Obituaries (Si, Sk, Sl)

 MHD Collection

 

Julian Simmons, 94 Susquehanna Street, died Friday afternoon from a heart attack at his home.  He is survived by his wife, Rosella; one daughter, Mrs. Raymond Osteen; one son, Chauncey; two grandsons, Leal McBerney and David Simmons, all of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]; three granddaughters, Mrs. Marie Cleveland, Miss Virginia Simmons, both of Binghamton, and Mrs. Grace Sparling of California; one niece, Mrs. Forrest Miller of Philadelphia; three great-grandchildren.  The body was removed to the Frank L. DeMunn Funeral Home, 36 Conklin Avenue, where friends may call.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 24, 1945]

 

Mrs. Anna Scudder Simonson, 70 years old, died this morning at 5 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ernest Moat, Harpursville [Broome Co., NY] R.D.2.  She is survived by two sons, Harry C. Scudder of Binghamton and Charles Scudder of Sanford; a daughter, Mrs. Edith Launt of Binghamton; three brothers, Kern Eagon of Windsor, Romaine Simonson of Port Crane and Korah Simonson of South New Berlin; seven grandchildren and one great grandchild.  Mrs. Scudder was a member of the West Colesville Baptist church for the last 29 years and a former superintendent of the Binghamton City hospital.  [MHD notation:  Oct. 6, 1930]

 

Mrs. C.W. Sisson:  Nellie French was born in Nurse Hollow twenty-eight years ago and died at her home in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Monday, Feb. 12, 1906, after a painful illness of about a year.  Twelve years ago she was united in marriage with Chas. W. Sisson, and the past four years of her life has been spent in Afton.  In the death of Mrs. Sisson our community loses one of its most estimable young women.  During her residence in Afton, deceased had become very popular with a large circle of friends, especially in the Baptist church and Sunday school, where she was a most zealous worker. Funeral services were held from the Baptist church yesterday afternoon at one o'clock at which Rev. Henry T. Hill of South New Berlin, a former pastor officiated, assisted by Rev. HA. Waite and burial was made in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].  Deceased is survived by her husband, Chas W. Sisson, her father, Dr. Marquis French of Lebanon, N.Y., a brother Chas. E. French of Afton, and a sister, Miss Lena French of Lebanon, who, particularly the husband, are recipients of much sympathy in their bereavement. 

 

Mrs. Carolyn VanAlstyne Skinner, of Utica [Oneida Co., NY], formerly of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] and Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], died at 12:55 pm, Monday in Utica, after a short illness.  She was a member of St. Ann's Episcopal Church of Afton, and a former member of the DAR.  She is survived by two stepdaughters, Mrs. Charles Wilsey, of Binghamton, and Mrs. Alvin D. McGuire, of Sarasota, Fla.; three nieces, Mrs. Frank L. Dewey, Mrs. James B. MacGibeny, both of Binghamton, Mrs. Clifford Palmer, of Ogdensburg, NY; three nephews, Dr. Walter K. VanAlstyne of Binghamton, Fayette and John Letts, both of Cobleskill, NY.  The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral Home in Afton, where friends may call.  [MHD notation:  d. 1950]  

 

Mrs. Edna Slater, aged 53 years, wife of Lawrence Slater, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died last week Tuesday morning in the Afton Hospital after a short illness.  She is survived by her husband, a daughter, Florence, and a son, Harold, who is in the U.S. Service at Camp Wheeler, Ga.  She is survived also by her mother, Mrs. Sarah Niven, and sister, Mrs. Maude Hunt, all of Afton, and two nephews, Donald and Kenneth Hunt, of New Jersey.  The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Colwell's Funeral Parlors in Bainbridge.  The Rev. Alan Douglas of the Baptist Church officiated.  Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton.  Mrs. Slater, a former school teacher, was a lifelong resident of that community.  She had served as registrar of vital statistics for the Village of Afton for a number of years and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.  Her sudden passing was a shock to her many friends, and her genial, kindly manner will be missed by all says the Enterprise. [1944]