Mary E. Davison
Nov 28, 1951
Mrs. Mary E. Davison, 81, widow of Frank Davison, died Wednesday morning at the home of her son, Arthur L. Davison of Meadville.
Born at Black Ash, she was a resident of Townville from 1906 until 1929, when she moved to Meadville where she since had lived.
Surviving, in addition to...
Orlo Leroy (Roy) Hills
Nov 25, 1951
Orlo LeRoy (Roy) Hills, 41-year-old Bethesda Home chef and father of four children, died at City Hospital yesterday, about 48 hours after he suffered a skull fracture and other injuries in a truck accident seven miles east of Meadville.
Chef at Bethesda Home since May 1950, Hills made his home at Meadville.
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Andrew S. Graham
Nov 6, 1951
Andrew S. Graham, 89, of Geneva, former Meadville merchant, died at City Hospital early today. He had been ill the past two weeks.
Mr. Graham is survived by his widow, the former LaVona Boyd; three sons, Howard W. of El Monte, CA, John L. of Chicago and James H. of Houston, TX. Nine grandchildren and...
Abraham L. L.) Ballinger
Nov 4, 1951
A. L. Ballinger, 87, a Meadville druggist for more than 60 years, died November 4, 1951 at City Hospital following a fall at his home on Walnut Street. He suffered a fractured hip when he slipped and fell in his bedroom yesterday. He died at 6:20 p.m. Mr. Ballinger was Meadville's oldest still-active businessman. Right up to the time...
Abraham L. (A. L.) Ballinger
Nov 4, 1951
A. L. Ballinger, 87, a Meadville druggist for more than 60 years, died November 4, 1951 at City Hospital following a fall at his home on Walnut Street.
He suffered a fractured hip when he slipped and fell in his bedroom yesterday. He died at 6:20 p.m.
Mr. Ballinger was Meadville's...
Orpha A. Brown
Oct 14, 1951
Orpha A. Brown, 76, wife of Lewis F. Brown, died Sunday, October 14, 1951, at Meadville City Hospital.
Mrs. Brown had lived in Woodcock Township since her marriage 54 years ago. She was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bates Walton of East Mead Township.
Surviving in addition to her...
Ira Sikes
Oct 11, 1951
Ira Sikes, 88, a native of Randolph Township, died Thursday morning at a rest home in Altoona. He had resided in that city the past five years.
Mr. Sikes early years were spent in Randolph Township and later he lived in Cochranton and Meadville.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs....
Albert A. Greenlee
Sep 15, 1951
Albert A. Greenlee, 74, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday evening after an illness of several months. A retired farmer, he spent his early life in Woodcock Township, and later her and his wife resided for many years on the Blooming Valley Road.
Mr. Greenlee was a member of Meadville Grange and the First...
Mildred Beatty
Aug 18, 1951
Mrs. Mildred Beatty, of Meadville, died at her home August 18, 1951. She was the wife of Chester M. Beatty, he survives.
She was born June 14, 1903. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors, in addition to her husband, include a daughter, Judith Lee at home.
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Elizabeth Atkinson
Aug 17, 1951
Mrs. Elizabeth Atkinson, Meadville, died Friday, August 17, 1951 at her summer home near Blooming Valley.
Surviving are three children, Violet, Bessie Jane and Arthur, all of Meadville, and a sister, Mrs. Nellie Spratt of Conneaut Lake.
Services were held at Waid Funeral Home with interment in Homewood Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
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Margaret Eminger
Jul 30, 1951
Miss Margaret Eminger, 83, died Monday evening at the Home for the Aged, Williamson Road.
Miss Eminger had resided at the home for nine years.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Michael Dwyer and Mrs. M. Dillmore, both of Akron and Mrs. G. W. Black of Pittsburgh.
Services...
Granville P. Briggs
Jun 7, 1951
Granville P. Briggs, 67, of Meadville, died Thursday, June 7, 1951 at City Hospital after a five-weeks illness.
Mr. Briggs had spent most of his life in Blooming Valley until he moved to Meadville five years ago. He was employed by Talon, Inc., for the past seven years, and was a member of Blooming Valley...
R. Emmett Allen
Jun 5, 1951
R. Emmett Allen, 69, prominent in political, school and Grange affairs, died early this morning at his home in Randolph Township.
Although he had been in failing health for several years, his death came suddenly.
A lifelong citizen and prominent farmer of the Guys Mills community, he had been in his...
Philip Richard Thompson
Apr 3, 1951
Philip Richard Thompson, 24, two-year navy veteran, died at Butler Veterans Hospital this morning. He had been a medical patient there since November of 1949.
Thompson was graduated from Meadville High School in 1945, and enlisted in the navy that year. Most of his duty was spent as a corpsman at Bainbridge Naval Hospital, Bainbridge,...
Fred Terrill
Mar 16, 1951
Fred Terrill, 91, of Mt. Hope, died early Friday morning at Spencer Hospital, after a short illness.
A retired farmer, he had always lived in the Mt. Hope and Guys Mills community. He had his wife celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 30, last year.
In his youth, Mr. Terrill worked...
Peter A. Armburger
Mar 12, 1951
Peter A. Armburger, 80, died Monday, March 12, 1951, at Wayside Inn, the I.O.O.F. Home at Grove City.
He was born in Wayne Township, Crawford County, PA on January 5, 1871.
A retired farmer, he lived at Sugar Lake until nine years ago, when he moved to Grove City. He was...
Jennie Van Camp Burchard
Jan 7, 1951
Mrs. Jennie Van Camp Burchard, 83, of Guys Mills, widow of E. S. Burchard, died Sunday, January 7, 1951 at Spencer Hospital following a long illness.
Mrs. Burchard was a teacher in Townville and Cochranton area public schools for many years. She was active in Guys Mills Congregational Church for 40 years and a member...
William A. Ewing
Dec 23, 1950
William A. Ewing, 85, died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Schenberg of Guys Mills, where he had resided for about five years, since the death of his wife. He formerly lived at Frenchtown.
Surviving besides Mrs. Schenberg are another daughter, Mrs. Ralph Pattison of Cochranton; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a...
Sylvia L. Price
Nov 23, 1950
Mrs. Sylvia L. Price, 84, widow of George Price, died late Thursday afternoon at the Crawford County Home Infirmary, where she had been a patient two and a half months. She had resided in Meadville for eight years, and before that lived in the Venangoboro area.
She was married twice. After the death of her...
Elizabeth A. Beach
Sep 7, 1950
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Beach, 57, died Thursday, September 7, 1950, at City Hospital following an operation.
Since moving to Meadville last year from Cambridge Springs, she had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Melvin E. Taylor. She had lived at Cambridge Springs for 15 years. Previously, she had lived at Edinboro and Kane.
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