Obituaries (March 12)

Whitman Moury

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral services of Whitman Moury were held at the Baptist church Saturday morning.

Lucius D. Balcom

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY]:  L. Balcom attended the funeral of his twin brother, Lucious D. Balcom, at Sidney on a recent Friday.

Sidney Republican, April 20, 1907

Lucius Balcom, an old army veteran, who came from Afton [Chenango co., NY] about six or seven years ago and located in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died on Wednesday night, the 17th inst., at his home in this village.  The direct cause of death being an attack of grip.  Mr. Balcom was 75 years of age and is survived by his widow and four daughters.  The funeral will be held at the house on the 19th inst. at 3 p.m. and burial in the soldiers' plot in Prospect Hill cemetery [Sidney, NY], G.A.R. post officiating.

George W. Palmer

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]:  George W. Palmer, one of the oldest persons of this place, died on April 21st.  For many years he was one of the proprietors of the paper mill located about one mile east of this place.  He was a man much respected.  His age was 89 years.  Sidney had been his home for something over forty years.

Sidney Record, April 27, 1907

One of Sidney's most highly esteemed residents, Mr. George W. Palmer, entered into his eternal rest last Sunday afternoon, the 21st inst.  His last days were full of mental sorrow, caused by the unhappy condition of his aged wife, who received his undivided care in the last few months of his life.  The news of Mr. Palmer's death carried deep sorrow wherever heard.  Another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old residents.  A widow and lonely home are left to attest how sadly they will miss him.  Yet in such a death there is really no cause for grief.  His life work was done, and well done.  He had long passed his golden wedding anniversary, and weary with life's duties ad cares, weary with life's suffering and waiting, he lay down to rest. Suffice it to say, he lived nobly and died peacefully at the age of 89 years.  The stern reaper found him, "as a shock of corn, fully ripe for the harvest."  The funeral services at the Congregational church on Tuesday afternoon, the 23d inst., attracted a large number  of mourners, and were impressive, the pastor, Rev. A. Lincoln Shear offering a tender tribute to the memory of the decedent, who during forty years had been an official of that church society.  The interment was held in Prospect Hill cemetery [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY].  In May 1842, Mr. Palmer married Fanny [Humphrey], the daughter of Rufus and Maria Humphrey, of Claverack, N.Y.  This union was blessed with three children, Winthrop T., Fedelia and Georgia A., the last two having married respectively, David M. Johnston and Joseph B. Doty.  The family in affliction have the deepest sympathy of friends in the great trials through which they are now passing.

Mrs. Charles Holmes

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral of Mrs. Charles Holmes who died of pneumonia, was held at her late residence a few miles from this village, Thursday at 11 a.m.  Rev. R.M. Pascoe officiated.

Augustus Jennings

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Afton [Chenango Co., NY]:  Augustus Jennings of Vallonia Springs, brother of Steven Jennings of this place, while chopping, or felling, trees on the lumber lot of M.J. Mudge, Monday forenoon, met with a strange accident, killing him instantly.  With the axe in his hand, a broken limb hit him whirling the axe around, cleaving his skull, in fact cutting his head open through the middle.

Norwich Sun, May 2, 1907

Augustus Jennings, aged 54, a farmer residing at Vallonia Springs, near Afton, lost his life in a terrible manner Monday.  Mr. Jennings with his sons was at work in the woods, and as a tree on which they were working started to fall, ran to get out of the way, having an axe in his hand.  In some manner he was caught under the falling tree and the axe driven into his head.  The skull was crushed and the right arm and left leg were also broken.  Mr. Jennings leaves a wife, who is prostrated because of his horrible death, and two sons. two brothers, one sister and an aged mother, nearly 90 years old.  Funeral services were held from his late home this afternoon at 2 o'clock, rev. B.A. Gates officiating.

Emory Page

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1907

Afton [Chenango Co., NY]:  Emory Page, of Harpursville, father of L.F. Page, of the St. James Hotel, died at the home of his son Sunday a.m.  Mr. Page had been in poor health for some time and came to Afton about three weeks since to be cared for.  He fell asleep some three days before his death and did not awaken again.  The funeral was held Tuesday from the Presbyterian church at Nineveh, the Rev. F. Humphreys officiating.  Burial in Nineveh cemetery.