Obituaries (February 15)

Daniel Figary

Norwich Sun, May 18, 1920

Daniel Figary, 73 years old, died Monday morning, May 17 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Santmyre of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].  He is survived by his wife and seven children, three sons, Arthur, Fred and Charles, all of North Norwich, and four daughters, Mrs. George Skinner of S. New Berlin, Mrs. John Lorrimer of North Norwich, Mrs. Will Tillyou of Norwich and Mrs. William Santmyre of Sherburne.  The funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Santmyre at Sherburne at 1 o'clock, old time, and the Rev. Mr. Wood will officiate.  Burial will take place at the North Norwich cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Leonard N. Colburn

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, November 25, 1891

South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Leonard N. Colburn passed quietly away at the home of his brother-in-law, T.A. Dye, in this place on Tuesday morning, November 17th, aged 64 years.  Mr. Colburn has been in poor health for several years and was only waiting for the summons to come. The funeral was attended at the house on Thursday.  Rev. C.M. Jones made very interesting remarks from the text found in Psalm XXXVII:37, :Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace."  Interment took place in Evergreen Cemetery at White Store [Chenango Co., NY]

 

Willie A. Colburn

Chenango Union, November 30, 1864

In Bennington, Vt, Nov. 24th, 1864, of cankerrash, erysipeias and dropsy, Willie A. [Colburn], only child of A.E. and M.J. Colburn, of Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY], aged 1 year, 10 months and 8 days

"This lovely bud, so young and fair,

Called hence by early doom,

Just came to show how sweet a flower

In Paradise would bloom."

 

Willie H. Colburn

Chenango Union, August 7, 1867

In Guilford, Chenango Co., N.Y., August 2d, 1867, of measles and inflammation of the lungs, Willie H. [Colburn], adopted child of A.E. and M.J. Colburn, aged 1 year, 3 months and 29 days.  His presence has been as a sunbeam in our dwelling; his spirit so pure and lovely, he had gained our hearts' best affections; too good for earth, the Saviour said, "Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of Heaven."

"And hark, amid the sacred songs

Those heavenly voices raise,

Ten thousand thousand infant tongues

Unite in perfect praise."

 

Kirk Wood

Cortland Democrat, May 3, 1946

Kirk Wood, a farmer residing one mile from this village on the South Otselic-Georgetown highway, shot himself in the head with a 22 rifle, Saturday morning.  He was taken to the Norwich hospital in Kenneth C. Davis' truck.  Life became extinct about 2 p.m.  His son Donald being the only member of the family at home at that time, was at the barn doing chores and when he came to the house not seeing his father, but hearing a noise, went to the back room where he found him. Dr. J.M . Crumb was called. Private funeral services were held at the Kenneth C. Davis Funeral Home, Tuesday afternoon.  Mr. Wood is survived by his wife, Mrs. Neva Wood; four sons, Donald, Paul, Eugene and Dale; his mother, Mrs. Lutie Wood, and a sister, Miss Olive Wood of Cincinnatus.

 

Philetus Yale

Afton Enterprise, January 4, 1906

Philetus Yale, a resident of Milwaukee since 1845, and a grand nephew of Elihu Yale, founder of Yale University, died Tuesday evening at his home, 3011 State street, aged 90 years.  Mr. Yale was born at Coventry, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], and coming to Milwaukee in 1845 he established a merchant tailoring and clothing business on Wisconsin and East Water street.  He was united in marriage, two years later, to Miss Jane H. Jones of Boston, who died in 1891.  One son, Horace P. Yale of this city survives him.  He was a member of the Old Settlers' club. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence, Elder Edward Hyde officiating.  Interment will be at Forest Home - The Evening Wisconsin.

Mr. Yale was a brother of the late Robert Yale, formerly of this village [Afton, Chenango Co., NY]

 

Jodah Edward Andrews

Chenango Union, November 30, 1864

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 22d, after an illness of four days, from inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Jodah Edward Andrews, aged 86 years.

Mr. Andrews was a kind, benevolent and forgiving man; perhaps the more so from the story of the scenes of his early childhood, taught him by his mother, and often repeated by him in the latter years of his life.  On the day of his birth, July 6th, 1773, the New England militia were gathering at New Haven, Ct., in hot haste, at the call of Gen. Sullivan, to aid in a combined attack by land and water upon the British force at Newport; and as they filed past the house, the father blessed the newborn babe, and amidst smiles and tears rushed out and joined his comrades in the enterprise.  That year is memorable in history as well as in traditions, for the implacable hostility and vindictive feelings exercised by the Government of the mother country towards the Colonies.  That they were contending against revolted subjects, seemed to release them, in their view, from all regard to the common usages of war.  Instead of striving to conquer an honorable foe, they thirsted as for revenge on a criminal and outlaw.  Wyoming, New Bedford, Martha's Vineyard, Egg Harbor and Cherry Valley, were all ruthlessly ravaged by the enemy, and all the property wantonly destroyed leaving multitudes of peaceful and unoffending inhabitant--aged men, women and children--reduced to poverty and wretchedness.  Madmen, Tories and Indians thus their vengeance fed, Nor for their kin or country cared.

 

In the year of the great Inauguration, as he fondly called it (1891), Mr. Andrews came to this county [Chenango Co., NY].  He found his way from the river road by turning in near Mr. A.B. Gates', across the hill, to that part of Preston since known as Turner Street, then a dense forest.  He help cut the road thence to Oxford and to Norwich; and that fine farm of his, where he first settled, and lived and died, he cleared and smoothed and walled with his own hands.  He has seen his children and his children's children well settled in life, living respectably and honorably, giving him, in his declining years, to drink largely of that cup of filial happiness so cheering and sustaining to the aged; and when, on Friday last, friends and neighbors gathered round to pay the last tribute of respect to one long honored and beloved, and to bestow those pious acts of sepulture, the smothered sigh, the weeping eye, but told the grateful truth that the affectionate father, the true friend, the good citizen, will ever live in the hallowed memories of those left behind.  requiescat in pace.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, November 30, 1864

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 3d, of chronic diarrhea, Corp. W.W. Butler, a member of Co. E. 89th Regt. N.Y. Vols., aged 22 years.

 

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, of consumption, Mary Jane Carhart, aged 35 years.

 

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]Nov. 6th, Mr. Chauncey Gibson, aged 82 years.

 

In Sheshequin, Pa., Nov. 13th, Rev. Schuyler J. Gibson, aged 48 years.

 

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 24th, Nettie [Landon], only child of W.B. and Louisa Landon, aged 1 year and 2 months.

 

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, Mr. Jeremiah Bowen, aged 47 years.

 

In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 23d, after a short illness, Olive A. [Babcock], wife of Jesse Babcock, aged 33 years.

 

In Jarvis U.S. Hospital, Baltimore, Nov. 2d, 1861, Erasmus [Erastus Sill], son of Blin S. Sill, M.D., of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], aged 19 years and 8 months, of the 114th N.Y.S.V.

 

At McPherson's General City Hospital, in Vicksburg, Oct. 9th, 18964, of chronic dysentery, Corp. Lawrence C. Warner, of Co. K 161st Reg. N.Y.S.V., aged 27 years, 8 months and 4 days.

 

In Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 16th, of disease of the heart, Mr. Oscar F. Bradley, aged 33 years, a member of Co. C, 107th Reg. N.Y Vols.

 

In Cooperstown [Otsego Co., NY], Nov. 23d 1864, of pulmonary consumption, Dr. W. Webber Ryder, formerly of Plymouth, Maine, aged 30 years.

 

Chenango Union, August 9, 1867

In Hammonton, N.J., July 22d, Mrs. Olive Hoyt, widow of William Hoyt, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 51 years.

 

At Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, July 27th, Mrs. J.F. Smith, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], aged 76 years.