31 Liberty street. He is survived by his wife, Viola Rigal Baxter; a daughter, Delma V. Baxter; a son, Allen P. Baxter; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Baxter of Binghamton; five sisters, Mrs. [Reno] Smith of Bainbridge, Mrs. E.W. Brock and the Misses Ruth, Mary Jane and Marjorie Dawn Baxter, all of Binghamton; three brothers, Jesse Baxter of Greene, Watson and Maurice Baxter of Binghamton, and several aunts and uncles. The body was removed to the William R. Chase Funeral home, 44 Exchange street. Funeral announcements will be made later. [MHD notation: d. Dec. 14, 1937]
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