Obituaries (March 18)

Josephine Hall Makley

Died October 26, 1953

Mrs. Josephine Hall Makley, 92, of South Main Street, Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died Monday morning at her home.  She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leola  of Bethesda, Md.; one grandson, Donald Camp; three great-grandchildren, Linda Jo, Patricia Helen and Donald B Camp, all of Delmar, N.Y.; several nieces and nephews.  She was a member of the Afton Baptist Church for 60 years.  The body was moved to the Karschner Funeral home in Afton.

Carrie E. Bartley

Died June 6, 1946

Mrs. Carrie Bartley passed away on Thursday evening, June 6th, in the Sidney Hospital after an illness of over two years.  Mrs. Bartley was born July 25, 1867 at East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  Her husband, the late Frank Bartley, was postmaster in Sidney for several years.  Surviving are several cousins and among them Mrs. Earl Prouty of Sidney and Mrs. Wilbur La Joy of Binghamton.  Funeral Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from her late home at 12 Clinton street with the Rev. Charlton Opdyke pastor of the Congregational Church officiating and burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY].  The bearers were Howard LeSuer, Frank Davis, Fred Perry, Floyd Doolittle, Russell Quackenbush and R.A. MacGregor.

Clyde Saddlemire

Died July 2, 1955

Owego [Tioga Co., NY]:  Clyde Saddlemire, about 64, a well-known figure in the New York State county fair racing circuit, drowned in the mill race at the Tioga County Fairgrounds in Marvin Park yesterday morning.  The drowning was accidental, according to Dr. Arthur C. Hartnagel of Berkshire, a Tioga County coroner.  Mr. Saddlemire was known in harness racing circles as a horse owner, trainer and driver.  A former resident of Newark Valley, Mr. Saddlemire and his wife had moved to a  small house on the Tioga back road to be near Marvin Park and his horse, which he was training for the harness racing program at the Tioga County Fair the latter part of July.  According to Sgt. Asa Kellam, Owego acting police chief, Mr. Saddlemire had come to the fairgrounds early yesterday to care for his horse. When he failed to return to the stables after some time, his wife started in search of him.  The mill race, which furnishes power for the Owego plant of the New York State Electric & Gas Corp., borders the fairgrounds and has always been a cool spot for horse trainers and fair personnel on a hot day.  Mr. Saddlemire's glasses and jacket were found on the race bank just behind his horse paddock.  Marks on the steep bank, apparently made by his heels, led the authorities to believe that he had accidentally slid into the water.  The Tioga Emergency Squad was summoned with its rescue boat. The dam at the lower end of the race was opened to lower the water level.  The body was discovered as the depth of the water fell.  Ordered removed to the Estey & Munroe Funeral home in Park Street by Dr. Hartnagel, the body was later transferred to the McPherson Funeral home in Newark Valley, Mr. Saddlemire's former home.

Binghamton Press, July 6, 1955

Newark Valley [Tioga Co. NY]:  Funeral services for Clyde Saddlemire, 63, of Owego, who drowned Saturday at Marvin Park, were conducted yesterday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the MacPherson Funeral home in Newark Valley.  The Rev. William F. Elwood, former pastor of the Newark Valley Methodist church, officiated.  Burial was in Hope Cemetery, Newark Valley.  Mr. Saddlemire was born in Newark Valley, Oct. 7, 1891 and had lived most of his life in and near this community.  His parents were Fenton and Mae Schoolcraft Saddlemire.  He was engaged in farming for many years, then became interested in race horses.  He was known in harness racing circles as a horse owner, trainer and driver.  Survivors are his wife Mabel Millard Saddlemire, of Owego, a son, Raymond Saddlemire, of Sayre, Pa. two daughters, Mrs. David Hollenbeck, of Cortland, and Mrs. John Malanowski, of Goshen.

Frank P. Browne

Died March 1, 1951

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Frank P. Browne, former secretary of the Norwich R.R.Y.M.C.A. who died Friday at the Chenango Memorial Hospital following a protracted illness, was buried yesterday.  Born at Bridgewater Gap, Pa., Dec. 17, 1866, he spent his youth at Heart Lake, Pa.  He entered association work in Scranton in 1893 as assistant secretary of the Scranton R.R.Y.M.C.A.  He then served for six years as head of the Elmira association, after which he accepted a position as general secretary at Rotterdam Junction.  Mr. Browne came to Norwich as general secretary of the N.Y.O. and W. unit in Norwich July 1906 holding this position until the discontinuance of the local association in 1939 when he retired from active life.  During World War I Mr. Browne served in the Army "Y" on Special assignment.  He was a past master of Norwich lodge 302 F. and A.M. and was an active member of the Calvary Baptist Church for 37 years.  He is survived by his widow Mrs. Mary C. Taft Browne, and two daughters, the Misses Ruth and Mildred Browne, both of Scranton and two sons, Perry and Robert L. Browne, both of Norwich.  Other survivors are a grandson, William K. Browne of Norwich; a sister, Mrs. Della M. Foster, and a brother, Leonard Browne, both of Heart Lake. The funeral was held from the Calvary Baptist Church, the Rev. R.L. Matthews officiating. Burial was in the family plot at Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

Death Notices

Chenango Union, November 29, 1894

THOMAS:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Nov. 21, 1894, Mrs. Sophronia Thomas aged 69 years.

BURLINGHAM:  In Brookfield, Nov. 16, 1894, Mrs. Thankful Burlingham, of Earlville [Madison Co., NY] aged 70 years.

RANDOLPH:  In Almeda, Cal., Nov. 10, 1894 Louisa Minerva Randolph daughter of Rev. T.L. and Minerva Randolph formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

STILLWELL:  In Oakland, Cal. Nov. 7, 1894, Clara Stillwell, aged 72 years.  Formerly of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]

POTTER:  In Casselton, North Dakota, Nov. 25, 1894, Waldo M. Potter, aged 77 and former owner of the Oxford Times.