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The funeral of Burr Wilkins of Lisle [Broome Co., NY] was held in the church in this place Saturday afternoon, Rev. H. Willet Officiating. Mr. Wilkins spent nearly all his life in or about North Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. He suffered from heart trouble. He had many friends in this place as was shown by the large attendance at the funeral and the floral tributes which were very beautiful. Burial was made in Glenwood cemetery at Afton. [MHD notation: Mar 2, 1930]
On Thursday, June 29, 1916 occurred the death of Mrs. Celia M. Wilkins wife of Charles F. Wilkins. Mrs. Wilkins had not been in good health for some months past though it was not until about two weeks before her death that her condition became really serious. She was the oldest daughter of Nathaniel J. and Lucretia (Williams) West and was born at Araret, Pa., Oct. 30, 1842. On Jan. 26, 1892 she was married to Chas. F. Wilkins, by whom she is survived; also two daughters, Mrs. Stephen Carpenter of South Gibson, Pa., and Mrs. G.B. Wilkins of Afton. She united with the Baptist church 43 years ago and during these many years her hope and faith was in the Savior with whom she has now gone to dwell. The funeral was held at the home of her son, Burr Wilkins in Coventry at 1:30 o'clock last Sunday, Rev. I.L. Bronson officiating, assisted by Rev. C.O. Fuller. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery in this village [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]....
Gordon Wilkins, Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY]: 16-year-old Oneonta High school freshman, Monday night rode away from two youthful companions, with whom he was playing on his bicycle, to death, victim of a hit-an-run driver. The accident in which the Wilkins youth was fatally injured occurred at Chestnut street and Shepherd avenue, just one block away from the scene of the play grounds of Oneonta Plains public school. No trace of the unidentified motorist, whose automobile smashed the Wilkins boy to the pavement leaving him with the entire left side of his head crushed, had been obtained today. Sergeant Charles Halcott and Patrolman Frank Golden manned the city ambulance to answer the emergency call from the West End at 7:45 o'clock. The Wilkins youth was removed to Fox Memorial hospital where he died about a half hour later from his injuries. The boy failed to rally despite intensive efforts of Dr. George W. Augustin to save his life. Dr. Norman W. Getman, coroner, was summoned and authorized an immediate investigation. Preliminary details of that investigation were made by Oneonta police, after which Sergeant Jack Cunningham of the state police, summoned from Cooperstown, took up the trail of the as yet unidentified motorist. Fred Richards of 409 Chestnut street told police that he heard the crash and ran from his house to see the automobile which struck young Wilkins speed to the right into Shepherd avenue. The driver turned off the lights of the car as he sped away, Mr. Richards said. Reconstructing the accident on information divulged by Mr. Richards and Kenneth Streeter of 416 Chestnut street, who arrived on the scene soon after Mr. Richards, police expressed belief that the motorist had been driving east in Chestnut street. He is believed to have turned right immediately after striking young Wilkins and speeded to the end of Shepherd avenue, another right hand turn carrying him through a cemetery and to Oneida street and the main highway. "My big brother, I don't know what I'll do without him," Harold, 14-year-old brother of Gordon, sobbed when word that the older boy had succumbed came from Fox hospital. "He did so much for me. I can't believe it," he added, torn between the desire to give way to his grief and the necessity for keeping it from his grandmother, Mrs. Charles Jenks. Gordon and Harold, sons of Mr. and Mrs. William Wilkins of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], made their homes with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jenks, at Oneonta R.D.1 in a residence two houses eat of the Plains school. Mrs. Jenks was prostrated by news of Gordon's injury and neighbors attended her constantly, fearing a complete breakdown when she learned the full seriousness of the accident. Robert O'Kelly, 13, of Jackson avenue, and Stuart Bennett, 15, of 10 Orchard street, were Gordon's companions in the bicycle frolic immediately preceding his death. They remained in the vicinity of the Plains school while he rode east in Chestnut street alone. The O'Kelly boy is a companion of Harold Wilkins in the eighth grade at the West End school. Young Bennett is enrolled in the seventh grade at that institution. "We didn't see the accident at all," young Bennett said. "The first thing I knew about it was when we saw people running and then I came down this way. We had just been riding around the corner up there. I don't know where 'Gordie' was going." [MHD notation: d. 1931]
John H. Perry, aged thirty-four years, of the Otsdawa district of the town of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], was arraigned Saturday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Carpenter in Cooperstown, waived examination and was held for the action of the Grand Jury on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree, after which he was committed to the Otsego county jail. He was not represented by legal counsel. After two hours' questioning Friday night of last week at Oneonta, Perry signed a confession to the effect that he was the driver of the car which struck down and killed Charles Gordon Wilkins, aged seventeen years, of Oneonta, in the night of May 11, 1931, at West End in that city. The youth was riding a bicycle at the time. Perry said he left the scene of the accident in a terror-stricken moment, without reporting. Sergeant John L. Cunningham of the Cooperstown Outpost of the State Police, who organized the investigation of the crime at the outset, and Trooper Matthew V. Haskins, also of Cooperstown made the arrest at the Perry Farm at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. They, with District Attorney Joseph P. Molinari, conducted the questioning which resulted in Perry's confession. Separation from his wife led to Perry's arrest, authorities revealed. His confession said that she was the only one who knew of the deed, and a tip griven investigators was believed to have been the source of their information. In his statement Perry told of visiting Herman's, a drinking place then in business on South Side,with several others to celebrate his birthday. The confession said that he had had numerous drinks, and that about dusk he had started for home in his Studebaker touring car. He then resided on the Mill Creek road in the town of Otego. As Perry approached the intersection of Chestnut street and Shepherd avenue, the confession said, he saw a youth riding a bicycle, which he claimed was driven into the right side of his machine. "I became excited," the confession added, "and drove over Shepherd avenue, through the Plains cemetery and down Route seven (Oneida street) to the Mill Creek road." Perry claimed that he met his wife at his home, took her for a ride back to the scene, but made no stops and returned to his home again. Perry's wife, who separated form him in 1935, asked him why he hadn't stopped directly after the accident, and he told her that he was afraid it would go hard with him due to his intoxicated condition, the confession stated. Perry, who has a record in Oneonta police headquarters, was arrested in 1925 for grand larceny in connection with the theft of money from an A.&P. store. He received a suspended sentence at that time. In 1920, he was given a suspended sentence on a conviction of disorderly conduct. When he had signed his name to the document containing his statement admitting the crime, the defendant told the district attorney he was glad he had made a clean breast of it. "Every time I went by Shepherd avenue I thought of that kid. It's weighed on my conscience. I've lost weight thinking about it all these five years," he added. The victim, who had been a popular school student and former caddy at the Oneonta Country club, had been bicycle riding with several companions and was on his way home when struck. He resided with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenks of Oneonta RD 2, at the time. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilkins of Unadilla. Rushed to the hospital directly after the crash, the youth died shortly after being admitted there. He suffered a deep gash on the back of the head and cuts about the arms and shoulders in addition to a fractured skull. Perry, who has no children, faces a possible penalty of twenty years in state's prison. [published in The Otsego Farmer, Mar. 5, 1937]
Mrs. MaBelle Wilkins, 83, of 201 N. Nanticock Ave., Endicott [Broome Co., NY], died at 2:05 am Thursday at her home, after a long illness. She is survived by three sons, Ralph Wilkins of Ulah, NC, Charles Wilkins of Endicott and Wayne Wilkins of Binghamton; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Jenny Carpenter of Fairlawn, NJ. The body was removed to the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E Main St., Endicott, where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 pm. [published in Binghamton Press, June 28, 1951]
WILKINS: The funeral of Mabelle Wilkins will be held at Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 Main St., Endicott, Saturday at 2 p.m. followed by the committal service. The Rev. Lyle Weed will officiate. Burial will be in Afton Cemetery, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 7-9 p.m. [published in Binghamton Press, June 29, 1951]
Endicott [Broome Co., NY]: Burns suffered when a can of gasoline he was carrying exploded as he struck a match to light his pipe, proved fatal to Walter Wilkins, 33, of 100 Badger avenue, at Ideal hospital this morning at 4:05 o'clock. Mr. Wilkins, according to relative, had been in ill health for about a year and had not been regularly employed. They said today the Wilkins family had planned to move to Upper Lisle Saturday, but that the truck in which the furniture was carried broke down and returned to Endicott. The burning victim is survived by his wife. Mrs. Celia Wilkins, three children, Evelyn Mae, Grant Douglas, and Boyce Wilkins, his mother, Mrs. Maybelle Wilkins, Endicott and three brothers, Ralph L. of Unadilla, Alton and Wayne Wilkins of Endicott. The funeral will be private and held at the spencer & Coleman funeral home, 300 East Main street, Tuesday afternoon. According to neighbors, after Mr. Wilkins was burned he was able to walk to the ambulance and upon arrival at the hospital walked from the vehicle. He lost consciousness about a half-hour before his death, caused by a collapse of the lungs. [MHD notation: d. 1931]
Gail Williams, 68 years of age and a business man of Afton for the past 22 years died at the Binghamton City Hospital Sunday night May 17, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident about two weeks ago. Mr. Williams conducted a meat market on Main street for a number of years and had a host of friends in the community. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Electa Wiley and several nephews and nieces. His wife was the late Minnie Eddy. The funeral was held at 4 o'clock Wednesday from the Tabor Funeral Home in Afton. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were those from the Norwich Lodge B.P.O.E., the Afton Business men, Darling & Co. and the various societies and friends. The Rev. George A. Roberts of the M.E. Church officiated. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]....[MHD notation: d. 1936]
Mrs. Minnie V. Williams was born in Westfield, N.Y., June 12, 1875. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eddy, moved to this place when she was a young girl, so that Mrs. Williams has spent most of her life in Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. She has been an active member of the Methodist church for many years and also a member of the Eastern Star. She suffered a great deal during her last long illness. The end came peacefully on the evening of March 28. The funeral service was held at her late residence on Main street, April 1. Rev. Ira Bronson, of Oxford, officiated, assisted by Rev. W.D. Lathrop. Members of the Eastern Star conducted the burial service. Interment was made in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, NY]. Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Gale L. Williams; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eddy, of Oneonta; two sisters Mrs. Charles Currier, of Plattsburg, N.Y., and Mrs. Leon Barr, of Oneonta; and one brother Duane Eddy, of Oneonta....[MHD notation: d. 1924]
John H. Perry, aged thirty-four years, of the Otsdawa district of the town of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], was arraigned Saturday afternoon before Justice of the Peace Harold D. Carpenter in Cooperstown, waived examination and was held for the action of the Grand Jury on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree, after which he was committed to the Otsego county jail. He was not represented by legal counsel. After two hours' questioning Friday night of last week at Oneonta, Perry signed a confession to the effect that he was the driver of the car which struck down and killed Charles Gordon Wilkins, aged seventeen years, of Oneonta, in the night of May 11, 1931, at West End in that city. The youth was riding a bicycle at the time. Perry said he left the scene of the accident in a terror-stricken moment, without reporting. Sergeant John L. Cunningham of the Cooperstown Outpost of the State Police, who organized the investigation of the crime at the outset, and Trooper Matthew V. Haskins, also of Cooperstown made the arrest at the Perry Farm at 5 o'clock Friday afternoon. They, with District Attorney Joseph P. Molinari, conducted the questioning which resulted in Perry's confession. Separation from his wife led to Perry's arrest, authorities revealed. His confession said that she was the only one who knew of the deed, and a tip griven investigators was believed to have been the source of their information. In his statement Perry told of visiting Herman's, a drinking place then in business on South Side,with several others to celebrate his birthday. The confession said that he had had numerous drinks, and that about dusk he had started for home in his Studebaker touring car. He then resided on the Mill Creek road in the town of Otego. As Perry approached the intersection of Chestnut street and Shepherd avenue, the confession said, he saw a youth riding a bicycle, which he claimed was driven into the right side of his machine. "I became excited," the confession added, "and drove over Shepherd avenue, through the Plains cemetery and down Route seven (Oneida street) to the Mill Creek road." Perry claimed that he met his wife at his home, took her for a ride back to the scene, but made no stops and returned to his home again. Perry's wife, who separated form him in 1935, asked him why he hadn't stopped directly after the accident, and he told her that he was afraid it would go hard with him due to his intoxicated condition, the confession stated. Perry, who has a record in Oneonta police headquarters, was arrested in 1925 for grand larceny in connection with the theft of money from an A.&P. store. He received a suspended sentence at that time. In 1920, he was given a suspended sentence on a conviction of disorderly conduct. When he had signed his name to the document containing his statement admitting the crime, the defendant told the district attorney he was glad he had made a clean breast of it. "Every time I went by Shepherd avenue I thought of that kid. It's weighed on my conscience. I've lost weight thinking about it all these five years," he added. The victim, who had been a popular school student and former caddy at the Oneonta Country club, had been bicycle riding with several companions and was on his way home when struck. He resided with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jenks of Oneonta RD 2, at the time. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wilkins of Unadilla. Rushed to the hospital directly after the crash, the youth died shortly after being admitted there. He suffered a deep gash on the back of the head and cuts about the arms and shoulders in addition to a fractured skull. Perry, who has no children, faces a possible penalty of twenty years in state's prison. [published in The Otsego Farmer, Mar. 5, 1937]
Mrs. MaBelle Wilkins, 83, of 201 N. Nanticock Ave., Endicott [Broome Co., NY], died at 2:05 am Thursday at her home, after a long illness. She is survived by three sons, Ralph Wilkins of Ulah, NC, Charles Wilkins of Endicott and Wayne Wilkins of Binghamton; 18 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Jenny Carpenter of Fairlawn, NJ. The body was removed to the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 E Main St., Endicott, where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 pm. [published in Binghamton Press, June 28, 1951]
WILKINS: The funeral of Mabelle Wilkins will be held at Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, 300 Main St., Endicott, Saturday at 2 p.m. followed by the committal service. The Rev. Lyle Weed will officiate. Burial will be in Afton Cemetery, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 7-9 p.m. [published in Binghamton Press, June 29, 1951]
Endicott [Broome Co., NY]: Burns suffered when a can of gasoline he was carrying exploded as he struck a match to light his pipe, proved fatal to Walter Wilkins, 33, of 100 Badger avenue, at Ideal hospital this morning at 4:05 o'clock. Mr. Wilkins, according to relative, had been in ill health for about a year and had not been regularly employed. They said today the Wilkins family had planned to move to Upper Lisle Saturday, but that the truck in which the furniture was carried broke down and returned to Endicott. The burning victim is survived by his wife. Mrs. Celia Wilkins, three children, Evelyn Mae, Grant Douglas, and Boyce Wilkins, his mother, Mrs. Maybelle Wilkins, Endicott and three brothers, Ralph L. of Unadilla, Alton and Wayne Wilkins of Endicott. The funeral will be private and held at the spencer & Coleman funeral home, 300 East Main street, Tuesday afternoon. According to neighbors, after Mr. Wilkins was burned he was able to walk to the ambulance and upon arrival at the hospital walked from the vehicle. He lost consciousness about a half-hour before his death, caused by a collapse of the lungs. [MHD notation: d. 1931]
Gail Williams, 68 years of age and a business man of Afton for the past 22 years died at the Binghamton City Hospital Sunday night May 17, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident about two weeks ago. Mr. Williams conducted a meat market on Main street for a number of years and had a host of friends in the community. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Electa Wiley and several nephews and nieces. His wife was the late Minnie Eddy. The funeral was held at 4 o'clock Wednesday from the Tabor Funeral Home in Afton. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were those from the Norwich Lodge B.P.O.E., the Afton Business men, Darling & Co. and the various societies and friends. The Rev. George A. Roberts of the M.E. Church officiated. Interment was in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]....[MHD notation: d. 1936]
Mrs. Minnie V. Williams was born in Westfield, N.Y., June 12, 1875. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eddy, moved to this place when she was a young girl, so that Mrs. Williams has spent most of her life in Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. She has been an active member of the Methodist church for many years and also a member of the Eastern Star. She suffered a great deal during her last long illness. The end came peacefully on the evening of March 28. The funeral service was held at her late residence on Main street, April 1. Rev. Ira Bronson, of Oxford, officiated, assisted by Rev. W.D. Lathrop. Members of the Eastern Star conducted the burial service. Interment was made in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, NY]. Mrs. Williams is survived by her husband, Gale L. Williams; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Eddy, of Oneonta; two sisters Mrs. Charles Currier, of Plattsburg, N.Y., and Mrs. Leon Barr, of Oneonta; and one brother Duane Eddy, of Oneonta....[MHD notation: d. 1924]
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