Mrs. Alice Estelle Fenderson, 93, widow of John J. Fenderson of 112 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at her home, after a long illness. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Mertie M. Gross of Greene and Mrs. Charlotte L. Tyler of Endicott; a son, Louis I. of Endicott; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren' a brother, Elmer Crotsley of Binghamton; several nieces, nephews and cousins. The body was moved to the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott, where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. [MHD notation: d. Dec. 9, 1951]
In Memoriam: In loving memory of our daughter, Argarette Finch, who died three years ago today, April 9, 1935:
Dear daughter, you are not forgotten,
Though on earth you are no more,
Still in memory you are with us
As you always were before
In sorrow we waited day by day,
And watched her suffering there,
Slowly but surely passing away
From the pain she scarce could bear.
And then God called from His throne above,
Her suffering and pain are past;
We know she has gone to realms of love,
And in Heaven has peace at last.
Foster Parents and Mother
Mr. and Mrs. Olin D. Finch
Mrs. Lewis W. Brown
Olin D. Finch, 73, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died Nov. 11 in the Brevard Hospital, Melbourne, Fla. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate Finch, of Afton; a sister, Mrs. Fred Brown, of Sherburne; several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held Saturday at the Karschner Funeral Home in Afton, at 1 p.m. The Rev. Alwin TenPas officiated. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton. [MHD notation: d. Nov. 10, 1952]
William Finch passed away at his home on Main street last Friday, December 7. He was the son of Wm. and Mahalia Finch and was born sixty-seven years ago, in the town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]. For about thirty years he lived, with the wife who now survives him, on a farm about two miles out of the village of Afton [Chenango Co. NY]. They had one child, a daughter, Alice, who died at the age of five years. Mr. and Mrs. Finch have lived in the village about ten years and for seven years Mr. Finch has been an invalid. He was a patient, cheerful sufferer and never lost the social instinct which made him always a good friend and neighbor. For many years he was president of the board of trustees of the Presbyterian church and until his death he was a loyal supporter of the same. Besides his wife, he leaves a sister, Mrs. Catherine Bowsorth of Norwich and a niece, Mrs. Hyde Bryan, of Sherburne. The funeral service, held Sunday afternoon, was largely attended. The services were in charge of the Rev. Dr. Francis of Endicott, a former pastor. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful--silent witnesses of the regard of many friends. The burial was in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]....[MHD notation: d. 1923]
Mrs. Ray Fisher died Wednesday afternoon from a self-inflicted wound. Since May last she had been ill and attended by a nurse, Mrs. Edith Schofield, although not confined to the house, it was necessary to have her attended both night and day, as self-destruction was feared. At 1:30 Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Schofield stepped into an adjoining room for a few minutes. During her absence Mrs. Fisher cut her throat with a razor. She was hurried to the Bainbridge Hospital but died soon after reaching there. Since being afflicted with illness, Mrs. Fisher became very depressed, and it was during a despondent mood that she ended her life. Mrs. Fisher was 39 years of age, the daughter of Irving Barr of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]. A private funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at her home here. Burial will be in Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. [MHD notation: July 15, 1931]
Miss Satie Catherine Fisher: I think an unusual wave of sadness passed over our village last week when it was announced that Satie Fisher, one of the best known and loved of the young people of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] had been taken from us by death. Just as the Sabbath morning bells on January 12 were calling us to the worship of the Church on earth, the call of the Master came to her to enter upon the higher worship and service of the Church triumphant in Heaven. A child of affliction for many years, her sweet spirit and sunny disposition enhanced by her physical frailty and comparative helplessness gave to her a peculiar attractiveness and won for her a warm place in the hearts of all who knew her. In her home which was characterized and beautified in an unusual degree by domestic affection, the love and thought of the household naturally centered in her, and it is there that her gentle presence will be most sadly missed by her devoted parents, her loving sisters and her one brother nearest to her in age and whose attachment to her was so strong and tender. At the same time she was always keenly interested and (to the extend of her ability) active, in things outside the home. She was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and she was a familiar and welcome figure in the services of the Church; and also in the Woman's Relief Corps, and in other activities. Miss Fisher was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher and was born in Masonville [Delaware Co., NY] twenty six years ago last April, came to Afton sixteen years ago and has lived here with her parents ever since. Eleven years ago she was stricken with infantile paralysis which left her with a double curvature of the spine, and helpless in her lower limbs so that since then she has been unable to go about except on crutches or in her wheeledchair or other conveyance. For several months past, she has been employed, to her great delight, in the telephone exchange. A short time ago she was taken ill with the prevailing influenza, which developed into pneumonia, from which (although the disease had abated) she was unable to rally. The funeral services at her home on High Street on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 14, was conducted by her pastor, Rev. I.L. Bronson, assisted by Dr. J.J. Francis. The beautiful old song, "So let me pass away, gently and lovingly, Only remembered for what I have done," was sung by Rev. Mr. Bronson and Mrs. Jere Jenks, and her body was borne to its last earthly resting place in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY], under the pines, by her two brothers-in-law, Raymond Pixley and Clarence Holdrege, and Jesse L. Barr and Hugh Swart. And upon the flower-strewn mound under which sleeps this dear child of affliction and of love we drop a tear of regret that we shall see her here no more, and of sympathy for her sorrowing father and mother and sisters and brother, and all those to whom she was so dear.
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