Obituaries (January 3)

Abbie E. (Pratt) Quinn

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 28, 1946

Mrs. Abbie E. Quinn died at the home of her daughter Mrs. Bertrand Capps, in Yaleville [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 17, after a month's illness.  Her age was 91.  Born on July 26, 1854 in East Weymouth, mass., she was a daughter of James B. and M. Frances Pratt.  Mrs. Quinn lived in East Weymouth until 1913, when she moved to St. Louis, Mo., and about 10 years ago, she moved to Bainbridge where she remained until her death.  Besides her daughter, Mrs. Capps, she is survived by a son, James E. Quinn, of St. louis, who came to Bainbridge for the funeral.  Services were held at Fisher's Chapel with the Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiating.  Interment was in Yaleville Cemetery.

Eliza Dopp

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 28, 1946

Mrs. Eliza Dopp passed away Feb. 23, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alice Latimer, East Side.  She was born Sept. 7, 1853, in Camden, N.Y. On Apr. 17, 1873, she was united in marriage to Eugene A. Dopp. To them were born nine children:  Mary E., who died in infancy; John W. Dopp, of New Castle, Pa.; Daniel O. Dopp, who died in 1941; Artemus E. Dopp, of Freeport, L.I.; George H. Dopp, of Afton; Mrs. Elmer Holoquist, of Smethport, Pa.; Mrs. Ida Lord, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Latimer, of Afton; and Mrs. Sarah Rath, of Johnson City; also 18 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren.  Funeral services were held on Sunday, Feb. 24, at Fisher's Chapel. The body was placed in the vault and burial will take place in the spring.

Russell Badger

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 21, 1946

Russell Badger, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burton C. Badger, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], died Sunday morning in an accidental shooting resulting from a brief scuffle between two farm youths who were lifelong friends.  Dr. Mat G. Boname, of Oxford, Chenango County coroner, gave a verdict of accidental death at an inquest conducted Sunday afternoon.  Inspector C.A. Lawson of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation state police, conducted the investigation.  he was assisted by others.

The Badger youth was struck on the right side of the forehead by a bullet from a .22 caliber rifle fired by George Wilcox, 12, police said. The fatal accident occurred in the farmhouse of Clifford Small, three miles southeast of Greene. The youth was pronounced dead a short time after the shooting.  Inspector Lawson said that Mr. Small left his home early Sunday morning, accompanied by Mrs. Minnie B. Wilcox, his housekeeper and mother of the Wilcox youth.  Young Wilcox and his two sisters, Evelyn 16, and Virginia, 14, were left sleeping in their rooms.  The Badger boy, friend of young Wilcox, went to the Small home shortly after 8 a.m., the Wilcox children told the inspector.  He entered the front door and went upstairs. The youth was wearing a hunting knife inserted in a sheath on his belt when he entered the bedroom of the Wilcox boy, they said.  Badger had been there a short time when the Wilcox boy got out of bed and picked up a .22 rifle, the property of Mr. Small.  When he saw the gun, police said, the Badger youth exclaimed, "I'm not afraid of that."  A short scuffle ensued and the gun discharged in the hands of the Wilcox boy, according to the children.  Frightened by the turn of events the Wilcox boy and his sister, Virginia, ran to the nearby home of Alfred Turner from where Mr. Small was contacted by telephone.  He notified Corporal Heath, who went to the Small home to investigate.

Besides his parents, the Badger youth is survived by three brothers, Burton A. Badger, of Binghamton; Joseph Badger, of Harpursville, and Paul Badger, of the United States Navy, now stationed on Guam; three sisters, Mrs. Mabel Wolly, of Afton, and Mrs. Ida Wolly and Miss Margaret Badger, both of Greene. The body was removed to the Root Funeral Home in Greene.  Funeral services were planned for Wednesday.