Jan 1, 1753

Frank A. Ward, 63, of Kerrtown, died early today at the Smith Institute, Saegertown, after a long illness.

He was born at New Richmond and was employed by the Atlantic Refining Co. for 21 years prior to 11 years' service at Talon, Inc.  He retired in March of 1952, and was a member of the...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Gertrude Mae Guyot, of Meadville, died Friday evening at Meadville City Hospital following an illness of several months.

Mrs. Guyot came to Meadville about two years ago from her former home in Mikwaukee, WI, following the death of her husband, Herman Guyot.

She was a member of Stone Methodist Church...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Inez Briggs, 65, was fatally injured Monday, May 9, 1938 when she was struck by an automobile near her home.

Mrs. Briggs was a member of the Blooming Valley M. E. Church.  She is survived by the following children:  Mrs. Walter Hotchkin, Mrs Charles Peterman, Mrs. Harold Hart, Mrs. Ward Waid, Mrs. A. W....

Jan 1, 1753

Burns received when a General Electric worker fell into scalding water in a soaking pit resulted in death yesterday morning of Herbert Haas, 23, of Centerville.

Haas, a malleable moulder, died in Hamot Hospital a short while after he had been pulled from the pit by fellow workmen.

He was born...

Jan 1, 1753

Melvin L. Minnick, 89, formerly a resident of Canal Township in Venango County, died early Sunday at City Hospital.  He had resided the past 10 years with a daughter, Mrs. Lloyd B. Kaster of Meadville.

Son of Elias and Rachel Wheeling Minnick, he was born at Canal Township, April 8, 1867.  His ancestors were among...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ernestine A. Mizner, who would have been 90 years old on April 2, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Greenville.

Born at Sandy Lake, she and her husband, the late Cassius Mizner, resided for many years in Meadville.  Her death occurred on the 17th anniversary of the death of her husband.

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Jan 1, 1753

Charles Homer Ingraham, 76, of Meadville, veteran pharmaceutical salesman, died Friday at City Hospital where he was admitted Monday following a heart attack.

Ingraham, who covered Western PA and Eastern OH in a horse and buggy when he began his career in 1898, retired last January.

Born December 23, 1877 at...

Jan 1, 1753

Wayne Leroy Foulk died Thursday morning, after a two weeks illness at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Foulk, of Guys Mills.

He was 11 years old, a student in the Randolph consolidated school at Guys Mills, a member of the M. E. Church and its Sunday school.

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Jan 1, 1753

Clara Barton Waid, wife of Guy L. Waid, died Tuesday at her home in West Mead Township, following several months of failing health.

She was a former resident of Black Ash and Troy Township communities, moving to the West Mead locale about two years ago.

Mrs. Waid is survived by several...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred E. Hamilton, 75, of East Mead Township, died Sunday morning at City Hospital following a long period of failing health.

A son of Eben E. and Lucy Peterman Hamilton, he resided on the farm where he was born.

He was a long-time auto salesman and part owner of the former...

Jan 1, 1753

Peter J. Pitt, 81, died at his home in West Mead Township, Saturday morning, after a lingering illness.

Born in Randolph Township, Mr. Pitt had spent his entire life in Crawford County.  He was a member of St. Hippolyte Roman Catholic Church.

Surviving is the widow; two daughters, Mrs. O. M....

Jan 1, 1753

Frank A. Warp, 82, a retired carpenter, died Thursday morning at his home in Randolph Township near Mt. Hope after a long illness.

He had lived all his life in the Mt. Hope area and was a member of Mt. Hope Methodist Church and Cussewago Lodge, IOOF.

He is survived by...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Bessie Hamilton, 58, widow of Homer E. Hamilton, died Monday evening at City Hospital after a long illness.

She is survived by a son, Melvin E. Flickinger, of Meadville; two sisters, Mrs. Raymond Crawford and Mrs. Boyd Pressler, both of Meadville; two brothers, Frank Wagner of Littles Corners and Herman Wagner of MEadville and...

Jan 1, 1753

Bennington W. Waid, 80, former Erie Railroad employee, died Friday evening at the Wayside Inn Odd Fellows Home at Grove City.

Born and raised in Randolph Township, Mr. Waid spent most of his life in Meadville, leaving here about a year and a half ago.  He was a member of Cussewago Lodge, IOOF and Grace...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Sydna M. Holt, 58, of Meadville, widow of Garrett B. Holt, died Wednesday evening at City Hospital following a long illness.

A daughter of the late George W. and Rose McIlwain Fox, she spent her earlier life in the Clarion County area near Parker.  She moved to Meadville in 1945.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Effie A. Flaugh, 93, of Meadville, widow of Ernest Flaugh, who died in 1933, died Tuesday, September 5, 1978, at United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for the past year.

Born in Woodcock Boro, January 23, 1885, she was a daughter of Charles and Hattie Rust Beige.  She was a...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Nettie C. Mohr, 91, a resident of Cribbs Home for 26 years, died Friday morning at the home.  Miss Mohr had lived at the home longer than any other guest there.

Born at Greensburg, she spent most of her life in Oil City and was a member of Grace Methodist Church there.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Laura Austin Sheldon Inman, 81, of Guys Mills, widow of the late Edward Ray Inman of Franklin, died at Meadville City Hospital Friday morning, after a short illness.  She had resided in Franklin until about five years ago.

Mrs. Inman was the youngest daughter of the late Edward Austin Sheldon, educator and founder of...

Jan 1, 1753

Merle W. Nale, 59, of Guys Mills, died Monday evening at City Hospital, where he had been a patient six days.

Born in Siglerville, PA, he had been a farmer in the Mt. Hope area for the past ten years.

Surviving are his widow; eight children, Mrs. Lester Fultz, Mrs. Max...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Elizabeth Jane Lasher Alzinger, 85, wife of William Alzinger, died Tuesday at 11:40 a.m. at her home on South Morgan Street, Meadville, after a long illness. She was born March 12, 1867, at Venangoboro, she spent her childhood at Rynd Farm, Venango County. She was a member of the Meadville First Presbyterian Church. Surviving besides her husband are...