Obituaries (March 19)

Betsey Hunt

Northern Christian Advocate, October 25, 1848

Betsey Hunt, relict of Wm. L. Hunt, died at Westmoreland, N.Y. [Oneida Co.] on the 3d inst., aged 71 years.  Mother Hunt experienced religion and united with the M.E. Church in Hillsdale, N.Y., nearly fifty years since, and continued a faithful and worthy member until the hour of her departure.  She removed into this town, thirty-four years since, when Methodism was in its infancy in this part of the world.  But in mother Hunt, the Church has always found a faithful and devoted friend.  She was emphatically a mother in Israel, never satisfied with only the form of religion, or a name in the Church, but she ever contended earnestly and successfully for its life and power, and for many years enjoyed the blessing of full salvation.  The cause of her Divine Master possessed no secondary place in her affections.  While she consecrated herself to God, she willingly yielded two of her sons to the work of the ministry.  Her faith was living and active, productive of good works.  Her home was always a home for the itinerant preacher; and many a toil-worn veteran of the cross will call to mind his cheerful welcome to her hospitable board.  Her departure was such as always follows  a life of obedience to God; it was not only peaceful but triumphant.  Neither age nor disease could fetter the spirit which was struggling for a larger sphere--for a fuller view of him whom she had so long and faithfully served.  She has left the church on earth, but she has joined the Church in heaven.  Her sun has set,

"As set the morning star

Which goes not down behind the darken'd west,

Nor hides peaceful amid the tempests f the sky,

But melts away into the light of heaven."

Isaac Foster

Hugh Cunningham

Chenango Union, May 29, 1890

Hugh Cunningham, aged about sixty-four, died suddenly at the home of Orville Sloat, near Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], May 13th.  An inquest was held, when the testimony brought out the fact that there is a secret society in Delhi of sixty or seventy members, called the "Royal Knobs," of which organization O.B. Sloat is chief officer, with the title of "Royal King."  There was an initiation the night before Cunningham's death, but the members refused to disclose the object of the society, it being a secret organization.  It was proved that five gallons of liquor were brought to the place Sunday, and that drinking had been indulged in by various parties until after the arrival of the deceased at that place on Tuesday, and that the liquor was free for all who came. The stomach and other receptacles of liquids, upon a post mortem examination, were found to be abnormally extended, probably causing death by paralysis of the heart.

Della (Johnson) Dunne

The Guilford News, January 28, 1931

The funeral of Mrs. Della Dunne, which was held from the Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, was largely attended and there were many beautiful floral tributes.  Mrs. Dunne was born in Dinwiddle county, Virginia, 45 years ago, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson.  When only 12 years old the family moved to New York.  Early in life she became the wife of David H. Dunne and most of her married life has bee spent in New Jersey and New York.  In April, 1925, Mr. Dunne bought the old Beverly place on the road between here [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY] and Sidney and with his family moved there from Paterson, N.J.  For the past three years Mrs. Dunne has been a patient in the tubercular hospital at Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] where she passed away Sunday morning, Jan. 11.  The officiating clergyman at the funeral was Rev. Mr. Pope of Norwich and he was assisted by Rev. Mr. Williams of Harpursville.  Burial in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  Besides her husband there remain to mourn her loss her father, William Johnson of New York city; one brother, John A. Johnson of Jamaica, L.I., and ten children.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, December 23, 1875

ROSS:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 21, 1875, Mr. Augustus Ross, aged 84 years.

PALMER:  In north Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 14, 1875, Dr. Chauncey Palmer, aged 57 years.

CURTISS:  In North Greece, Monroe Co., [NY], Dec. 17, 1875, Mr. Wm. H. Curtiss, aged 22, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

BELL:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 27, 1875, Mrs. Prylina Bell, aged 63 years.

DEXTER:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 7, 1875,  Mrs. Sally Dexter, widow of Sheldon Dexter, aged 73 years.

WILCOX:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 14, 1875, Mr. N. Ray Wilcox, aged 55 years.