Obituaries (June 23)

Alice E. Merchant

Afton Enterprise, October 18, 1900

The remains of Mrs. A.B. Merchant of Cobleskill [Schoharie Co.., NY]  the Binghamton State hospital, where she had undergone a surgical operation, to the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary Gilmore, on Monday last. The funeral was held in the M.E. church at Union Valley on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m., were a large concourse of relatives and friends were assembled to pay their last tribute of respect. Rev. T.F. Hall of Oneonta officiated.  Interment at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]. Messrs Banner, Burdick, Ramsdell and Smith furnished music.

 

Gertrude (Bush) Miner

Norwich Sun, January 4, 1910

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Frank Miner, after months of suffering passed away at her home at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Monday night. The funeral was attended from the home Thursday and the body was brought here for burial in the Guilford cemetery [Chenango Co., NY]. The most of her married life had been spent here, where she had many friends.  Of her immediate family the husband and one daughter, Bessie, survive her, also her mother, Mrs. Richard Bush, besides a brother and sister.

 

Sarah Elizabeth (Harper) Tanner

d. June 25, 1923

Sarah Elizabeth Harper Tanner, wife of Rev. Wilson E. Tanner, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], and formerly of St. Peter's Church Bainbridge, died in the Binghamton City Hospital, Monday night.  Mrs. Tanner underwent an operation in the City Hospital last week and failed to recover.  Her death was quite sudden, proving a great shock to her immediate family and friends.  One son, Robert, and brother, who lives in Harpursville, besides her husband are the only relatives surviving Mrs. Tanner. She was born in Harpursville [Broome Co., NY] and it was that village named after her family that she and Mr. Tanner met, and where they were married in 1907.

 

Charles G. Norton

1850 - 1924

When death claimed Charles G. Norton on Monday March 10th, 1924, it removed from our midst one who has been active in public affairs of this community [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] for over fifty years.  Mr. Norton was born at Rexford Falls near Sherburne, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY], in July 1850 and spent his boyhood days in that vicinity.  He came to West Bainbridge when twenty three years of age and engaged in blacksmithing.  While thus engaged, he won and married Miss Ellen Loomis, only daughter of Philander and Janette Loomis.  This happy union ended fifteen years ago when death claimed Mrs. Norton.  Soon after coming to West Bainbridge Mr. Norton was elected to the office of Superintendent of the Poor of this town which office he held for several terms, after which he was elected Superintendent of Highways.  He was thus engaged for many years until 1900 when he was appointed Post Master of Bainbridge by President McKinley.  He continued to serve the public in this capacity faithfully and well for over sixteen years, retiring only when the office came under Democratic control.  In politics Mr. Norton was a staunch Republican, loyal to his friends and generous to his foes.  He was County Committeeman at the time of his death.  His sterling integrity, genial disposition and generous nature won for him a host of friends in all walks of life.  Proof of this was manifest during his long illness for at no time while he was confined to his room was there an absence of flowers, tokens of Joy and respect furnished alike by relatives and friends.  Soon after retiring from the office of Post Master, Mr. Norton had the misfortune to fall from an apple tree while picking applies on his farm on Pruyn Hill.  He never fully recovered from the injuries received and it was probably one of the causes that hastened his end.  His last sickness was a complication of ailments that gradually grew worse until on Monday March 10, 1924 at 3:30 o'clock that great heart that had beat loyally and true so long weakened, fluttered and ceased.  He approached the Valley of the shadow like one who would gather his coverings about him and lie down to pleasant dreams.  Mr. Norton was a member of the Methodist church of this place and was a regular attendant so long as it was possible for him to get there.  His funeral was held at the church last Thursday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. M.W. Williams officiating.  Two selections were rendered by Mrs. Williams.  The body was placed in the vault at Green Lawn, burial will take place later at West Bainbridge cemetery.  Mr. Norton is survived by one brother D.L. Norton of Columbus, N.Y., five nieces and three nephews Miss Lena Norton of Columbus, Mrs. Florence Havell, Summit, N.J., Miss Vera Norton of New York City.  The other two nieces and three nephews are children of Mr. Norton's deceased sister, Mrs . McMillan, and all reside in Michigan.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Union, September 9, 1875

 

ALLIS:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 8, at the residence of her brother-in-law David Maydole, Mrs. Elizabeth Allis, aged 70 years.

 

BOWEN:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 5, Catherine [Bowen], widow of the late George Bowen, aged 78 years 6 months.

 

MEAD:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 4, Lucretia C. [Mead], wife of Sylvanus Mead, aged 58 years.

 

TEED:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 28, Mr. Seneca Teed, aged 62 years.

 

PARKER:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 30, Mrs. Horace Parker, aged 65 years.

 

NICKERSON:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 28, Mr. Cornelius Nickerson, aged 40 years.

 

ROBINSON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 2, Mrs. Stillman Robinson, aged 63 years 7 months

 

MORTON:  In Huron, Wayne Co., Sept. 3, Mr. Urotus Morton, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], aged 57 years.