Obituaries (August 8)

Willie Mason

Utica Saturday Globe, June 1915

 

Willie Mason

1894 - 1915

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Willie Mason, a young colored man, whose standing as a singer had made him a wide acquaintance among the people of Norwich and vicinity, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mazie Mason, in Utica [Oneida Co., NY] last week aged 20.  He had been ill for three months with tuberculosis.  Willie was born in Norwich September 22, 1894, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mason.  He had been employed as a bell boy at the Eagle Hotel and in like capacity at the Continental.  He was a member of the imperial Quartet and had sung in motion picture programs and was a prime favorite as a soloist at summer evening band concerts.  His genial smile and sunny disposition made him a host of friends. The body arrived here on Sunday and was taken to the home of his father on State street. The funeral service was held at A.M.E. Zion Church Monday, Rev. George Smith, of Amsterdam, an uncle of the deceased, officiating and his pastor, Rev. A. Fenderson, assisting.  Interment in Mount hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

John Jacobson

Afton Enterprise, January 7, 1932

John Jacobson, a respected resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died Wednesday, December 30, 1931, in the Wyckoff Hospital, Brooklyn, where he had been operated upon for gall bladder trouble.  Mr. Jacobson was born in Brooklyn, March 11, 1878.  He came with his parents to Bainbridge when five years of age, and with the exception of several months' service in the Spanish-American War Camp, the remainder of his life was spent here.  he was a member of the Susquehanna Lodge of Masons, F.&A.M. no. 167, the Bainbridge Lodge of Odd Fellows, and the Wells Post of Spanish-American War Veterans.  he is survived by two sisters and three brothers:  Mrs. Anna Ireland of Guilford, Mrs. Emma Parsons of Bainbridge, August Jacobson of Brooklyn, Edward Jacobson of Sidney, and Clifford Jacobson of Bainbridge. The funeral was held from Colwell's funeral chapel at 2 o'clock, Tuesday afternoon, January 2, Rev. G.H. Orvis officiating.  The committal service in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY] was conducted by the Odd Fellows; a delegation from Sidney also was in attendance.

 

Two Deaths on Nearby Crossings

E.C. Burdick & Stewart H. Morgan

Afton Enterprise, January 5, 1939

 

Two people were killed Monday in separate railroad crossing mishaps at Sidney and Unadilla.

 

E.C. Burdick, 60, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], manager of the Tri-County Handle Company at Sidney, was instantly killed at 4:40, Monday afternoon when his coupe was struck by a D.& H. freight train at Sidney's Willow street crossing. The coupe was carried 150 yards by the westbound freight before Engineer  H.E. Wilbur of Greene brought the locomotive to a stop, investigators said.  The impact hurled the body from the coupe.  It was recovered from beneath the train which consisted of an engine, one box car and a caboose.  Captain Daniel E. Fox, commandant of Troop C, State Police, said Mr. Burdick was founder of the American Separator Company at Bainbridge.  The train, dispatched from Oneonta at 3:45 P.M., approached the unprotected crossing with whistle sounding, investigators said. The engineer reported he did not see the coupe.  The train was in charge of Conductor B.H. McLean of Chenango Bridge. Drs. Elliott Danforth and R.H. Loomis of Sidney acted as coroner's physicians and directed the removal of the body.

 

Less than three hours earlier, Stewart H. Morgan, 23, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY]was killed at the Depot Street crossing in Unadilla when a truck in which he was riding was rammed by a west-bound D.& H. freight train. The youth was killed before the eyes of his father who served the crossing as watchman, authorities said.  The lad was a passenger in a truck operated and owned by G.H. Georgia of Wells Bridge who escaped with a lacerated shoulder. The driver was pinned in the cab while the impact hurled the lad 190 feet.

 

Belle Stearns

DeRuyter Gleaner, February 27, 1930

Willow Brook:  The funeral of Mrs. Belle Stearns, wife of Frank Stearns was held at her home Monday.  Mrs. Stearns was born September 14th, 1876 and died February 20, 1930, following an illness of nine days of pneumonia.   She leaves to mourn her passing besides the husband, a son, Leon, daughter, Ruth, two brothers, Floyd Curtis of Cuyler and Frank Curtis of East Homer; a sister, Mrs. Addie Richer of Otselic.  Rev. Whitney spoke comforting words in the funeral conducted by Undertaker Smith.  A large number sowed their respect and sympathy at the services. 

 

Agnes Norine Martin

Norwich Sun, September 13, 1934

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  Agnes Norine Martin, who passed away at her home here September 7, was born at South Otselic, N.Y. on November 27, 1908, the only daughter of Frank D. and Nora Brown Martin.  She attended South Otselic high school and was employed as a clerk in the local post office for some time.  Later she was employed at the B.F. Gladding factory until ill health would not permit her to work.  Miss Martin was a member of Arrah Wannah Rebekah lodge of this village, an officer of Cincinnatus Chapter, 387 O.E.S., and a member of the Young Women's Missionary Society of the M.E. Church.  Her friendly nature and cheerful disposition endeared her to everyone in the community where she had spent her short life and she will be greatly missed by a wide circle of friends as well as by her family.  She is survived by her parents, a brother, Jesse Martin, a half-brother, Max Miler; three nephews and a niece.  A prayer service was held at the home at 1:30 Tuesday with funeral services at the M.E. church at two o'clock.  Rev. Harold Steer officiating.  Interment was made in Valley View cemetery [South Otselic, NY].  The large floral tribute testified to the love and admiration which was felt for her. 

 

Death Notices

Norwich Sun, October 18, 1928

 

MARSH, N.F.:  Died at his home in Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 10 and burial was made in the cemetery at Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].

 

OSBORN, MRS. ELIZABETH:  Died at her home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 12.

 

BALDWIN, FLOYD A.:  Died at his home in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] Tuesday morning, Oct. 16, aged 60 years.  Funeral services were held Friday, Oct. 19 at 2 p.m., Rev. B. A. Gates officiating and burial was made in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, NY].

 

BROWN, MRS. ELLEN:  Died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Sanford Shapley at South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday night, Oct. 14.

 

EVANS, CHARLES HENRY:  Died in home of his son, Bert M. Evans in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday, Oct. 14, aged 81 years.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 16, at 2 p.m., Rev. Cecil Plum officiating.  Burial was made in the White Store Cemetery [Norwich, NY].