Sunday, May 18, 2014

Obituaries (May 18)

Grover Cleveland Hawkins, 56, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], died March 27, 1941, at his home.   The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. William Woods, of Greene, officiating.  The deceased is survived by his wife, Lura Livingston Hawkins, and a son, James Hawkins.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 3, 1941]
 
Sunday morning, March 29, at 11:10 o'clock occurred the death of Mildred Bump, wife of Harvey Bump.  Her death occurred at the Turner Hospital, where she has been a patient for many weeks.  Death brought blessed relief from days of intense suffering, so acute that her family could hardly endure the sight of it at the end.  Mrs. Bump was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on September 20, 1904, the daughter of the late Emily and Charles Marble, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  The last few years of her life, have been spent in Greene [Chenango Co., NY], where she made her home with her children.  She was in charge of the WPA Sewing Project, as long as her health permitted.  As a girl she attended Guilford Central School and trained for a year in the Syracuse Hospital.  A woman, whose devotion to her children and home will ever remain in their hearts, through the years to come.  Surviving are the husband, Harvey Bump, of Utica; three daughters, Shirley, Merilyn and Emily, and one son, Richard, a sister, Doris, all of Greene, and a brother Richard, and father, Charles Marble, of Guilford.  Final rites were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the Rogers Funeral Home in Greene, with burial at Greene.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 3, 1941]
 
Beverly Hartwell, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Hartwell, of Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY], died in the Norwich Hospital Sunday morning as a result of injuries received Saturday afternoon when she ran into the side of a truck near her home.  The driver of the truck, Hubert S. Ryan, of Oxford, stated that he was along the road about a mile south of Coventryville when he passed the little girl and her two brothers, Stanley, 8, and Gerald, 5.  The older boy had Beverly by the hand, as Mr. Ryan passed, apparently she broke away from him and ran into the side of the truck near the rear.  The girl suffered multiple fractures of the skull with hemorrhage of the brain according to her attending physician, Dr. Thomas F. Manley, of Norwich.  Ernest Tabor, of Afton, who happened to be near the scene of the accident, brought the child to the Bainbridge Hospital.  But due to an over-crowded condition of the local hospital, the child was taken to the Norwich Hospital.  Dr. Matt D. Boname, Chenango County Coroner, stated there would be no inquest.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 3, 1941]
 
Ike Weir passed away at his home on Gospel Hill [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY] at 7:30 Wednesday morning, April 2, 1941.  His unexpected death was due to heart trouble.  His age was 73 years, 2 months, and 17 days.  Ike (Isaac Newton) Weir, second son of Andrew Blout and Sarah Jane (Reed) Weir, was born at Mount Etna, Huntington County, Ind., January 16, 1868.  On June 20, 1900, he married Miss Leona Ruth Emerson, at Spirit Lake, Ia.,  He and his family lived at Spirit Lake, Ia., Minneapolis and Long Lake, Minn., and Cooner, and Midltown, Wisc., before moving to their present home in Guilford, in July, 1921.  He is survived by his wife, seven children:  Howard Aldamar, of Ithaca; Sarah Margaret Wade, of Bainbridge; Bernice Emma, of Great Neck; Ida Belle Winsor, of Guilford; Leona Ruth, of Guilford; Hazel Iola, of Hewlett; and James Patrick, of Guilford; 11 grandchildren, three brothers, Aldamar, of Victor, Colo.; Harry of Columbus, Mont.; and Jesse, of Huntington, Ind.; and two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Buzzard, of Huntington, Ind.; and Mrs. Mayme Stahl, of Desoto, Missouri.  The Colwell Brothers were in charge of the funeral.  Services for the immediate family were at the home Saturday at 1 P.M.  Services for the public were at the Bainbridge Chapel at 2 P.M.  The commitment services were at the Bainbridge vault.  Burial will be made later.  The Rev. Mr. Charles J. Dempsey officiated.  Pall bearers were:  Neil Lewis, of Norwich; Glenn Burton, Cecil Glover, Joseph Bernholz, Lee Winsor and William Burton, of Guilford.  Honorary pall bearers were Martin brown, of Otego; and David Tate, of Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 10, 1941]
 
Claudia Mudge, aged 75, passed away Wednesday, April 9, at the home of Ruth J. Crumb, in Mt. Upton.  Miss Mudge was born on February 10, 1866, the daughter of Lavina (St. John) and Henry Mudge.  Final rites were held Saturday, April 11, with Colwell Brothers, of Bainbridge, in charge.  Burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 17, 1941]
 
Edward Ferris, 26, of Lake Ariel, Pa., died at 12:30 P.M., Tuesday, in the Chenango Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained Saturday night when his car collided with an Ontario and Western train on the outskirts of Norwich.  Ferris, who was employed as a truck driver for the Mt. Upton plant of the Dairymen's League was hurt when his car crashed into the side of Engine 317 on the O&W crossing in Polksville.  An autopsy was performed at the hospital by Dr. Thomas F. Manley and Dr. John Hollis of Norwich on order of the Chenango Court.  It showed that death was due to "Thrombosis of the left ventricle."  Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ferris, the victim's parents, were at his bedside when he succumbed.  The body was taken to Lake Ariel, Pa., for burial.  Ferris suffered an extensive fracture of the upper right leg, in addition to internal hemorrhages which contributed to his death.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 17, 1941]
 
Mrs. Mabel Johnston, wife of A.J. Johnston, who resides about a mile south of the village of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died on the night of the 18th inst., after a few hours illness.  It was a well known fact that her husband had been in the habit of abusing his wife and children in a most inhuman manner, and suspicions were roused that there had been foul play.  An inquest was held, and the evidence showed a beastly cruelty on the part of Johnston towards his family.  The jury found that "deceased came to her death by the visitation of God in the form of apoplexy, that in our opinion, said death was caused or hastened by continual abuse and ill treatment from her husband, Andrew Johnston."  Deceased is spoken of as an estimable woman, and the community are indignant at the treatment she has received.  She leaves three children, two of them small.  [Chenango Union, May 26, 1881]
 
Hon. Lyman Balcom died at his residence at Painted Post, Steuben Co., on Thursday last, aged eighty-one years.  He was a brother of the late Hon. Ransom Balcom, of Binghamton, and a native of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].  A gentleman of ability, and an excellent citizen, he held offices of trust, and years ago represented his District in the Legislature.  He was a successful farmer and stock grower and amassed a considerable fortune.  [Chenango Union, May 26, 1881]
 
 

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