Jan 1, 1753

Harry P. Crawford, 88, of Woodcock Township, died early Saturday at The Smith Institute after several years of failing health.

Son of the late Anderson and Angeline White Crawford, he was born in Mercer County and spent most of his life at various locations in western Crawford County.  He was a painter by trade.

Jan 1, 1753

Albert Adelbert Griggs, 71, died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. T. A. Truran of Meadville, after a long illness.

Until 1938, Mr. Griggs was employed as a boilermaker at the Erie Railroad shops here.  He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers of America.

Mr....

Jan 1, 1753

Steven Boyd, infant son born Sunday, February 24, 1963, at Spencer Hospital to James R. and Kay Perryman Boyd, of Meadville, failed to survive.

Besides the parents, survivors are a brother, Robert A. at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Boyd of Meadville; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Perryman...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Caroline A. McGill, 104, died at her home in Meadville, Monday morning.  She had been in failing health for some time.

For several years, Mrs. McGill had been the oldest person in Crawford County, yet because of her keen interest in world and national affairs, had a certain air of youth about her.  She...

Jan 1, 1753

Cecil L. Rhodes, 45, of Meadville, died early Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital.  His early life was spent in Mantua, OH, where he was graduated from high school.  He had lived in Meadville for 20 years and was a tool inspector at Talon, Inc. for 18 years.

A graduate of the Davey Tree School, Kent,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Flora Dewey Gleason, 83, widow of Oscar Gleason, died Saturday morning at her home.

Born at Wayland January 15, 1871, she was graduated from Clarion State Normal School and taught in East Mead Township schools.

She was a charter member of Meadville Grange and a member of Wayland Baptist Church....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Myrta Jervis McCoy, 87, widow of Samuel McCoy of Shippenville, died Thursday at The Methodist Home for the Aged of the Erie Conference.

A daughter of Daniel Kelly and Hannah Ferris Jervis, she was born July 27, 1868, in Rockdale Township.  She spent her early life in Crawford County before moving to Shippenville where...

Jan 1, 1753

Frank Eugene Clark, 56, of Meadville, died Tuesday morning at Meadville City Hospital after an illness of several months.  He had been employed at the Erie Railroad shops for several years.

He is survived by his widow and two sons, Russell E. and Robert of Meadville; and by two brothers, Fred of Lawton, OK and...

Jan 1, 1753

Faville Eugene Smith, 45, former Meadville resident who had been living in Florida for several years, died Wednesday evening at Spencer Hospital.

He had been an electrician at the American Viscose Corp.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucille Grove Smith; his mother and his stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Costello...

Jan 1, 1753

Adam Hill, 89, retired farmer, of Meadville, died Friday morning at Meadville City Hospital.

He was born in Union Township, Crawford County, and moved to Sugar Lake community when a boy.  Later, he moved to the Black Ash community, where he lived and worked as a farmer for 40 years.  Ten years ago, he retired...

Jan 1, 1753

Margaret E., widow of the late Alvah C. Waid, died early Monday morning at her home in Venangoboro where she had lived the past 53 years.  She was 80 years of age.

Mrs. Waid was well known in the community, having served as a school director for several years.  She was a member of the...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Pullease, 41, of Adamsville, formerly of Meadville, was fatally injured in a one-car accident on Route 322 early yesterday morning, Monday, March 5, 1962.

She was born at Buffalo, NY, June 13, 1920, a daughter of the late Sidney and Nina Drake DeVore of Meadville.

She spent most...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Laura R. Delamater, widow of Albert L. Delamater, died Thursday morning at her home in Richmond Township following a long period of failing health.  She had been confined to her home since she sustained a broken leg on August 21.  She was 94.

She was born in Iowa but came to Crawford County in...

Jan 1, 1753

Rev. Wilbur J. Baldwin, 78, former pastor of Grace Methodist Church and other Crawford County churches, died Thursday morning at his home on Conneaut, OH. Son of the late Hiram and Lucina Oakes Baldwin, he spent his childhood on a farm near Guys Mills and later taught in Crawford County public schools. The Rev. Mr. Baldwin also lived in...

Jan 1, 1753

Edward M. Gandelot, a Randolph Township resident during his entire 86 years, died yesterday afternoon at Spencer Hospital, Meadville.  He had been in failing health for several months.

Born on the farm where he lived all his life, Gandelot was a member of St. Hippolyte's Roman Catholic Church at Frenchtown.  He worked as a farmer....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Georgia Adell Johnson, 78, died Saturday morning at the Home for the Aged, where she had resided the past four years.

She was the widow of the late O. S. Johnson of Sugar Grove and a member of the United Presbyterian Church in Meadville.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. C....

Jan 1, 1753

George A. Reynolds, 83, of Blooming Valley, died Saturday morning at Smith Institute, Saegertown, following a month's illness.

Born at Vernon Township, son of the late Edward A. and Katherine Kellogg Reynolds, he lived in Colorado for many years.  He went west in the early part of the century and staked a gold mine claim...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Grayce Miller Wagner, widow of Lewis H. Wagner, of Meadville, died early Friday morning at City Hospital after a long period of ill health.

Daughter of the late Thomas and Anna Beatty Miller, she had lived in this community all her life.

Mrs. Wagner was a member of Stone Methodist...

Jan 1, 1753

Edgar L. Gasteiger, 81, was fatally injured in a fall down the cellar steps at his home in Meadville on October 26, 1967.

Mr. Gasteiger was a retired statistician for state and federal departments of agriculture from 1925 to 1952, during which time he resided at Harrisburg.

He came to Meadville...

Jan 1, 1753

Wilson S. Wait, 84, died Saturday evening at the home of his son, George Wait near Conneaut Lake.

A member of the Blooming Valley M. E. Church, he had resided in Crawford County for many years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Albert Huson of Medford, OR; a son, George, near Conneaut...