Obituaries (May 2)

Julia (Mitchell) Brooker

Utica Saturday Globe, August 1913

 

Julia (Mitchell) Brooker

1854 - 1913

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Julia E. Brooker, wife of Alonzo Brooker, died at her home on Cortland street Monday, aged 59.  The deceased was born in Schoharie county, New York, March 13, 1854, a daughter of John and Matilda Mitchell.  Her marriage to Mr. Brooker took place in 1872.  Their home was in South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] before they came to Norwich two months ago.  Funeral services were held Wednesday morning, Rev. Mr. Wheeler, of South New Berlin, officiating.  The remains were taken to that place for interment.  Besides her husband, the deceased is survived by seven daughters, Mrs. Ella Dibble, of South  New Berlin; Anna C. Brooker, of Worcester; Mrs. Elizabeth Lyon, of South New Berlin; Ida M. Brooker, Margaret G. Brooker, Bertha E. Brooker and Florence V. Brooker, of Norwich; also five sons, Clarence J. Brooker, of Billingham, Wash.; Charles A. Brooker, of South New Berlin;  Menzo Brooker, of Norwich; Roscoe B. Brooker, of South New Berlin, and Glenn T. Brooker, of Norwich; one sister, Mrs. Matilda A. Bagg, of South New Berlin, and one brother, Charles Mitchell, of Zanesville, Ohio. 

 

Della M. (Glendenning) McCulley

Afton Enterprise, October 8, 1914

Mrs. Della M. McCulley wife of Leroy McCulley died at Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday, Oct. 3, aged 39 years.  Mrs. McCulley had been ill for some time previous to her last illness which lasted some three weeks.  She was born in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], April 9, 1875 and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Glendenning.  She united with the North Sanford Baptist church where she proved an earnest worker and faithfully attended.  Mrs. McCulley is survived by her husband and one daughter, Lina, also by her mother, Mrs. Wilder, a sister, Mrs. Guy Blowers and a brother, Lewis Wilder.  The funeral services were held in the Baptist church of Afton, Tuesday afternoon, the pastor, Rev. C.O. Fuller, conducting the services.  Interment was made in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, NY].

 

William E. Hyde

Afton Enterprise, October 27, 1914

William E. Hyde of this village [Afton, Chenango Co., NY] died in the hospital at Troy, N.Y. [Rensselear Co.], on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 1914.  He has been ailing for some time and finally went to the hospital at Troy which institution he entered Sunday the 18th.  On Tuesday he was operated on but survived only until the following day.  Funeral service was held at the home of his son, Arthur Hyde in Troy, after which the body was brought here for interment, and further service was held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. I.L. Bronson, of the M.E.church, of which Mr. Hyde was a member, preaching the sermon.  Besides his son, Arthur Hyde, and daughter, Mrs. Irene Hyde Childs, he is survived by a number of other relatives.  Mr. Hyde was born in Afton, May 30th 1844 and has always made this town his home.

 

Mrs. Leroy Hodge

Afton Enterprise, November 5, 1914

Mrs. Leroy Hodge died at her home Monday evening, October 26, 1914.  She had been in poor health for some time, suffering a third stroke of paralysis about a week previous from which she failed to rally.  The funeral will be held from her late home Friday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m.

 

Jennie A. Wylie

Afton Enterprise, November 5, 1914

Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22, at 3:15 o'clock in the afternoon the spirit of Miss Jennie A. Wylie passed from death into life.  Miss Wylie had been declining in health for some time, being confined to the house the last few months.  Miss Wylie was born in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] Oct. 12, 1893, and was therefore just past her twenty-first birthday.  Funeral services were solemnized at the home of her parents in this place, Monday, Nov. 2nd, at 11 o'clock in the morning, Rev. J.G. Rice of Harpursville preached the sermon, and the M.E. choir of this place assisted by Mrs. R.F. McKune of Windsor rendered several selections which had been selected by Miss Wylie before her death.  Not withstanding the threatening weather a large crowd were present to pay their last respects to their departed friend, many coming from a distance.  Interment was in the Nineveh cemetery [Broome Co., NY].  The passing on of this young life to better things breaks in sunder the chain of friendship in a sense. We still love her memory but nevermore until the dawn of a new day for mankind can we hope to again clasp her hand, but then we feel confident we shall see her without any human imperfection, welcoming us with all the old friendliness. To the father and mother and two brothers left here the unstinted sympathy of all is extended.

Prof. Devolson Wood

Chenango Union, July 1, 1897

President Devolson Wood, professor of mechanical engineering and technology at Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N.J., died in that city Saturday night, June 26.  He was born in Smyrna, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] sixty-five years ago.  He graduated from the normal school of Albany, and was connected with the Stevens institute for the commencement.  A week ago he went to his brother's house to live temporarily and was taken ill there.  He was an authority on mechanical engineering and the author of a number of books on that science.  he was the inventor of the Wood steam rock drill and of a number of pumps.  Paralysis of the heart caused death.  His body was taken to Ann Arbor, Mich., for interment.

Chenango Union

Famous People of Chenango County

DeVolson Wood (1832-1897) was an engineer, physicist and teacher.  He was born at Smyrna, educated at the Albany Normal School and at the Rensselaer Institute at Troy.  He became professor of civil engineering in the university of Michigan and later occupied the chair in mathematics at Stevens institute of Technology at Hoboken until 1885 and of mechanical engineering until his death in 1897.  He was the author of many books on mechanics and also invented a rock drill, an air compressor and a steam pump.