Obituaries (May 7)

Edwin D. Hunt

Norwich Sun, February 4, 1936

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  News has been received in this pace that Edwin D. Hunt passed away at his home in Harford, N.Y. [Cortland Co., NY], January 21, at the advanced aged of 96 years and 8 months.  Mr. Hunt was a respected resident of Guilford for over 56 years, having lived on a farm at Ives Settlement before moving to Messengerville [Cortland Co., NY].  Twice he was married, his first wife being Eunice Ann Eggleston, who passed away in 1891.  In 1909 he was married to Mrs. Emmeline Darling and has since lived at Messengerville and Harford.  Mr. Hunt was a faithful member of the Methodist Episcopal church, having united with the Guilford church.  Funeral services were held at Harford on the following Thursday, Rev. J.R. Jones of Marathon officiating, assisted by Mrs. Anna Carson of Harford.  The body was placed in the vault at Marathon and will be brought to the Guilford cemetery for burial in the spring.  Those who survive are his widow, one daughter, Mrs. Fred Cheney of Elk Valley, Tenn., and one son, Rev. Sidney E. Hunt of Waymart, Pa., two grandsons, Walter Hunt of Unadilla and Clark Hunt of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. and three great grandchildren, Barbara, Walter and Stanley Hunt of Unadilla and several nieces and nephews.

 

William Huntley

Chenango Union, April 21, 1881

Died, in this place [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], April 14th, 1881, Mr. William Huntley, aged 84 years.  In 1853 Mr. Huntley, with his family, moved to this place; and during the twenty-eight years that he has been among us, he has proved himself to be a kind friend, and true Christian.  He had been in feeble health for more than a year, but displayed in all his suffering the same cheerful spirit that characterized his whole life.  He will be missed in the church of which he was so long a member, and where, as long as it was his privilege to enjoy good health, his place was never vacant.  On Sunday they laid him to rest, finding consolation in the words of Solomon:  "The righteous hath hope" in his death.

 

Lester Amos Hutchinson

Norwich Sun, May 14, 1929

The remains of Lester Amos Hutchinson whose death was briefly mentioned last week, will be brought here [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY] from the Canal Zone for burial Wednesday, May 22.  The funeral services will be held from his late home on Winsor avenue at 2 o'clock.  Mr. Hutchinson was the son of Emmett and Emily A. Hutchinson.  He was born in Yaleville, the town of Guilford, January 30, 1889 and married in Easton, Pa., on August 11, 1917 to Miss Ann Ethel Heil.  They have one son John Emmett.  Mr. Hutchinson was employed by the United States Government as foreman on the Canal Zone, being located at Pedro Miquel.  He acted as first lieutenant in the World War serving overseas 18 months.  He was a member of the Masonic lodge and was a 32d degree Mason.  Those who survive are his wife and son, John Emmett, his mother and one brother, Howard, all of Guilford and a sister, Mrs. Anna Reynolds of Mount Vision.  Interment will be made in Yaleville cemetery.

 

Schuyler Hyer

Chenango Union, October 31, 1878

A sad accident occurred in the western part of the town of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], on Wednesday, October 23d, which resulted in the death of Schuyler Hyer, (the last surviving son of William Hyer, the first settler of the name in Chenango County) October 25th.  He left his home on Wednesday morning, with one horse attached to a light lumber wagon, in which was some kindling wood which he was taking to a widowed friend.  While descending the hill above Orange Spencer's residence, the dashboard of the wagon gave way, and the wood on which he sat fell out, striking the horse.  A moment after, the horse with the wagon dashed down the road and turned into S. Gibson's barnyard, freeing himself from the broken wagon, and was secured by Mr. Gibson, who was at work in the barn.  Starting up the road, to see what had become of the driver, Mr. G. met some boys who said a dead man lay in the road.  Running to the spot, he found Mr. Hyer lying in the road, in such a position as to show that he fell forward with the wood, and passed between the thills to the ground.  Mr. G. carried him, alone, to the residence of Mr. Spencer, the nearest house, the unfortunate man being unconscious, in which condition he remained until his death, with the exception of a few moments about Thursday noon, when he answered some questions with "yes" and "no", all he could utter.  It was found that one hip was bruised and his head badly cut.  Drs. Smith and West were called, and alternately visited him, but had no hopes of his recovery, as they feared internal injuries.  He lived but forty-seven hours after leaving his home.  His family were in constant attendance upon him.  Deceased leaves a widow and two sons, with a large circle of relatives, to mourn his loss.  His whole life has been passed in this vicinity, and he leaves a record of kindly deeds and Christian graces, which all might emulate.  A kindly soul, speaking pleasant words and doing good deeds, his memory will be held green in many places, and especially by the poor, who never appealed to him in vain.  He was buried on Sunday, October 27th, at the old burying ground near where he led the Hyer family reunion last June, the report of which was published in the Union.  The last clause of that report reads now like a prophesy.  May our Heavenly Father have taken him from his earthly home to His happy rest.