Obituaries (July 15)

Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Lee died Saturday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luther Haynes, Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], following an illness of six weeks of arthritis and edema of the lungs.  She was the daughter of Augustus and Phoebe Underwood Lewis and was born at Cannonsville [Delaware Co., NY] Sept. 26, 1860.  She was married to William R. Lee on Sept. 28, 1884.  He died in 1940.  She was a member of the Christian Church in Syracuse and had resided here for the past six years.  Surviving are three sons, Kenneth S. Lee, of Hamden, Floyd W. Lee, of Sidney, and Robert A. Lee, of Syracuse; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Cuyle, of Elmira, Miss Mary J. Lee, of Binghamton, and Mrs. Haynes; four granddaughters, 13 grandsons of whom seven are in the armed services, and several great grandchildren.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb 17, 1944]

 

Mrs. Elizabeth Moran, 54, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], died Monday night of last week.  Surviving are her husband, John; four son, John, Jr., Thomas and Frank Moran, all in service, and Paul Moran, of Coventry; two daughters, Mrs. Chas. Hall and Mrs. Irving Beckwith; and two grandchildren,  all of Greene.  Services were held at the Immaculate Conception Church in Greene, Friday at 10:30 a.m.  The Rev. Thomas Leonard, of Oxford, officiated.  Burial at the convenience of the family.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 17, 1944]

 

Lewis P. Stidd, 62, an employee of Walton State Armory for many years and a former chief of police, died at his home in Walton [Delaware Co., NY] Thursday following a long illness.  Mr. Stidd, among the best known residents of this section, formerly resided in southwestern Delaware County.  He was a  member of the National Guard for 35 years.  Several months ago he became ill and was forced to retire.  His condition became gradually worse until his death.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 17, 1944]

 

Byron H. Delavan, of 111 West Lake Road, Skaneateles [Onondaga Co. NY], president of Delavan's Inc., died suddenly Friday Feb. 11, at Tuscon, Ariz.  Mr. Delavan was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 25, 1870, the son of George H. and Maria Terry Delavan.  In June, 1893, he married Miss Anne Breese, daughter of William Breese, of Norwich.  On June 7, 1943, Mr. and Mrs. Delavan celebrated their 50th anniversary.  Mrs. Delavan's death followed shortly after, she having suffered a stroke.  Mr. Delavan had lived in Guilford, having been born on Merchant street, also in Norwich, Utica, Syracuse, Baldwinsville, Seneca Falls and Skaneateles.  He was a member of Masonic Blue Lodge, Commandery and Shrine in Syracuse, and had been a member of Masonic bodies in Norwich 50 years.  He was a member of Rotary and was past president of the Seneca Falls and Skaneateles Rotary Clubs, Seneca Fibre Co. and later the Delavan Corrugated Box Co., Inc.  He had been in box manufacturing since 1906 in central New York.  In 1933 with his son he organized Delavans Inc.  He was president of this company.  Mr. Delavan died, after returning to his room following breakfast.  He leaves three sons, Nathan H., of Skaneateles, Nelson B., of Des Moines, Iowa, and William H., of Skaneateles; seven grandchildren and several nephews and nieces.  S.A. Delavan and Mrs. Marion Winsor, of Guilford, are cousins of the deceased.  [Bainbridge News  Republican, Feb. 17, 2944]

Frederick Robert Miller passed away at his home on South Hill, Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], after an illness, covering a period of eight years.  His death occurred Saturday, March 4.  Mr. Miller was born in Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], the son of Fannie (Van Orth) and Edwin Miller, on March 1, 1870.  Forty-three years of his life have been spent in Guilford.  He has always been a dairy farmer.  He has made his home with his son, I. Harold miller.  Final rites were held Wednesday, Mar. 8, from the Colwell Bros. Funeral Chapel in Bainbridge.  Burial in Maplewood Cemetery, Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 16, 1944]

Hattie B. Valentine died March 5 at Bloomville [Delaware Co., NY] from heart failure aged 82 years.  She was married in 1889 to Sidney Valentine, and beside her husband she leaves two daughters, Mrs. David Bevier, of Bloomville, and Mrs. Guy Sheable, of Hancock; also one son, Floyd, of Sampson; one brother, William Boyd, of Unadilla, and two sisters, Mrs. William Gardner, of Deposit, and Mrs. Laura Vandermark, of Buffalo, and 10 grandchildren.  Funeral services were held on Thursday, March 9, at 1 o'clock, at Harvard, the Rev. Brooker officiating.  Interment in Harvard Cemetery [Delaware Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 16, 1944]

Dr. Frank L. Winsor, 74, prominent Laurens [Otsego Co., NY] physician and grandfather of Sgt. Francis Winsor Casey, of Bainbridge, died suddenly about noon last week Wednesday while attending a patient in Morris.  He died almost instantly after suffering a heart attack.  A lifelong Democrat, Dr. Winsor served one term as Otsego County coroner and was appointed to that office by Governor Lehman in 1938 to complete the term of the late Dr. Vancroft F. Bishop, of Garrettsville.  He also was active in city affairs and had been a director of Citizens National Bank, in Oneonta.  Prior to that time he had been director of the First National Bank there.  Dr. Winsor was a native of Laurens, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester Winsor.  He attended Albany Business School and in 1894 was graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical School in New York City.  Following his graduation from medical school, he returned to Laurens where he had been practicing medicine for 50 years.  Dr. Winsor had specialized in respiratory diseases and was named superintendent of Otsego County Tuberculosis Sanatorium when it was opened at Mt. Vision in 1918.  He remained in the position until the institution was closed in 1941.  In addition to being Laurens' only physician during the last few years, Dr. Winsor served as health officer in that district 42 years, and was trustee and president of the village for many years.  He also served on the Laurens school board for 20 years and was influential in organizing the central school district.  He was a member of Laurens Masonic Lodge and was one of the organizers of the Oneonta Country Club.  Funeral services were conducted at his home in Laurens Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with the Rev. Robert Loyer, of Otego, pastor of Laurens Presbyterian Church, officiating, and with the Rev. R.A. Tennies, of Cherry Valley assisting.  Surviving the physician are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Damon L. Getman, of Oneonta; a son, L. Coville Winsor, of Laurens, now serving with the American Red Cross in Australia, and five grandsons.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 23, 1944]