Obituaries (March 31)

Ruth E. (Jones) Figary

Utica Saturday Globe, September 1905

 

Ruth E. (Jones) Figary

1848 - 1905

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  After an illness of a year and a half of cancer Mrs. Ruth E. Figary died August 25 at her home in Springville, aged 57.  She was born in the town of Norwich in 1848 and was a daughter of John and Mary Jones.  In 1855 she married Oscar M. Figary, who died about two years ago.  Mrs. Figary was a woman of kind disposition, a good neighbor and loving wife and mother.  She was a member of the Free Methodist Church.  She is survived by five children, three sons, Morgan, George and Vernie, and two daughters, Mrs. Libbie Bowers and Mrs. Ethel Burlingame; also two brothers, Morgan Jones, of White Store and Danforth Jones, of Deposit.

 

Norwich Sun, August 26, 1905

Mrs. Ruth E. Figary, widow of Oscar M. Figary, died this morning at the family home in Springvale, aged 56 years.  She is survived by three sons, Morgan O. and George D. of Springvale and Verne A. of Guilford, and two daughters, Mrs. Clark Bowers and Mrs. Hiram J. Burlingame of Springvale.  Also by two brothers, Danforth Jones of Deposit and Morgan Jones of White Store. The funeral will be held at her late home on Monday at 1 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. M.H. Kendrick and Rev. L.S. King. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Elizabeth Thorpe Prindle

Morning Sun, Norwich, NY, January 12, 1892

At her home on Hayes street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], about five o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs. Horace G. Prindle died after a brief illness. A few weeks since she contracted a hard cold from which she had not fully recovered when in response to a request of a friend she assisted in some work which subjected her to a second cold and last week she was confined to the house but her illness did not assume a serious aspect until last Saturday when pneumonia of a severe type developed and she grew rapidly worse until the end. When informed a few hours previous to the fatal event that her death was close at hand she faced the crisis with Christian calmness and was able to talk with the friends who surrounded her deathbed until the moment that her spirit winged its flight.  Mrs. Elizabeth Thorpe Prindle was the daughter of Charles Thorpe, deceased and was born in Norwich April 23, 1834.  Her entire life had been spent in this village.  In 1853 she married Horace G. Prindle, then a rising young attorney and afterwards county judge of Chenango county, and now a leading lawyer.  She was a member of the Broad street M.E. church and during her younger years was an active Christian worker.  Her husband and two sisters, Mrs. William S. Thomas of Alexander, Ark., and Mrs. E.H. Prindle of this village survive her.  Her funeral will be held from her late home on Hayes street at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Rev. H.M. Crydenwise, presiding elder of the Chenango district and a former favorite pastor and long time friend of the deceased, officiating. 

 

It is needless to say that in the sudden death of Mrs. Prindle the whole community is shocked and startled and many hearts are overwhelmed with sadness.  Kind and obliging as a neighbor, true and faithful as a friend, affectionate and devoted as a wife, with large hearted sympathy, liberality and helpfulness toward the poor and unfortunate, she gathered to herself a large circle of friends who feel an unspeakable loss and bereavement in her death.  Here was a strong, positive character.  She could but have strong attachments and strong aversions.  She loved and admired that which was true, frank, honest, manly and womanly and every instinct of her being rose up in opposition to all that was unworthy, false or pretentious.  For the good and the worthy in the individual or in the cause her whole soul went out in sympathy and admiration and to serve or help such she counted no toil, self-denial or sacrifice too great.  Many poor will miss and keenly mourn her.  Those who knew her most closely loved and praised her most.  In the midst of life, full of life, with strong attachments to life, with great love to home, husband and friends, death came to her as a great, even an appalling surprise. But in those awful crisis moments with characteristic calmness she gave farewell tokens, spoke farewell words, expressed firm faith in the atoning merit of Jesus.  And thus with clear mind and full consciousness, she passed out from life here, from the circle of loved ones here, to the life and reunions of the land beyond.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, August 12, 1875

 

CORBIN:  in Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], August 3d, Mr. George A. Corbin, aged 23 years.

 

WILKINS:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], July 29th, Caroline [Wilkins], wife of David Wilkins, aged 79 years.

 

CHAMPLIN:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], July 30th, Eddie [Champlin], son of Mr. and Mrs. Champlin of Richmond, Va., aged 4 years.

 

BROTHERS:  In Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], July 31st, Miss Agnes Brothers, aged 26 years.

 

BUTTON:  In Lennox, Madison Co., July 30th, Nathan DeVer [Button], son of Wm. N. Button formerly of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], aged 17 years.

 

WELLS:  In Warren, Pa. July 28th, Mary A. [Wells], wife of Hubbard E. Wells, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

 

LAMOINE:  In Ford's Bush, Montgomery Co., July 31st, 1875 Rev. J.W. Lamoine, formerly a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 44 years.

 

TUBBS:  In Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], July 30th, Mrs. Ichabod Tubbs, formerly of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], aged 74 years.

 

SMITH:  In Dennison, Col., June 4th, 1875, Dr. S.H. Smith, formerly of Greene []Chenango Co., NY], aged 35 years.

 

GREENE:  In Cannon Falls, Minn., July 23d of consumption, Melville B. [Greene], son of Elisha and Maria Greene, formerly of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], aged 28 years.  He sought health in that western clime, but found an early grave.