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Coventry (Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Eliza Hayes Smith, widow of the late Edward Smith, passed away at her home Monday, Oct. 4th, aged 90 years, she having been ill only a few days.  The funeral was held at her home Wednesday, October 6th, Rev. Chas. Foden officiating.  Burial was in the family plot in Coventry cemetery.  Mrs. Smith is survived by two sons, Clark and Fred Smith of this town; two daughters, Anna Smith of Binghamton, and Mrs. Nellie Crayton of Phoenix, Arizona, besides several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  [MHD notation:  d. 1926]

 

Frederick H. Smith, aged 68 years, died Friday, October 30th, 1936 at  his home in the Town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  His entire life was spent in this place, the home having been in the family for 106 years.  He is survived by his wife, Nellie Smith, one daughter, Mrs. Ray Birdsall of Otego, two sisters, Miss Anna Smith of Binghamton and Mrs. J.M. Creighton of Phoenix, Ariz., and one brother Clark Smith of Coventry and four grandchildren.  The very large attendance at the services on Monday afternoon, spoke eloquently of the high esteem in which Mr. Smith was held, Rev. Wm. Bartz of Castle Creek, formerly of Coventry, officiated.  Burial was in Glenwood cemetery, Afton [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]:  George R. Smith, 79, died yesterday morning at the home of his grandson, Harrison K. Smith, 202 Johnson Circle, after a long illness.  He was born June 29, 1871, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  Funeral services will be held at the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel on Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Robert P. Kellerman officiating.  Burial will be in Nineveh [Broome Co., NY].  Calling hours at the chapel will be Saturday from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m.  Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hattie A. Smith of Afton; three sons, Ernest R. of Burlington, Harry and Clifford of Carbondale, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Clyde E. Walton of Guilford, Mrs. Edward Andrews and Mrs. Anthony Villeco, both of Sidney, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  [MHD notation:  Jan. 24, 1950]

 

H. Henry Smith, aged 80 years died suddenly at his home in Wilkins Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 5th.  He was born at Newton Hollow [Chenango Co., NY], May 6th, 1853 and was one of a family of six children of whom he was the last surviving member, his youngest brother, Charles, died May 28, 1933.  Early in life he married Miss Nettie Wilkins and one daughter was born to them.  January 8, 1923, Mrs. Nettie Smith died suddenly and in 1924 he married Mrs. Mattie Baker, who died February 14, 1933.  Since her death, Mr. Smith has been in poor health but had been able to care for himself and enjoyed a birthday party, May 6th to celebrate his 80th birthday.  Labor day he was visited by his daughter, Mrs. G.W. Rice and a party of friends from Scranton, Pa. and when they left for home he seemed to be feeling as well as usual.  Morris Reynolds called at the home Tuesday and found Mr. Smith dead.  The body was removed to the Colwell Bros funeral home at Bainbridge and the funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m.  Burial was at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. G.W. Rice of Scranton, Pa.  [MHD notation:  d. 1933]

 

Mrs. H. Henry Smith died very suddenly on Wednesday January 2nd at her home in Wilkins Settlement.  She is survived by her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Geo. W. Rice, of Scranton, Pa., and a brother, G.B. Wilkins, of Ararat, Pa.  Funeral services were held at her late home at 1 o'clock, Saturday, January 5th.  Burial at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Mrs. Smith was 64 years of age.  Born and lived in the neighborhood all her life, having been married 46 years.  She was the daughter of Charles and Orlina Wilkins.  [MHD notation:  d. 1924]

 

Kathryn Wright Smith, 26, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bertwin Wright, of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY] died at her home on Searles Hill [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday, Jan. 12, of septicemia from an infected burn on her left elbow.  Mrs. Smith was born in Butternuts, N.Y. [Otsego Co., NY], Sept. 5, 1909.  The funeral was held at Colwell Brothers' Chapel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 2 o'clock, Rev. M.D. Lowen officiating.  Surviving are her husband, Harry Smith; her parents, and three children.  [MHD notation:  d. 1936]

 

Lynn Smith, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Smith, died at his home in the town of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday, January 15th, of scarlet fever.  He was born in Bainbridge on June 5, 1927.  Private funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon by Rev. G.H. Orvis, followed by burial in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. 1933]

 

Mrs. Marosia Smith, 81, formerly of Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], died at the W.R.C. Home, Oxford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Monday morning.  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Ralston of Endicott; four sons, Leonard A. Smith, and Leslie C. Smith, both of Binghamton, Lawrence H. Smith of Great Bend and T. Lee Smith of Johnson City; two brothers, Charles Leonard of Syracuse, ad John Huntley of Schenectady; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.  She was one of the oldest members of the Frist Christian Church, Binghamton.  The body was removed to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 44 Exchange St., where friends may call this evening from 7 to 9.  [MHD notation:  Aug. 3, 1946]

 

Mrs. Nellie A. Smith, 73, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly at the Tahnmann Hospital, Philadelphia, Thursday afternoon.  She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Raymond Birdsall; a son, John, both of Afton, also eight grandchildren.  Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Karschner Funeral Home in Afton, at 2 o'clock p.m.  The Rev. George B. Graves and the Rev. M.H. Patton officiated.  Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 15, 1947]

 

J. Relly Smith, 71 years old, of 27 Carhart avenue, died this morning at the Charles S. Wilson Memorial hospital.  He is survived by his wife, Marosia; a daughter, Mrs. Ray Ralston of Endicott; four sons, Leonard, Leslie, Lawrence and Lee, of Johnson City; a sister, Mrs. Frank Tracey of Carbondale; a brother, Rubin Smith of Sidney and six grandchildren.  Mr. Smith was a member of the First Christian church.  The body was removed to the William H. Chase funeral home, 44 Exchange street.  Funeral arrangements will be made later.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 2, 1936]

 

The funeral of J. Relly Smith was held Saturday afternoon from the William R. Chase funeral home, 44 Exchange street.  The Rev. Arthur A. Wright officiated.  Miss Jean Hall and Miss Ann Fenton sang "Near to the Heart of God" and "Safe in the Arms of Jesus."  The pallbearers were Edward Webb, Oscar Krissell, A.C. Haverly, George Applemen, Harold Davis and Edward Kretzer.  Burial was in Chenango Valley cemetery.  [MHD notation:  d. 1936]



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Miss Florence Slater, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Slater, and Donald Lockwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lockwood, were married on Saturday, July 20, at the Presbyterian manse by the Rev. M.H. Patton.  [MHD notation:  married 1946]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. Smith, of Bainbridge, announce the marriage of their daughter, Barbara Lois, to William R. Kuhn, of Stamford [Delaware Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. William Kuhn, of Deposit, recently, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Castle, Canton, Pa.  The couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. Castle, brother-in-law and sister of the bride.  The bride was attired in a blue dress with matching accessories.  Mrs. Castle also chose blue for her ensemble.  Mr. Kuhn, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, served 24 months in the European and Pacific Theatres.  They will make their home for the present with Mrs. Kuhn's parents, at Searles Hill [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  Nov. 1946]

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Lawrence Slater, 56, of South Main Street, died at the Binghamton City Hospital Saturday morning.  He had been a patient in the Packer Hospital at Sayre also.  Mr. Slater was a veteran of the First World War, having served three years in the Navy, enlisting a year before the outbreak of the war.  He served as Chief Machinist's Mate and made many crossings of the Atlantic with soldiers and supplies for France.  During his residence in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], he served for a number of years as Trustee of the Village and was deeply interested in Village improvements.  He was also a Trustee of Afton Free Library serving in that office since 1935.  He was employed for several years as the Superintendent of School Bus transportation in Afton Central School.  Mr. Slater was greatly interested in early local history and especially Indian legends and relics of our community.  He had acquired a splendid collection of Indian relics and was consulted many times by other collectors of neighboring counties.  Just before his fatal illness he had begun to gather material for a scrapbook of Afton's history for the Library.  During World War II he resigned his position with the school and accepted a position in the Experimental Engineering Department of Scintilla Magneto Corp.  Mr. Slater is survived by a daughter, Miss Florence Slater and a son, Harold, recently returned from overseas duty with the American troops.  Mrs. Edna Slater, his wife, died two years ago.  Funeral services were held at the Fisher and Carpenter Funeral Home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Rev. Alan Douglas, of the Baptist Church officiating.  Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton.  [MHD notation:  March 23, 1949]

The body of Mrs. Anna L. Smith will arrive in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] today at 6:16 am, and will be taken to the Hopler & Georgia Funeral Home, 483 Chenango St., where friends may call this evening.  The body will be taken to her home, 2 Watson Ave., Port Dickinson [Broome Co., NY], Saturday morning, where the funeral will be held Saturday at 2 pm.  The Rev. Clifford Weber will officiate.  Burial will be in Coventry, NY [Chenango Co.].  [MHD notation:  April 2, 1949]

Clark Edward Smith, 73 years old, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], died Friday afternoon in the Afton hospital, after a short illness.  He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Manning Smith; two sons, Edward and Russell Smith; three grandchildren, all of Coventry and a sister, Miss Anna Smith of Port Dickinson.  Mr. Smith was a member of the Coventry Grange and the Coventry M.E. church.  He has served as road commissioner for 12 years and was a past member of the Afton school board.  The funeral was held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Coventry M.E. church.  The Rev. William Bartz of Castle Creek officiated.  Burial was in Coventry cemetery.  Arrangements by E.F. Tabor, Afton.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 25, 1940]

Mrs. Clark Smith, 81, of the Town of Coventry, Afton, R.D.1 [Chenango Co., NY], died Sunday evening at the home of her son, Russel M. Smith, after a short illness.  Besides her son, she is survived by two brothers, Frank Manning, of Coventry, and Will Manning, of Darien, Ga.  [MHD notation:  Oct. 7, 1951]

Residents of the village and vicinity were saddened Monday noon by the grim horrors of war when word was received here of the first war casualty.  Reported killed in action in France on June 24 is Pvt. Edson H. Smith, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette L. Smith, according to a telegram received from the War Department.  Previously his parents had received a telegram stating that he was missing in action on that date.  Pvt. Smith, who was an infantryman, had been in France since the invasion of Normandy.  The last letter his parents received from him was dated June 18, just six days before the fatal hour.  Edson entered the service on April 1, 1942 and received his training at Camp Croft, S.C., Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp Gordon, Johnston, Fla., and arrived in England in January of this year.  He has three brothers in the service, Pfc. Harold Smith, who is in England; Lt. Robert F. Smith, a pilot in Italy; and Fayette L. Smith, Jr., S 2/C AOM, of Memphis, Tenn.  Pvt. Smith was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] June 9, 1914.  He attended Bainbridge High School and St. Peter's Church.  Before entering the service he was employed at the Scintilla Magneto Co., Sidney.  Surviving besides his parents and three brothers already mentioned are two brothers, Claude Smith and Kenneth Smith, both of Bainbridge; his grandmother, Mrs. Belle Smith, and an aunt, Mrs. Nina Lovejoy, both of Harpursville.  [MHD notation:  d. 1944]

The body of Private Edson H. Smith, Co. D, 1st Bn., 8th Infantry, 4th Motorized Division, will arrive in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on the evening train at 8:39 DST, Thursday, July 8.  Private Smith, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette L. Smith, Sr. who lost his life June 24, 1944, during the invasion of Normandy, was the first local boy reported killed during World War II.  This is the second casualty of war to arrive in Bainbridge.  The body will be removed to the Harold Sherman Funeral Chapel where friends may call Thursday evening from 9 to 10 p.m. and Friday morning.  Military rites will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  The Rev. A.C. Brokaw, chaplain of Slater-Silvernail Post No. 806 American Legion, will offer prayer, followed by a military service conducted by Leon R. Mott Post No. 6511, Veterans of Foreign Wars.  Pall-bearers will be his five brothers, Harold, of Afton' Robert, of Syracuse' Claude, Fayette, Jr., Kenneth, of Bainbridge, and his cousin, Orville Smith, of Bainbridge.  Besides his parents and five brothers, Private Smith is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Belle Smith of Harpursville.  ....  [MHD notation:  buried here, July 1948]

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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]

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Married at the home of the bride's uncle, B.B. Payne, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Friday evening, at 7 o'clock, Aranley E. Sargent and Miss Julia E. Payne by the Rev. C.O. Fuller.  The ring service was used.  [MHD notation:  Aug. 7, 1917]

At one o'clock on Friday afternoon, May 5, Lena Grace Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman, and Clarence Arthur Gifford, son of Mrs. Daniel Gifford of Sidney, were married at the home of the bride, at East Afton [Chenango Co., NY], with Rev. Lynn Crawford of Bradford, uncle of the bride officiating.  The bride was attired in a blue traveling dress with accessories to match.  The couple was attended by Miss Florence Sherman, sister of the bride, and Mr. Harvey Gifford, brother of the groom.  Upon their return from a few days at Niagara Falls and other points of internet they will reside near Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  About 50 attended the wedding.  [MHD notation:  Married 1939]

Celebrates 41st Anniversary:  Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sherman were honored at a surprise 41st anniversary party Saturday night, Oct. 8, 1949, at their home.  Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sutton and children, Marion, Zilphia, Herbert, Jr., Elva, Melvin, Carolyn and George, from Vestal;  Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Sherman and children, Melrose, Chester and Howard; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gifford and daughters, Phyllis and Lucille; Clarence Sherman, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Sherman and daughter, Nancy; Mrs. Jennie Merritt and William Gould, all from Afton.  Those present from Bainbridge were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sherman and children, Marion, Floyd, Henry and Gerald; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ireland and son, Wallace; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Sherman and son, Billy; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sherman and daughter Vurla; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sherman and daughters, Katherine, Gloria, Patricia, Mary, Louise, Dolores and Sharon; Miss Kathleen Francisco, Wesley and Frances Sherman.  Also Miss Joan Carson, of Deposit.  The evening was spent by playing cards and other games.  Refreshments consisted of a beautiful anniversary cake and ice cream.  The couple received many nice gifts, candy, money and many cards.  [MHD notation:  1949]

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Kenneth A. Sherman, 49, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] R.D.2, died Sunday afternoon near his home as a result of a tractor accident.  He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Leona Preston Sherman, of Bainbridge R.D.2; eight daughters, Mrs. Iona Keefe, Mrs. Katherine Miller, the Misses Velna, Mary Louise, Sharon and Patricia Sherman, Mrs. Delores Winands and Mrs. Gloria Smith; nine grandchildren; his father, Ralph Sherman, of Bainbridge; six brothers; five sisters; several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.  The funeral and committal services were held at the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 West Main Street, Bainbridge, Wednesday at 2 p.m.  The Rev. Theodore C. Meyer, of the Bainbridge Baptist Church, officiated.  Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, at a later date.  [MHD notation:  Nov. 1, 1959]

 

The funeral of Mrs. Lydia Olendorf Sherman, widow of Schuyler Sherman was held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, from her old home in East Afton [Chenango Co., NY], where her son, William Sherman and family now live, Rev. Lynn Crawford of Glen Castle, a former pastor, officiating.  Mrs. Sherman was 73 years old having been born in West Bainbridge on May 27, 1859.  She was a daughter of John and Abiah (Newton) Olendorf.  April 27, 1992, she was married to Schuyler Sherman and their married life was spent in Bennettsville and East Afton.  To them were born five children one of them dying in infancy.  The four survivors are, Ralph and William of East Afton; Manville of Hancock and Mrs. B.H. Ward of Union Valley, with whom Mrs. Sherman was living.  Mr. Sherman died nine years ago.  She passed away at the home of her son, Ralph Sherman, where she was visiting, at 8 o'clock Thursday evening, Oct. 20, after an illness of only a few days.  Her funeral service, which was very largely attended, was under the direction of Colwell Brothers of Bainbridge and the bearers were her grandsons, Kenneth, Earl, Lawrence and Morris Sherman.  Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Besides her children, Mrs. Sherman is survived by 21 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. William Teachout and Miss Hattie Olendorf, of Bainbridge.  She was a member of the Baptist church, having united with the church at Bennettsville 50 years ago.  She was a faithful mother, devoted to her children and always thoughtful of others and ready to aid in sickness or wherever this might be needed.  Friends from Binghamton, Harpursville and Afton were present at the funeral. [MHD notation:  Oct 20, 1932]

 

Mrs. Myrtie Beatrice Sherman, 64, died Tuesday morning at her home in East Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  She is survived by her husband, Ralph; seven sons, Kenneth, Earl, Lawrence, Clifford and Clarence, all of Bainbridge; Alvin and Wesley, both of Afton; (another son, Maurice of Afton, died last Summer); five daughters, Mrs. Herbert Sutton of Staatsburg, NY, Mrs. Clarence Gifford and Miss Frances Sherman, both of Afton, Mrs. Ralph Ireland and Miss Mildred Sherman, both of Bainbridge; her mother, Mrs. Jennie Merritt of Afton; two sisters, Mrs. Frances Jones of Utica and Mrs. Lynn Crawford of Bradford; four brothers, Elmer Merritt of Ouaquaga, Chester Merritt of Binghamton, Raymond and Lewis Merritt, both of Afton; 34 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.  The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Bainbridge.  The Rev. Orin Fay, of Albany, assisted by the Rev. Ruthven Chalmers, of Bainbridge, officiated.  Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The pall-bearers were:  Morell Colwell, F.A. Demeree, Thomas Lewis, W.R. Davidson Riley Auringer, all of Bainbridge, and Dan Gifford of Sidney.  Funeral arrangements by the Fisher Funeral Home, Bainbridge.  {MHD notation:  Jan. 20, 1953]

 

Dorothy Brandt Shubert, age 31, wife of Paul Shubert, of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], and formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], passed away at the Homer Folks Hospital, Oneonta, Monday, October 21, after being in poor health for two years.  Mrs. Shubert spent her girlhood in Bainbridge and attended Bainbridge High School.  She attended the Methodist Church in Franklin.  Born September 17, 1909, in Trige, Denmark, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kristian Brandt.  In June 1938, she was united in marriage to Paul Shubert, of Franklin.  She is survived by her husband; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kristian Brandt, of Bainbridge; two sisters, Mrs. Fred Streigler, of Bainbridge, and Mrs. Harold Rosa, of Syracuse; two brothers Harold Brandt, of Bainbridge, and Alfred Brandt, of Sidney; and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the funeral chapel in Franklin with the Rev. Sargeant officiating.  Interment was in the Franklin Cemetery.  [MHD notation:  d. 1940]

 

Mrs. Betty Grow Silvernell, 37, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], died Tuesday at The Hospital, Sidney.  She is survived by her husband, Clarence Silvernell; two daughters, Robin and Holly Silvernell; a son, James Silvernell, all of Unadilla; her mother, Mrs. Leone Grow of Bainbridge; her father Clinton Grow of Ithaca; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth VerValin of Unadilla; three brothers, Renford Grow of Ithaca, Dudley Grow of Baltimore, Md., and Billy Grow of Long View, Tex., and three aunts.  Mrs. Silvernell was a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church of Unadilla.  [MHD notation:  Sept. 1, 1959]

 

Mrs. Myra R. Silvey, 70, wife of Rexford Silvey, of 20 Newton Avenue, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died Thursday morning, May 10, 1956, at her home.  Besides her husband she is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edna Stimpson, Mrs. Harold Miller, both of Oneonta, and Mrs. Lynn Lanfair, of Mount Upton; three sons, Charles R. of Bainbridge, Edwin M. of Mount Upton, and Frank A. Silvey, of Newington, Conn.; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Madden, of Brisben, and Mrs. Nellie Silvey, of Binghamton; four brothers Howard Lum, of Brisben, Homer Lum, of Smithville Flats, Elmer Lum, of South Edmeston, and Stanley Lum, of New Berlin, and several nieces and nephews.  The body was removed to the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 W. Main Street, Bainbridge, where funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Ruthven Chalmers officiating.  Burial was in Butternut Valley Cemetery, Copes Corners [Otsego Co., NY].  [published May 17, 1956]

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Archie B. Shay, 52, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], died Saturday afternoon at City Hospital after a brief illness.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Furman Shay; a son, Archie Shay, Jr., both of Greene; four brothers, John, Robert and Ralph Shay, all of Susquehanna, Pa., and Charles Shay of Thompson, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Finch and Mrs. Helen Beuhener, both of Susquehanna, Pa.; several nieces, nephews and cousins.  He was a member of the Methodist Church of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  The body was moved to the Root Funeral Home, Greene, where friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m.

Miss Charlotte Shay was born in the town of Colesville, Broome county, in 1820.  For a number of years she taught school in this and neighboring districts and until the death of her brother, Eli Shay, about seventeen years ago, lived at his home here.  The past three years she has made her home with a niece, Mrs. Herbert Wedderspoon in Cooperstown, where she passed away last Sunday morning, aged 82 years.  Miss Shay was a member of St. Luke's church in Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], a quiet unassuming lady with strong christian character.  Two nieces, Mrs. Bert Baker, of Harpursville, and Mrs. Herbert Wedderspoon, of Cooperstown, and a nephew, Martin Shay, of this village, survive her.  Her remains were brought here and the funeral held from St. Ann's Tuesday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, Rev. J.N. Goodrich, of Harpursville, officiating.  Interment at Glenwood [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]

George R. Shay, 83, of Thompson, Pa., RD1, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital, Carbondale, Pa., after a long illness.  Born in Susquehanna County, Pa., he had been a resident in the Thompson area for the last 45 years.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Shay of the same address; two sons, Nathan Shay of Binghamton and Milton Shay of Herrick Center, Pa.; three step-sons, John Hendrickson of Carbondale, Russell Hendrickson of Friendsville, Pa., and Benson Davis of Thompson; two step-daughters, Mrs. Homer Painter and Mrs. Glenford Carpenter, both of Binghamton; two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  Mr. Shay was a member of the Ararat Methodist Church and of Thompson Grange 862.  The body was taken to the Mumford Funeral Home, Starrucca, Pa., where friends may call.  [MHD notation:  July 5, 1959]

SHAY--The funeral of George R. Shay will be held Wednesday at 2 pm at the Ararat Methodist Church, Ararat, Pa.  The Rev. William Jenkins will officiate.  The body will lie in state in the church from Wednesday noon until time of service.  Burial will be in Lanesboro Cemetery, Lanesboro, Pa.  Friends may call at the Mumford Funeral Home, Starrucca, Pa., at their convenience. [d. 1959]

Again the village has been called to mourn the loss of one of its old residents in the death of Charles M. Sheldon on April 5th, at the home of his son in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  Mr. Sheldon was the son of Harmon and Phoebe Sheldon and was born December 14th, 1853 at Davenport Center, N.Y.  In 1877 he was married to Delila A. Hawkins of Sanford, N.Y., and to this union was born two sons, Earl D. of Binghamton and Roy F. of Schenectady.  For many years Mr. Sheldon operated a sawmill in partnership with V.N. Cas and A.E. Merritt.  In 1904 he purchased the Stoddard Hammond farm just outside the village of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] which he operated until 1922, when failing health required him to give up farming, and he moved to the village where resided until the time of his death.  Mr. Sheldon was a consistent Christian, and an ardent church worker.  His love for young people often drew them to his home and they found in him a friend and helper.  In a prayer meeting last October he gave expression to a thought that revealed his high ideals.  He said, "We always recognize a foreigner when they come to our country, and how nice it would be if the world could recognize Christ in us as readily."  He lived Christ, he taught Christ and he loved Christ, "For him to live was Christ, to die was gain."  Seldom does the Grim Reaper came and take out two from a home in one week, but such was the case with Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon.  They had lived together for nearly fifty years, they had shared each other's joys and sorrows\, and in death they were only separated one week.  [MHD notation:  d. 1927]

James Ferris Shelley, aged 65, died at his home in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Tuesday morning, after a brief illness.  Mr. Shelley was born in Delaware County in 1871 but had been a resident of the town of Coventry for the last 37 years, where he followed the occupation of farming.  Funeral services will be held from the Root Funeral Home in Greene, Thursday morning at 10:30, the Rev. Lewis Folk of the Baptist Church at Harpursville, officiating.  Burial will be made in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery [Greene, Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Shelley is survived by his wife, Margaret Shelley, and one son, Victor Shelley, of Hillcrest.  [MHD notation: Jan. 29, 1936]

Harpursville [Broome Co., NY]:  On Thursday evening, about 7:30 o'clock, occurred the sudden death of Mrs. Mary Shelly, wife of J. Ferris Shelly, aged thirty-eight years, who, after taking a bath and changing her clothes, died in five minutes.  It is said that she was seen to throw a piece of paper into the stove before retiring.  The coroner, Dr. Preston of Greene, was summoned and held an inquest.  He removed the stomach, which will be sent away for examination.  She leaves besides her husband, one son, Victor; two sisters, one brother and her father, Joseph Gage.  The funeral was held this noon at one o'clock, Rev. George Somerson officiating.  Burial was in Greene [Chenango Co., NY].  [MHD notation:  d. 1910]

Police today lacked valuable clues in their search for the person or persons who robbed and murdered Victor F. Shelley, 41-year-old Hillcrest mechanic, in his automobile two miles north of Newburgh [Orange Co., NY] late yesterday.  Only clue was a bullet removed from the victim's body, which was found slumped over the steering wheel.  Mr. Shelley, an employee of the Colonial Beacon Oil Co., who left his Hillcrest home [Broome Co., NY] Wednesday morning to attend a business meeting in Poughkeepsie, was shot in the neck by a .32 or .38 caliber gun an autopsy revealed.  State police today were of the opinion robbery was the motive for the crime.  Mr. Shelley's coat, watch, traveling bag and wallet, said to have probably contained considerable money, were missing.  Whether his slayer was alone could not be determined.  He was found slumped over the front seat of a company car parked about 10 feet off the highway.  As members of Troop K of the state police reconstructed the crime, they advanced the theory that something went wrong with Mr. Shelley's car and that he had stopped to fix it when held up and subsequently shot.  Relatives at Mr. Shelley's Hillcrest home today discounted the possibility that he had enemies.  They also said he did not have much money with him, but admitted that he usually carried large sums of money.  As investigation of the murder continued today, Captain Daniel E. Fox, commanding officer of Troop C, assigned Trooper Carl Fordham to work with Patrick Gale of Troop K's BC1 in checking local angles.  The troopers visited the Shelley home this morning and talked with relatives and Marshall A. Kattell, New York city head of the oil concern and formerly of this city, who went to the victim's home from Newburgh.  Lieutenant Walter Reilly of Troop K said he was certain the case was "clear-cut murder" and that robbery was the motive.  A search of the car by Troop K men revealed no gun in or near the car in which Mr. Shelley's body was found.  Troopers learned from nearby farmers that the car was first seen parked along the highway during a heavy storm at 11 o'clock Wednesday night, but no one investigated. It wasn't until about 3:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon that J. F. Conway of Newburgh, a passing motorist, discovered the body.  He immediately called state police.  Authorities found the wires on two of the spark plugs of the motor of the car had been disconnected.  The right hand door of the car was locked and there was a large hole smashed in the left window near the body.  Dr. Theodore Proper and Dr. Harold Snyder of Newburgh performed an autopsy which revealed that the bullet entered the body at the junction of the neck and chest and had plowed down through the right lung.  Death was attributed to hemorrhage of the lung, but doctors could not determine how long he had been dead.  Michael Hoey attached to the district attorney's office at Newburgh, was called into the investigation by troopers.  Several of Troop K's BC1 men today had been assigned in the case.  Mr. Shelley planned to be in Poughkeepsie at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning, oil company officials said, for a business meeting.  He was employed as a repair man for the oil concern in upstate counties.  When he failed to appear for the meeting officials called the company's Binghamton office and were told that he had left for Poughkeepsie several hours previously.  Company heads were still looking for Mr. Shelley when the body was found.  Mr. Shelley had been an employee of the oil concern for several years.  He made his home at 4 Franklin avenue, Hillcrest.  Survivors include his wife, Edith (Small) Shelley; a daughter, Mary; a son, Donald and a stepmother, Mrs. Margaret Shelley of Harpursville.  Mr. Shelley's body was taken to the Root Funeral Home in Greene and will be brought to his home Saturday at 11 o'clock.  A prayer service will be held at his home Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock.  The funeral will be held at the West Colesville Baptist church at 1:30 o'clock. The Rev. Louis D. Falk will officiate, assisted by the Rev. T. Part Gates.  [Binghamton Press, Aug. 12, 1938]

Ruling that Victor P. Shelley of Port Dickinson [Broome Co., NY], victim of an unsolved murder in an automobile near Newburgh [Orange Co., NY] on August 11th, was "killed while working the course of his employment," Compensation Court Referee James P. Richardson of Syracuse granted an award to his widow, Mrs. Edith Shelley.  Mr. Shelley was killed while in the employ of Colonial Beacon Oil Company.  The Court decreed that Mrs. Shelley will receive $10.39 each week unless she remarries.  In that event, the payments will cease.  In addition, Referee Richardson ordered compensation payments of $3.45 per week to each of two children until they become 18 years of age.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 1939]

Bainbridge Flood, 1865

 

Flood At Bainbridge

The Chenango Telegraph, July 26, 1865

 

Messrs. Editors--Sirs:  I wish to give a little account of the sudden flood that passed through a portion of our village on Monday, the 17th inst:

 

The mill pond long known as the Newton Pond, became filled with rains of the previous Sunday, and the pressure was so strong that a portion of the dam gave away, doing a considerable damage.  At about 5 o'clock A.M., a noise was heard like that of "a mighty rushing wind," which came nearer and still nearer towards our village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  It soon became evident that the mill dam situated about half a mile above the village, had broke from its moorings, and water, mud, timber, chairs, bed-steads, beds and bed clothing, stoves and all kinds of trash, came rushing on, fury like towards the Susquehanna river.  It swept a dwelling house owned by Wallace Newton, and occupied by one Mr. Vanzant, with all of its contents.  It next took hold of the Chair and Cabinet shop of Isaac Pettis, and not stopping to consider the best mode of demolishing it, tore its foundation out, and down it tumbled in the surging waters and was soon a wreck.  The next struggle it had was with the small bridge in the village; after pushing and wavering with broken timbers, and all sorts of debris, a portion of the bridge gave way.  The water passed through Packard's stage barn and yard, carrying off wagons, sleighs, harnesses, plows and other things; one hack just bought was entirely stove to pieces.  The wagon shop of A. Priest, was sprinkled with about two feet of mud and water but, as the doors were shut, his damage was light.  A part of A. Phinney's blacksmith shop was carried away; his damage is small in comparison with others.  Many gardens were injured, and some almost destroyed. 

 

I have not ascertained the exact amount of damage done, and perhaps it could not accurately be ascertained.  Wallace Newton, the owner of the dam, was damaged to the amount of nearly $1,500; Vanzant, $300; Isaac Pettis, $1000; P.M. Packard, $1000.  These were the heaviest losers in this fracas, which lasted about one hour.  All were more or less injured living along the line of the stream.

 

Had this dam given way in the spring of the year, in the time of very high water, it must have swept away a large portion of our village.  It is hoped if this dam is rebuilt, that the owner will see to it that it is substantially made, and not subject our village to be swept away at some future time.

A Subscriber

Obituaries (Se, Sh) MHD Collection

 

Anita Margaret Sejersen was born April 10, 1917, at Richmond Hill, L.I., N.Y.  She was the daughter of Jens Andrew Sejersen and Karen Marie Jensen Sejersen.  When Anita was a year old, they moved to Bainbridge (Chenango Co., NY).  She passed away Sunday afternoon, May 24, of pneumonia and heart trouble after an illness of seven weeks and following a light case of scarlet fever.  She was of a bright and cheerful disposition and attracted to herself many friends.  Although only fourteen years old, she was a freshman at high school and a favorite with her classmates.  The funeral was held from the home of her parents at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, May 27, Rev. Clarence Carman officiating, and her earthly form was laid to rest in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  The freshman class of Bainbridge high school attended the funeral in a body and six of her schoolmates, Max Stevens, Junior Roider, Frank Doolittle, Ole Munk, Joseph Ireland and Svend Nyman, acted as bearers.  The Girl Scouts, of which she was a member, attended in a body at the grave and acted as an escort.  The floral tributes were many and beautiful.  Besides her parents, Anita is survived by one sister, Edna C. about two years her senior:  three younger brothers, Carl, Junior and John.  Her aunts and uncles attending the funeral were from Richmond Hill, Brooklyn, Oneonta and Bainbridge.  There are also several surviving aunts and uncles in Denmark.  [MHD notation:  d. 1931]

 

Mrs. Karen M. (Jensen) Sejersen, 69, passed away May 22 at the Bainbridge Hospital after a short illness.  Funeral services were held at the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 West Main Street, Bainbridge.  The Rev. Andrus B. Smith, of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, officiated.  Pall bearers were Harold Brandt, Harry Greek, Fred Streigler, and Rexford Thornton, all of Bainbridge.  Final resting place is in the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Mrs. Sejersen was born Jan. 22, 1889, in Ronne, Bornholm, Denmark, daughter of Theodore and Olina (Andersen) Jensen.  She came to America in 1906.  On June 6, 1914, she married Andrew Sejersen.  After marriage they resided in Richmond Hill, L.I., until coming to the Bainbridge area in 1918.  She is survived by her husband, Andrew Sejersen, of Bainbridge; a daughter, Mrs. Edna Burke, of Brooklyn; three sons, Carl and Andrew, Jr., both of Bainbridge, and John Sejersen, of Sidney; none grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Camilla Hansen, of Oneonta; two brothers in Denmark and a sister in Sweden; and several nieces and nephews.  [MHD notation:  d. 1958]

 

Friday morning at 12:20 o'clock, occurred the death of Adella L. Seward, wife of Aaron Seward, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merrill.  She was born in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], April 7, 1859, 82 years ago, the daughter of Adeline (Evans) and John Tracy.  She had been ill only a few days and death was due to streptococcic infection of the face.  Burial was in the Afton Cemetery, Tuesday, July 22, the William Breese Co. in charge.  she had lived in this vicinity for eight years.  [MHD notation:  July 25, 1941]

 

The community was shocked and saddened when it became known that Mrs. James Seymour had died suddenly at her home here.  Mrs. Seymour had been in failing health for a long time but able to be about and attend church services whenever her health would permit.  She was the oldest member of the Congregational Church here, her age being 82.  Fifty-four years ago she married James Seymour and had lived in this vicinity ever since.  She was a devoted wife, friend and neighbor.  Much sympathy is extended to the bereaved husband who is left alone.  The funeral service was held at Colwell Bros.' Funeral Parlor at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The pastor, the Rev. William L. Wood, officiated with burial in the family plot at Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].  Communion service will be held here at 2 P.M., Jan. 10th.  Missionary meeting will be in the parish house Wednesday, Jan. 6th.  [MHD notation:  d. 1943]

 

John Shaffer, 54 years, died Friday morning 11:55 at the Chenango Memorial hospital where he was taken for an operation several days previous.  The funeral was held at his late home on Pruyne Hill [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. R.R. Whitman officiating.  Burial in Coventry cemetery.  Mr. Shaffer was an employee of the Casein Mfg. Company.  He is survived by his wife and several children. 

 

Gerald N. Shaw, 53 years old, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly Thursday afternoon.  He is survived by his widow, Jennie L. Shaw; a daughter, Mrs. Agnes Ryno of Schenectady; a brother, Floyd Shaw of Pottsville, and two sisters.  Mrs. Hubert Kimball of Pottsville and Mrs. Herman Brown of Papchoque, L.I.  Friends are invited to call at the home Saturday afternoon and evening.  [MHD notation:  Mar. 13, 1941]

 

The people of Afton and community were shocked and grieved late Thursday afternoon, March 13th, when news was received of the sudden death of Gerald N. Shaw while transporting children from the Afton Central School to their homes on his bus route.  Mr. Shaw was apparently in the best of health when he started from the school and had completed various tasks at his home and the Village Hall where he was employed as janitor in addition to his duties as school bus driver.  He had resided near or in Afton village [Chenango Co., NY] for the past 43 years having worked at the M.J. Mudge Food Store, for a time manager of the Grand Union Store and in later years clerked at the Morgan Brothers Hardware Store.  He was Superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School for many years and was always interested and active in the better things of the village and community.  Born in Parksville, Sullivan County, December 11th, 1885 and at the age of about 12 years came to Afton to reside with his uncle, Peter S. Krum.  He was married on September 22nd, 1906 to Jennie L. Pixley, of Triangle, N.Y., and two children were born, a son who died in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Agnes Ryno, of Schenectady, who with his widow survive him.  Also left to mourn his passing are one brother, Floyd Shaw, of Parksville, N.Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Hubert Kimball, of Parkville, and Mrs. Herman Brown, of Patchogue, L.I., and several nephews, nieces and cousins.  The love and esteem in which Gerald has held by his many friends and acquaintances was evidenced by the attendance at his funeral and the profusion of beautiful flowers given by both friends and relatives.  Prayer service was held at his late home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock and funeral services at the Presbyterian church at 2:30.  The Lester D. Huxtable of the Union Baptist Church officiated assisted by the Rev. Clifford E. Webb of the Presbyterian church with burial in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]

I cannot understand God's ways:

They are past finding out.

But that His will is always best,

By grace I will not doubt.

I also know that all things work

Together for our good,

And one day we shall know what now

Is so misunderstood.

[published Mar. 20, 1941]

Obituaries (Se) MHD Collection

The funeral of Merton D. Secor, for many years a resident of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], was held Thursday afternoon, in the Afton Methodist Church, of which he was a member.  The services were conducted by his former pastor, the Rev. Harry Brooks, assisted by the Rev. W.S. Jones, and were largely attended.  Acting as bearers were Bruce Keaton, Jay Bonnell, Ray Hacher, Lee Drake, Lewis Fredenburg and Jere Jenks.  Merton D. Secor, son of Homer and Helen (Lamb) Secor, was born Jan. 12, 1879, in Otego [Otsego Co., NY].  The early years of his life were spent in that vicinity.  On July 1, 1916, he was married to Otisena Keach at Afton.  Mr. and Mrs. Secor took up residence in Afton where he was employed as clerk in Horton's hardware and at the Ansco factory.  After receiving the appointment as maintenance foreman of the Highway Department, Mr. Secor left the Ansco, continuing the job as foreman for 14 years.  For the past 20 years, Mr. and Mrs. Secor and son, Merton, Jr., have made their home on Algerine street.  Early last February, the deceased contracted an illness and his health gradually failed.  He passed away Sunday, May 17, at 11 o'clock.  He is survived by his widow, Otisena; three sons, Homer, who is with the United States Army in the Hawaiian Islands, Edgar, of Booneville, and Merton Wilson, Jr., who is also with the United States Army in Hawaii; and four grandchildren, Everett, Betty, Barbara, and Homer Secor, all of Booneville, and Merton Wilson, also survive.

"You call it death--this seeming endless sleep;

We call it birth--the soul at last set free.

'Tis hampered not by time or space--you weep;

Why weep at death? 'Tis immortality.

Farewell, dear voyager--'Twill not be long.

Your work is done--now may peace rest with three,

Your kindly thoughts and deeds--they live on

For this is not death--'tis immortality

Contributed by Thelma Fuller

[published May 28, 1942]

Albert Seeley, 54, died Wednesday at his home in Rogers Hollow [Otsego Co.,. NY].  He is survived by his wife, Lillian Seeley; a son, Philetus Seeley of East Guilford; a brother, William Seeley of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Jennie Seeley of Afton and Miss Emma Seeley of Washington, D.C.; a nephew, William J. Seeley and a niece, Miss Juanita Seeley, both of this city.  [MHD Notation:  Feb. 26, 1941]

Miss Emma May Seeley, 66, died at her home in Washington, DC, Saturday.  She is survived by a brother, William Seeley, of Binghamton; a niece, Mrs. Juanita Kelley, of Binghamton, a nephew, William J. Seeley of Binghamton.  The body will arrive in Binghamton today and will be removed to the Hopler and Georgia Funeral home, 483 Chenango St.  [MHD notation:  Nov. 30, 1959]

Mrs. Harriet May (McRoy) Seeley passed away Saturday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in her home at East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] at the age of 59 years.  Mrs. Seeley had been in her usual health and had walked to the near-by store during the evening previous, before suffering a shock which occurred about 10 p.m. Friday night.  Mrs. Seeley was born June 1879 in Hallstead, Pa.  She was married to Albert Seeley on Feb. 6, 1916 and to them was born one son, Charles Phileatus, who is at home.  Besides the husband and son, she is also survived by one sister in New York City.  Mrs. Seeley was a faithful worker in her earlier years in the Afton Baptist Church and she was a Sunday School teacher, member of the Ladies' Aid Society and a loyal worked in the East Guilford Church since the family moved here about three years ago.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the East Guilford Presbyterian Church.  The Rev. Sutton, a former Baptist pastor of Sidney, officiated.  The body was placed in the Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] vault for burial later in the Spring.  [MHD notation:  d. Mar. 11, 1939]

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie Seeley, wife of Albert Seeley, were held at East Guilford church at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. D. Marvin Sutton of Sidney, officiated.  Mrs. Seeley was stricken with stroke Friday and passed away at her home about 4:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon.  She was born 59 years ago in Halstead, Pa. About seven years ago she came to Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] from Afton [Chenango Co., ,NY].  After four years' residence here, she went to East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], where she had since resided.  She was a woman respected in the community and a devoted Baptist.  Besides her husband, one son, Charles, survive.  [MHD notation:  d. Mar. 11, 1939]

Mrs. Jessie E. Seeley, 62, died in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday evening after a short illness.  She is survived by a sister, Miss Emma Seeley, of Washington, DC; a brother, William Seeley, of Binghamton; one niece, and two nephews.  The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral Home in Afton, where friends may call.  [MHD notation:  Feb. 23, 1953]

Mrs. Lucy A. Seeley, 78 years of age died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Will Seeley on Orchard street Tuesday.  She is survived by two daughters, Miss Emma Seeley of Washington, D.C., and Mrs. Seeley; two sons, Albert Seeley of Rockdale and William Seeley of Binghamton and three grandchildren.  Funeral services will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Seeley, Friday at 2 P.M.  [MHD notation:  Dec. 15, 1939]

Mrs. Lucy Adkins Seeley was born June 11, 1858 at Colesville, N.Y. [Broome Co., NY] the second daughter of Pomeroy and Eleanor Hawkins Adkins.  On January 1, 1886 she was united in marriage with Elmer Seeley of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  They resided near Coventry for several years and here their four children were born.  After the death of her parents, they moved to the old home place.  While in Coventry she belonged to the Congregational Church but later the distance from the old farm was too great for regular attendance.  Although never a leader, her desires and aims were for right living.  In 1906 they sold the farm moving to Afton, where she resided most of the time on East Main street.  She transferred her church membership to the Presbyterian church.  After the death of Mr. Seeley and she became too feeble to stay alone she was with her daughter Jessie Seeley.  Besides the above mentioned daughter, she leaves another daughter Emma of Washington, D.C., two sons, Albert of Rockdale, N.Y. and William of Binghamton, also three grandchildren.

"Wasted and wan, we laid her down

Worn out with mortal strife;

But fair and glorious shall she rise

To glad eternal life."

[MHD notation:  d. 1939]

Mrs. Wesley Seely eldest daughter of Albert S. and Rebecca L. Clapp, was born in Coventry, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY], January 30, 1855.  Her early life was spent in that town.  She later attended Afton Union School and Academy, preparing herself for teaching, which vocation she followed until her marriage o April 15, 1875, to Israel Wesley Seely of Afton, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY] To them were born three children, Charles W., Will E., and Hattie May.  Though in frail health for years, she lived to survive her eldest son and her husband by a number of years.  In her latter days, she spent four years with her daughter in the daughter's home in Citronella, Alabama.  They then returned to the old home in Afton where she wished to spend her last days among old friends and neighbors.  She will be remembered as a loving mother, a kind friend and a true Christian.  She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Afton.  To mourn her loss, she leaves, besides her son and daughter, a sister, Mrs. H.M. Mayhew, of Farmington, Conn., and a niece, Miss Olive Bassett, of Carriere, Miss.  [MHD notation:  Aug. 31, 1936]

Mrs. Wesley Seely, 81 years of age, died at her home on Pleasant Avenue, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on Monday evening, August 31, 1936.  She is survived by a son, Will E. Seely, and a daughter, Miss Hattie May Seely, of Afton; and a sister, Mrs. E.J. Mayhew, of Farmington, Conn.  Funeral services were held this Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home with Rev. Clifford E. Webb of the Presbyterian Church, officiating.  Interment in Glenwood Cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].