Obituaries (August 4)

Flora M. Wheeler

Fayetteville Bulletin, May 10, 1918

Mrs. Flora M. Wheeler, 81, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Iram C. Reed after a long illness.  She is survived by two grandchildren, Mrs. Everett E. Parington of Cleveland, O. and H. DeForest Wheeler of Syracuse, and three great-grandchildren.  The funeral was held privately at the home Thursday afternoon. Burial was at South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Dr. Jane E. (Parker) Hill

DeRuyter Gleaner, May 1, 1913

Jane E. Parker, daughter of Reuben and Sally Porter Parker, was born at South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] Dec. 3, 1829, and died at her home on Cortland street, Sunday, April 27, 1913.  Her parents were pioneers of Otselic, settling on the farm long known as the Parker homestead, now owned by Clarence Church, in May 1925, it being then a wilderness through all that section.  Jan. 6, 1847, Miss Parker was married to Harmon M. Hill of Hamilton, in which village they resided one year, then moving to South Otselic, where he conducted a blacksmith shop until 1852 when the gold craze attracted him with hundreds of others to California.  From this trip he returned in about six months, having worked at his trade with good success while there; wages were very high but the poor drinking water impaired his health and led to his return. After blacksmithing again at South Otselic a few years he moved to Georgetown; soon after the Civil War broke out he went to the front, returning after peace was declared and resuming his work at Georgetown.  Mr. Hill died in 1890, since which time Mrs. Hill's home has been mostly in South Otselic.  For a year or more she was employed in a sanitarium at Dansville, N.Y., and there became very proficient as a nurse, using the simple nature remedies that are so beneficial when intelligently applied. She cared for the sick of her native town so successfully that she became widely known and her services were in great demand.  Called as a last resort, after the patient had been pronounced beyond help, she would toss the remaining pill boxes and vials out the window, and by careful and skillful treatment often nurse the patient back to health.  Mrs. Hill is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Nellie Jenne of South Otselic, and a son, L.M. Hill of Port Angeles, Wash., also by one sister, Mrs. Mary Parker of DeRuyter.  Mrs. Hill moved to DeRuyter in  May 1906, and was held in deep respect by all who knew her. She was a highly intelligent lady and had a heart full of kindness for all, freely helping those in trouble with her means, advice and sympathy.  Mrs. Hill was a spiritualist and at the funeral yesterday afternoon Mrs. Clara Watson of Jamestown voiced the views of that denomination in an able and interesting address.  Five grandchildren, Glenn and Earl Jenne of South Otselic, Clarence Jenne of Erieville, Pearl Jenne of Mohawk acted as bearers. The remains were taken to the South Otselic cemetery for interment, where the many friends assembled were given a farewell look at the sister gone before and Rev. Whitney offered a brief prayer.  Funeral Director Smith was in charge.

 

Clarence Spicer

Cortland Evening Standard, January 8, 1896

The sad and untimely death of Clarence Spicer, who had been seriously ill for several days with typhoid fever, occurred yesterday morning. The deceased was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Spicer of this village.  Mr. Spicer was born in Cuyler, N.Y., May 30, 1875.  In 1876 his parents moved to South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], where at the early age of thirteen he was converted and baptized by Rev., J.A. Pickard into the Frist Baptist church of that place.  He remained in South Otselic until July, 1893, when he came to this place and went into the employment of P.C. Kingsbury, where he has been since. He joined the First Baptist church of this place about a year ago by letter.  He was very active in church work and was an officer in the Christian Endeavor society and band leader of the junior Baptist league.  He will be greatly missed by a large circle of friends and relatives. The funeral will be held at the home of the parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Spicer on Mill St., Thursday, Jan. 9, at 1 p.m. The body will be taken to South Otselic for burial.

 

Myra Cunningham

Cortland Democrat, June 5, 1925

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Myra Cunningham, wife of E.F. Cunningham, died at the Cortland hospital last Friday noon of burns sustained when a gas stove exploded in Ralph Cunningham's apartment on the second floor of the Cox block. The fire alarm was sounded between 9 and 10 o'clock last Wednesday night when the explosion occurred in the Cunningham home. The flames spread rapidly and but for the efficient work of the firemen the whole corner would have been destroyed.  Mrs. Cunningham was so severely burned in the fire that she was at once taken to the Cortland hospital, where she died at 11:30 Friday. The funeral was held Sunday at the Baptist church, Rev. J.C. Whitney officiating.  Mrs. Cunningham was 54 years old. She leaves her aged husband, who also was burned in the fire, one son, Ralph, and a daughter, Mrs. D.B. Jones of this place.

 

Norwich Sun, June 3, 1925

Mrs. E.F. Cunningham, who was burned in the fire last week, died at the Cortland Hospital Friday noon.  Her death was one of the saddest ever to occur in this community.  Mrs. Cunningham came here with her husband and son about three years ago. She was a very kind hearted Christian woman and will be greatly missed. The funeral services were held at the Baptist church Sunday, with burial in Valley View cemetery.  Mr. Health of Cincinnatus conducted the funeral.

 

Mrs. Lewis Brown

Cortland Democrat, June 5, 1925

Mrs. Lewis Brown died at her home here [South Otselic, Chenango Co., NY] Friday morning, aged 45 years. She had been in poor health for a long time but not confined to her home but a few days. She leaves besides her husband, three sons, Dewayne, Ralph and Ray and a niece, Bertha Miller, whom she brought up, also her father and mother. The funeral was held at the home Monday afternoon.  She was buried in Valley View cemetery [South Otselic, nY] beside a son who died about five years ago.