Obituaries (April 21)

 Freemont C. Martin, 73, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], died Sunday morning in the Binghamton City Hospital. He is survived by his widow, Mary; four sons, Alvah and Eugene Martin of Bainbridge, Eldon Martin of Harpursville and Bert Martin of Springfield, Mass.; a daughter, Mrs. Albert Layman of Ashland, and several grandchildren.  The funeral was held from the Harry G. Kark Funeral Home in Harpursville Tuesday morning with the Rev. Orrin D. Fay of East Windsor officiating.  Burial was in the Ashland Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 16, 1938]

 

Funeral services were conducted at Colwell Brothers Funeral chapel, last Thursday for Leon Charles Loomis, 50, of Forest Hill, L.I., a former resident of West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], who died June 13 in New York City.  Burial was made in the West Bainbridge Cemetery.  Mr. Loomis, a native of West Bainbridge, was a son of the late Charles H. and Cora Lyon Loomis.  Mr. Loomis attended Bainbridge High School, was graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1912, and has been a construction engineer in the metropolitan district for several years.  His most recent association was with the New York City Parks Commission.  Surviving are his wife and two children; two brothers, Ward Loomis of West Bainbridge and Dr. Ralph H. Loomis of Sidney and a sister, Mrs. Clarence Marcley of Schenectady.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 16, 1938]

 

Daniel Nielson, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Nielson, drowned Friday, June 17, in Afton lake, while swimming during the period when a final examination, from which he was exempt, was being given at the school.  The alarm was spread by Lynn Brayman and Bastine Carricilo about 5 p.m. after they found his clothing in the bathhouse at the lake.  They returned to the village and notified Whit Y. McHugh, who called state troopers.  In the meantime, older boys arrived from the village and dove until the troopers arrived.  The body was removed from 18 feet of water, about 50 feet from the shore at 6:45 by the troopers.  He is survived by his parents and eight brothers and sisters; Henry, Walter, Lucille, Audrey, Victor, Ardell, Jean, Anne and Kenneth.  The funeral was held Monday at the Baptist Church in Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 16, 1938]

 

George Harrison Avery, 70, died at his home in Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY] on Monday, June 13, of heart trouble, while cutting grass.  Mr. Avery was born April 11, 1868, in Ellenville [Ulster Co., NY], the son of the late Mariette (Tice) and Charles Avery.  He has lived in Rockdale for 45 years.  He is survived by his wife, Bertha; by one daughter, Veatrice; and by four sisters, Mrs. Ada Kidney of Middletown, Mrs. Jen York of Wintertown, Miss Harriet Avery and Mrs. James Carney of South Fallsburg, and also by several nieces and nephews. The funeral was held from the home on Friday, June 17, with the Rev. Douglas Burt of Newark Valley officiating.  Carl Smith sang, accompanied by Mrs. Lena Curtis.  Burial was made in the East Guilford Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 23, 1938]

Miss Elizabeth Clarke, 70, of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY] died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Eugene Dester,  on Wednesday, June 29.  Miss Clarke was born April 14, 1868, at county Derry, Ireland.  She had lived with her sister for the past ten years.  She is survived by two brothers, Roland Clarke of Oyster Bay, L.I.; and John Clarke of New York City, and by two sisters, Mrs. Dester and Mrs. Minnie McMullan of Newburgh.  The funeral was held from the home of her sister on Friday afternoon  Burial was made in St. Michael's Cemetery at Astoria, L.I.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 7, 1938]
 

Mrs. J. Campbell James, whose poems are appearing in the Poet's Corner of this paper, will be remembered as Miss Ivah Kniskern who lived in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] about 30 years ago.  She was born in Deposit [Broome Co., NY], the daughter of John and Mary Kniskern.  Mr. Kniskern was superintendent of schools in Delaware county for many years.  After his death, Mrs. Kniskern was given his position, which she held  until ill health forced her to give it up.  Soon after, she, with her children took up residence with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hamlin on the East side of Bainbridge.  Mrs. James was graduated from Bainbridge High in 1905, after which she attended Oneonta Normal.  She taught school in Leonia, N.J., and then in the Ethical Culture School on Long Island.  While here, she developed tuberculosis and was obliged to give up teaching.  She spent some time in the Adirondacks but, not receiving the help that she had hoped for, she went to Arizona.  She regained her health sufficient to resume teaching and for several years she was superintendent of teachers in Prescott High School.  Mrs. James' husband J. Campbell James, who she married in Prescott, was for many years associated with the Chamber of Commerce of that city.  For the past four years, they have lived at Grand Canyon, Arizona, where Mr. James is supervisor of CCC camps.  Mrs. James has been writing for some time and her poems have been published in the Saturday Evening Post, Poetlore and various Federal publications dealing with park services and other national projects.  [Bainbridge News &Republican, July 7, 1938]