Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Obituaries (Bu) MHD Collection

 
Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY]:  Miss Augusta Betty Burlingame, 22, of Cincinatus died early Thursday morning at Cortland Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.  Services will be at the convenience of the family Saturday in Cincinnatus United Methodist Church, the Rev. Donald MacLeod officiating.  There will be no calling hours....She is survived by her parents, Thomas and Thelma Harrington Burlingame; a sister, Miss Beth Burlingame; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Effa Burlingame, and several aunts, uncles and cousins. [d. Sept. 26, 1969]

Bushnell:  The body of Arthur B. Bushnell who died at his home in Nineveh Junction [Broome Co., NY]Wednesday at 3 p.m. in Nineveh Cemetery.  The Rev. Willard H. Patton will officiate.  Arrangements by Harry G. Kark.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 28, 1945]

Mrs. Etta F. Bushnell, who has long been a respected citizen of Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], died very suddenly Saturday evening, August 30, at the home of Patrick Cullen, where she was visiting.  Mrs. Bushnell had been in poor health for a long time but thought to be slightly improving, when about six o'clock Saturday evening, while at tea, she was taken suddenly ill and expired almost immediately.  Etta F. Whitney was the daughter of Francis M. Whitney, born at Jackson, Susquehanna Co., Pa., Nov. 23rd 1826.  She was married in April 1877, coming here about four years later, since which time she has lived at Nineveh.  She leaves to mourn her loss two sons, Francis and Arther, and one daughter, Laura, all of Nineveh, also four brothers, Frank and Albert Whitney, of Jackosn, Pa.; George, of Susquehanna, and William of Nineveh, and one sister, Emily of Binghamton.  [MHD notation:  d. 1902]

Francis H. Bushnell, 74, of Langhorn, Pa., died at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the home of his son, Arthur A. Bushnell of Conklin [Broome Co., NY].  Besides his son, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Josephine Bushnell; four other sons, Horace A. of Detroit, Mich., Robert F. of Brier Hill, William F. of Trexlertown, Pa., and Charles R. Bushnell of Yokohama, Japan; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Whalen of Brier Hill and Mrs. Thomas Griffith of Binghamton; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  He was a member of Nineveh Presbyterian Church.  The body was moved to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral home, 44 Exchange Street, and was to be returned this afternoon to the home of his son, Arthur A. Bushnell, Conklin, where friends may call Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  [MHD notation:P  Aug. 25, 1954]

Mrs. Josephine (Scott) Bushnell of Langhorne, Pa., widow of the late Francis H. Bushnell, died Saturday at 2 pm at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur E. Whalen of Briar Hill, after a short illness.  She is survived by five sons, Horace Bushnell of Detroit, Mich., Robert Bushnell of Briar Hill, Sgt. F. William Bushnell with U.S. Army, Arthur Bushnell of Conklin and Charles Bushnell of Tokyo Japan; two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Whalen of Briar Hill and Mrs. Thomas Griffith of Binghamton; 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  She was a member of the Broad Avenue Presbyterian Church of Binghamton.  Also member of Order of Amaranth, Emma B. Memorial of the Women's Republican Club Court 111 of Trevose, Pa., was officer of Firemen's Auxiliary of Trevose, Pa.  The body will be removed to the home of her daughter.  Mrs. Thomas Griffith, 22 Vincent St., late today, where friends may call this evening and Tuesday.  Arrangements by the William R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 44 Exchange St.  [MHD notation:  Oct. 30, 1956]

Dr. Charles S. Butler, 76, of 40 Grand Blvd. [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY], died Sunday at 6:45 a.m. at the Binghamton City Hospital.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. E. Irene Butler of this city; three sons, Andrew Payson Butler of California, Charles Sylvester Butler and Thomas Wright Butler, both of Binghamton; two sisters, Mrs. Maude Chandler of Washington, D.C. and Mrs. Carrie Cole of Lexington, Mass.  The body was removed to the Prentice Funeral Home, 55 Main st., where friends are invited to call today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.  Funeral arrangements are pending.  [MHD notation:  d. May 19, 1946]

Earl Grant Butler passed away January 14, 1941, at the Veterans' Administration Hospital, Bath, where he had been a patient for four weeks.  He was born February 21, 1887 at Afton [Chenango Co., NY], a son of Adelbert and Amy Butler.  He was married December 31, 1928 to Clara I. Covey.  Mr. Butler was a member of the American Legion and served with the American forces in France.  Most of his life was spent in the vicinity of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  He is survived by his wife, Clara I. Butler; a sister, Mrs. Alice Wilber, of Afton; four stepchildren, Richard Covey, of Guilford; Maurice Covey, of North Sanford; Mrs. Gladys French and Miss Helen Covey, of Nineveh Junction; and one granddaughter, several nieces and nephews.  The funeral was held Friday at 10:30 in Colwell's Funeral Home with the Slater-Silvernail Post in charge assisted by the Rev. Nichols of the Baptist Church in Afton.  The body was placed in the vault at Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]  

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