Obituaries (August 5)

William E. Utter

Bainbridge Republican, June 3, 1920

Mr. William E. Utter died Saturday, May 15th at Pasadena, California, where he had been spending the winter for his health.  He suffered a stroke of apoplexy on Monday from which he never recovered. A prayer service was held at Pasadena, and the body was then brought to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], where the funeral services were held in the Methodist church on Thursday, May 27th.  Mr. Utter was born in the town of Jefferson [Schoharie Co. NY], on September 7, 1853 but has spent most of his life in this vicinity.  He is survived by his wife, Sarah M. Utter, one sister, several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Dr. William Shields Myers

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 18, 1945

Dr. William Shields Myers retired chemist and educator, died here Wednesday at his home, Stonehenge.  He was 78.  Mr. Myers was a director of the Chilean Nitrate Commission for the united States, serving from 1901 to 1926.  An authority on soils and crop production, he was joint author with the late Prof. E.B. Voorhees of a plan for systematic development of agricultural education in Mexico which was adopted by the Mexican Government.  An associate professor of chemistry at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, N.J., from 1893 to 1901, Mr. Myers had been a member of the university board of trustees since 1902 except for a five-year period form 1907 to 1912.  He was mayor of New Brunswick from 1904 to 1906.  Dr. Myers was born in Albany and was graduated from Rutgers Collège, New jersey, in 1889, then studied in Berlin under Professor Hoffman and also in Munich.  Later he went to University College in London where he worked for a year with and under Sir William Ramsey. For the last 24 years Mr. Myers was a member of the managing commission of the New Jersey State College of Agriculture.  He was the author of "The Cult of Incompetence," "Philosophies of Government" and "Christian and Barbarian," published in 1939, as well as numerous works on crop cultivation and soil nutrition.  He was a founder of the "Journal of Soil Science," a periodical.  He was a life Fellow of the London Chemical Society and was a life member.  He was a charter member and life member of the Chemists' club of New York and of the authors' Club of London. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Lambert Myers and a son, William Lambert Myers.

Jennie (Applegate) Clark

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 20, 1949

Jennie Applegate Clark, 67, wife of Arthur Clark, 27 Greenlawn avenue, died at The Hospital, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 11:30 o'clock, after an illness of four months.  Born on Sept. 30, 1882, at Hubbard, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Newton and Caroline (Moore) Applegate.  Mrs. Clark's mother died when she was three years old and her father died when she was six. She was brought up by her father's sister, Mrs. William Stewart.  On June 12, 1902, she was united in marriage to Arthur Clark, of Brookfield, Ohio, and continued to live in that area until in March, 1911 she moved with her family to Sidney. While living on a farm near Sidney, she attended the Presbyterian Church at East Guilford, and was a member and past officer of the Sidney Grange.  In October, 1919, she moved with her family to Bainbridge at the family's present residence.  Because there was no Christian Church in this area, of which she was a member, she attended the First Presbyterian Church in Bainbridge as long as her health permitted, and was a member of the Philathea Class. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Edward D Knight and Mrs. Renwick Parsons; a grandson, Edward Danforth Knight Jr.; a granddaughter, Connie Sue Parsons, all of Bainbridge; a sister, Mrs. Marshall Faiver, a brother, Warren Applegate, both of Girard, Ohio.  Another brother, Christopher, died at the age of 17, and a sister, May, died in her early twenties.  Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. Services were held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the family residence, with the Rev. James E. Wolfe, rector of St. Peter's Chruch, officiating.  The pallbearers are:  Dr. Edward Danforth, Charles D. Dix, John A. Parsons, Everette J. Weeks, Julian G. Corbin and Harry Parsons. Burial was in the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge.  Mrs. Clark will be remembered by her many friends and neighbors as a quiet little woman, slender from long years of ill health which she endured with a gallant courage and a hopeful heart.  Her qualities of character and her friendly smile, own her the affection of all who met her.  One of her greatest joys was her fondness of flowers and it was with due appropriateness that she was laid to rest beneath a very wilderness of floral tributes as the dreary weather of the funeral day symbolized the darkness and sadness in the hearts of her friends who would long miss her sunny smile and cheerful companionship.

Belle (Moon) Patno

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 9, 1950

Three persons were burned to death Monday morning in two different fires in Chenango County.  the badly burned body of Mrs. Belle Patno, 73, was found by Bainbridge firemen in the embers at her Searles Hill home, about four miles east of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] after it was destroyed by fire between 11 and 12 a.m.  According to Chief of Police William S. Payne, fire was discovered at the Patno home by Watson Kinne, of Liberty, who was driving a poultry truck past her home about 11:15 a.m.  He stated that the house was ablaze inside, however, he attempted to look in the windows but he didn't see anyone.  Before he could leave the scene to report the fire, the story and a half building collapsed.  Mr. Kinne went to the Shrauder Harmon home but there was no one there, so then he proceeded to the Kenneth Bartro farm where they attempted to call the Bainbridge Fire Department.  In the meantime, Fred Hamlin came along driving the school bus and he tried to report the blaze from the Francis Sherwood residence.  With the Sherwoods and the Bartros on the same line, and with both parties trying to use the line at the same time, neither party was able to get the call through. Finally Mrs. Sherwood gave up and the Bartros were able to give the alarm according to Chief of Police Payne.  When the firemen arrived on the scene, the house was ablaze, and they turned their attention to wetting down the embers so they could search the ruins, not being sure there was anyone there when the fire was discovered. They soon found the badly burned body of the aged woman. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is thought an overheated stove or chimney might have started the blaze.  According to Chief of Police Payne, Mrs. Patno had been in the habit of having Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Otto Macumber, neighbors, do her shopping for her.  On Monday morning between 8 and 9 o'clock, she went to the Macumber home where she picked up groceries and kerosene. This was the last time she was seen alive.  It is reported that Mrs. Patno separated from her husband, Floyd Patno, of Plattsburgh, several years ago.  Fire Chief Marshall Lowry and Police Chief Payne, of Bainbridge, conducted an investigation and notified Coroner Matt C. Boname, of Oxford, who in turn instructed Dr. Ben Dodge, of Bainbridge, to act for him. Dr. Dodge, upon learning the facts, issued a verdict of accidental death by burning.  Mrs. Patno, who lived in the Bainbridge vicinity for many years, was born April 26, 1876, near Wyalusing, Pa., the daughter of Silas and Nettie (Owens) Moon.  She is survived by her brother, Lawrence Moon, of Wyalusing, and two half-sisters, Mrs. Vina Wayman and Mrs. Sadie Dudds, of Geneva; a cousin, Daniel Kraft, of Windsor.  Her three children died a number of years ago and are buried in the family plot in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge.  funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at Harold Sherman Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. C. Duane Butler officiating. Burial will be in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge].

Death Notices

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 14, 1895

ADAMS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], February 10, 1895, Sophia L. [Adams] wife of Charles G. Adams, aged 64 years.

WALDRON:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], February 10, 1895, Mr. Ebenezer B. Waldron, aged 85 years.

DELL:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], February 4, 1895, Miss Addie Hill Dell, aged 21 years.

TEFFT:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], February 7, 1895, Bertie [Tefft], son of James C. and Julia Tefft, aged 6 months and 6 days.

AUSTIN:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], February 4, 1895, Hazel C. [Austin], daughter of Mr. and Mr.s Gorge W. Austin, formerly of Norwich, aged 1 year and 2 months.

McKEE:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], February 2, 1895, Mrs. Elizabeth J. McKee, aged 78 years.

GILBERT:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], February 5, 1895, Mrs. E.G. Gilbert, aged 62 years.

WHITE:  In North Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], February 11, 1895, Mr. David D. White, aged 78 years, 6 months and 15 days.

HILL:  Suddenly, in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], February 8, 1895, Mr. James Hill.

CARTWRIGHT:  In Lincklaen Centre [Chenango Co., NY], January 29, 1895, Mr. Cyrus Cartwright.

ADAMS:  In Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY], February 5, 1895, Mr. William Clark Adams, aged 81 years and 10 months.

OWEN:  In Auburn, N.Y. [Cayuga Co.], February 12, 1895, Mr. J.H. Owen, aged 80 years.  Deceased was father of Holdridge T. Owen and Mrs.. Albert F. Gladding, of Norwich.