Jan 1, 1753

David S. Fordyce, of Meadville, died at his home Thursday morning after a long illness.

Mr. Fordyce, who lived in Alyth, Scotland, came to the US in 1883.  Among the positions he held during his life in Meadville was one with the Railway Express Company for a period of 15 years.

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Jan 1, 1753

Linda L. Battaglia, 48, of Meadville, died Friday 27, 1998, at home, after an illness with cancer.  She was born in New Kensington, August 15, 1949, a daughter of Charles and Ruth Popney Bailey.  She married John Battaglia November, 18, 1972, and he survives.

She was a 1967 graduate of Conneaut Lake High School and...

Jan 1, 1753

Thomas Sloan, 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning following a long period of failing health.

The son of the late Andrew J. and Margaret Johnson Sloan of Dicksonburg, he spent his early life in that area.  Formerly employed by the late Dr. R. Bruce Gamble, he retired about three years ago.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Louise Hammer Jones, wife of Albert L. Jones, died at her home in Meadville, Tuesday.  She would have been 84 years old next month.

A lifelong resident of Meadville, Mrs. Jones was a member of Stone Methodist Church and one of the founders of the church's Beacon of Light Class.  Mr. and Mrs. Jones...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jennie Himes Urquhart, 56, wife of Hugh Urquhart, of Meadville, died Sunday at her home.

Surviving besides her husband are three sons, John Himes of Los Angeles and Virgil and Garfield Himes, both of Meadville; a daughter, Mrs. Marie Wisgradia of Erie; four stepchildren, Mrs. Margaret Kindervater of Guys Mills, Mrs. Albert C. Crosby...

Jan 1, 1753

Charles A. Wright, 70, of Meadville, died Saturday morning at his home.

A former and life-long resident of West Mead Township, he had carried on a harness repair business at his farm for the past 15 years.  He was a member of Kiser Hill-Mead Grange.

Survivors include his widow, Mary Chambers...

Jan 1, 1753

Raymond Dale Hamilton, 3 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Hamilton of Meadville, died Wednesday morning at Meadville City Hospital after several weeks' illness.

Surviving are a sister, Grace Ann at home; a brother, Michael Paul at home; the grandparents, Arthur Handley of Meadville and Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Hamilton of...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mabel Van Time Hamilton, 87, wife of Joseph W. Hamilton, died last night at Meadville City Hospital following a long illness.

A native of Westmoreland County, where she spent her early youth, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Van Time.  She resided 45 years at Marietta, OH, and moved to...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred Fizel, 77, of Meadville, died suddenly Wednesday morning at Spencer Hospital five minutes after he was admitted.

He was stricken on the street a few minutes before his admission to the hospital.  Dr. Luther J. King, county coroner, gave a verdict of death by natural causes.

He came to Meadville...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss E. Gertrude Hanks, 63, Crawford County native whose services for a quarter of a century from the Peruvian government, died at City Hospital Sunday.

The tireless teacher and missionary had been a patient at the hospital here since October 18.  She resigned from her most recent teaching position, assistant professor of missions at Scarrlitt...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred Feldmiller, 83, of Cochranton, who was injured in a truck-car collision Monday night, died at City Hospital shortly before midnight yesterday.

Feldmiller and his brother, George, Meadville, suffered multiple lacerations of the face and scalp when their truck and a car operated by Thomas Karns of Cochranton, collided.  The accident occurred on the Cochranton...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jane H. Slingluff, 77, of Meadville, widow of George H. Slingluff, died Saturday night at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.  She suffered a stroke Thursday at her home.

Mrs. Slingluff spent the greater part of her life in the Cochranton vincinity, but more recently was a resident of Meadville.  She was a member...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary Mazelia Plattner, 81, widow of the late D. E. Plattner, died at the home of a granddaughter, Lois Williams of Meadville, She was born at Tionesta in 1853 and spent most of her life in Forest County.

Several years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Plattner, who then were residents of Oil City, came here...

Jan 1, 1753

Albert L. Jones, 86, of Meadville, died at his home Monday morning.

Born in Hayfield Township, Mr. Jones had lived in Meadville most of his life.  In earlier years, he was employed at the D.A. Gill Hardware Store, and more recently as a salesman for the Patterson-Sergeant Paint Company of Cleveland, OH.  He had been...

Jan 1, 1753

Lafayette F. Williamson, 92, of Meadville, well-known retired engineer of the Erie Railroad, died Friday afternoon at City Hospital.

Mr. Williamson had been for the past few years the oldest member of the Erie Veterans Assn. and was presented a gold medal for this distinction at the annual Conneaut Lake outing of the association in...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Alma Waid Pratt, 43, wife of Cecil A. Pratt of Lyona, died early Monday at Spencer Hospital.

A daughter of Clarence and Maude Hammond Waid, she lived her early life in Randolph Township and later in Richmond Township.  She attended school at New Richmond and graduated from the Randolph School at Guys Mills.   She...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Mary Edith Christley, 80, died early Tuesday morning at Cribbs Methodist Home where she had resided the past two years.

She was a resident of Slippery Rock until she came to the home.  A graduate of Slippery Rock State Teachers College, she taught many years in public schools of the Slippery Rock area.

Jan 1, 1753

Robert C. Turner, 48, Randolph Township, farmer of Guys Mills, died Tuesday morning at City Hospital, following a long illness.

A veteran of American Expeditionary Forces service in France during World War I, Mr. Turner had been hospitalized at veterans' institution before going to City Hospital.

He was born at Sherman,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Nancy Beers Kelley, 64, wife of J. Cleon Kelley, of Guys Mills, died at Meadville City Hospital Thursday evening following an illness of one week.

She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Almon Sutton and three grandchildren, Janice, Marilyn and Jack Sutton, all of Guys Mills and six brothers, Jack Beers of...

Jan 1, 1753

Andrew Chismar, 79, of Blooming Valley, died Thursday morning at the Crawford County Institution near Saegertown.

Born in Austria, he came to the US with his family in 1906 at age 45.

He is survived by a son, Frank C. Chismar; a daughter, Mrs. Stephen Sipon, both of Blooming Valley; fourteen...