Obituaries (January 13)

Truman Higley

Afton Enterprise, March 15, 1900

After an illness of five months from heart affection, Truman Higley died this morning at the Park Hotel, his residence for the past five years.  Truman Higley was born in Canton, Conn., in 1837 where he resided until 1856 when in company with his brother, Walter Higley, he moved to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The funeral services will be held at his late residence, the Park Hotel Friday afternoon at 1:30.  Services private for family and immediate friends.

 

Dora (Eaton) Atherton

Afton Enterprise, March 15, 1900

Dora Atherton, wife of William Atherton, and daughter of the late Dr. R.B. Eaton, died at her home at Indianapolis, Ind., on February 18, 1900, and her body was brought to Argos, Tuesday, and taken to the home of her mother, Mary J. Eaton, where the funeral was held on Thursday at 1 o'clock, p.m.  After the funeral services the body was quietly laid away in Maple Grove Cemetery near Argos. The deceased, after a journey of only forty years, four months and five days, closed her eyes on the scenes of earth to enter the realm of immortality, to meet the friends who like her had passed the ordeal of translation from the cares and ills of the mortal to enter the new life, with its radiant and never ending joys.  She had been a sufferer from disease for some time prior to her demise, but was conscious of the approaching end, calmly and serenely contemplating it, not the shadow of a fear disturbing the equanimity of her mind.  Her long suffering was borne bravely, accepting the infliction, knowing that when life's fitful fever should release her she would be made whole and find a compensation for whatever of ill she suffered in the mortal.  Her last days were made pleasant by the presence of her mother and sister who, together with a kind husband, loving son and step-son, patiently administered to her earthly wants.  No more can the father and children say home, when they turn their thoughts to where they have spent so many happy hours.  All is gone when wife and mother is gone.  Her home is in the better land; but one of these days you will cross the rainbow bridge and be welcomed there--Plymouth, Ind., Democrat

 

Emma H. (Williams) Russell

Afton Enterprise, February 16, 1905

Early Tuesday morning, Feb. 7, 1905, Mrs. Emma H. Russell entered into the joys of eternal life, who had been a patient sufferer for many years and since November 12, 1904 confined to her bed, lingering in extreme weakness, tenderly cared for by her husband and children in the home. At the last, suddenly, without a moment's warning, her pure soul took its flight to join the throng of redeemed ones in heaven.  Always tenderly solicitous for the welfare of others, loving patient sympathetic, keenly appreciative of even the slightest act performed for her comfort, the memory of her beautiful, self-sacrificing life will be a constant benediction to all who knew and loved her. Early in life she gave her heart to god and united with the M.E. church and was a truly devoted follower of the Saviour, "who came not, to be ministered unto, but to minister."  She lived in the immediate presence of God, taking everything to Him in  prayer. To one who thus knew God, death held no terrors.  It was only going home to her Father's house of many mansions, where Jesus had prepared a place for her, with a sure confidence that she would find a welcome there.

 

"Oh how sweet it will be in that beautiful land,

So free from all sorrow and pain:

With songs on our lips and with harps in our hands.

To meet one another again.

 

She was the daughter of Wm. O. and Harriet Williams, born March 18, 1841, and married to Lewis L. Russell, March 27, 1861.  Besides her husband she leaves a sorely bereaved family of children, Mrs. Gertrude l. Pearce, of Gilbertsville, Rev. O.G. Russell, of Herrick Center, Pa., George W. Russell, of Sidney, Minnie A., Mary E., Ernest R. and Edgar J., at home.  Also a large circle of near relatives and friends, who with the immediate family deeply mourn their loss. The funeral service was held at the home at 11 o'clock, Feb. 10, 1905.  Her pastor, Rev. F.A. Matteson, spoke comforting  and appropriate words from the text which she had chosen, "We look for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God," Heb, 11:10.  Her four sons tenderly bore the beloved form to its last resting palce.  The burial was in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].

Mrs. George Hacker

Afton Enterprise, March 23, 1905

Mrs. George Hacker, aged 52 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Philip Hoehm, at Coeymans [Albany Co., NY], Friday from cancer.   Funeral services were held in the Reformed church, Rev. Layman officiating.  The interment was made in the cemetery at that place. She leaves to mourn her loss, four daughters, Mrs. J. Swinnerton of New York; Mrs. Wm. Seaburgh and Mrs. Philip Boehm of Coeymans and Miss Elizabeth Hacker of Newburg; and three sons, Charles Hacker of Fours Bush and Walter and Eugene Hacker of Coeymans, who have the sympathy of the entire community.

Death notices

Chenango Union, November 11, 1875

BUNNEL:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 30, 1975, Mr. Charles F. Bunnel, aged 56 years.

WALL:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 21, 1875, Mr. Daniel Wall, aged 77y.

GRAVES:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Mrs. Gaylord S. Graves, aged 41 years.

BUTTON:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 3, 1875, Mrs. Sarah J. Button, aged 44 years.

PADDLEFORD:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] (Page Brook) Oct. 8, 1875, Eudora [Paddleford], only child of Henry and Mary E. Paddleford, aged 7 years 9 months and 13 days.

ORTON:  In Lisle [Broome Co., NY] Oct. 31, Dr. Wm. J. Orton, aged 30 years, formerly of Greene.

BIDWELL:  In Solon [Cortland Co., NY], Oct. 24, 1875,  Miss Susanna Bidwell, aged 74 years of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]