Feb 9, 1963

Clyde D. Hellyer, 69, of Meadville, died suddenly Saturday, February 9, 1963, at his home.

He was born in Wayne, OH, June 9, 1893, a son of William D. and Dora Phillips Hellyer.  He married Ruth McKenzie October 30, 1912.  She died August 15, 1962.  He was a locomotive engineer for the New York Central...

Feb 8, 1963

Mrs. Bertha Dowler Hale, 91, of Meadville, widow of James L. Hale, died at City Hospital Friday, February 8, 1963, after a week's illness.

Mrs. Hale was an active hobbyist in her later years, painting in oils and watercolors, hooking rugs and upholstering furniture.

A daughter of John A. and Nancy...

Jan 31, 1963

Mrs. Eva E. DeVore, 82, wife of Clarence C. DeVore, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 31, 1963, at her home after a long illness.

Mrs. DeVore was born in Meadville, August 27, 1880, a daughter of Dennis and Louesa Pees Roche.  She married Mr. DeVore May 1, 1901.  She was a member of Grace Methodist...

Jan 31, 1963

Mrs. Laura J. Jenkins, 87, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 31, 1963, at the Flickinger Convalscent Home.  He was the widow of William V. Jenkins.

Mrs. Jenkins was born at Saegertown, November 28, 1875, a daughter of John D. and Abbie E. Flaugh Johnson.  She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church....

Jan 31, 1963

Mrs. Tossie D. Hess, 68, wife of Olis C. Hess, of Meadville, died Thursday, January 31, 1963, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after an illness of eight weeks.

Mrs. Hess was born at Lawford, WV, December 12, 1894, a daughter of Newton and Serusia Clayton Law.  She married Mr. Hess May 30, 1918.  He was...

Jan 29, 1963

John R. Beuchat, 61, of Gasteiger Road, Crawford County, register and recorder and chairman of the county Republican Committee, died Tuesday, January 29, 1963, at Spencer Hospital.

Mr. Beuchat had returned to the hospital recently after having been a patient there several months during an illness which extended over about a year.  Death was attributed...

Jan 27, 1963

James M. Martin, 74, of Meadville, died suddenly Sunday, January 27, 1963, at his home.

He was born in Glasgow, Scotland, May 14, 1885, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Martin.  He was married first to Lula E. Minneley, who died in 1953, and later to Mrs. Genevieve Sellers.

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Jan 27, 1963

Miss Glena Mae Thompson, 43, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 27, 1963, at City Hospital.

Miss Thompson was born in Titusville November 6, 1919, a daughter of Carl W. and Inez Nelson Thompson.  Until becoming ill she was employed in the laboratory at the National Bearings Division plant of the American Brake Shoe Corp. in...

Jan 26, 1963

Mrs. Sarah E. McQuiston, 79, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 26, 1963, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a long illness.

She was born in Cochranton, August 18, 1883, a daughter of William P. and Emma Medberry Hovis, and was the widow of Arthur V. McQuiston.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs....

Jan 24, 1963

Stanley B. Aldrich, about 57, president of the Northwest Pennsylvania Bank & Trust Co., a resident of Oil City but formerly of Meadville, died Thursday evening, January 24, 1963, on a New York City sidewalk.

He was born in West Valley, NY on October 28, 1905.

His education included Chown School...

Jan 21, 1963

Robert R. Philp, 79, of Meadville, long-time Meadville accountant, died Monday, January 21, 1963, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.

Mr. Philp was graduated from Allegheny College in 1905 and in 1955 was honored by the college as a 50 year graduate.  For many years, he was affiliated with the Crawford District,...

Jan 19, 1963

William Clyde Heasley, 81, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 19, 1963, at City Hospital after a short illness.

He was born at Leesburg, Mercer County, October 3, 1881, a son of Jacob and Catherine Ritenour Heasley.  His first wife, the former Alice MacConnell, died in 1944.  He married Laura Bromley Glover January 24, 1948.  He...

Jan 18, 1963

Parr Dalton Blair, 85, of Meadville, who retired in 1940 as Crawford County Schools Superintendent, died at City Hospital Friday, January 18, 1963, after an illness of one day.

Active in civic and community affairs, he served as an elder of First Presbyterian Church for nearly 50 years.  He had been commissioner to the Presbyterian...

Jan 12, 1963

Mrs. Mable B. Maxwell, 75, of Meadville, died Saturday, January 12, 1963, at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.  She was the widow of George Maxwell, a former city councilman who died in 1954.

Mrs. Maxwell was born in Greenwood Township, September 29, 1887, a daughter of Wayne A. and Ella E. Mallery Barbour.  For...

Jan 2, 1963

Ivan Dickson Drake, 65, of Saegertown, died Wednesday evening, January 2, 1963, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

He was born at Blooming Valley, November 21, 1897, a son of Forest and Margaret Dickson Drake.  He married Helen Wimmer August 3, 1927.

Mr. Drake had been employed for 16 years...

Dec 30, 1962

Miss Ida Elizabeth Wood, 99, until three years ago a resident of Meadville, died early Sunday morning, December 30, 2962, at the Bittersweet Rest Home, Jamestown, NY, where she had been living the past three years.

Miss Wood was a teacher for 45 years, 30 years at Ridgway.  She retired in 1925.  When she began...

Dec 25, 1962

Jesse M. Gage, 86, of Meadville, retired Meadville grocer, died Tuesday, December 25, 1962 at Spencer Hospital shortly after being admitted.

He was born in Randolph Township, September 27, 1876, a son of Dwight M. and Ellen Fields Gage.  He was a farmer in the Guys Mills area until moving to Meadville in 1923, where...

Dec 24, 1962

Mrs. E. Gertrude Brown, 84, of Meadville, died Monday, December 24, 1962, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

She was born in Allegheny County December 1, 1878, a daughter of David and Margaret Nelson Hughes.  She was the widow of Henry E. Brown, whom she married December 11, 1895, and who died December 16,...

Dec 24, 1962

Miss Cloe Vesta Gage, 76, formerly of Guys Mills, died Monday, December 24, 1962, at the Bond Nursing Home near Sheakleyville after an illness of about three months.

Miss Gage was born at Guys Mills, May 4, 1886, a daughter of Abelbert F. and Vesta Radle Gage.  She lived at Guys Mills until five years...

Dec 18, 1962

Harry C. (Bill) Faloon, 61, of Meadville, well-known insurance executive, died Tuesday, December 18, 1962, in the emergency room at City Hospital. He was born at East Brady, Clarion County, September 24, 1901, a son of Robert W. and Jennie Weaver Faloon. He attended high school at Linesville. Before coming to Meadville in 1936 to manage the local office...