Helen R. Coutler

Helen R. Coutler

Sep 7, 1998

Helen R. Coutler, 89, of Meadville, died Monday, September 7, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center following a brief illness.

She was born June 23, 1909 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Harry and Nellie O'Neal Guenther.  She married G. Stanley Coutler November 26, 1932.  He preceded her in death November 30, 1987.

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Edwin G. Dillaman

Edwin G. Dillaman

Sep 6, 1998

Edwin G. Dillaman, 81, of Meadville, died Sunday, September 6, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center following a short illness.

He was born October 10, 1916 in Hayfield Township, a son of the late George W. and Mildred Graham Dillaman.  He married Eleanor Clifford, October 21, 1939.  She preceded in death October 16, 1962.  He subsequently...

Edna M. Lafferty

Edna M. Lafferty

Sep 5, 1998

Edna M. Lafferty, 84, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died Saturday, September 5, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center.

She was born in New Castle, October 2, 1913, a daughter of Charles R. and Vivian A. Baker Umbright.  She married Harry W. Lafferty January 5, 1946 and he preceded her in death February 11,...

Neill Kennedy Overall

Neill Kennedy Overall

Sep 4, 1998

Neill Kennedy Overall, 72, of Meadville, died Friday, September 4, 1998 at home.

He was born in Akron, OH, May 12, 1926, a son of Neill M. and Anna Florence Kennedy Overall.  He first married Dorothy L. Overall and subsequently married Emma Louise Ellison Gallagher February 14, 1970.

Mr. Overall retired...

Arthur L. Lehman

Arthur L. Lehman

Sep 4, 1998

Arthur L. Lehman, 89, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community, died there unexpectedly, Friday, September 4, 1998.

He was born in McKees Rocks, PA, October 30, 1908, a son of Louis and Fannie Wilson Lehman.  He married Doris Klinginsmith August 23, 1938.  She survives.

Mr. Lehman retired as a Biology...

Harriet M. Brown

Harriet M. Brown

Sep 3, 1998

Harriet M. Brown, 96, of Wesbury, died Thursday, September 3, 1998 following a period of declining health.

She was born March 3, 1902 in Meadville, a daughter of the late Herbert and Lydia Braymer Brown.  Miss Brown was a granddaughter of Whitney and Ida Braymer by whom she was raised.

Miss...

Glenn C. Shumaker

Glenn C. Shumaker

Aug 28, 1998

Glenn C. Shumaker, 66, of Guys Mills, died Friday, August 28, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center following a one year illness.

He was born January 30, 1932 in Armstrong Co., PA, a son of the late LeRoy and Mabel Wadding Shumaker.  He married Donna Hoover February 11, 1957.  She survives.

Mr....

Charles B. Barris

Charles B. Barris

Aug 17, 1998

Charles B. Barris, 87, of Meadville, died Monday, August 17, 1998, in Meadville Medical Center's transitional care unit following a brief illness.

He was born in Emlenton, April 20, 1911, a son of Charles E. and Hattie A. Sheffer Barris.  He married Grace Irene Klingensmith, May 10, 1933.  She survives.

He...

Ruth B. Tinker

Ruth B. Tinker

Aug 17, 1998

Ruth B. Tinker, 83, of Meadville, died Monday, August 17, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

She was born in Blooming Valley, PA February 16, 1915, a daughter of Granville and Bessie Douglas Briggs.  She married Max V. Tinker, November 17, 1934 and he preceded her in death in 1974....

Anna E. Locke

Anna E. Locke

Aug 16, 1998

Anna E. Locke, 68, of Saegertown, died Sunday, August 16, 1998 in Mooresville, NC following a sudden illness.

She was born March 24, 1930 in Greenville, a daughter of the late Thomas E. and Almira Grace Crawford Gibson.  She married Richard H. Locke June 30, 1951.  He survives.

Mrs. Locke was...

Gerald L. Willmarth

Gerald L. Willmarth

Aug 15, 1998

Gerald L. Wilmarth, 91, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, died Saturday, August 15, 1998 at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born August 18, 1906 in Scranton, a son of the late David and Blanche Lancaster Wilmarth.  He married Minnie I. Moon September 30, 1933.  She preceded him...

Clair H. Allen, Jr.

Clair H. Allen, Jr.

Aug 14, 1998

Clair H. Allen, Jr., 84, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community, died Friday, August 14, 1998 at his residence following an extended illness.

He was born October 14, 1913 in Meadville, a son of the late Clair H. and Julia Corrigan Allen, Sr.  He married Helen Titsler April 16, 1938.  She preceded him...

Lloyd H. Sutton

Lloyd H. Sutton

Aug 12, 1998

Lloyd H. Sutton, 78, a resident of the David Mead Residence Inn, Meadville, died Wednesday, August 12, 1998 at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born July 31, 1920 in Greenbank, WV, a son of the late Arthur B. and Rosa May Williams Sutton.

Mr. Sutton was...

Margaret M. Foster

Margaret M. Foster

Aug 3, 1998

Margaret M. Foster, 83, of Midlethian, VA, died Monday, August 3, 1998 at Willow Creek Nursing Home, Midlothian, following a brief illness.

She was born in Meadville, October 12, 1914, a daughter of Daniel W. and Agnes Shelvey Callahan.  She married Ralph L. Foster and he preceded her in death in 1959.

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Mary S. Voehl

Mary S. Voehl

Aug 3, 1998

Mary S. Voehl, 85, formerly of Meadville, and a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community for the past two years, died there Monday, August 3, 1998 following a period of declining health.

She was born in Meadville, November 30, 1912, a daughter of George and Edna (Locke) Schnauber.  She married Karl E. Voehl, May 18,...

J. Hugh Shilling

J. Hugh Shilling

Aug 2, 1998

J. Hugh Shilling, 87, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since June 1998 and formerly of Circle West Woodland Trailer Park, Meadville, died Sunday August 2, 1998 at his residence following a period of declining health.

He was born June 6, 1911 in Cochranton, a son of the late John Hubert and Anna Elizabeth...

Frederick William Burton

Frederick William Burton

Jul 30, 1998

Frederick William Burton, 70, a resident of Wesbury since October 1996 and formerly of Buffalo, NY, died Thursday, July 30, 1998 at Wesbury following a period of declining health.

He was born August 29, 1927 in Buffalo, NY, a son of the late William A. and Ethel Rischmiller Burton.

Mr. Burton...

William Edward Stapel

William Edward Stapel

Jul 27, 1998

William Edward Stapel, 89, of Meadville, died Monday, July 27, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center following a period of declining health.

He was born September 1, 1908 in Avalon, a son of the late Charles C. and Pricilla Lewis Stapel.  He married Jean Louise Reimann September 13, 1933.  She preceded him in death September 26,...

Florence H. Boyd

Florence H. Boyd

Jul 23, 1998

Florence H. Boyd, 99, formerly of Guys Mills and a resident of the Crawford County Care Center for the past two years, died there Thursday, July 23, 1998.

She was born in Randolph Township, May 27, 1899, a daughter of Leslie and Charlotte Ann (Holder) Shaffer.  She married Howard B. Boyd September 5, 1922 and...

Martha B. Caldwell

Martha B. Caldwell

Jul 21, 1998

Martha B. Caldwell, 92, formerly of Meadville, and a resident of Rolling Fields Nursing Home for the past seven years, died there Tuesday, July 21, 1998, following a period of declining health.

She was born in Washington, PA, December 31, 1905, a daughter of L. Scott and Ida Belle (Lesnett) Welling.  She married Howard C....