Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Obituaries (March 19)

William C. Beatman, son of Seymour Hamilton and Ella Carrington Beatman, a lifelong resident of North Afton [Chenango Co., NY], passed away Thursday evening, Dec. 12, 1946, at the Sidney Hospital at the age of 67.  William Beatman was named in honor of his grandfathers, William Beatman and Charles Carrington.  He was the owner of the old Beatman Homestead farm and was justly pound of his farm home.  He was also much interested in all local affairs and gave generously to all local donations.  Mr. Beatman was deeply interested in the local Methodist Church and the Cemetery Association.  Mr. Beatman is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Harry Shaw, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Frank Brown, of Guilford, and Mrs. Murray Stow, of Larchmont.  Also several nieces and nephews.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 9, 1947]
 
Mrs. Lora J. Guy, of 13 Kirkwood Avenue, Hillcrest [Broome Co.,  NY], died last Thursday at her home.  She is survived by her husband, Don Guy, of Hillcrest; a sister, Mrs. Arthur Hubbard, of Herkimer; three nieces, Mrs. George Cummings, of Oxford, Mrs. Ledah Griswodl, of Herkimer, and Mrs. Myrtle Finch, of Albany; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ernest L. Ingersoll, of Afton.  Funeral services were held at her home Monday.  Burial will be in Chenango Valley cemetery [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY].  Mr. Guy was a resident of Bainbridge for several years prior to 1903.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 9, 1947]

Mrs. Lora I. Guy, wife of Don Guy, 13 Kirkwood Ave., Hillcrest [Broome Co., NY], died Thursday.  Mrs. Guy, a native of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], visited friends and relatives here just before Christmas.  Born Feb. 11, 1877, she was a daughter of Hamilton and Lavina (Ireland) Ingersoll, of West Bainbridge.  She was a member of the Methodist Church.  For many years, her husband, Mr. Guy, worked in Perkins Store in Bainbridge, now the site of the Bainbridge Department Store.  More than 30 years ago, they left Bainbridge, and moved to Norwich, then to Utica, and later settling in Binghamton.  Besides her husband, she is survived by:  a sister, Mrs. Arthur Hubbard, of Herkimer; three nieces, Mrs. George Cummings, of Oxford, Mrs. Ledah Criswold, of Herkimer and Mrs. Myrtle Finch, of Albany; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Ernest L. Ingersoll, of Afton; also several cousins.  Funeral services were held from the home Monday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock with the Rev. Russell J. Hawke officiating.  Burial was in Chenango Valley Cemetery [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 9, 1947]

Unadilla [Otsego Co., nY]:  Mrs. John Hopkins has received word of the death of her brother, the Rev. Webster Moore, in Kenton, Ohio.  Mr. Moore is well-known in Unadilla having served as pastor of the Baptist Church some years ago.  Burial was in Hiram, Ohio.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 9, 1947]

Sanford Furman, 44, of Windsor [Broome Co., NY], died suddenly Thursday evening at the Binghamton City Hospital.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Laura Furman; a daughter, Marion Furman, both of Windsor; three sisters Mrs. Arthur Glover, of Sussex, N.J., Mrs. DeWayne Glover, of Matamoras, Pa., and Mrs. Dewey Brookshire, of Bonny Ridge, N.C.; six brothers, Robert, Carl, and Frank Furman, all of Port Jervis, Kenneth Furman, of Starrucca, Pa., Harry J. and Cecil B. Furman, both of Binghamton.  He was a section foreman for the D.&H. Railroad.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 16, 1947]

Charles Joslyn, age  82, passed away early Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, around 1 o'clock.  Death was due to the infirmities of old age.  Mr. Joslyn was born on Nov. 10, 1864, at Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], the son of Armenda Burnet Joslyn and Lorenzo Joslyn.  He was a farmer by trade and although of a quiet and retiring nature, he was highly esteemed in the community.  He has made his home for the past 20 years, with his only son, Clarence Joslyn, who survives, also a sister, Mrs. Blanch Wilcox, and a brother, William Joslyn, of Oxford.  Final rites were held from the Francis K. Karschner Funeral home in Afton at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.  The Rev. David Wolfe, of Guilford, officiated.  Burial was in the family plot, Glenwood Cemetery, Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  [[Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 23, 1947]

William Haight, a well-known resident of South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], suddenly expired while at work in Coventry, on Wednesday forenoon last.  Deceased was engaged by Mr. Beardsley of this village, in drawing stone for a new building in Coventry, he having a box sleigh, and while passing the Parker neighborhood met Mr. Peter Parker, with whom he had some conversation.  He was on foot, following the team, and soon after Mr. Parker saw him stumble into the sleigh, make an effort and then remain quiet.  The team walked leisurely along a short distance until they came to a little rise in the road, where they stopped, and Mr. Parker, who had been watching all the time, hastened to the spot and found Mr. Haight in the sleigh dead.  The body was removed to Mr. Joel Parker's house, and properly cared for until the arrival of friends, and here it was that the driver of another team, who had been ahead of Mr. H., but out of sight, was met coming back to see if he had not met with some accident.  Dr. Thorp was called and viewed the body, pronounced the cause of death disease of the heart, of which Mr. Haight had been troubled lately.  Deceased leaves a wife and four children, two of whom, a son, living in this village, and daughter are married.  For two or three years he had kept the boarding hall on the Sidney camp meeting ground, where he made a great many friends and acquaintances.  His funeral was largely attended form the Methodist Church, in this village on Saturday.  [Chenango Union, Mar. 22, 1877]

EVENS:  Monday, July 28, at her home near Guilford Centre, Mrs. Julia Evens, widow of the late John Evens, "entered life eternal."  She gave her heart to God in her youth, and walked in His ways all the days of her life.  Reared in the early years of Methodism, her gentleness and simplicity of manner and dress were an unspoken rebuke to the frivolities and vanities of today.  Her religion lightened her daily tasks, and helped her bear with faith and patience all the sorrows of life.  She survived the loss of her husband about three years.  Some time previous to his death they celebrated their golden wedding.  Her father, the late Azor Burlison, owned a large tract of land, which he generously divided with his children, as they desired homes, so her life was passed surrounded by her kindred, and almost under the shadow of the old homestead.  Her father was a willing servant in God's hands, and did much to establish Methodism.  At Guilford Centre, in her young womanhood, she was a teacher, and I doubt not that she taught both by precept and example.  On the table before me lies an open Bible, on the fly leaf of which, under her signature is written:  "Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth."  She was an earnest Christian, a devoted wife and mother, and God has given her the rest she so desired.  Rev. Frisbee officiated at her funeral in an able and eloquent manner.  The beautiful flowers which covered the casket, and filled the rooms with their fragrance, were loving tributes from many friends.  Four of her grandsons bore the casket to the grave.  Two sons and a daughter survive her; Mr. Guernsey Evens, of Guilford Centre; Mr. Hiram Evens, of California, and Mrs. Rhodes, of Syracuse.  [Chenango Union, Aug. 7. 1890]

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