Susanna (Weedmark) Wilkes
Utica Saturday Globe, March 1914
Susanna (Weedmark) Wilkes
1852 - 1914
Susanna Wilkes, wife of Fred Wilkes, died at the family home in South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] Thursday of last week, aged 61 years and 7 months. Mrs. Wilkes was born in Canada on July 25, 1852. She came to New York State, and in August, 1874, married Mr. Wilkes at Hamilton. They made their home in New York Mills for some time before locating at Plymouth, 20 years ago. Besides her husband there are surviving three children, Fred H. Wilkes and Miss Ida Wilkes, of South Plymouth, and Mrs. Axel Karlson, of Norwich. There are also four sister, Mrs. Mary Harris, of Solvay; Mrs. Julia Smith, Mrs. Urania Ramsford and Miss Georgiana Weedmark, of Canada, and two brothers, William Weedmark, of Michigan, and Hebron Weedmark, of Canada. Funeral services were held Saturday, Rev. Harry E. Brooks, of Plymouth, officiating.
Elton D. Warner
DeRuyter Gleaner, May 23, 1929
South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] was shocked and saddened by the sudden death of life-long resident, Elton D. Warner, which occurred on Thursday evening May 9th, at 10:30 o'clock. He had been feeling unusually well thru the day and evening, but as he started to retire complained of a pain in the region of the heart which proved to be a shock which paralyzed the left side. He died before the doctor arrived. Mr. Warner was born in the house in which he died, having lived there sixty-nine years, nine months and one day. He was the youngest son of Roswell Warner and Polly West. Besides the widow, Lucy E. Warner, two children survive--a son, Victor D. Warner, by a previous marriage, and a daughter, Florence Brown, by the last marriage. He also leaves to mourn his loss, four grandchildren, and a brother, Cyrus R. Warner, and several nieces and nephews. The private funeral services were held at the home on Sunday at two o'clock; burial in Valley View cemetery [South Otselic]. where Masonic services were held at the grave.
Leon Gridley
1890 - 1947
Leon Gridley, 56, of Norwich RD3, was killed today as the 1936 Mack Truck and oil tanker which he was driving stalled on Haynes crossing, four and one-half miles south of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] and was smashed by the northbound D.L.&W. passenger train 1803. The crash, which occurred at 4:07 pm, hurled the victim 130 feet north of the crossing, where he came to a rest west of the tracks. Wreckage was strung along both sides of the tracks. The motor was thrown 100 feet north of the tracks and the frame and hose reel was carried approximately one-half mile north of the scene. Gridley, for over 30 years a driver for the Z.&M. Oil Company in Norwich, was traveling north on the East River Road between Oxford and Norwich, and had turned left to cross the railway to reach the new Oxford-Norwich highway under construction. The engineer of the Utica bound passenger train, Harry Haynes, said that he saw the truck approach the track, then stop as it straddled the crossing. He said that he blew the train whistle, rang the bells and managed to slow the engine down, before crashing the helpless truck. The nose of the engine struck the back of the truck cab and demolished the machine, killing the driver instantly. The truck was owned by A.T. Biever, a wholesale gas, oil and kerosene dealer. The truck at the time of the catastrophe was carrying kerosene. The victim was attended by Dr. Leslie Kinney, coroner, who ordered the body removed to the Devine Funeral Home. The accident was investigated by Deputies, Frank Machio and George Judd of the Chenango County Sheriff's office. The conductor of the northbound train was R.P. Foley, Howard Doxie was the fireman, Clark Johnson, Flagman and C.H. Morris, baggage attendant. The accident occurred at the halfway mark between Norwich and Oxford, a crossing known best to inhabitants of both communities and vicinity as Haynes Crossing.
Funeral services for Leon Gridley, victim of a tanker-train collision Tuesday south of Norwich, will be held tomorrow at 2:30 pm in the Breese Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lloyd S. Charters, rector of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church, officiating. Mr. Gridley, born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] July 28, 1890, the son of Melverne and Effie May Harris Gridley, was killed instantly at 4:07 Tuesday afternoon as a northbound D.L.&W. passenger train plowed into the stalled tanker-fuel truck that he was driving home form southern deliveries. The victim suffered multiple fracture of the back and neck and a multiple internal hemorrhage, according to a statement made by Coroner Dr. L.T. Kinney, who assisted in the autopsy. Mr. Gridley was employed for 30 years by the Z.&M. Oil Company and had joined the service of A.T. Biever, wholesale gas, oil and kerosene dealer in this city, three weeks ago. he was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, Aerie 1943, and was an honorary member of the Ontario Hose Company. Mr. Gridley was married Oct. 2, 1912 to Lucy Ann Wells. Besides his wife, Mr. Gridley leaves his mother, Mrs. Effie Gridley and children; Leon Gridley and Carl Gridley, of the Town of Norwich; Mrs. Gladys Kenyon, Mrs. Lucelia Tracy and Gaylord Gridley of this city, and Mrs. Caroline Ryan of the Town of Norwich. Also surviving are two brothers, Earl, of Guilford, and Roy of Binghamton, and 10 grandchildren. Burial will be in the Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].
Death Notices
Chenango Union, April 22, 1875
MARR: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], April 17, 1875 at the home of his brother, Geo. W. Marr, Mr. John Marr, aged 69 years.
SANNICK: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], April 20, 1875, Mr. George H. [Sannick], son of Peter H. and Ann Sannick, aged 7 years.
CHAMBERS: In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], April 18th, Joseph [Chambers], son of William H. and Merelin Chambers, aged 10 months.
McKINLEY; In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] April 19, Francis James [McKinley], son of James A. and Jane McKinley, aged 3 years.
NEWTON: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] April 18, Mr. Daniel Newton, aged 67 years.
WELLS: In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] April 17, Mr. J.H. Wells, aged 76 years.
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