Obituaries (January 24)

Rev. Warren G. Partridge

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1918

 

Rev. Warren G. Partridge

1854 - 1918

Rev. Warren G. Partridge, pastor of the Troy Fifth Avenue Baptist Church and a national figure among the clergymen in his denomination, died very suddenly Sunday afternoon.  Sunday morning he preached an eloquent sermon urging every member of his large congregation to buy Liberty Bonds and was warmly congratulated by those who heard him.  An hour or so after dinner at his home on Myrtle avenue he went to his room to rest in preparation for the evening service when he was to give the first of a series of illustrated sermons on the war.  Late in the afternoon Mrs. Partridge sought to awaken him in time for the service and found that he was dead.

 

Dr. Partridge was born in Portland, Maine, 63 years ago.  His parents moved from Portland to Plainfield, N.J., when he was a boy.  He was educated at Colgate university and was an honor man, winning the Phi Beta Kappa key when he was graduated in the class of 1883 with the degrees of Bachelor of arts and doctor of divinity.  He was ordained the year of his graduation and his first pastorate was at Cooperstown.  His eloquence and energy attracted wide attention at Cooperstown and he was soon called to the pastorate of the Norwich Baptist church.  From Norwich he went to Scranton and from there to Cincinnati, where he was pastor of one of the strongest Baptist churches in the city.  While in Cincinati he obtained leave of absence and toured Europe, preaching in prominent churches in England and Scotland and in Italy.  Upon returning to the United States he was called to the First Baptist Church of Pittsburg and while there a big cathedral church, costing $300,000 was erected for his congregation.  From Pittsburg Dr. Partridge went to the Fifth Avenue Church in Troy and won a warm place in the hearts of the residents irrespective of creed.  He took an active part in the municipal affairs, as a member of the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club.  He was a member of William Floyd Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, Apollo Commandery, Knights Templar, Apollo Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and Phi Beta Kappa and Delta Upsilon Fraternities.  He had exceptional literary ability and had contributed extensively to the leading publications, lay and secular, of the United States.  He was a great friend of the newspaper men and would go out of his way to help them.  Dr. Partridge is survived by his wife, who was Miss Mary Payne, of Dayton, Ohio, a relative of Harry Payne Whitney; one son, Donald Warren Partridge, and one brother, Maj. Alfred Butler Partridge, who is stationed at San Diego, Cal.  Many of his former parishioners in this city [Norwich, NY] attended the funeral services Wednesday morning at Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], where the remains were laid at rest beside those of a beloved son.

Nancy Brownson

Chenango Union, April 14, 1881

Holmesville [Chenango Co., NY]:  Again the Death Angel has visited our village; another home is desolate.  Wednesday afternoon of last week, the sorrowful tidings went from house to house that Mrs. Joseph Brownson had been found dead in her home, alone. At the Coroner's inquest, held in the evening of the same day, it appeared that death was caused by apoplexy; that she died in her chair soon after arising, Tuesday morning.  Very swiftly the life must have gone back to the God who gave it, as there were no signs of a last struggle.  Long will she be remembered by the friends and neighbors, who would so tenderly have cared for her at the last, "had they only known."  She will be missed in the church of which she was so long a member. When the clouds of trouble and doubt gathered darkly, her place in the house of God was not vacant. She will be missed in the Sabbath School by the little ones, for whom she had always a kind word and pleasant smile. She will be missed in the Council room of the Royal Templars, of which society she was a charter member.  Although her health prevented strict attendance, her influence and her prayers were always with them, and for the success of the cause of Temperance. The sympathy of our entire community is given to the bereaved husband and son, yet we know how empty and unsatisfying words must seem to them in their desolate home.  [Compiler note:  Buried Holmesville Cemetery, Chenango Co., NY, Tombstone reads:  "Nancy, Wife of Joseph Brownson, Born May 15, 1832, Died April 5, 1881, Jesus said unto John behold Thy Mother"]

Charles L. Burdick

Chenango Union, December 21, 1905

Charles L. Burdick, a life-long resident of the east part of the town of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] died at his home near White Store on Friday, December 15, aged 69 years.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fayette Carpenter, of Edmeston, Mrs. Orin Westover, of Norwich and Cory L. Burdick, of  Norwich. Funeral services were held on Tuesday Rev. J.L. Ray officiating.

Cory L. Burdick

Norwich Sun, October 2, 1940

Cory L. Burdick, well known Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] resident, died at his farm home in the town of Norwich about 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon after a long period of ill health.  Mr. Burdick was born in Norwich, Feb. 20, 1861, and had spent practically his entire long life in this vicinity.  In early life he was a musician and for many years conducted his own orchestra.  He was a traveling salesman for many years having represented the wholesale grocery house of Griffin & Hoxie at Utica, and also the late Geo. W. Nagel of Norwich, dealer in candy and confectionery.  For a time Mr. Burdick operated his own grocery store on Mechanic street in this city.  Of late years he had been engaged in farming. The deceased was well known throughout this section and his wide circle of friends and neighbors will sincerely mourn his passing.  His genial greeting and sympathetic manner will long be remembered by those who knew him.  Mr. Burdick had been in failing health for about three years and had been confined to his home for the past few weeks.  There survive his wife, Minnie M. Burdick; a son, Linn L. Burdick, and a daughter, Mrs. John Davern, all of Norwich; also three grandchildren, Beth Burdick and Mrs. Lawrence Aldrich and Mrs. Dio Perry, also of Norwich.  Funeral services will be held from the late home at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon with Rev. R.L. Mathews officiating with burial in White Store cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].

Death Notices

Chenango Union, August 5, 2017

DAY:  In the village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 1st, Mr. Jehaziel J. Day, aged 72 years.

DAY:  In Greene (Page Brook) [Chenango Co., NY], July 22d, Mr. Alden Day, aged 78 years and 7 months.

HAIGHT:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], July 26, Mrs. Electa [Haight], wife of John Haight, Jr., aged 46 years.

PALMER:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], July 20th, Dorr L. [Palmer], son of Ray and Eva Palmer, aged 1 year 7 months 6 days.

SMITH:  In Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], July 24th, Abigail [Smith] , wife of John A. Smith, aged 77 years, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

CASHMAN:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], July 4th, Mary Ellen [Cashman] daughter of Timothy and Ellen Cashman, aged 2 years and 3 months.

WEBB:  In East Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], July 31st, Eva [Webb], wife of Albert Webb, aged 22 years.

WHITNEY:  In Sandy Hill, N.Y. [Washington Co., NY], May 28th, of small pox, Anna M. [Whitney], wife of Leroy Whitney, aged 34 years, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

HEMINGWAY:  At Sandy Hill, N.Y. [Washington Co., NY], June 20th, , of small pox, Mrs. Jehial Hemingway, aged 78 years of small pox.  Formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].