Richard H. Dunne, 56, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], father of Mrs. William Hohreiter, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], died of a heart attack at his home July 30. About 20 years ago, Mr. Dunne was employed at the American Separator Co., in Bainbridge. In recent years he had been working for the D.&H. railroad. He was a member of the Sidney Lodge, 801, F.&A.M., and of the church school and Men's Club of the First congregational Church. Mr. Dunne was born in Brooklyn, the son of William and Margaret Lacey Dunne. He came to Sidney about 1900 and on June 3 , 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Maude Blair Knapp, of Sidney. The deceased is survived by his widow; three sons, Donald Dunne, of East Guilford; and George and Richard Dunne, of Sidney, and two daughters, Mrs. William Hohreiter, of this village and Mrs. Sheldon Guile, of Holland. Services were held in the First congregational Church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Roy T. Henwood officiating in the absence of the Rev. Willard B. Soper. Masonic services were held Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Carr & Landers funeral home. Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 7, 1941]
James Tamsett, 67, who old timers will remember as "Jimmy," and who played with the Bainbridge club when that team and Sidney staged many hectic battles, passed away recently in Leroy, Ala., where he operated a farm. Mr Tamsett's home was in Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] and he developed into a fast player, being in the State league in 1912-13. He also managed Albany in that circuit. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 7, 1941]
Louis Padgett died Tuesday morning, August 5, in the Waverly Hospital after being ill for some time. His body was brought to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] by Colwell Bros. and funeral services were conducted at the chapel, Friday, August 8, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, of the First Baptist Church, officiating, after which the body was taken to Berkshire [Tioga Co., NY], where he was buried beside his wife, Sarah Jane Sheppard Padgett, in the Berkshire Cemetery. Mr. Padgett was born in 1886 at Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY]. He was supervisor of the Sheffield Plant in Afton for many years, later he operated a meat market in the same village before moving to Bainbridge five years ago. Mr. Padgett was a member of the Masons. He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Orrin Armstrong, and a brother, Frank Padgett, of Elmira, and three grandchildren, Ronald seven, Donna three and Bonna Two. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The body of Fletcher P. Neff, who died in Lakeland, Fla., arrived in Endicott [Broome Co., NY] Saturday night. Prayer service and committal service was held Monday morning at 10 A.M. in Riverhurst Cemetery with the Rev. William MacInness officiating. Arthur R. Neff, of Lakeland, Fla., and formerly of Bainbridge, a nephew of the deceased, accompanied the remains. Mr. Neff was a brother of the late Erwin G. Neff, of Bainbridge, and was 86 years old. He was born in Bainbridge but spent most of his life in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
Friends in Guilford received word of the death of Mrs. Libby Manwaring, widow of the late Charles Manwaring, at her home in Newark, N.J. Several months ago she suffered a shock which resulted in total paralysis of the body and mind. Her death occurred Thursday night. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ruth Burton and a step-daughter, Miss Ora Burton. Services will be held from the Seymour Funeral Home Monday P.M. Burial in Oxford Cemetery [Chenango Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The death of Adrian Tisdale Robinson, 65, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Chenango County Welfare Home in Preston [Chenango Co., NY], where he had been a patient for the past six weeks. A lifelong resident of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], the news of the passing of Mr. Robinson was learned with sorrow by a wide acquaintance in our village. Mr. Robinson was born on March 26, 1876, in Guilford. He was the son of the late Franklin B. and Emeline (Huntley) Robinson. For nearly half a century, Mr. Robinson served the Norwich Sun, Chenango Telegraph, the Oxford Review Times and the Sidney Enterprise. Loyal and faithful and thorough in his duties, his news letters were received through these papers in Guilford homes every week with pleasure and interest. A man who devoted much of his thoughts to his church, his life interests, for the most part, were within the confines of his native village. Following the death of his sister, Nancy, with whom he made his home in Guilford, Mr. Robinson kept to himself more and more. A matter of only a few weeks prior to his death, failing health forced him to relinquish his duties as a news correspondent. His only immediate survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Lucy E. Tillotson, of Johnson City, and Mrs. Orville Barstow, of Binghamton. Funeral services were held from the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Thursday afternoon. at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Charles Dempsey of the Guilford Methodist church, officiating. Burial in the family plot in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Guilford. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The community was greatly shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Weeks, 36, who died at her home on South Hill [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday morning in her sleep. It is thought that she suffered a shock sometime during the night. She suffered an illness about six months ago which left her with a poor heart condition and was unable to do any work since that time. It was thought that she was improving as Saturday evening she was in town shopping with her family. Mrs. Weeks was born in Schenectady August 28, 1905, daughter of Milo LaVern and Jessie Post Colvin. On October 1, 1922 she was united in marriage to Frank Weeks and since that time they have resided on their farm on South Hill, North of Bainbridge. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church serving as organist for several years and was a member of the Crescendo Club, of this village. Besides her husband, survivors are three children, Louella, 17, Roger, 9, and Lloyd, 7. She is also survived by her father, LaVern Colvin, and stepmother, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Cortland, and two uncles, Harry Post, of Tuckcsville, Pa., and Arthur Colvine, of Afton. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 P.M. in Colwell's Funeral Chapel, on West Main street, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, of the First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were Fred Hamlin, Leland Laraway, Ernest Hoyt, Coiffured Frank, Otto Neidlinger and Fred Sheran. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY]. [Bainbridge News Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The body of Fletcher P. Neff, who died in Lakeland, Fla., arrived in Endicott [Broome Co., NY] Saturday night. Prayer service and committal service was held Monday morning at 10 A.M. in Riverhurst Cemetery with the Rev. William MacInness officiating. Arthur R. Neff, of Lakeland, Fla., and formerly of Bainbridge, a nephew of the deceased, accompanied the remains. Mr. Neff was a brother of the late Erwin G. Neff, of Bainbridge, and was 86 years old. He was born in Bainbridge but spent most of his life in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
Friends in Guilford received word of the death of Mrs. Libby Manwaring, widow of the late Charles Manwaring, at her home in Newark, N.J. Several months ago she suffered a shock which resulted in total paralysis of the body and mind. Her death occurred Thursday night. Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ruth Burton and a step-daughter, Miss Ora Burton. Services will be held from the Seymour Funeral Home Monday P.M. Burial in Oxford Cemetery [Chenango Co., NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The death of Adrian Tisdale Robinson, 65, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Chenango County Welfare Home in Preston [Chenango Co., NY], where he had been a patient for the past six weeks. A lifelong resident of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], the news of the passing of Mr. Robinson was learned with sorrow by a wide acquaintance in our village. Mr. Robinson was born on March 26, 1876, in Guilford. He was the son of the late Franklin B. and Emeline (Huntley) Robinson. For nearly half a century, Mr. Robinson served the Norwich Sun, Chenango Telegraph, the Oxford Review Times and the Sidney Enterprise. Loyal and faithful and thorough in his duties, his news letters were received through these papers in Guilford homes every week with pleasure and interest. A man who devoted much of his thoughts to his church, his life interests, for the most part, were within the confines of his native village. Following the death of his sister, Nancy, with whom he made his home in Guilford, Mr. Robinson kept to himself more and more. A matter of only a few weeks prior to his death, failing health forced him to relinquish his duties as a news correspondent. His only immediate survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Lucy E. Tillotson, of Johnson City, and Mrs. Orville Barstow, of Binghamton. Funeral services were held from the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Thursday afternoon. at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Charles Dempsey of the Guilford Methodist church, officiating. Burial in the family plot in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Guilford. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
The community was greatly shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Weeks, 36, who died at her home on South Hill [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday morning in her sleep. It is thought that she suffered a shock sometime during the night. She suffered an illness about six months ago which left her with a poor heart condition and was unable to do any work since that time. It was thought that she was improving as Saturday evening she was in town shopping with her family. Mrs. Weeks was born in Schenectady August 28, 1905, daughter of Milo LaVern and Jessie Post Colvin. On October 1, 1922 she was united in marriage to Frank Weeks and since that time they have resided on their farm on South Hill, North of Bainbridge. She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church serving as organist for several years and was a member of the Crescendo Club, of this village. Besides her husband, survivors are three children, Louella, 17, Roger, 9, and Lloyd, 7. She is also survived by her father, LaVern Colvin, and stepmother, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Cortland, and two uncles, Harry Post, of Tuckcsville, Pa., and Arthur Colvine, of Afton. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 P.M. in Colwell's Funeral Chapel, on West Main street, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, of the First Baptist Church officiating. Bearers were Fred Hamlin, Leland Laraway, Ernest Hoyt, Coiffured Frank, Otto Neidlinger and Fred Sheran. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY]. [Bainbridge News Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]
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