John Whitelaw
Jan 1, 1753
John Whitelaw, of Meadville, died Tuesday night at Spencer Hospital following a long illness.
He had been employed by the maintenance department of Allegheny College. A native of Scotland, he came to the US at the age of 21 and resided in Cleveland, OH, until 1939, when he moved to Meadville.
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Evelyn Wright
Jan 1, 1753
Miss Evelyn Wright, 69, of West Mead Township, died Wednesday at Meadville City Hospital.
A life-long resident of East and West Mead Townships, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Kiser Hill-Mead Grange.
Surviving are three brothers, William E. Wright of Fresno, CA and Ralph and Charles A....
Karl F. Baxter
Jan 1, 1753
Karl F. Baxter, 55, of Meadville, a cook with the US Maritime Service, died at City Hospital yesterday after a brief illness.
He was spending a short leave with his wife, Mrs. Ethel Baxter, when he was stricken. He had spent most of his life in Ripley, NY, and had entered the maritime service last...
L. D. Lawrence
Jan 1, 1753
L. D. Lawrence, of Meadville, died late Thursday evening at Spencer Hospital following a year's illness. He was 67.
A son of Chauncy and Augusta Rice Lawrence, he spent his early life in the Conneautville area. He later moved to Meadville where he lived until a few weeks ago when he went to live with...
Ethelyn B. Mcfadden
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Ethelyn B. McFadden, 81, of Meadville, widow of Wilbur Lloyd McFadden who died in 1974, died Thursday, December 1, 1977, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for seven years.
Born in New Richmond, May 20, 1896, she was a daughter of John and Ida McClaughry. She married Wilbur Lloyd McFadden...
Richard R. Smeltzer
Jan 1, 1753
Richard R. Smeltzer, 68, died at the Crawford County Home, Saegertown, Sunday evening.
He was a member of St. Brigid's R. C. Church, Meadville.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Fred Willoughby of Meadville; three brothers, Edward and Cyrus Smeltzer of Pitcarn and Scott Smeltzer, living in Kansas and four grandchildren.
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Edith Wright
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Edith Wright, 86, widow of Fred Wright of Guys Mills, died Monday night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Lee Johnson, Mt. Hope.
Mrs. Wright spent most of her life in Randolph Township.
Surviving, in addition to Mrs. Johnson, are the following children, Mrs. Carl Russell of Townville, Mrs....
Ruby Byham
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Ruby Byham, 53, wife of Allen S. Byham, of Randolph Township, died at Meadville City Hospital Tuesday morning after a long illness.
Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Lewis and John of Guys Mills, Robert of Shelbyville, IL and Ray at home; a half-brother, Frank Becker of Jamestown, NY; four foster...
Iona L. Wilson
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Iona L. Wilson, 64, of Kerrtown, was dead on arrival at Spencer Hospital Wednesday afternoon, December 19, 1973, after an illness of over one year.
She was born at Red House, NY, December 24, 1908, a daughter of Francis and Lorena Murphy Stone. She and Mr. Wilson were married on April 19, 1932. Mrs....
Mae E. Smith
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Mae E. Smith, 68, of Guys Mills, died Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital following several weeks illness.
Born at Diamond, Venango County, daughter of the late Thomas and Flora Thompson, she spent most of her life in the Troy Center area. Her husband, the late Mott C. Smith, died in 1947.
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Frank A. Ward
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...
Gertrude Mae Guyot
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...
Inez Briggs
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....
Herbert Haas
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...
Melvin L. Minnick
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...
Ernestine A. Mizner
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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Charles Homer Ingraham
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...
Wayne Leroy Foulk
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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Clara Belle Barton Richardson Waid
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...
Fred E. Hamilton
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...