Word was received in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] at noon Wednesday of the death of Seymour Lowman at his home in Elmira following an illness of some little time. Mr. Lowman, an attorney, was a former Lieut. Governor of the state of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Lowman were guests in Bainbridge the first of November when the re-dedication services of St. Peter's Guild Hall were held. It was through the generosity of Mrs. Lowman that funds for construction of the Guild Hall were made available. Mrs. Lowman, as the former Miss Kittie Smith, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Smith, was a Bainbridge resident. The Smith home was on the East River road and is now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams. [Bainbridge Press, Mar. 14, 1940]
Elmira, NY: Seymour Lowman, 71, Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1925-26 and assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement, customs and Coast Guard from 1927 to 1933 died today. Lowman was the running mate of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in 1924 on the Republican state ticket. Roosevelt was defeated by Governor Alfred E. Smith but Lowman was elected, giving the state a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of different political faiths for the second time in history. Since retiring from the Federal post in 1933, Lowman had been president of the Elmira Savings Bank.
Albany, NY: New York's Senate adjourned today out of respect to Seymour Lowman of Elmira, former New York Lieutenant Governor, who died today. "His life was characterized by devotion to duty as he saw it, tempered by unusual kindliness, understanding and consideration for his fellow men." said a resolution introduced by Senator Chauncey B. Hammond, Elmira Republican. [Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Mar. 18, 1940]
Elmira, NY: Seymour Lowman, 71, Lieutenant Governor of New York in 1925-26 and assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury in charge of prohibition enforcement, customs and Coast Guard from 1927 to 1933 died today. Lowman was the running mate of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in 1924 on the Republican state ticket. Roosevelt was defeated by Governor Alfred E. Smith but Lowman was elected, giving the state a Governor and Lieutenant Governor of different political faiths for the second time in history. Since retiring from the Federal post in 1933, Lowman had been president of the Elmira Savings Bank.
Albany, NY: New York's Senate adjourned today out of respect to Seymour Lowman of Elmira, former New York Lieutenant Governor, who died today. "His life was characterized by devotion to duty as he saw it, tempered by unusual kindliness, understanding and consideration for his fellow men." said a resolution introduced by Senator Chauncey B. Hammond, Elmira Republican. [Evening Recorder, Amsterdam, NY, Mar. 18, 1940]
Richard Bolster Wheat, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Wheat, passed away early Wednesday morning, March 13, at the infirmary of Cornell University following pneumonia and other complications. Mr. Wheat, a student of the State College of Agriculture, majoring in Rural Education, was to have graduated in June. He was a member of the Alpha Zeta fraternity and Kappa Phi Kappa, professional educational society and also a member of the collegiate chapter of the Future Farmers of America. He was born March 8, 1917, at Mountainville [Orange Co., NY] and moved to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] with his family a few years ago. The funeral was held at the home of his parents last Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Paul L. Carpenter officiating. The pall-bearers were five former roommates of Cornell University, and Norman English, of Whitney Point. Survivors are his parents, a sister, Mrs. John Leahy, and a brother, Donald Wheat, of Bainbridge; a grandmother, Mrs. W.N. Ryan, of Naples, and a nephew, Larry Leahy, of Bainbridge. A delegation of brothers from both fraternities attended in a body. [Bainbridge Press, Mar. 21, 1940]
Mabel Kelsey Turter, aged 50, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], passed away at the Cooperstown Hospital, Monday morning, March 18, after being a patient for two months. Mrs. Turtur was the daughter of Leroy and Amanda Bowdick Kelsey. The funeral was held at the family home, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in the Sidney cemetery [Delaware Co., NY]. She is survived by her husband, James Turtur, and several children. [Bainbridge Press, Mar. 21, 1940]
Eugene Barber passed away at his home in East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] last Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, after an illness of several days at the age of 83 years. He was born at Lee [Oneida Co., NY], on June 23, 1857. He had been employed for 60 years as manager of the Miller homestead at East Guilford, where he was active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, serving as elder, trustee, superintendent of the Sunday School and a member of the choir. He was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Lamphere, 61 years ago, who survives him. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon, in the East Guilford Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev Ralph B. Gamewell, officiating. Burial will take place in the East Guilford Cemetery in the Spring. The pall bearers were: Dr. Roswell Monroe, Clinton Taylor, Wallace Taylor, Austin L. Miller, Frederick S. Miller, Jr., and Donald Kilburn. The honorary pall bearers were the elders and trustees of the East Guilford Church. [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1940]
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday, March 26, at 1:30 P.M. for Mrs. Mary Ellsworth Paddock, widow of the late Richard K. Paddock, who died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Paddock, of Clinton, early Sunday morning. Born at Patterson [Putnam Co., NY] on August 24, 1857, Mrs. Paddock was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ellsworth. She was educated at Patterson and on December 15, 1873, at Brewster, she was united in marriage with Richard K. Paddock, who died at Mt. Upton in 1933. For more than 25 years she has made her home in Mt. Upton, but for the past six months she has lived with her daughter-in-law, at Clinton. She was a member of the Mt. Upton Baptist Church. Mrs. Paddock is survived by one son, Fred J. Paddock, of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. William Smalley, of Danbury, Conn., and Mrs. Charles Babcock, of Glenmont; a brother, John Ellsworth, also of Glenmont; four granddaughters, Florence, Gertrude and Jean Paddock, of Phoenix, and Cecile Babcock, of Glenmont, and one grandson, Vivien Babcock, of Glenmont. The body was placed in the vault at Sidney for burial later at Mt. Upton. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 28, 1940]
Mabel Kelsey Turter, aged 50, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], passed away at the Cooperstown Hospital, Monday morning, March 18, after being a patient for two months. Mrs. Turtur was the daughter of Leroy and Amanda Bowdick Kelsey. The funeral was held at the family home, Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with burial in the Sidney cemetery [Delaware Co., NY]. She is survived by her husband, James Turtur, and several children. [Bainbridge Press, Mar. 21, 1940]
Eugene Barber passed away at his home in East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] last Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, after an illness of several days at the age of 83 years. He was born at Lee [Oneida Co., NY], on June 23, 1857. He had been employed for 60 years as manager of the Miller homestead at East Guilford, where he was active in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, serving as elder, trustee, superintendent of the Sunday School and a member of the choir. He was united in marriage to Miss Ellen Lamphere, 61 years ago, who survives him. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon, in the East Guilford Church at 2 o'clock, the Rev Ralph B. Gamewell, officiating. Burial will take place in the East Guilford Cemetery in the Spring. The pall bearers were: Dr. Roswell Monroe, Clinton Taylor, Wallace Taylor, Austin L. Miller, Frederick S. Miller, Jr., and Donald Kilburn. The honorary pall bearers were the elders and trustees of the East Guilford Church. [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1940]
Funeral services were held at the Baptist church, in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday, March 26, at 1:30 P.M. for Mrs. Mary Ellsworth Paddock, widow of the late Richard K. Paddock, who died at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Paddock, of Clinton, early Sunday morning. Born at Patterson [Putnam Co., NY] on August 24, 1857, Mrs. Paddock was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ellsworth. She was educated at Patterson and on December 15, 1873, at Brewster, she was united in marriage with Richard K. Paddock, who died at Mt. Upton in 1933. For more than 25 years she has made her home in Mt. Upton, but for the past six months she has lived with her daughter-in-law, at Clinton. She was a member of the Mt. Upton Baptist Church. Mrs. Paddock is survived by one son, Fred J. Paddock, of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. William Smalley, of Danbury, Conn., and Mrs. Charles Babcock, of Glenmont; a brother, John Ellsworth, also of Glenmont; four granddaughters, Florence, Gertrude and Jean Paddock, of Phoenix, and Cecile Babcock, of Glenmont, and one grandson, Vivien Babcock, of Glenmont. The body was placed in the vault at Sidney for burial later at Mt. Upton. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 28, 1940]
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