Obituaries (Hu) MHD Collection

 

Charles E. Humiston, 80, of Martin Hill Road, died suddenly Tuesday at 1 pm at his home.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Adelbert Haines, of Binghamton, and Mrs. Stanley Kinter, of Martin Hill Road; a sister, Myrtle Keech, of Binghamton; two brothers, Bert Humiston, of Gaines, Pa., and H. Ward Humiston, of Denver, Colo.; eight grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  The body was removed to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 44 Exchange St., where friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.  [MHD notation:  d. Aug. 25, 1953]

 

Charles N. Humiston, who until recently was a resident of Belden [Broome Co., NY], met with a fatal accident at Lanesboro Saturday evening.  Mr. Humiston had recently moved to Susquehanna and secured a position in the Erie machine shops.  Last week he returned to Harpursville to transact some business and was on his way home when the accident happened.  At Centre Village he boarded the evening passenger train which is due in Lanesboro at 8:45.  Arriving at his destination he was in the act of getting off, carrying a bundle under one arm and a jar of butter under the other.  Those who saw him as he was getting off say the train started before he alighted on the platform and in doing so threw him underneath and his right leg was crushed under the wheels.  He was picked up and taken to his home where Dr. Seth Miller of Lanesboro and Dr. Simmons of Susquehanna amputated the limb just below the knee.  He rallied from the operation and lived until Tuesday afternoon when he died.  Mr. Humiston was 42 years of age and leaves a wife and one son about two years old; also a mother and three brothers; Arthur, Ernest and Emmett, all of Belden.  The remains will be brought to this place today by undertaker Kark and the funeral held in the Baptist church at 2 o'clock this afternoon, after which the burial will occur in the Pratt cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY] near where he has lived for many years.   [MHD notation:  d. 1901]

 

Mrs. Hattie Humiston, 87, of Harpursville, R.D.1 [Broome Co., NY], died Wednesday morning at Conamore Nursing Home, Bainbridge, after a long illness.  She is survived by a son, Lawrence J. of Harpursville R.D.1; a daughter, Mrs. Alta N. Smith; a granddaughter, Dorothy Smith, both of Greenwich, N.Y.  She was a member of Harpursville Methodist Church, a Gold Star mother, and an honorary member of the Clifford Holmes Post American Legion Auxiliary of Afton.  Funeral services will be held at the Harpursville Methodist Church Saturday at 2:00 p.m.  The Rev. Charles Sabin will officiate.  Burial will be in the Nineveh Cemetery, Nineveh [Broome Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. March 26, 1952]

 

Mrs. Sarah A., widow of the late Emmett D. Humiston, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Case, on March 21st, aged 59 years.  She is survived by her only child, Mrs. Case.  The funeral was held at the home Monday, March 24th, Rev. R.E. Austin officiating.  The burial was in the Pratt cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY] under the direction of J.A.Kark & Son.  She was highly respected and beloved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed in our community.  [MHD notation:  d. 1913]

 

Mrs. Susan Humiston, wife of the late Charles Humiston, died on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1911, at the home of her son Ernest Humiston, who occupies the homestead where the family has lived for a number of years.  Mrs. Humiston was born in the town of Colesville near Harpursville [Broome Co., NY] April 26, 1830.  Her whole life has been spent within a few miles of her childhood home.  She was the daughter of William and Margaret Schouten and was the last survivor of a large family.  She leaves two sons, Arthur of Belden and Ernest of Herd Factory.  Deceased was always ready to lend a helping hand to those in need.  For years she has been a great sufferer from that dread disease, cancer.  She bore her affliction with fortitude and patience.  She will long be remembered by a large circle of friends.

 

Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]:  Chauncey Hungerford died very suddenly of heart trouble on March 20th, aged 75 years 10 months.  He was born and always lived in this place, and was very much respected by all who knew him.  He was a kind and loving father and will be missed by a large circle of friends.  He leaves a wife and two sons; C.D. Hungerford and Dudley Hungerford, and Mrs. Myron Cohoon and a large circle of relatives to mourn his loss.  The funeral was held April 2d at his home with Rev. J. Hansen officiating and the remains were laid to rest in the Greene cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. 1906]

 

A telephone message reached this place Tuesday stating that Chauncey D. Hungerford died March 9th with pneumonia and heart trouble.  He was 52 years and 4 months old.  He was a kind husband, a loving father and very much respected by all who knew him.  The funeral was held at his late home in Greene [Chenango Co., NY] on Friday at one o'clock Rev. A.W. Cooper officiating and the remains were laid to rest in the Sylvan Lawn cemetery [Greene, Chenango Co., NY].  He leaves a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Rolland Pratt, of Greene; one sister, Mrs. Myron Cohoon, of Chenango Bridge; one brother, Dudley Hungerford, of India Brook, and a large circle of relatives. 

 

Arthur E. Hunt of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], a native of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] and well known in the eastern sections of this township, was fatally injured on Main street in Afton last Thursday when he was struck down by an automobile of the Rev. Clifford E. Webb, pastor of the Presbyterian church as he alighted from the car of a Binghamton tire salesman with whom he had accepted a ride from the south end of the village to his home.  As Hunt alighted from the car he stepped directly into the minister's machine which was coming from the opposite direction and was hurled to the pavement.  He was rushed to the Binghamton City hospital where he died several hours later.  His injuries consisted of a crushed skull and fractures of the left shoulder, arm and jaw.  Funeral services were held from his home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock and from the Presbyterian church at 2:30.  Mr. Hunt was born at Coventry about 60 years ago, the son of David Nelson and Eloise Calkins Hunt.  His ancestors were among the early settlers of Coventry and were active in the social, religious and political life of the town.  Following his marriage to Maude Nevins, he settled on a small farm, adjoining the farm of his father, near Coventryville.  Later he moved to Afton where his two sons attended Afton Academy and later went to college and graduated.  He is survived by his wife, a son Kenneth, of Newark, N.J., and a son Donald, employed at the I.B.M. at Endicott; an uncle, Frank Hunt of Newark, N.J., and an aunt, Mrs. E.H. Wheeler of Killawog.  Mr. Hunt was a member of the Presbyterian church, Afton, and the Masonic order....

The license of the Rev. Clifford E. Webb, pastor of the Afton Presbyterian church, was restored at a hearing held by Deputy Barnard Schmidt of the Motor Vehicle Bureau Thursday into the accident in which Arthur H. Hunt of Afton was killed by the Webb car.  A sworn affidavit of Donald P. Halsey who was a witness to the accident was offered as evidence in the case.  Mr. Halsey stated that he had picked up Mr. Hunt at a garage in Afton and had taken him to his home on Main street.  He stopped at the east curb and let Mr. Hunt out.  As he got out, he added, Mr. Hunt went around the back of the car and that was the last he saw of him until he heard a screeching of brakes and saw Mr. Hunt's body flying through the air.  Mr. Webb testified that he and his wife were proceeding south on Main street.  There was a car parked on the east curb of the street and one coming from the south.  As he passed the oncoming car, he stated, Mr. Hunt started to cross the street running directly into the side of his car.  [Binghamton Press, Dec. 20, 1935]

Donald Hunt of Afton has brought an action against the Rev. Clifford Webb, pastor of the Afton Presbyterian church, as administrator of the estate of his father, the late Arthur Hunt, to recover $15,000 damages for the father's death, which followed injuries received when he was struck by an automobile operated by Mr. Webb.  The accident occurred at about noon on October 17, 1935.  [The Otsego Farmer, Cooperstown, NY, Oct. 23, 1936]

 

Elmer Hunt, aged 23 years, died at his home, 44 Lydia street, at 10 o'clock Sunday morning.  He is survived by his wife and one son, Clayton Hunt; his father, George Hunt of Alabama; his mother, Mrs. George Hunt of 46 Winding Way, city, and four sisters, Mrs. Anna Geide, of Harrison street, Ruby, Ethel and Jessie Hunt of 46 Winding Way.  the funeral will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home.  Rev. W.E. Davis will officiate.  Burial will be in Spring Forest Cemetery [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. May 21, 1916]

 

Mrs. Maude L. Hunt, 76, formerly of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], after a long illness.  She is survived by two sons, Kenneth E. Hunt of Pompton Plains, N.J., and Donald N. Hunt of Bloomfield, N.J., two granddaughters, Mrs. Marjorie Hinlien of Syracuse and Miss Donna A. Hunt of Bloomfield; a grandson, Kenneth E. Hunt, Jr., of Pompton Plains; a great-grandson, Christopher Heinlien of Syracuse; a niece, Mrs. Florence Lockwood, and a nephew, Harold Slater, both of Afton.  The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral Home in Afton where friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today.  [MHD notation:  d. July 3, 1959]