Obituaries (June 24)

Mrs. Edith Blincoe Meek, who had been in failing health for the past six months, passed away June 24, 1944 on her 49th birthday in a Binghamton hospital.  She was the only child of Walter Blincoe and the late Lela A. Nichols Blincoe of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  When Edith was 13 years of age, she joined the Bainbridge Methodist Episcopal Church where she was active as long as she lived in Bainbridge.  After attending rural school on Searles Hill, she attended Bainbridge High School.  Later she attended Unadilla Teachers Training School, from which she was graduated.  She taught for about eight years in rural schools in this vicinity.  On June 22, 1918, she was united in marriage with Jesse W. Meek, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], where they lived for 26 years.  To this marriage was born one son, Donald, who died at 10 months of age.  She was a devoted wife, and a kind and loving friend.  She will be greatly missed by all those who knew her well.  Her funeral was held Monday, June 26, at 2 o'clock at Colwell's Chapel, with burial in the Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  The Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiated.  She is survived by her husband, her father, one aunt, Mrs. Ida Strong, and several cousins.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Ellen Carey Jones, 49, passed away in a Binghamton Hospital June 28.  Born Jan. 6, 1895 in Northmoreland, Pa., she was the daughter of Henry D. and Annie (Race) Carey.  On May 13, 1913, she was married to Alfred H. Jones, of East Afton.  She is survived by two children, Ethel Mae Junes, and William Daniel Jones, two granddaughters, and one grandson; one brother, William H. Carey, of Hamden; three sisters, Mrs. John Tice, of Oneonta; Mrs. William Kuhn, of South New Berlin, and Mrs. Harry Smith, Searles Hill, Bainbridge; also a number of nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiating.  Burial was in Bennettsville Cemetery [Chenango Co. NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Clarence E. Stewart, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], an employee of the Scintilla plant at Norwich, drowned in Mead's pond three miles north of Norwich Saturday night.  Stewart and a friend, William Hengler, had gone fishing late Saturday and chose different places along the shore from which to fish.  Stewart's line evidently became snagged and he waded out into the water to untangle it, but beyond his depth and drowned.  The fatality occurred between 10 and 10:30 at night, it is thought, as Stewart had bought a pack of cigarettes from another fisherman, Francis Welch, about 10 o'clock.  When Hengler started to look up his companion to get bait about 10:30 he did not find him. Thinking Stewart might have wandered away, Hengler waited until 2 o'clock Sunday morning before going home.  He states that he heard no cry for help or other noise.  Sunday morning Hengler and Stewart's brother, Kenneth Stewart, a Chenango County deputy sheriff, investigated all possible places where Stewart might have gone before the lake was dragged.  The body was recovered about 50 feet from shore in 35 feet of water.  The deceased would have been 37 years of age on July 7.  He leaves a wife and daughter. At the Scintilla plant he was employed as an instructor in service and repair.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 6, 1944]

 

Herman Haynes, a resident of East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] for many years, died Sunday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Vernon Pier, in Cooperstown, as a result of a brain tumor.  He was a prominent dairy farmer for many years in East Guilford, and was very active in the East Guilford Church, having sung in the choir for a great number of years.  The deceased is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lorena Hyatt, of East Guilford; and a son, the Rev. Devillo Haynes of Highland; several grandchildren; also two sisters besides Mrs. Pier, Mrs. Whitcomb, of West Winfield; and Mrs. Florence Sibley, of Hornell; and one brother, Louis Haynes of Guilford.  Funeral services were held at the East Guilford Church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Bump officiating.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 13, 1944]

 

Mrs. Minnie A. Stead died at her home Thursday morning, June 29, after several months; illness.  She was born in Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY] on May 16, 1867, the eldest daughter of the late Charles A. and Ruth L. Foote.  Her whole life, with the exception of a short time at Yaleville, had been spent in this community, where she was held in high esteem by young and old.  She was a member of the First Congregational Church where she served as primary Sunday School teacher for many years.  She is survived by one son, Granville J. Burton, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Henry Hamlett, both of this place.  The funeral, which was largely attended by neighbors, friends and relatives, was held at the Colwell Chapel at Bainbridge on Sunday, the Rev. W.L. Wood officiating. Interment was made in Coventryville Cemetery.  As long as her health permitted, she was always ready to lend a helping hand in time of sickness.  The entire community will mourn her death.  [Bainbridge news & Republican, July 13, 1944]