Thursday, March 28, 2013

Obituaries (Ca) MHD Collection

 
Ella June Mead Cake, aged 79 passed away at the State Hospital, Binghamton, Thursday, March 12th, of apoplexy.  Mrs. Cake had been at the hospital for over four years.  Mrs. Cake was a very talented lady and prominent socially.  Her husband was the late Lu B. Cake, who wrote many very interesting books.  Mr. and Mrs. Cake had presented entertainments in various communities throughout the country.  Mrs. Cake was a life long member of St. Ann's Episcopal Church of this place.  She is survived by one niece, Blanche LeSuer, of this place.  The funeral will be held at St. Ann's church Saturday, March 14, at 2 p.m.  Service will be in charge of Rev. Bradford H. Tite.  Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].
 
John Henry Camp, 52 years old, died suddenly Friday afternoon at his home, 42 Broome street.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. John H. Camp; a son, Donald Camp of Ithaca; a daughter, Mrs. Bruce Fant of Mass.; a brother Arthur Camp of Binghamton; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Camp and Mrs. Sarah Purple, both of Binghamton, and several nieces and nephews.  The body was removed to the Ackley Funeral Home, 206 Vestal avenue. [MHD notation:  d. Mar. 8, 1940]
 
Camp:  The funeral of John Henry Camp will be held at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Ackley Funeral Home, 206 Vestal avenue.  The Rev. Hinson V. Howlett will officiate.  Burial will be in Chenango Valley cemetery [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY].  The Improved order of Redmen wil conduct their services at the grave. 

George Canniff of Norwich, and James Canniff, of North Colesville, were called to East Windsor yesterday by the sudden death of their mother, Mrs. Anna Canniff which occurred at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Wayman, East Windsor, on Sunday night, aged 71 years.  The funeral will be held at the house on Thursday at 10 o'clock and the burial will be in the New Ohio cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY].  She has two sisters living, Mrs. George Hunt, of Coventry, and Mrs. John Panny, of Doraville.  [MHD notation:  d. FEb. 18, 1900]

George W. Canniff, 91, of 23 Duane Avenue, died at 10 a.m. yesterday.  He is survived by a niece, Mrs. Earl Badger of Port Crane, RD; three nephews, Charles Wayman, Reuben Wayman and Ernest Secrest, all of Afton, and a cousin, Mrs. Ida Shay of Binghamton.  The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral home in Afton [Chenango Co.,  NY], where friends may call this evening from 7 to 9.  [MHD notation:  d. Sept. 8, 1958]

Mrs. Jennie Carl, 86, formerly of North Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died Tuesday morning at the W.R.C. Hospital in Oxford.  She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Henry Meyer of Georgetown, Tex., Mrs. Robert Hawley of Bethel, Conn. and Miss Joyce Carl of Oneonta; a son, Isaac Carl of Afton; three brothers, Edgar Hinman of Lincoln, Nebr., Claude Hinman of Grand Junction, Colo.., and William Hinman of Ouaquaga; two sisters, Mrs. William Haviland of Ouaquaga, and Miss Marguerite Hinman of Greene; 17 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  The funeral will be held in the Methodist Church at North Afton today. the Rev. Kenneth Kingston and Rev. C.B. Klinetob will officiate.  [MHD notation:  d. Aug. 15, 1955]

Rodney Lewis Carl was born in Colesville, N.Y. [Broome Co., NY], June 10, 1860.  He was the only son of Isaac and Sarah Carl.  He died at his home in North Afton Feb. 17th, 1910.  He was married to Jennie Hinman June 10, 1888 who with five children mourn the loss of husband and father.  His aged father and two sisters also survive him.  In early life he joined the M.E. church and for many years he has been a faithful and consecrated member.  He was a member of the choir and the Official Board at the time of his death and was highly respected by his friends and neighbors.  His funeral was conducted in the North Afton M.E. church on Sunday afternoon by his pastor, Rev. I.J. Smith and the church was crowded to its utmost capacity.  He will be greatly missed in the church and community.  He was buried in the North Afton cemetery [Chenango Co., NY]

Death of a Former Colesville [Broome Co., NY] Man.  Owen Carnigie, son of Noris Carnigie, was born in the town of Colesville in the year 1849.  In 1875 he was married to the eldest daughter of Lewis and Susan Sanders.  His death occurred at his home in Chicago Dec. 18, and the funeral was held from the same place on 20th.  He was the last of five children.  The deceased is survived by a wife and two children, Louis and Nora.

Miss Alletta Carpenter, aged 70, died at her home in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday morning.  She is survived by two nephews, Harry G. Kark of Harpursville and Arthur C. Kark of Saratoga Springs, and several other nieces and nephews of Nebraska.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock in the Afton Baptist Church.  The Rev. Lester D. Huxtable, former pastor, officiated.  Miss Carpenter was a former teacher for many years in the Afton Central School system.  She was also a loyal and devoted member of the Afton Baptist Church, where she was an active worker in the various societies.  [MHD notation:  Jan 17, 1943]

Funeral service for Henry G. Carr, 94, Afton Town Clerk for 40 years and druggist for more than 60 years, who died at his home on Spring street Saturday, was held Wednesday afternoon in the Afton Baptist Church.  The Rev. Frederick Nichols officiated, and burial was in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].  Afton Lodge, 360, F. and A.M., of which he was a member for 71 years, was in charge of the committal service.  Taking an active interest in civic and fraternal circles, Mr. Carr was connected with Valonia Chapter, 80, Eastern Star.  He was first named Town Clerk in 1889.  He was also one of the founders of the Afton Cornet Band, 40 years ago.  He is survived by three sons, William, Frank and Brookfield Carr, all of Cadyville, by eight grandchildren and by seven great-grandchildren.  [MHD notation:  d. April 1, 1939]

William H. Carr, 77, of Afton, died Tuesday morning at the Afton Hospital, following a long illness.  He is survived by his wife, Clara Craig Carr, of Afton; six daughters, Mrs. Ethel Fletcher, of Afton; Mildred, of New York City; Susan, of Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. J.R. Stroup, of Newtonville, Mass.; Mrs. Arthur MacDonald, of Norristown, Pa., and Marian Carr, of Washington, D.C.; two sons, Robert and John P. both of Washington, D.C.; a brother, George H., of Brookfield, and eight grandchildren. 

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