Obituaries (August 21)

Alice Mary Hatten

1847 - 1927

Alice Mary Hatten passed away on Sunday, September 25, at the home of Charles Weeks on South Hill, aged 80 years.  Deceased was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], March 20, 1847, the daughter of William and Martha Bartlett Hatten.  She has been a resident of the town of Guilford all of her life.  Burial was made in the Yaleville cemetery [Guilford, NY] on Wednesday.

 

Ina A. (Lawton) Kingsley

1891 - 1927

Mrs. Walter Kingsley died at the Oxford hospital on Wednesday Oct. 19th.  Funeral was held on Saturday at 2 o'clock.  She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherman D. Lawton and leaves a husband and six children.

 

Margaret Yale McCall

1927

Margaret Yale McCall, infant daughter of Roswell McCall and Lorah ives McCall, died Friday afternoon, June 10.  A private funeral was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E.J. Ives on Taylor street, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock.  Rev.  H.C. Whedon officiating, burial in Riverview Cemetery [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Beatrice Eleanor Suitor

1927

Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Glendenning received word of the death of their little granddaughter, Beatrice Eleanor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Suitor of Queenstown, Alberta, Canada, aged 8 months and 8 days.  Burial was made in Gladys cemetery near Blackie, Alberta.  Mrs. Suitor, the mother, was formerly Miss Golda Glendenning, a pupil in Oxford High School.  Deepest sympathy goes forth to the parents and grandparents so sadly bereaved in the loss of their loved one.

Christiana (Dodge) Shepard

1835 - 1927

Mrs. Christianna Dodge Shepard, widow of the late Delason D. Shepard died at her home on Ross Street on Sunday morning, May 8. aged 91 years.  Mrs. Shepard's last illness continued for over a year, during which she gradually grew worse and for the past month she was entirely helpless. She bore her affliction through all this time with Christian patience and resignation.  She was the daughter of Peter and Mary Lewis Dodge and was born on the Dodge farm, now occupied by L.L. Dodge, on October 27, 1835.  On February 21, 1855, she was united in marriage with Delason Shepard, of this village.  For about thirty years Mr. Shepard conducted a meat market in the Clarke block, directly under the present post office.  He died in April, 1913.  Mrs. Shepard was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church.  She was a quiet, home loving woman, thoughtful of others and a good neighbor.  She is survived by her daughter, Miss Addie Shepard, who made a home for her and two grandchildren, Miss Laura and Hugh Shepard of Boston, Massachusetts.  Her son Laverne Shepard died twelve years ago.  The funeral was held at her home on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. H.C. Whedon, rector of St. Paul's Church, officiating. Burial was made in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY]. 

Josephine R. Downey

1908 - 1927

Miss Josephine R. Downey, 19 years of age, daughter of the late Daniel D. and Mabel Fosgate Downey, died Wednesday, May 4, at her home in Preston [Chenango Co., NY].  Miss Downey attended school at Oxford Academy and leaves a wide circle of friends who will mourn sincerely her untimely death.  She is survived by one sister, Anna H. of Syracuse and two brothers.  Timothy D., and Francis, both of Preston.  An uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Downey, with whom she made her home in Preston, also survive.  Funeral service was held at St. Paul's church, Norwich, on Saturday morning, Rev. Father Joseph Tiernan officiating.  Burial in the family plot at St. Paul's Cemetery Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

Dorothy Livingston

1924 - 1927

Again Afton has been shocked and grieved by a dreadful accident.  Dorothy, the three year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Livingston, living near Vallonia Springs, about three miles south of this village, suffered a broken neck when she fell from her father's farm wagon on Wednesday afternoon of last week.  The little girl had accompanied her mother to the barn to gather eggs, and as her father was driving a wagon away from the barn, she climbed on the wagon for a ride.  In driving through a ditch she fell out, striking on her head and breaking her neck.  She was picked up and rushed to the office of Dr. Dodge in this place, but expired soon after arriving there.  The funeral services were at the Afton Baptist church Saturday afternoon, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. Lester D. Huxtable.  Burial in Glenwood [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].  Besides the parents, she is survived by two sisters and the grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Pullis, who have the sympathy of the entire community.