Obituaries (August 30)

Delbert Smith, a native of the town of Middlefield, Otsego county, [New York] but for the greater part of his life a resident of Schoharie county, died at 4 a.m. Monday at his home in Seward.  He had been ill since October last and for five weeks had been receiving radium treatment at the Fox Memorial hospital in Oneonta.  Two weeks ago he suffered a shock and on Wednesday last, at his earnest request, he was taken home that his last hours might be spent among friends in a town of which for forty years he had been a resident.  Mr Smith was 74 years of age.  In early life he was a teacher, but his occupation for many years was a carpenter which occupation he was unusually skillful.  For several years he led a retired life.  He was a member of the Schoharie Board of Supervisors to 1909.  He was a loving husband and father, an upright Christian man, a member of the Lutheran church and a kind friend and neighbor.  He was fond of out-door life and had made many trips to the Adirondacks in the deer season.  The deceased is survived by his wife, one son, L.D. Smith of Oneonta, and by six grandchildren; also by three brothers, W.C. Smith of East Worcester, Gilbert V. Smith of Schenevus and Edward of Warnerville.  The funeral services were held at his late home in Seward Wednesday, Interment was made in the Seward cemetery.  [Cobleskill Index, July 1, 1920]

 

William Schrieber, who had made his home at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] for many years, was struck by train 308 at about 7:30 last Monday evening about a mile south of Sidney and was killed instantly.  Schrieber was walking the tracks south of the village of Sidney, when the fast west bound Binghamton express struck him, killing him instantly.  The train was stopped and the body placed aboard the baggage car and taken to Bainbridge, where it was turned over to an undertaker.  Schrieber had lived at Bainbridge for the past 15 years, but had recently left that village, his present address being unknown, although it is thought he was living near Sidney.  A singular fact in connection with the accident as reports reached this office last evening, was that although he had lived in Bainbridge for so long a number of years, no one knew about him or knew of any of his relatives -Star  [Sidney Record, Nov. 22, 1919]

Alfred W. Akerley, a well known citizen of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] was found dead in his bed on Thursday morning of last week.  Deceased was fifty-eight years of age.  [Chenango Union,  Oct. 28, 1880]

Mrs. Augusta Church, widow of Devillo Church, died at her home in Afton [Chenango Co., N Y], October 20.  Mrs. Church had been ill but a few weeks.  Recently she submitted to an amputation of the foot above the ankle from which she did not rally as well as was wished, death finally resulting.  Mrs. Church was sixty-nine years of age and leaves two sons, George and Frederick, both business men of Afton, also two sister, Margaret and Sarah Landers, who reside on the old homestead in that town.  [Oxford Times, Nov. 8, 1905]

Mrs. Emma Lawrence of Windsor [Broome Co., NY], died in the Binghamton Hospital on Saturday of last week and the body was brought to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] for burial in the St. Peter's cemetery on Monday afternoon.  Mrs. Lawrence formerly lived in Bainbridge and was the widow of the late Andrew Lawrence, a civil war veteran.  She is survived by one son William Lawrence of Windsor and one daughter, Mrs. William Osgood of Walton.  [July 1918]

Died in Margaretville 17 Mar of apoplexy David Ackerly aged 61 years.  He was a pioneer of the village and, up to a year before his death, proprietor of the Ackerly House.  [Walton Chronicle, Mar. 24, 1869]
 

Death Notices

Oxford Times, Feb. 8, 1871

AKERLY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 30th, Harriet, wife of Mr. R.W.Akerly, aged 47 years.

 

ELWELL:  At East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 24th, Lucy, wife of Mr. Samuel Elwell, aged 63 years.

 

PURDY:  In Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], Jan. 23d, of apoplexy, Mr. Alfred Purdy, aged 65 years, formerly of Norwich [Chennago Co., NY].

 

Chenango Telegraph,  Aug. 30, 1871

PARSONS:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst., John H., son of John D. and Abigal Parsons, aged 4 years and 4 months.

 

PRIEST:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst. infant child of C. Martin Priest.

 

WALKER:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst., Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, aged 76 years, 10 months and 25 days. 

 

BEARDSLEY:  In Coventry [Chenango Co.,  NY] on the 17th isn't., Grace Ellen, daughter of Samuel and Harriet Beardsley, aged 7 months and 5 days.

 

BOLT:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] on the 16th inst. Martha C., wife of Stephen H. Bolt, aged 27 years.

 

SLACK:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst., Minnie, daughter of Henry and Lois Slack, aged 1 year, 1 month.

 

YALE:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., Mrs. Olive Yale, aged 81 years.

 

AKERLEY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., Merton P. son of Alfred and Elizabeth Akerley, aged 13 years.

 

RATHBONE:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., N Y], on the  8th inst., Mr. Allen Rathbone, aged 20 years.

 

MERTHEW:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst. Mrs. Alden Merthew, aged 69 years.

 

WARRINER:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] (Page Brook) on the 15th inst., Clarissa, wife of Rev. R.L. Warriner, aged 57 years.

 

JOHNSON:  Near Ft. Gibson IT [Oklahoma Indian Territory], July 20th, Mr. Edmund Leroy Johnson, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 30 years.