Obituaries (December 27)

Lyman Marvin

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1921

 

Lyman Marvin

1832 - 1921

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Lyman Marvin, an aged resident of the city, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. R. Morse, on Henry Street, Saturday morning after a severe illness of three months.  Death was due to dropsy and heart trouble.  Deceased was 89 years of age and for a year or more had made his home with his daughter.  He came to Norwich from DeRuyter, where he had been a long time and respected resident.  he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. R. Morse, and Mrs. Luella Mott, of this city, and Mrs. Carrie Burke, of Morrisville; by one son, Lewis Marvin, of South Otselic, and 11 grandchildren.  His funeral was held from the home of his daughter Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Frank W. Young officiating.  Burial was made in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Blanche Park

Cortland Democrat, June 26, 1942

Virgil [Cortland Co., NY]:  The funeral of Mrs. Blanche Park, wife of Leslie D. Park, was held last Thursday in the Virgil Methodist church where she had been a member for many years.  Rev. Bernard DeGraw, pastor and Rev. H. Carl Steinheimer of Syracuse, a former pastor, officiated.  Mrs. Raymond Hagadorn played "the Elegy" and the hymn "the Old Rugged Cross" was sung by Mrs. Arthur Adams accompanied by Mrs. Hagadorn.  The bearers were former members of Mrs. Park's Sunday school class: Merwin Lang, Rupert Bays, Charles Puderbaugh, Theodore Carrier, Raymond Hutchings and Robert Hutchings.  All the detailed arrangements of the funeral had been previous requests of Mrs. Park while she still lived. The church was filled with relatives and friends.  her grandson, Edward Park, who is stationed in an army camp, had leave to come home for the funeral.  Cortlandville Orange of which she was a member was well represented.  Mrs. Park had lived in the town of Virgil for 35 years. She came here with her family from South Otselic. She and her husband were well known for their work for the public in past years. During her entire lifetime she was an example of cheerfulness and kindness.  As long as it was at all possible she took an active part in the home, church and community. She will be greatly missed but her sweet spirit will linger near those she loved.

 

Ray D. Huttleston

DeRuyter Gleaner, February 27, 1941

Ray D. Huttleston, 71, of 8 Evergreen street, Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], died Tuesday morning in this city after several months' illness.  A native of Preble, Mr. Huttleston was born July 13, 1869, the son of Lewis V. and Hannah Haight Huttleston.  He had resided in Cortland for the last 25 years.  Besides his wife, Mrs. Cora M. Willcox Huttleston, Mr Huttleston leaves one daughter, Mrs. Helen M. Setliff of Cortland; one son, L.L. Huttleston of Binghamton; two sisters, Mrs. L.D. Park of Virgil and Mrs. Glenn Davis of South Otselic; one brother, Ralph S. Huttleston of Blodgett mills, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2:30 from the Beard Memorial Home with Rev. Bruce Pierce, pastor Homer Avenue Methodist church, officiating.  The body will be placed in the receiving vault at Cortland Rural Cemetery to await burial in Valley View cemetery at south Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] in the spring.

Robert Mettler

DeRuyter Gleaner, October 16, 1941 

Robert Mettler, aged 33 years of Cazenovia [Madison Co., NY], was fatally injured Sunday night on the Cazenovia-Oneida road., after passing a car collided head-on with another car he met.  The accident happened about midnight and he was taken to the Oneida hospital where he died at 6:30 a.m. Monday.  The body was brought here to the funeral parlors by Funeral Director Kenneth Davis and L.J. Warner, Monday.  Mrs. Mettler who is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sherman of this place was in new York attending a hair dressers' convention, having gone there Sunday, came Monday evening to her parents' home.  Funeral services will be held at the Methodist church in this village, Thursday afternoon.  Burial in Valley View cemetery [South Otselic, Chenango Co., NY].

Silas R. Hill

Syracuse Journal, June 2, 1904

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Silas R. Hill, a prominent citizen of South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], this county, died at his home in that village yesterday, aged 65 years.  He had been ill with heart disease since last fall, and for several weeks, his life was despaired of.  Mr. Hill was elected Sheriff of Chenango county in 1876, and held that office when Felix McCann was executed in June, 1879, for the murder of a neighbor named Hatch, in the town of Sherburne.  Mr. Hill was one-fourth owner in the fish line manufactory business of B.F. Gladding & Co., at South Otselic, one of the most successful industries in the State.  He was the son of Herman Hill, who died several years ago, and had always resided at South Otselic.  He was prominent in Republican politics of the county, and had represented his town more in conventions than any one man, and had also attended on frequent occasions, State and district conventions.