Obituaries (July 6,)

Leonard G. Levee

Utica Saturday Globe, July 13, 1907

 

 

Leonard G. Levee

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Leonard G Levee, who died at his home on Piano street, Friday of last week, had been confined to the home for the past two months.  Mr. Levee was born in Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] May 1, 1850, the son of Leonard and Cynthia Levee.  His parents came from Conecticut to the town of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], being among the first settlers, when that section was a wilderness.  They drove an ox team all the way from their down east home and on their arrival had to clear a tract of land to rear their log cabin.  Deceased was the youngest child and only son of nine children.  For 25 years or more Mr. Levee had made his home in Norwich engaging in his occupation of teaming.  December 31, 1876, he married Sarah Ringleka of Norwich, who with one son, Devillo survives him.  He is also survived by four sisters, Mrs. Nancy Daniels, of Michigan, Mrs. Horace Crandall and Mrs. William Wells of Norwich, and Mrs. Emeline Squires of Scranton.

 

Elton B. Darling

Binghamton Press, August 28, 1918

Mr. and Mrs. Dexter H . Darling of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], received word on Friday from the War Department, notifying them that their son, Elton B. Darling, a member of one of the units in the signal corps, had died of scarlet fever in France, on Aug. 14.  Young Darling, who has many acquaintances in Binghamton, enlisted here at the recruiting station in May, 1917.  The day following receipt of word of their son's death, Mr. and Mrs. Darling received two letters from him in both of which he said he was in good health and spoke optimistically of the war and the final outcome.

 

An appropriate and impressive Military and Memorial service for the late Elton B. Darling, the first Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] boy to give his life for his country land who died in France from fever was held in the M.E. Church on Wednesday evening of last week  and was largely attended.  The congregations of the three churches, Episcopalian, Congregationalist and Methodist Episcopal with their rector, pastors, choirs and orchestra united in the service.  Members of the Home Defense Corps with the Boy Scouts of Norwich and the Guilford Patrol and members of the three Sunday Schools formed in line on the Park and marched to the church, in a body where they were met by a large number of friends who passed through the line of Sunday School scholars to the church auditorium. A rather touching scene was that of the aged and feeble grandmother, who was brought to the church by auto and very tenderly assisted to her place with the friends by her nephew, Rev. Sidney Hunt.  The church had previously been decorated and a large framed picture of the deceased placed inside the altar railing.  The services were opened by the orchestra, the singing of the Star Spangled Banner followed.  Mr. Bordman rector of Christ church read the scripture lesson, Rev. D.L. meeker offered prayer, Rev. E.L. Jerry, a former pastor of the church, spoke briefly from the words "Greater love hath no man than this,, that he lay down his life for his friends."  While Rev. Jeffry did not eulogize, he paid a loving tribute to the memory of Elton B. Darling whom he intimately knew as a faithful member of his church and Sunday school during his pastorate here.  Mr. Darling was 23 years of age, and up to the time of his enlistment had always been a resident of the town and being a good musician had mingled much in musical circles, a student of the High school, and secretary of the Sunday school, as has already been stated in some of the local papers the sympathy of the whole community goes out to the stricken parents and their sorrowing brothers, who are thus doubly bereaved, they having lost by death their only daughter and sister in the spring of 1916.  We can only commend them to the "love and care of an all wise Father, who doeth all things well."  After the services, taps and bugle were sounded. [Sunset  Hill Cemetery, Guilford, NY]

 

Louisa M. (Wheeler) Weed

1841 - 1900

Mrs. Louisa M. Weed died at the home of her son, Walter, in Blackstone [Livingston Co., IL], Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1900, after a five days illness.  She went to Blackstone a little over a week ago to visit her son and was taken sick while there. The body was brought here and funeral services were held at the M.E. church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. D.F Wilson, Thursday at 2 p.m.  Louisa Minerva Wheeler was born Oct. 8, 1841, in Oxford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], at which place she grew to womanhood.  In July 1865, she was united in marriage to Walter F. Weed and took upon herself the duties of a step-mother, for her husband was a widower with one son.  Her married life was blessed with two children, one of whom died in infancy. In 1871 with her husband she came to this county and has been a resident of Odell [Livingston Co., IL] ever since.  On Dec. 12th, 1890, she was widowed, her husband sickening and after an illness of about five days died with typhoid pneumonia.  Her widowhood has been spent in her home in Odell and it was her wish to pass into the Heavenly mansions from her earthly habitation, but this wish was denied her, for it was her lot to die away from home, the home of the boy--now grown--whom she had mothered, it was hers to pass beyond the confines of this world with the same malady as that which took her companion nearly ten years since.  Her sickness was very short but severe from the start and hope of recovery was almost extinguished at the onset, and like her husband in another instance passed away after five days' sickness.  Hers has been a life of service for the good of others first for the good of her own household, then in her church and the kindred organization of which she was a worthy member.  While living on a farm, she was denied many privileges her latter days have enjoyed and the ministry she has made to the sick and the afflicted and shut-in people of our village attest the value she placed upon these priviles.  Her bodily presence has left us, but not so the memory of her kindly deeds and offices she fulfilled.  She had a place in each department of church effort and was always in her place performing her appointed task, faithfully.  The deceased united with the M.E. church in Odell in 1877 and was an acceptable member of the same at the time of her death.

Clara M. (Johnson) Smith

1851 - 1923

Clara M. Johnson was born at Interlaken, Seneca county, N.Y.  After finishing her education she occasionally visited her sister in Bainbridge where she met Frank L. Smith to whom she was married Feb. 14th, 1877.  They made their home about a mile east of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] where they lived until failing health compelled Mr. Smith to leave the farm and move into the home on North Main street, eight years ago Mr. Smith passed away June 27th, 1916, and last Sunday morning, Mar. 4th, 1923, after a very similar illness Mrs. Smith finished her course and entered into rest.  Of immediate relatives Mrs. Smith is survived only by one brother, Mr. Frank Johnson of Interlaken.  Mr. and Mrs. Smith for many years were members of the Presbyterian church of Bainbridge, Mr Smith being one of the Elders of that church for some years before his death and Mrs. Smith's interest and activity in the church continued to the last hours of her consciousness.  [Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, NY]