Obituaries (August 13)

James Sherwood Estelow

1938 - 1939

James Sherwood Estelow, one-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Van Estelow, died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital [Norwich, NY], Thursday morning, Feb. 9, after an illness of two weeks.  The little boy first suffered from a streptococci infection of the throat which spread into both ears, necessitating the lancing of the drums by Dr. Stewart.  This condition was accompanied by lung congestion which developed into pneumonia.  The baby had also been troubled practically since birth with a partial pyloric stenosis which prevented his normal development and made him an easy victim of pneumonia.,  funeral services were held from the Estelow home on Main street, Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.  Dr. Howard Deller officiated and burial was made in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].  Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Mary and Phyllis.

 

Eva (Barber) Hovey

1857 - 1939

Mrs. Eva Barber Hovey, 81, widow of the late George T. Hovey, passed away at the home of her son, Frank in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], where she had lived for several years, on Sunday evening, Jan. 29.  Her illness had been long and death brought blessed relief.  All her life, as long as her health permitted, she worked as a practical nurse.  Many a home in Guilford remembers her kind services in years passed.  Surviving are two sons, Frank of Guilford, and Arthur of Oneida; three grandchildren, Mrs. Walter Sorory of Guilford, Merton of Oswego and Everette of Sidney.  Final rites were held from the home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Robert Wood of the Guilford M.E. church of which she was a member, officiating.  Burial was in the Guilford Center cemetery beside her late home.

 

Mrs. Charles L. Stone

1874 - 1939

Mrs. Charles L. Stone, of Newark Valley [Tioga Co., NY], a former resident of Oxford and mother of Merritt G. Stone and Mrs. J. Wilson Hemstrought, of this village, passed away at her home, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, after several months illness. She was 65 years old.  Funeral services will be held in the Methodist church at Newark Valley, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock and burial will be made in Oakwood cemetery, Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY].  Mrs. Stone was born at Summerhill [Cayuga Co., NY] in 1874.  She came to Oxford with her husband who was superintendent of the local Borden plant for eight years and later they moved to Newark Valley, where they have since resided.  In addition to her husband and son and daughter, she is survived by seven grandchildren.  Mrs. Stone was past regent of Beulah Patterson Brown chapter of the D.A.R and a member of the Onxy Chapter O.E.S. of Newark Valley.

 

Jay Manwarren

1900 - 1940

Jay Manwarren, aged 39, a brother of Ross, Claude and Ray Manwarren of Oxford, died in the Wayne Memorial Hospital, Saturday night, March 16, after a week's illness of pneumonia.  He was a resident of Narrowsburg [Sullivan Co., NY].  Mr. Manwarren was born in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] April 15, 1900.  He was employed by the Owen P. Williams Stripping Company for the past 15 years.  He leaves a widow, Emma Dexter, besides his three brothers here.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 19, and burial was made in Glen Cove cemetery at Narrowsburg.