Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lillie M. Stallsmith died Monday at the Cribbs Methodist Home where she had been a resident for 14 years.  A former resident of Cochranton.  She was 90.

Mrs. Stallsmith was born in  Youngstown, OH, November 19, 1863.

She is survived by a son, Forrest of East Palestine, OH and one...

Jan 1, 1753

Loyal Ray Hunter, 5-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney W. Hunter, of Guys Mills, died early Thursday morning at the Titusville Hospital after an illness of two weeks.

The infant is survived by his parents; a brother, Roy Allen Hunter; his grandmother, Mrs. Ida Hunter of Saegertown; and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray...

Jan 1, 1753

William Stanley Walker, 68, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Monday night, October 23, 1967, apparently a victim of a heart attack suffered while bowling last night.

He was a member and past officer of many Western Pennsylvania civic and social groups.

Mr. Walker was born in Pittsburgh...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lydia Palmer Taylor of Meadville, died Saturday morning at Meadville City Hospital, where she had been a patient for several days.

She is survived by her husband, Carroll E. Taylor; two daughters and two sons, Mrs. N. S. Studer of Meadville, Mrs. Floyd Montgomery of Akron, OH, George LeFever of Chester, IL and LeRoy...

Jan 1, 1753

Florence G. Myers, wife of Earl C. Myers, of Meadville, died Sunday evening at City Hospital after a long illness.

Her early life was spent in Wayland.  She was a member of First Baptist Church of Meadville.

Surviving, in addition to her husband, include two sons, Robert of Meadville and Charles...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Helen Burmeister, 77, widow of William Burmeister, of Chicago, IL, died Tuesday morning at the home of a niece, Mrs. Carl Shaw, North Hollywood, CA, during a stay with a number of relatives in California.

She is the former Helen Twayon of Guys Mills.

She is survived by a brother,...

Jan 1, 1753

James M. Modisher, 62, of Meadville, died at Meadville City Hospital Thursday after a brief illness.

He is survived by his widow, Anna; a daughter, Mrs. Wrightson S. Tongue of New Market, VA; two sons, Dr. Melvin Modisher of Norfolk, VA and Chaplain Donald E. Modisher of the Army; two grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Stella Sweitzer Hastings, 85, widow of Harry Hastings, died Monday morning at the Meadville Home for the Aged, where she had been a resident since January 1948.

Mrs. Hastings, who spent her early life in Oil City, was a member of Meadville's First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are three grandchildren, Robert...

Jan 1, 1753

C. Gilbert Henry, 70, of Meadville, died Saturday afternoon at Meadville City Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks.

Mr. Henry, who has no immediate survivors, moved here from Clearfield about one and a half years ago.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Florence Sakcett, of Saegertown, wife of Edson Sackett, died Sunday afternoon at Spencer Hospital following an illness of three years.

She was a member of the Lutheran Church of Coraopolis.

Survivors, in addition a daughter, Mrs. Samuel Waddle of Meadville; two sons, Howard Fitzsimmons of Meadville and Raymond Fitzsimmons of...

Jan 1, 1753

Elmer Karlskind, 53, died Wednesday morning at Warren, PA.  He formerly lived at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Margaret Huber, in East Mead Township.

He leaves a sister, Mrs. Floyd Jewel of Meadville; a half sister, Mrs. William Yocum of Venango and a half-brother, Earl Karlskind of Kent, OH.

Services...

Jan 1, 1753

Critically injured when he was thrown to the ground by runaway horses, Lindford Hays, 79, of Richmond Township, succumbed at Meadville City Hospital early Thursday afternoon, a few minutes after his admission to the institution.

Mr. Hays had been a resident of Richmond Township, near Blooming Valley, for more than half a century.  He was...

Jan 1, 1753

Milo J. Slater, 35, of Meadville, was killed after he stepped from the curb on Smock Bridge into the path of a car.

He was born in Meadville, April 3, 1937, a son of George and Flora Cornell Slater.  He had previously been employed as a farm hand near Atlantic.  He attended Meadville schools.

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. John E. Consla, of Vernon Township, died early Tuesday morning at Meadville City Hospital.

She is survived by her husband; two sons, Gilbert and Robert, at home, and the following brothers, and sisters, Edward Hanks, Arthur Hanks, Percy Hanks, Harry Hanks and Miss Pauline Hanks, Mrs. James Brown, Ivan Hanks and Mrs. Clarence Woodring....

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Carrie A. Cowden, 80, of Meadville, died at her home Wednesday morning.

Miss Cowden in earlier years had been a teacher in the public schools of Cleveland and other Ohio cities, for a period of 46 years.  She was a native of the New Richmond community and a member of the New Richmond Methodist...

Jan 1, 1753

Cassius Stephens, 87, a former resident of Randolph Township, died Saturday morning at Saegertown, after a brief illness.  His wife preceded him in death only two months ago.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sumner Norris of Newell and Mrs. F. M. Kinnaer of Guys Mills; fourteen grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services...

Jan 1, 1753

J. Adam Crago, 70, of Guys Mills, was dead on arrival at Spencer Hospital Thursday, July 19, 1979.

He was born in Rice's Landing, Greene County, July 18, 1909, son of Walter and Elizabeth Robinson Crago.  He married Mildred Hoyt May 12, 1931.

Crago was presently completing his last term as...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Gillis, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday evening at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a period of failing health.

She lived her early life at Buffalo, NY, and later at Erie before coming to Meadville.  She was married to James M. Phipps and later Thomas B. Gillis, who died in 1929.  Four children...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Anna Roselie McClosky, prominent for many years in Meadville music circles, died Tuesday at Evanston, IL.

Widow of John H. McClosky and daughter of the late John W. and Emma Hood Bork, she was known to many here as Rose Bork.

After graduation from Meadville High School in 1898, she...

Jan 1, 1753

Whitman Bartley Page, passed away at his home in Meadville, Monday morning.  He was the youngest child of the late Lemon and Gennette Page, and was born at Porters Corners, Greenwood Township, where he spent most of his life until coming to Meadville several years ago.  Mr. Page was graduated from the Conneaut Lake High School and the Slippery...