Charles F. Puffer, Kirby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], died of a heart ailment at the Bainbridge Hospital on Saturday, Oct. 30, 1943, after an illness of one week. Although he had always enjoyed good health, his activities had been limited since a previous attack suffered about six months ago. He was born at Walton [Delaware Co., NY] on Jan. 25, 1870, the son of Harry and Maria Puffer. His early years were spent in the vicinity of Walton, and on Jan. 6, 1899 he was married to Allie M. Latham, who died on Dec. 28, 1928. They moved to Bainbridge in 1914, where Mr. Puffer was employed by the Casein Co. of America for 27 years. A few years after the death of his wife, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Harriet Van Valkenburg, who survives, in Sidney Center. For several years Mr. Puffer made his home at the residence of Miss Pearl Bliss, Kirby street, and visited among relatives from time to time. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. W.R. Davidson, Mrs. J.D. Teed, Mrs. W.C. Taylor and Mrs. R.W. Holman; one sister, Mrs. S.R. Evans, of Michigan; a brother, Henry Puffer, of Walton; 14 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; two step-children; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Two brothers and a sister died several years ago. A daughter, Mrs. Emma Neidlinger, died in 1929. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 2 p.m. at the Colwell Funeral Parlors. The Rev. Paul L. Carpenter, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Puffer was a member, officiated. Bearers were his five son-in-laws, J.D. Teed, Warner Taylor, Otto Neidlinger, Raymond C. Holman and William Davidson. Burial was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 11, 1943]
Norman Leslie Beatty, of Juliand street, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], prominent in this area, died suddenly in the Paterson General Hospital, Paterson, N.J., Thursday, Nov. 4 after an illness of six days. At his bedside were his wife and daughter, Marion, a Senior at Cornell University. Mr Beatty had been engaged in the real estate and insurance business in New Jersey his entire life until 1935 when he and his family moved to Bainbridge. A number of months ago he accepted a position with the General Electric Co., Bloomfield, N.J., where he was employed at the time of his death. Born in Newark, N.J., on July 16, 1891, he was the son of William I. and Edith (Michens) Beatty. On the paternal side he was a direct descendant of L. Nathan [Elnathan] Bush, one of the first settlers in the Town of Bainbridge who built Harmonie Hall. Although Mr. Beatty lived most of his life in New Jersey, he always spent his Summers with his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Beatty, at Harmonie Hall, from the time he was a young boy, and during these years had made many friends in Bainbridge of long years standing. On April 15, 1922, he was united in marriage to Miss Malva Dowrey at Nutley, N.J. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at East Orange, N.J., and served in the Army in World War I. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Malva Dowrey Beatty; his daughter, Miss Marian Beatty; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.I. Beatty, of Pompton Plains, N.J. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Home for Service, Newark, N.J., with the Rev. John Reeves, chaplain of the U.S. Army Reserves, officiating. interment was held Monday morning at the Fairmount Cemetery, Newark. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 18, 1943]
Mrs. Hattie Woodford Bradish, 34, wife of P.F.C. Asa L. Bradish, of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in the North African war theatre, died Nov. 27 in a Philadelphia hospital. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Hall, of Sidney Center, officiating. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 2, 1943]
Mrs. Hattie Bradish, wife of Asa Bradish of the U.S. Army, stationed overseas, passed away in a hospital in Philadelphia last Friday, The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the Colwell funeral chapel in Bainbridge. The fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bradish was last week Wednesday. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 2, 1943]
James A. Templeton, 70, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] after an illness of seven years with a heart ailment, one year of which he was confined to his home. Funeral will be held at 1:30 Friday from the Joyce funeral parlors, with burial in the Rogers Hollow cemetery. Rev. Henry Vore, pastor of the Friends church, will officiate. Mr. Templeton was born May 26, 1873, at Summerville, N.J., a son of Hugh Templeton, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and Fannie (Smith) Templeton. He married Miss Hattie Carvin Oct. 16, 1893, and they celebrated their golden wedding this year. Before locating in Unadilla 16 years ago they were residents of Delhi [Delaware Co., NY] for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, one son, Lloyd Templeton, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Baker of Oxford, and Mrs. Wyatt C. Frisbee of Delhi, and three grandchildren, and one uncle, John Smith of Kelly Corners. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 2, 1943]
William Sands, 58, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], retired farmer, died at the Sidney hospital Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. Mr. Sands' grandfather was one of the early settlers of Hancock, where the family kept an inn in the early days, and later worked a stone quarry and sand bank. A number of places in that section are named for the family as Sands Creek and Sands Switch. He was a member of the Methodist church and Masonville Grange. Mr. Sands is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Gifford of the Sidney-Bainbridge road with whom they made their home, and Mrs. Evan Smith of Beech Hill, near Deposit; two sons, Howard Sands of Sidney and George Sands, who lives on the home farm near Masonville; also two brothers, Howard Sands of Colorado, and Thomas Sands of Utica. and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Cook of Hancock, and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the Colwell funeral home in Bainbridge, with Rev. Harold Hammer of Masonville, officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Hancock. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 9, 1943]
Funeral services for Mrs. DeEtta (Keith) Scofield, widow of Charles R. Scofield, were held in Colwell funeral parlors at Bainbridge Friday at 2:00, Rev. Ralph Gamewell of Guilford, officiated, and burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY]. Mrs. Scofield, 90, passed away in Oxford Monday morning after a short illness. A former resident of Sidney [Delaware Co., nY], she had spent her life in this vicinity where she was held in high esteem by many friends. She was a member of the Sidney Baptist church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Willard Ruland of Sidney, and one son, Emerson Scofield of Bainbridge; eight grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. [Sidney Enterprise, Sec. 9, 1943]
Mrs. Hattie Bradish, wife of Asa Bradish of the U.S. Army, stationed overseas, passed away in a hospital in Philadelphia last Friday, The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon in the Colwell funeral chapel in Bainbridge. The fifteenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Bradish was last week Wednesday. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 2, 1943]
James A. Templeton, 70, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] after an illness of seven years with a heart ailment, one year of which he was confined to his home. Funeral will be held at 1:30 Friday from the Joyce funeral parlors, with burial in the Rogers Hollow cemetery. Rev. Henry Vore, pastor of the Friends church, will officiate. Mr. Templeton was born May 26, 1873, at Summerville, N.J., a son of Hugh Templeton, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and Fannie (Smith) Templeton. He married Miss Hattie Carvin Oct. 16, 1893, and they celebrated their golden wedding this year. Before locating in Unadilla 16 years ago they were residents of Delhi [Delaware Co., NY] for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, one son, Lloyd Templeton, at home; two daughters, Mrs. Frank Baker of Oxford, and Mrs. Wyatt C. Frisbee of Delhi, and three grandchildren, and one uncle, John Smith of Kelly Corners. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 2, 1943]
William Sands, 58, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], retired farmer, died at the Sidney hospital Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. Mr. Sands' grandfather was one of the early settlers of Hancock, where the family kept an inn in the early days, and later worked a stone quarry and sand bank. A number of places in that section are named for the family as Sands Creek and Sands Switch. He was a member of the Methodist church and Masonville Grange. Mr. Sands is survived by his wife and two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Gifford of the Sidney-Bainbridge road with whom they made their home, and Mrs. Evan Smith of Beech Hill, near Deposit; two sons, Howard Sands of Sidney and George Sands, who lives on the home farm near Masonville; also two brothers, Howard Sands of Colorado, and Thomas Sands of Utica. and a sister, Mrs. Raymond Cook of Hancock, and 11 grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the Colwell funeral home in Bainbridge, with Rev. Harold Hammer of Masonville, officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Hancock. [Sidney Enterprise, Dec. 9, 1943]
Funeral services for Mrs. DeEtta (Keith) Scofield, widow of Charles R. Scofield, were held in Colwell funeral parlors at Bainbridge Friday at 2:00, Rev. Ralph Gamewell of Guilford, officiated, and burial was made in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY]. Mrs. Scofield, 90, passed away in Oxford Monday morning after a short illness. A former resident of Sidney [Delaware Co., nY], she had spent her life in this vicinity where she was held in high esteem by many friends. She was a member of the Sidney Baptist church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Willard Ruland of Sidney, and one son, Emerson Scofield of Bainbridge; eight grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. [Sidney Enterprise, Sec. 9, 1943]
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