Obituaries (August 25)

John Bliss Willoughby

October 21, 1821 - November 8, 1908

John Bliss Willoughby, son of David P. and Charlotte McNeil Willoughby, was born on the McNeil farm Oct. 21, 1821.  On Oct. 15, 1840, he married Mary Ann [Race], daughter of  Nicholas and Annie Davis Race of Greene.  They passed their sixty-eighth wedding anniversary Oct. 15, 1908.  He had spent his life in this town, as a farmer, and was a familiar figure on our streets.  Mr. Willoughby is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. David W. Bartle of Buffalo; two sons, Rector W. Willoughby of Howard, Col., and Chester B. Willoughby of Hartford, Me.; two grandsons and one great-grandson.  Mr. Willoughby had been growing feeble for the last few years, and as a result of a shock in August he was taken to the State Hospital in Binghamton, where he died Nov. 8, of acute erysipelas, aged 87 years.  His daughter was with him a few days and brought the remains to Oxford, where the funeral was held at the residence of Romaine Jackson and burial was made in TenBroeck cemetery at South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

Hamilton Yeager

ca 1833 - May 3, 1908

Hamilton Yeager, the aged victim of the Quinnieville outrage of two years ago, died at his home Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.  Death was indirectly due to the brutal treatment the old man received at the hands of the four ruffians who broke into his home and robbed it.  In spite of his age the old man put up a stiff fight with the robbers and it is said would have come off victorious but for his wife, who begged him to give up, fearing the robbers would murder him.  However, since that time the old gentleman's physical condition has been failing.  "Quinnieville" is a little hamlet in the town of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] near the Broome county line.  Details of the crime are familiar to readers of the Times as is the conviction of the robbers, three of whom are in prison and the fourth, a youth, is out on bail, he having confessed and implicated the older members of the gang.  Mr. Yeager was 75 years of age. The funeral will be held tomorrow, burial in Sylvan Lawn cemetery at Greene.

Chenango Telegraph, May 5, 1908

Greene:  Hamilton Yeager died Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.  Dr. W.S. Overton of Binghamton, the attending physician, gave the cause of death as due to the pounding he received in the famous brutal Yeager robbery about two years ago.  Mr. Yeager was 75 years of age.  He is survived by his wife. He had been in failing health since the robbery and had been irrational for the past three weeks. The funeral will be held on Thursday at 11 o'clock from the home in the town of Greene, near Fenton. Rev. C. R. Hickok of New Berlin will officiate.  Interment will be in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery.

Mariette Moon Pearsall

1844 - 1908

The passing away of Mariette Moon, wife of Hon. Edgar A. Pearsall, occurred Monday evening at 6:30 o'clock. Death was caused by an acute attack of paralysis agitans, which had been severe since February 9.  Mrs. Pearsall had been afflicted with the disease for about ten years.  When the first symptoms were obvious, she consulted a noted New York specialist, who held out no hope. Since that time the disease gradually grew worse until culminating in her death.  Mrs. Pearsall was born in Coventry January 31, 1844, and was the daughter of Fletcher and Polly (Dole) Moon.  She was married to Mr. Pearsall October 11, 1865, and they continued to live in Coventry until 1894, when the family moved to this village, where they have since made their residence.  Mrs. Pearsall was of a retiring disposition and her home was her kingdom.  However, while slow to make friendships, they were usually life friends.  As a neighbor she was highly esteemed, and her devotion to her family knew no bounds.  Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Ernest Pearsall of Port Jervis and Harry E. Pearsall of this village and one daughter, Miss May Pearsall of this village. She is also survived by one brother, James moon of Coventry. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock at the family residence on Clinton street, and will be in charge of Rev. R.A. Gates of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. T.W. Harris of the Congregational church.  Interment will be made in Coventry cemetery.