Jun 22, 1971

Green B. Hughes, 93, of Meadville, died suddenly at his home on Tuesday afternoon, June 22, 1971.

He was born at Heflin, AL, on January 28, 1878, a son of Iverson W. Lennie Harris Hughes.  He married the former Lola Grubbs on December 24, 1906.  She died in 1963.

Mr. Hughes...

May 30, 1971

Mrs. Leona C. Gillespie, 59, of Meadville, wife of Frank G. Gillespie, died at Spencer Hospital on Sunday, May 30, 1971, after an illness of one year.

She was born at Pittsburgh on January 16, 1912, a daughter of G. Willis and Cora Yarlett Smith.  She and Mr. Gillespie were married on September 7, 1940....

May 23, 1971

Mrs. Naomi Lang, 85, formerly of Guys Mills, died Sunday evening, May 23, 1971, at City Hospital.  She had resided at the Methodist Home for the Aged for the past three years.

She was born in Jefferson County on May 22, 1886, a daughter of John and Mary J. Daniels Snyder.  She was the widow...

May 23, 1971

Robert H. Mills, 69, of Meadville, died at his home Sunday, May 23, 1971, after an illness of three months.

He is the second member of the family to die in just over a week.  A brother, Maurice H. Mills of Dover, NH, formerly of Meadville, died at Dover May 15.

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May 15, 1971

Mrs. Carrie May Steen, 76, of Meadville, wife of William B. Steen, died Saturday, May 15, 1971, at City Hospital after an illness of four months.

She was born at Milton on January 12, 1895, a daughter of Harry J. and Mary Ann Kelley Hause.  She married Mr. Steen on January 15, 1915.  Mrs. Steen...

Apr 29, 1971

Mrs. Kathryn Stewart, of Meadville, wife of Charles J. Stewart, who operated the Kathryn Shop on Chestnut Street for 27 years, died Thursday, April 29, 1971, at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren, OH, after a brief illness.

She was born in Meadville, a daughter of Andrew and Florence Decker Gundaker.  She was a member of the...

Apr 11, 1971

Melvin E. Flickinger, 53, of Meadville, died Sunday, April 11, 1971, at Roswell Park Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, where he had been a patient three weeks.

He was born in Meadville, February 5, 1918, a son of Edward H. and Bessie E. Hamilton Flickinger.  He married Leona McGuire December 12, 1947.

Mr....

Apr 11, 1971

Mrs. Gertrude Bozic, 68, of Meadville, widow of attourney John H. Bozic, Sr., died suddenly Sunday, April 11, 1971, at her summer home at Chautauqua, NY, where she had gone to spend the weekend.

She was born in Troutville, Clearfield County, April 18, 1902, a daughter of Malvern H. and Ella M. Graffius Curry.  She...

Apr 10, 1971

Mrs. Eilzabeth I. Brown, 83, of Meadville, died Saturday, April 10, 1971, at City Hospital where she had been a patient since Thursday.  She had been in ill health for several months.

Mrs. Brown was born at Utica, Venango County, on January 8, 1888, a daughter of John A. and Sarah Jane Campbell Titsler.  She...

Mar 29, 1971

Mrs. Mary Dickson Nichols, 83, of Meadville, widow of Harry A. "Hez" Nichols, former Crawford County sheriff, died suddenly on Monday, March 29, 1971, at City Hospital.

Her husband was sheriff from 1934 to 1938.  He died in 1939.

Mrs. Nichols was born at Woodcock, a daughter of O.H.P. and Helen...

Mar 27, 1971

Tamazine M. Crum, 67, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 27, 1971, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks.  She had been in poor health for two years.

She was born at Pleasant Gap, Centre County, August 18, 1903, a daughter of Ammon and Clara Barnes Kersteter.  She and Mr. David L....

Mar 25, 1971

Ormond McDaniel, 70, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 25, 1971, at City Hospital following a stroke.

He was born in Venango County, December 1, 1900, a son of Andrew J. and Mary Elizabeth McDaniel McDaniel.  He married Margaret C. Fisher March 3, 1928.

Mr. McDaniel retired in 1959 as a salesman...

Mar 24, 1971

Mrs. Laura M. Kelley, of Meadville, died Wednesday, March 24, 1971, at Methodist Home Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks.

She was born at Lock Haven, a daughter of John C. and Elizabeth Rote Jones.  She was married to Elmer W. Kelley on January 8, 1901.  He died in 1957. ...

Mar 20, 1971

Alice L. Hilkert, 95, formerly of Cleveland, and a resident at Wesbury, Wednesday, March 6, 1991.

She was born in Canton, OH, a daughter of Orlando and Elizabeth Lamont Gallitan.  She married Carl E. Hilkert on January 28, 1919.  He preceded her in death March 20, 1971.

She was a homemaker. ...

Mar 6, 1971

Mrs. Laura Jamison, 76, of Meadville, died Saturday, March 6, 1971, at Spencer Hospital where she had been admitted a stroke.

Mrs. Jamison was born in Deer Creek Township, Mercer County, on September 23, 1894, a daughter of A. L. and Clara Mae Wilson Reynolds.  She was married to William Jamison was an active member...

Mar 1, 1971

Louie Vivian, 67, formerly of Blooming Valley, died Monday, March 1, 1971, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, where he had been a patient since August 1970.  He had been in failing health for several months.

Mrs. Vivian was born in Monessen, Westmoreland County, March 8, 1903, a son of Banjamin and Pia Perrotto Vivian.  He was...

Feb 26, 1971

P. Clayton Wygant, 98, of Meadville, died Friday, February 26, 1971, at Flickinger's Convalescent Home, where he had been a patient since January 15, 1971.  He had been in failing health for the past year.

He was born at Deckards Run, Wayne Township, December 15, 1872, a son of Andrew J and Hannah Barnes Wygant. ...

Feb 15, 1971

Mrs. Rowena Wharton, who made her home with her son, Dr. William P. Wharton of Meadville, died Monday night, February 15, 1971, at City Hospital after a brief illness.

Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Lenora Starnes of Hopkinsville, KY and a granddaughter, Mrs. Peter (Christine) Sullivan of State College.

Services...

Feb 10, 1971

Mrs. Etta Bortles, 82, a resident of Hillside Home for the past 11 years, died at City Hospital Wednesday, February 10, 1971, after a long illness.

She was born in South Shenango Township, Crawford County, September 17, 1888, a daughter of William J. and Mary Elizabeth Miller Nevins.

Mrs. Bortles was...

Feb 10, 1971

Mrs. Etta Bortles, 82, a resident of Hillside Home for the past 11 years, died at City Hospital Wednesday, February 10, 1971, after a long illness.

She was born in South Shenango Township, Crawford County, September 17, 1888, a daughter of William J. and Mary Elizabeth Miller Nevins.

Mrs. Bortles was...