Obituaries (July 15)

Marshall G. Hill

Afton Enterprise, June 21, 1945

Marshall G. Hill, 91, formerly of Afton, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], died at  his home, Oxford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Saturday morning.  He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George R Stratton and Miss Nan Hill, both of Oxford, N.Y., Mrs. S.L. Prime of Hartford, Conn., three grandchildren, Mrs. E.F. Pillotti of Huntington, Conn., Natolie Prime of Hartford, Con., and Miss Janet Vail of Binghamton.  Also by two great grandchildren.  Funeral services were held at the Seymour Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Rev. John Heidenreich officiated. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery, Afton.

Afton Enterprise, June 28, 1945

Marshall G. Hill, aged 91 years, formerly of Afton, died at his home on Clinton Street, Oxford, Saturday morning, June 16, after a long illness.  He was born March 7, 1854 in Meredith [Delaware Co., NY] , the son of Charles and Nancy Graham Hill.  In December 1868, the family moved to Afton where his father opened a general store.  He attended school in Afton and afterwards assisted his father in the store, later becoming a partner.  He married Ruby Eleanor Avery of Ararat Pa., a teacher in the Afton school, October 16 1878.  After his father's death [in 1923] he remained in the business, after which he was manager of the Afton Inn until 1941 when he and his daughter Nan moved to Oxford.  Mrs. Hill died in 1936.  He was a lover and collector of books and antiques.  Mr. Hill is survived by three daughters, Mrs. George R. Stratton and Nan Hill of Oxford and Mrs. S.L. Prime of Hartford, Conn; three grandchildren, Mrs. E. F. Pilotti of Huntington, Conn., Natalie Prime of Hartford, Conn.  and Janet Vail of Binghamton; two great grandchildren, Penelope and Christopher Pilotti of Huntington, Conn.  A daughter, Bernice died in infancy and another daughter, Erma Hill Vail died in 1927.  The funeral was held form the Seymour Funeral Home Tuesday afternoon of last week at 2 o'clock, the Rev. John Heidenreich officiating. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery, Afton. The bearers were Jere Jenks and Clarence Smith of Afton; C.C. May, J.L. Harrison, C.D. Sharpe and Howard Hoffman of Oxford.

Lloyd S. Mayo

Afton Enterprise, July 5, 1945

Capt. Lloyd S. Mayo, native of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], and formerly of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died of a wound received in action on Okinawa last month, according to a War Department telegram received by his mother.  According to the telegram, Captain Mayo died May 27.  No other details were given.  Captain Mayo, a former member of Co. G, graduated form Oneonta High School and the New York State Rangers School at Wanakena.  He had served as a call fireman with the Oneonta Fire Department.  He was employed as an electrician when he left for military service as second lieutenant with Co. F at Walton.  He was assigned to the officers training School at Fort Benning, Ga. and served several months in this country before being sent to the Pacific area   He married the former Miss Irene Mason of Selma, Cal., March 3, 1942.   Surviving besides his mother and wife, are two brothers, Pvt. Robert Mayo, stationed at Camp Atterury, Ind. and the Rev. Arthur B Mo of Scranton Pa.

Edna Adelaide (Luther) Warren

Afton Enterprise, July 5, 1945

Edna Adelaide Luther Warren, widow of the late Wayne W. Warren died July 4th at the home of her son in Harpursville, N.Y. [Broome Co., NY], at the age of 70 years.  She is survived by one son John B. Warren of Harpursville and two grandchildren, Edna and William Warren of Harpursville, one brother, J. Logan Luther of Waverly, N.Y. and three sisters, Mrs. Elenor Smithkors of Syracuse, N.Y., Mrs. Harry Hall of Pasadena, Calif. and Mrs. Henry Lester of Elmwood, Conn., and several nephews and nieces.  Mrs. Warren was born in Cedar Township, Cherokee, Cherokee co., Iowa, April 16, 1875 the daughter of Burton and Mary Burdick Luther. She was a member of the Afton Baptist Church, a Past President of the H. Ray Humphrey Post, Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars, of Union, N.Y. and a member of the Vandenberg Relief Corps of Afton.  Mrs. Warren had served as County Republican Committeewoman of Broome County for many years and had an active part in the civic affairs of her home village of Harpursville. Funeral services will be held Saturday with a prayer service at the home, followed by services at the Nineveh Presbyterian church at 2:30 P.M.  Rev. Alan Douglas of Afton will officiate assisted by Rev. C.E. Webb.

James Edwin Knox

Afton Enterprise, July 25, 1945

James Edwin Knox passed away at his home, 91 Riverside, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Wednesday morning July 18th, after many years of illness.  Funeral services were held at the Tabor Funeral Home, Afton, Friday at 3:00 p.m. Rev. Clifford E. Webb Pastor of the Afton and Nineveh Presbyterian Churches officiated, assisted by Rev. A.P. Reining, pastor of the F.M. Chruch of Windsor.  Burial was in the Nineveh Cemetery [Broome Co., NY].  Charles Ruland, Ray Hurd, Lee Pixley, and Frank Decker acted as bearers.  James E. Knox was born in Jersey City, New Jersey April 6, 1870, the son of William E. and Elizabeth B. (Niblett) Knox.  In 1878 the family moved to Center Village, Broome Co., N.Y. and six years later changed their residence to Harpursville.  Mr. Knox was married to Clarissa A. Bristol, June 11, 1902.  He assisted his father in the mercantile business in Harpursville and remained in that business until 1919.  He graduated from the New Jersey College of Chiropractic in 1916 and practiced his profession in Harpursville and later in Sidney.  He purchased the home at Riverside Sidney in 1924, where he has since resided.  Mr. Knox united with the Presbyterian Church in Nineveh on July 3, 1886.  He was elected Ruling Elder of that Church Sept. 30, 1893.  He was also a charter member of the Epworth League of Harpursville.  Mr. Knox leaves a wife, Clarissa A., a son, Everett E., and sister, Mrs. George F. Decker of Afton.