William Homer Benedict, 91, of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY], passed away at his home Monday following an illness of several weeks. Funeral was held Wednesday at Sidney Center Methodist church of which he was a member, Rev Z.J. Hall, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Walton cemetery. Mr. Benedict was born in Northfield, Oct. 16, 1854, son of Benjamin and Mary (DeForest) Benedict. He had spent most of his life in Northfield and Sidney Center. Mr. Benedict served several terms as a justice of the peace in Sidney township and was a member of Sidney Center school board for a few years. [Sidney Record, June 7, 1945]
William Homer Benedict, the oldest and one of the most outstanding residents of this village [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY], died at his Foote street home Monday at about 8:30 a.m., after an illness of about a year, although he had been in poor health for a longer period. His funeral was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Methodist church, with his pastor, Rev. Z. James Hall, officiating and interment was in the Walton cemetery [Delaware Co., NY]. The pall bearers were Albert Shofkom, Ernest Wilbur, Floyd Roof, Seymour Underwood, Charles Hoyt and Jess Howes. Mr. Benedict was born Oct. 16, 1854, at Northfield, a son of Samuel E. and Mary Emily (DeForest) Benedict. He was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Cunningham at Northfield June 14, 1877, and they came to Sidney Center. Her death occurred Feb. 22, 1938. He was a member of the congregational church in Northfield for many years, and after coming to this village, united with the Methodist church which he served for several years as both trustee and steward, till failing health and increasing deafness forced him to resign. He was a member of Maywood Lodge, L.O.O.F. the Rebekah lodge, and a silver star member of Maywood Grange. He had held the office of Justice of the Peace on the Sidney Town Board for 20 years and had previously served on the Walton Town Board for 6 years. He had also served on the local school board for a number of years. He had also acted as treasurer of the local Red Cross branch for many years. He is survived by two cousins, Mrs. Mabel Ogden of Auburn, Indiana, and Seeley Wood of Northfield. The funeral was largely attended by friends and neighbors of the deceased. Music was rendered by Miss Carrie Hallock and Richard Kyrk of Cleveland, Tenn., sand two solos, "Beyond the sunset" and "Crossing the Bar." [Sidney Record, June 7, 1945]
Norman P. Lewis, who recently purchased the Ernest Mugglin farm, known as the Lawrence farm, R.D.3, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at the Veterans Hospital, Bath, June 7. A former funeral director and furniture storeowner in Newarkk Valley [Tioga Co., NY], Mr. Lewis was forced to sell out about two years ago because of poor health. Mr. Lewis was a lieutenant in the Navy during World War I. He was a member of the F.& A.M. and Odd Fellows and the Methodist church. The survivors are his wife, Grace Lewis; two daughters, Mrs. Charles Loomis, of Binghamton; and Miss Helen Lewis, of Oberlin College; and one sister, Miss Bessie Lewis, of Yaphank, L.I. Funeral services were held on Sunday, June 10, at Newark Valley. [Bainbridge News & Republican, June 14, 1945]
News was received Monday by A.J. Wilcox of this village, of the death of Mary A. Cook, wife of Rev. H.B. Cook, a former pastor of the M.E. church, Bainbridge, which occurred Friday, May 23, at her home in Canon City, Colorado, from consumption. Mrs. Cook was forty-three years of age. Her remains were brought to Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Tuesday for interment. Besides her husband she is survived by her father, Rev. G.E. Flint of Nineveh, a retired Baptist clergyman. Mr. and Mrs. Cook left Bainbridge twelve years ago, going in October for a residence west, the wife's health being too frail to withstand the rigors of another winter in New York state. Mr. Cook had served the church two and one half years and he and his estimable wife had become much endeared to the church, the broken term and severed relations causing much regret. Rev. William F. Blair succeeded to Mr. Cook's pastorate. Mrs. Cook's health improved in the new climate and Mr. Cook took up his ministerial labors and the years sped on full of activity for both, but latterly the predisposition to consumption in the wife which had been held in abeyance by climatic change, became so strongly manifest as to resist the physician's skill and Mrs. Cook died after a weary illness. Her death was a peaceful and happy one, the dying woman catching a glimpse of the joys of the other world and saying "I see a beautiful home.'
Death Notices
Chenango Union, Nov. 18, 1863
In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 15th, of diphtheria, Sarah V., aged 5 years and 4 months Oct. 20th, of same disease, Ellen A., aged 7 years and 4 months, children A.W. and Sarah C. Strong.
In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY] on the 10th inst., of consumption, Mr. T.A. Kathan, aged 47 years.
In Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 19th, Ivan M., only son of Morell Eldridge, aged 3 years and 10 months.
Bainbridge Republican, Feb. 19, 1876
OLES: In Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Feb. 1, 1876, very suddenly David Oles, 73 years.
Bainbridge Republican, June 10, 1876
HOTCHKISS: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 4th, 1876, Mr. Wm. A. Hotchkiss, aged 43 years.
CANNON: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] May 31st, 1876, Mrs. Sally Cannon, aged 73 years.
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