Thursday, May 8, 2014

Obituaries (May 8)

Albert Burr Alford died of a cerebral hemorrhage at his home, in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  was born February 1, 1874, at Coventry, the son of Frederick and Lisa Griswold Alford.  The funeral was held Monday afternoon, at Clwell's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Brooks, of Endicott, officiating.  Bearers were Ed Nickerson, Erford Hatton, Walter Lee, James Seymour, Ray Stanton and Joseph Stark.  Body will remain in the vault until Spring, with burial in Afton [Chenango Co., NY] [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 28, 1940]
 
Martha V. Christian passed away at the home of Leland Christian, April 19, 1940.  Born at Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], March 31, 1860, she was the daughter of John C. Northrup and Sarah E. Foster.  The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Colwell's Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Paul Carpenter officiating.  Twenty members of the Rebekah Lodge of Sidney attended in a body.  The pall-bearers were:  Harry Mills, North Afton; Clayton Bennett, Maurice Christian and Fred Alfred, of Oneonta.  Burial will be at North Afton [Chenango Co., NY]  Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 28, 1940]

Mrs. Flora H. Cooley, prominent resident of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] for the past 52 years, passed away in her sleep, last Monday night, at her home, 10 Avery street.  For the past few months, Mrs. Cooley had been in failing health, but she had been about her home and the village, and her sudden demise was a severe shock to her family and friends.  Mrs. Cooley was born at Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], October 28, 1862, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Barnes.  On June 2, 1886, she was united in marriage with the late George Cooley, jeweler and prominent member of the business and social life of Sidney, who died December 12, 1929.  Mrs. Cooley was a member of the First congregational Church, and a charter member of the Sidney Monday Club.  She possessed a charming personality which endeared her to all who knew her.  The sympathy of the community is extended to her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cooley and sons, George Cooley II, and Richard Cooley.  Also surviving is a brother, Edwin S. Barnes, of Staten Island.  The funeral was held at the family home, Thursday afternoon, the Rev. L.W. Steele, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, officiating.  Burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery.  The pall-bearers were Attorney Henry M. Walton, Jr., John S. Haag, Robert Laraway, F.E. Buddenhagen, Clarence E. Bird, and Dr. R.H. Loomis.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 28, 1940]

Caroline L. Dickinson, wife of Fred Dickinson, passed away Friday morning, April 19, after an illness of eight years.  Mrs. Dickinson was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], September 18, 1864, 75 years ago, the daughter of Betsy (Brooks) and Daniel S. Gibbs.  On October 13, Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson were united in marriage at Norwich.  Their married life has been 54 years of happy companionship.  Two children were born to them.  Mrs. William Riel, of Rome and Lynn Dickinson, of Rochester.  Mrs. Dickinson, as long as her health permitted, was an earnest worker in the Christ Church, the Lafayette Chapter of the O.E.S., in Oxford, and an associate member of the Woman's Club.  Surviving are her husband, the daughter and son, above mentioned; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Fernald and Miss Kate Gibbs, of Norwich; Mrs. Charles Collins, of New York City; one brother, Claire Gibbs, of North Norwich.  Final rites were held from the late home, Monday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, the Rev. F. Ransier, rector of the Christ Church, officiating.  Burial was in Sunset Cemetery, Guilford.  Beautiful floral pieces came from friends and neighbors, the Woman's Club, the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Christ Church, the Lafayette Chapter of O.E.S. and many others, and were a final expression of the place Mrs. Dickinson held in the hearts of many.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 25, 1940]

Melvin Norton, 69, of Bridge street, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], was instantly killed at 10:38 o'clock Thursday evening when the light coupe in which he was riding was struck by a south bound Delaware and Hudson fast freight on the Main street crossing in the heart of Sidney.  The driver of the car, Verena A. Wright, escaped with a fractured right leg and a sprained ankle, according to Corp John Zieman, of Sidney Barracks, who conducted an investigation.  Norton, who was crushed in the wreck, suffered multiple injuries.  The car was proceeding toward the village's business district from the direction of the trooper barracks and was fully across the main D.&H. tracks when the crash occurred, according to Corporal Zieman's report.  The machine was carried 75 feet before the train could be brought to a halt.  A daughter, Miss Eleanor Norton, who is employed by the NYS Gas & Electric Co., with whom the victim resided, and three sons, Clyde, of Chenango Bridge, Otis of Peekskill, and Merritt, of South New Berlin survive him.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 25, 1940]

A telegram from Georgetown, S.C., to Ira M. Curtis, this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday, gives the intelligence that Samuel S. Ehrich, formerly jeweler in Bainbridge, was drowned while out sailing on Sunday last.  The body was recovered and taken to New York for interment.  The deceased was in town on a visit but a few weeks since, and seemed in the happiest spirits.  Many friends hereabouts will deplore this fatal accident, and mourn with the afflicted family in their sad bereavement.  --Republican [Chenango Union, July 7, 1881]

William Fraser, a well known cabinet maker and life-long resident of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], died at his residence on North Canal street, Saturday afternoon.  He had been confined to the house about a week, though he had been in failing health for some time previous.  Deceased was obliging and public spirited, and a great lover of placatory sports.  He will be missed in his circle.  A wife and two sons survey him.  He would have been 63 years old in September next. --Times [Chenango Union, July 7, 1881]

 

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