Obituaries (June 13)

Wednesday, July 22, occurred the death of Welton A. Dibble, a resident of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY] for the past two years.  He was on his way to work at the Scintilla Co., at Sidney, when stricken ill.  He was taken back to his home in Mt. Upton, but only lived one hour.  Death was due to a cerebral hemorrhage.  Dr. R.F. Hust, of Mt. Upton, attended him.  Mr. Dibble was born Aug. 21, 1882, in the Town of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], son of Harriett (Butts) and John A. Dibble.  Final rites were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Colwell Bros. Funeral Home, Bainbridge, the Rev. J.W. Bump, of Guilford, officiating.  Burial was in East Guilford.  His widow survives.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 30, 1942]

 

Olin Clapper, 51, an employee of the Rightway Restaurant, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], was killed Sunday night when the car in which he was riding left the highway, crashed through a guard rail on Route 7 and ran wild for about 400 feet before overturning.  The accident which happened about a mile north of the Sidney Bridge, occurred when the car was apparently traveling at a high rate of speed.  Other passengers in the car were Calvin Null, 34, Army engineer, and Irving Brown, 48, of Sidney, who were seriously injured, and Raymond Hughes, 48, also of Sidney, who was slightly injured.  The accident was investigated by Troopers H.E. Sheppard and Fred C. Fordham, of Troop C with Troopers Bryan Stickles and Nicholas Obahanich of the B.C.1.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 6, 1942]

 

John T. Manchester

 

Veteran Resident Dies:  John T. Manchester, 57, of Bainbridge R.D. 3 [Chenango Co., NY], and a highway employee of the town of Bainbridge for 18 years, died at his home July 21.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 6, 1942]

 

Tiffany Velmore Tryon, 64, died Saturday night, Aug. 15, at 11:30 o'clock from a heart attack suffered in his sleep, at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Armstrong, on Greenlawn avenue [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Tryon, an employee of the guard division of the Scintilla Plant, retired at about 11 on Saturday night and was discovered in a coma by his son-in-law.  Mr. Armstrong summoned Dr. Danforth who arrived two minutes before the death occurred.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 20, 1942]