Thursday, May 2, 2013

Obituaries (La) MHD collection

 
Allen Landers, 80 years old, died Wednesday morning in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  He is survived by a sister, Miss Celia Landers of Springfield, N.J. and a brother, Charles W. Landers of Middleburg, N.Y.  [MHD notation:  d. Dec. 19, 1940]
 
Julia Partridge Landers, 63 years, was born April 20, 1876 daughter of Walter and France Humphrey Partridge of Afton passed away November 7, 1939.  Mrs. Landers, who had been in poor health the past few months, entered the Bainbridge Hospital for a gall stone operation on November 6 and passed away the next morning.  Mrs. Landers had lived all her life in Afton [Chenango Co., NY] and Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church and a member of the Order of Eastern Star.  She is survived by her husband, Asa Landers, a son, Kenneth Landers, three sisters, Mrs. Rubin Davenport of Afton, Mrs. Arthur Wasson of Ninevah, and Mrs. Alvin Wilcox of Tyner.  William Partridge of Afton, a brother, and Barbara and Eugenia Landers granddaughters, also survive.  The funeral was held at Colwell's Funeral Chapel on Thursday afternoon, November 9, with the Rev. S.E. Heath officiating. 
 
Miss Nora Landers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Landers died at her home, after a short illness of typhoid fever on Tuesday afternoon last aged 26 years, 6 months and 14 days.  She had been teaching a school in Sanford which she had to leave about two weeks ago.  After the development of the disease there was slight chance for recovery.  Beside her father and mother she leaves two brothers and one sister to mourn their loss.  Miss Landers was a young woman of attainments and high Christian character beloved and respected by all and her sudden taking away is a blow to family and friends.  The funeral was held from the Landers home today at 11 o'clock, Rev. H.C. Merrill officiating.  The burial was in Glenwood [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. Oct. 15, 1901]
 
Mrs. Ida M. Lange died at her home in Ouaquaga [Broome Co., NY] early Wednesday morning.  She is survived by her husband, William F. Lange; a son, William Lange of Farmingdale; a daughter, Mrs. Walter Wheat of Natick, Mass.; two grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Tuttle of Herkimer; a brother, R.G. Clendenning of Harpursville and several nieces and nephews.  [MHD notation:  d. Aug. 6, 1941]
 
William F. Lange, 79, of Ouaquaga N.Y. [Broome Co.], died at 12:15 p.m. Monday at Binghamton City Hospital.  He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Walter Wheat of Natick, Mass.; a son, William Lange of Farmingdale, L.I.; a granddaughter and a grandson, both of Natick, Mass.; and a sister, Mrs. Roy Bayley of Honesdale, Pa.  He was a retired principal and teacher, having taught for 39 years.  The body was moved to the Clinton E. Wood Memory Chapel, Chapel Street, Windsor, where friends may call today and Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.  [MHD notation:  d. Dec. 24, 1951]

William Latham, a D.&H. bridge carpenter of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], fell from the high bridge, which spans the Lovejoy creek near the depot, last Wednesday afternoon at 5:00 o'clock and was instantly killed.  A gang of bridge carpenters have been relaying ties for several days and had reached the centre of the bridge with their work Wednesday.  Their mode of operation is like this:  Two rails of the track are taken up, the old ties removed and loaded on a car and thence taken to the end of the bridge and dumped off.  New ties are then loaded on the car and taken to replace the old ones.  In handling the ties four men with carrying hooks carry the ties to their respective places.  On Wednesday afternoon Latham was engaged with three others in carrying a new tie, when he stepped on one just laid down, which slipped, with him and he let go of the handle to his carrying hook.  In doing so the tie he was helping to carry pushed him and he fell backward through the bridge, where the ties had been taken up, and down to the creek bed, a distance of 96 feet.  As he lost his balance and started to fall he was heard to say "Oh dear" and pitched headlong to the ravine below.  His companions hastened to where he fell and picked up his lifeless body, in which nearly every bone was broken by the fall.  The remains were brought to Karks's undertaking rooms and cared for.  Coroner A.J. Stilson of Windsor, was called and viewed the remains and after a short investigation of the facts, rendered a verdict that death was purely accidental.  On Thursday the body was taken to Oneonta where the funeral was held Saturday.  Mr. Latham was about 35 years of age and is survived by a wife and two children residing at 31 Spruce street, in that city.  [MHD notation:  d. April 1912]

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