Carrie Alice Cheesbro, 1905-1958, BHS Class of 1924

Carrie Alice Cheesbro (1905-1958)

Member of the Bainbridge  NY High School Class of 1924

 

Carrie Alice Cheesbro, Age 18

 

"Imagine a girl who is always neat,

Imagine a girl who is always sweet,

That's our Carrie"

 

Carrie Alice Cheesbro was born 28 August 1905, the daughter of Henry Wesley and Elizabeth (Craw) Cheesbro.  In 1900 the family of Henry and Elizabeth Cheesbro resided in Brunswick, Rensselaer Co., NY.  When Henry registered for the World War I draft in 1918, they were residing in Bainbridge where Henry was working for the "Evaporator Milk Company."  In the 1925 New York State Census, Carrie is stated to be working as a bookkeeper.  On 16 July 1925, a little more than a year following her graduation from BHS she married Welland L. Hitchcock.  Evidence supports that following her marriage she focused on being a homemaker.  Carrie and Welland's family included three daughters (Betty, Barbara, Dora).  Mrs.  Carrie Hitchcock died 13 September 1958 at the age of 53 years.  Her husband had survived her eight days short of 15 years when he died 7 September 1973 at the age of 72 years.  Welland and Carrie Hitchcock are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery in Bainbridge, NY.

 

Obituary

Binghamton Press, September 14, 1958

Mrs. Carrie (Cheesbro) Hitchcock, 53, of Searles Hill Road, Bainbridge, died Saturday morning at the Conamore Nursing Home in Bainbridge.  She is survived by her husband, Welland  Hitchcock, three daughters, Mrs. Donald Patchen, Mrs. Albert Carpenter and Miss Dora Hitchcock; two sisters, Mrs. Orlin Hitchcock, and  Mrs. Rae Kelly; two brothers, Floyd and Henry Cheesbro; four grandchildren, all of Bainbridge, and several nieces, nephews and cousins....

 

HITCHCOCK:  The funeral of Mrs. Carrie (Cheesbro) Hitchcock will be held at the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 West Main St., Bainbridge, Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Theodore C. Meyer and the Rev. Ruthven Chalmers will officiate.  Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery.

 

Husband's Retirement

Sidney Record & Bainbridge News, January 19, 1966

Bainbridge:  Welland L. Hitchcock, retiring postmaster of the Bainbridge office, was guest of honor at a retirement dinner given him at the Olde Jericho Tavern in Bainbridge on Sunday evening, January 16, 1966.  Many persons reaching retirement age are not as fortunate as Mr.  Hitchcock.  A man of many hobbies, Mr. Hitchcock is making plans to travel with his brothers for fishing trips to put into use his gift presented to him by his co-workers of a new fishing rod and reel.  He is also fond of hunting, both with gun and bow and arrow, and is very much interested in photography and woodworking, at both of which he is very proficient, and looks forward to pursuing all of the above hobbies now that he has leisure time.

 

Mr. Hitchcock has been a resident of Bainbridge for 50 years.  He graduated from Albany Business College, and his first job was in the office of the American Separator Company in 1919.  From 1925 to 1935 he served as sanitary milk inspector for the W.M. Evans Dairy Co. of New York City.  He began working in the Bainbridge Post Office in 1937, serving under Mrs. Henrietta Fairbanks, postmistress, until her retirement.  He served as assistant postmaster under Mrs. Marietta Darlin, acting postmaster; and former Postmaster Harold L. Payne from 1954 until his retirement in 1961.  Since that time Mr. Hitchcock has served as Bainbridge postmaster. 

 

He is a member of the First Baptist Church of Bainbridge, and has served as treasurer and member of the Board of Trustees of that church.  He was an active fireman from 1917 until 1947 and has been a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners since 1947.

 

Mrs. Hitchcock has been deceased for several years.  He has three daughters:  Mrs. Donald (Betty) Patchen and Mrs. Barbara Carpenter, both of Bainbridge, and Mrs. Dora Randall of Port Crane. 

 

Husband's Obituary

Oneonta Star, September 8, 1973

Bainbridge:  Welland L. Hitchcock, 72, of Searles Hill Road, Bainbridge, retired Bainbridge Postmaster, died unexpectedly Friday, September 7, at his home.  Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday September 10, at C.H. Landers Chapel, Sidney, with the Rev. Peter R. Sanborn, pastor of the First Baptist Church, Bainbridge, officiating.  Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge.  Mr. Hitchcock was born May 14, 1901 in Chatham, a son of Joseph and Luella (Smith) Hitchcock,.  He married Carrie Cheesbro on July 16, 1925 in Albany.  Mrs. Hitchcock died September 13, 1958.  He had been a resident of Bainbridge for the past 64 years where he had worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 38 years, retiring as Postmaster in December 1865.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church, Bainbridge; a retired member of the Bainbridge Fire Department; a 25-year member of the Bainbridge Fire Commission of which he was a past chairman.  He was an associate member of the United States Postmaster's Association and a member of the Bainbridge Sportsmen's Club.  Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Donald (Betty) Patchen, Bainbridge RD; Mrs. Albert (Barbara) Carpenter, Bainbridge RD3, and Mrs. Forrest (Dora) Randall, Binghamton RD3; a sister, Mrs. E.B. (Donna) Hammond, Huntsville, Ala.; three brothers, Clyde S. Hitchcock, Orlin W. Hitchcock, and Elwyn D. Hitchcock all of Bainbridge; six grandchildren; three great-grandsons, and several nieces and nephews.

 

Mother's Obituary

Binghamton Press, June 29, 1948

Mrs. Elizabeth C. Cheesbro, 77, died at 8:15 p.m. Monday at her home, 34 Juliand Street, Bainbridge.  She is survived by her husband, Henry W., three daughters, Mrs. Orlin W. Hitchcock, Mrs. Welland L. Hitchcock and Mrs. Rae M. Kelly; two sons, Floyd M. and Henry J., all of Bainbridge; six grandchildren, Mrs. Donald Patchen, the Misses Barbara and Dora Hitchcock, James Hitchcock and the Misses Nancy and Sally Cheesbro; one great-grandchild, Donna Lu Patchen....

 

CHEESBRO -- The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth C. Cheesbro will be held at the Harold Sherman Funeral Chapel, Bainbridge, Thursday at 2 p. m. The Rev. C. Duane Butler will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge.



 

Father's Obituary

Binghamton Press, March 7, 1956

Henry W. Cheesbro, 82, of 55 North Main Street, Bainbridge, died Tuesday morning at the Conamore Nursing Home, Bainbridge.  he is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Orlin W. Hitchcock, Mrs. Welland L. Hitchcock and Mrs. Rae M. Kelly; two sons, Floyd M. and Henry J. Cheesbro, all of Bainbridge; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and several nieces nephews and cousins....

 

The funeral and committal services for Henry W. Cheesbro will be held at the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 W. Main St., Bainbridge, N.Y., Thursday at 2 p.m.  The Rev. Walter H. Read will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Bainbridge, at the convenience of the family.  Susquehanna Lodge 167 F&AM will conduct Masonic rites at the funeral home this evening at 7:30.