Obituaries (June 24)

Henry Earl Whitmore

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1914

 

Henry Earl Whitmore

1877 - 1914

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Henry Earl Whitmore, who died from Bright's disease at his home on North Front street last week, was the son of William and Addia Whitmore.  He was born in DeRuyter [Madison Co., NY], May 9, 1877.  Since residing in Norwich he had been employed for a number of years as blacksmith at the David Maydole Hammer Factory.  He was affiliated with the L.O.O.M. and was a Seventh Day Baptist.  Mr Whitmore is survived by his wife, Thena Madison Whitmore; one daughter, Viola May, and two sons, Raymond and William Whitmore, of Norwich.  his mother and six brothers, --arl, of South Otselic; Allie, of Norwich; Adelbert of McDonough; Clarence, Cecil and Wardner, of Norwich, and two sisters, Mrs. Elva Clark, of South Plymouth, and Mrs. Pansy Lawton, of Norwich, are other members of his immediate family.  Funeral services were held from his late home Monday, Rev. R.A. Gates of Oxford, officiating.

 

Samuel J. Hopkins

Afton Enterprise, July 15, 1915

Samuel J. Hopkins, a veteran of the Civil War, and assessor of the town of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], was found dead in bed Saturday morning, July 3.  Mr. Hopkins was transacting business with the town board on Friday and appeared to be in his usual health.  heart disease was the cause of death.

 

Roemma D. Finkle

Afton Enterprise, July 8, 1915

Last Thursday night, July 1, 1915 at about 11 p.m. Mrs. Roemma D. Finckle, wife of S.D. Finkle, died very suddenly at her home on High Street. At about 7 p.m. she was taken with a stroke of cerebral apoplexy, dying as stated about four hours later.  She was born in North Sanford [Broome Co., NY], August 15, 1856 to S.D. Finkle. About twenty years ago she was baptized and received into the membership of the Baptist church at North Sanford, but about five years ago transferred her membership to the church here.  She is survived by her husband, S.D. Finkle, her aged mother, Mrs. A.K. Hamlin, of Afton, two brothers, Lafayette Hamlin of Sanford and Clarence Hamlin of North Sanford and four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Howard of linden, N.J., Mrs. Eva Allen of Binghamton, Miss May Hamlin and Mrs. Jessie Hamlin of Afton. The funeral was held from the house Monday afternoon, Rev. C.O. Fuller preaching the sermon. A quartet consisting of Rev. I.L. Bronson, C.D. Pendell, Mrs. J.C. Demorier and Miss Vivian Krum sang two selections, "Abide with Me" and "Some Sweet Day" and Mrs. Demorier by request sang a solo "The Beautiful City of Somewhere."  The pall bearers were F.E. Keator, A.A. Seward A. Morgan and H.A. Benedict.  Interment was in the cemetery at North Sanford. 

 

Lewis Agustus Weeks

Afton Enterprise, July 22, 1915

Church Hollow [Chenango Co., NY]:  On the morning of July fourteenth after an illness of several months and accompanied by much suffering, Lewis Agustus Weeks, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] passed gently into the rest that remaineth.  The remains were brought to Harpursville on Friday p.m. and funeral was held in the Presbyterian church, Rev Wilson Eisenhart of the Floral Avenue Church and pastor of the family conducting the service.  Burial in the Ninevah cemetery [Broome Co., NY] by the side of five children gone before.  He was born in the town of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], October 11, 1853, the eldest son of Percy P. Weeks and Rebecca A. Poole.  In 1879 he was married to Miss Lena Whitney of Guilford, adopted daughter of Charles Hyde of that town, but later of Afton, who with one son, Alfred P. survives him.  His aged mother and one sister, Jennie, are also left to mourn the loss of the only son of his mother and she is a widow.  He was a carpenter by trade, a fine workman and had lived in Lestershire and Binghamton about thirty years. The bearers were cousins John and Will Weeks of Harpursville, Charles Weeks of Nurse Hollow and Edward Weeks of Afton.  The casket was covered with flowers, silent messengers of love and sympathy, from relatives and friends.  "I shall go to him but he shall not return to me."

 

Sophia Pixley Shaw

Afton Enterprise, July 22, 1915

After a long and painful illness borne with great fortitude and patient resignation, Mrs. Sophia Shaw passed away at her home in this village, Saturday June 26th, 1915, at the age of 73 years.  Mrs. Shaw, whose maiden name was Sophia Pixley, was born here in Afton [Chenango Co., NY] and was married to David K. Shaw in 1861.  Three children were born to them, of whom one daughter is left to mourn the loss of a kind, loving mother, and by whom she was most tenderly nursed and cared for till the end. She became a Christian in her early girlhood days and afterwards united with the Methodist church of which she was an active, worthy member until her death. She was a devoted loving mother, a kind sympathetic friend and neighbor, always ready and anxious to lend a helping hand in time of trouble or need. The funeral services took place Monday afternoon in the Methodist church, her pastor Rev. I.L. Bronson, who preached from the most fitting text, her selection, "I have finished my work," officiated.  Two beautiful hymns, also her selection, were sung by a quartet, consisting of Mrs. Eva Hudgins, Miss Myrle Haye, L.T. Writer and Rev. I.L. Bronson.  The pall bearers, all old friends chosen by her, were Zenas Tarble, A.D. Pearsall, M..J. Swart of Afton and George Taylor of Bainbridge. The floral offerings were many and very beautiful and bore mute testimony to the love and esteem in which she was held by those who knew her.  Mrs. Shaw is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fannie Bennett of Oneonta, four grand children, Mabel and Mildred Bennett of Oneonta and Lois and Guy Robinson of Binghamton, and five brothers, Sox Pixley of Grand Encampment, Wyoming, John Pixley of East Windsor, James Pixley of Straights Corners, N.Y., and Asa B. Pixley of Afton. With her casket covered with flowers the last loving gifts of sorrowing friends her body was borne to its last resting place in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, NY]