Obituaries (September 30)

Emma Jones Kolfrat

Utica Saturday Globe, December 1903

 

Emma Jones Kolfrat

1864 - 1903

At her home in Warren, Pa., Saturday of last week occurred the death of Emma Jones Kolfrat, wife of George Kolfrat, after a brief illness of pneumonia.  Mrs. Kolfrat was 39 years of age and was born at the Jones homestead near Chenango Lake [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  For a number of years prior to going to Pennsylvania in 1890 she lived in this village [Norwich, NY], making her home with her brother, Luzerne R. Jones, on Mechanic street.  While a resident here she was prominent among the members of the Birdsall Street Free Baptist Church and a singer in the choir.  Many friends here will regret to learn of her death.  In the fall of 1892 she married and had since made her home in Warren, Pa.  She is survived by her husband and two children, a girl 8 years of age and a boy 10 months old.  Three sisters survive her, Mrs. George Wales, of Earlville; Mrs. Ella Moyer, of Illinois; Mrs. Julius Wightman, of Georgetown, N.Y., and six brothers, Samuel A. Jones, Luzerne R. Jones and Wallace Jones, of Norwich; Oman Jones, of New Berlin; and Israel and Albert Jones, of Illinois.  The funeral services were held Tuesday last from her late home in Warren, Pa.

 

Hiram A. Reynolds

Evening Sun, Norwich, NY, April 8, 1908

At Mount Upton [Chenango Co., NY], Monday, April 6, 1908, occurred the death of Hiram A. Reynolds, an aged and respected resident of that community.  He was a member of Norwich lodge No. 302, F.&A.M. having been made a Master Mason October 20, 1875.  He is survived by a widow and a brother, Emery S. Reynolds who lives in this village.  Funeral services will be held from his late home near Mt. Upton, Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock.

 

Charles Wright Pearsall

Evening Sun, Norwich, NY, April 8, 1908

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Charles Wright Pearsall died April 1, at Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  He was born at Apalachin [Tioga Co., NY], January 6, 1850 and was a son of William S. and Eliza (Balcom) Pearsall.  He had resided in Binghamton about five years and formerly lvied at Union and Syracuse. He is survived by a wife, five sons and two daughters and one brother and a sister.  Mr. Pearsall's grandmother, Mrs. Polly Knapp Balcom was the first white female in Oxford and resided here two weeks on "Cork" Island before the arrival of another white woman.

Dorothy M. Hugaboom

Evening Sun, Norwich, NY, April 8, 1908

At the residence, 26 Plymouth street, March 7, 1908, occurred the death of Dorothy M. Hugaboom, aged two months, infant daughter of Lyman and Kate Hugaboom.  Funeral at the residence Thursday at 2 p.m. and burial at South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

Abigail Reynolds

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, April 8, 1882

REYNOLDS:  At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], April 4, Abigail, wife of Sullivan Reynolds in the 67th year of her age.

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, April 12, 1882

Mt. Upton:  The funeral services of Mrs. Sullivan Reynolds were held on Thursday, Rev. N.S. Reynolds officiating.  A life long resident has passed away, respected by all.

Chenango Union, May 20, 1882

Mrs. Sullivan Reynolds died on Tuesday last, aged 68 years.  She had been in declining health for some time, which became more marked and rapid a few weeks before her death, until the machinery of life stopped at the bidding of death.  Her loss will be keenly felt by her family and the community in which she resided.  Her funeral took place on Thursday from her home east of Factoryville, across the river. The services were conducted by Rev. N.S. Reynolds, who having started for conference, was telegraphed at Sidney and returned to officiate at the funeral.