Obituaries (May 25)

Adelle (Huttleston) Brown

Cortland Standard, October 13, 1925

Mrs. Adelle Brown, who came to the Home for Aged Women a year ago last June, passed away at the Home Monday at the age of nearly 79 years.  Mrs. Brown was born in South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 28, 1846 and was the widow of Adolphus Brown. Her parents were Johnathon and Desirah Huttleston.  She leaves no children. She was a half sister of D.D Newton of this village and of Mrs. Elijah Wildman of Syracuse.  The funeral will be held at the Home Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.  burial will be made in South Otselic.

 

Cortland Standard, October 15, 1925

The funeral of Mrs. Adell Brown, whose death occurred at the Home for Aged Women Monday, was held at the Home yesterday afternoon with a large attendance of relatives and friends from Homer, Cortland, Syracuse and other places. Rev. John A. Harrer, pastor of the Congregational church, officiated.  Burial was made in South Otselic.

 

John Knight

DeRuyter New Era, April 7, 1881

On Saturday last John Knight, of Georgetown [Madison Co., NY], went into the woods to work, and when evening came he did not return and his family was much alarmed about his absence. The next morning a search was instituted and Mr. Knight was found dead, a limb of a falling tree having struck him a death blow on the head.  He leaves a wife and one child.

 

Charles Randall

DeRuyter Gleaner, October 14, 1937

Charles Randall, 68, died at his home on the east Little York road Friday evening, following a long illness.  He had been a resident of the neighborhood for the past 29 years.  Mr Randall was born in Lincklaen, March 26, 1874, the son of Albert and Frances Ketchum Randall.  He married Martha Hammond who survives with the following children; Merwyn Randall, Orley Randall and Miss Martan Randall; ten grandchildren, John, James, David, Robert, Helen, William, Sally, Donald, Martha Ann and Marlene Randall, all of Homer; four brothers Hart Randall of Cuyler, Lee Randall of Cortland and Herman Randall of Syracuse, and two sisters, Eva Record of Stittville, and Mrs. William Congdon of Groton.  Mr. Randall was a member of the Homer lodge 362 F.&A.M., a member of the Homer Congregational Church and the Little York Grange.  He was one of the oldest members of the Holstein-Friesian Association.  The funeral was held Monday afternoon at 2 from the late residence on the east Little York road with Dr. G.E. Merrian officiating and burial made in Preble cemetery [Cortland Co., NY].

 

Wallace May

1846 - 1938

Funeral service was held Saturday afternoon for Wallace May, who died February 23, at the  home of Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].  The service was held in Colwell Brothers' chapel, Bainbridge, with the Rev. George D. Callender, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in Norwich, officiating.  Interment was made in St. Peter's Episcopal cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. May was born May 27, 1846, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jabez May.  He spent most of his life in Bainbridge and as a young man was employed at the Newton grist mill.  He retired to the farm in Guilford street in 1897.  Following the death of his wife, Mrs. Edna (Scott) May, in 1933, he sold the farm and has since resided at Mt. Upton and Norwich.  He is survived by a brother, Walter May of Okonogan, Wash.; a niece, Jennie Clifford of Auburn, Wash., and four cousins, Emma Batteau of Sidney, Mrs. Frank Hamm of Woods Corners, Mrs. H.D. Pierce of Binghamton, and Richard Curtis of Norwich.

 

Emily (Wakeman) Montgomery

1847 - 1934

Mrs. Emily Montgomery passed away November 29th, at the home of her son, Fred Montgomery, on Searles Hill, where she had been under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery for the fast five months.  Mrs. Montgomery was born on Mar. 12, 1847, in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], the daughter of Harvey and Emily Hale Wakeman.  Nearly fifty years ago Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery moved to Bainbridge and for many years resided on farms in the township.  Eleven years ago, following the death of her husband, Mrs. Montgomery went to Cobleskill to make her home with her son, George, where she resided until about five months ago, when failing health resulted in her returning to Bainbridge, where she could be cared for by her son, Fred, and wife.  She had been a member of the Baptist church of Bainbridge for many years, and while in Cobleskill had attended the Baptist church of that village.  Surviving are the sons, George and Fred, and two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, of Binghamton, and Mrs. Saphronia Wilder, of Deposit.  The funeral was held Monday afternoon in the chapel of Colwell Bros. in West Main street, Rev. Frederick Allen, pastor of the Cobleskill Baptist church, officiated, assisted by the Rev. M. DeForest Lowen, pastor of the Baptist church of this village and interment was made in Greenlawn Cemetery.

 

Death Notices

Bainbridge Republican, January 3, 1874

 

ROBINSON:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], Dec. 15th, Mrs. Polione Robinson, aged 66 years.

 

HENRY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 22d, Mrs. Roxane Henry, aged 72 years.

 

JONES:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 23d, Mira Elles, Wakely and Abby Jones, aged 6 months and 14 days.

 

TRACY:  in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Thursday, Dec. 23, Mrs. Keziah Tracy, aged 74 years.