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...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Gertha Kightlinger Hall, 83, widow of Herbert E. Hall, died Thursday at the home of a granddaughter, Mrs. Roy Fogal of Waukegan, IL.

The eldest daughter of the late Andrew and Jane Brown Kightlinger, she spent her early life in Black Ash, later resided at Guys Mills with her husband lived many years in...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred Neff, 60, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Thursday afternoon, October 3, 1968, following a stroke suffered at his home.

He was born in Fayette County on March 17, 1908, a son of William and Anna Miller Neff. He was married to the former Autumn Jones.

Mr....

Jan 1, 1753

John L. Williams, 66, formerly of Meadville and East Mead Township, died Monday night at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago after a brief illness.

He had resided in Chicago for the past several years and also had lived a few years at Niagara Falls, although most of his life was spent in East Mead Township...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Anna G. Morrison, 76, widow of Perry Morrison, died Friday afternoon at Cribbs Methodist Home, where she had resided for several years.

Born in East Mead Township, the daughter of the late Andrew and Agnes Murdock Storry, she lived at Franklin for a number of years.  She resided at Cochranton following her husband's death....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary Belle Morford, of Meadville, who would have been 91 years of age today, died yesterday morning at Meadville City Hospital.

Still an active member of many local organizations, Mrs. Morford had been a Methodist as long as she could remember and of Stone Methodist Church here for 59 years.

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Jan 1, 1753

Marion Mook, 55, former resident of the Guys Mills area, died Saturday at Warren, where he had resided for the past 27 years.

The son of the late Jesse and Etta Smock Mook, he was born near Guys Mills and resided in that area for many years.

Surviving are two sisters,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Cora E. Irwin, 72, wife of Lynn Irwin, Jamestown, NY, died yesterday at the home of a sister, Mrs. Clarence Gordon of Townville, following an illness of about one year.

She was born at Millers Station, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Jones.

Surviving besides her husband and sister are...

Jan 1, 1753

Harold Raymond Hanks, 48, died suddenly early Friday morning at his home near Guys Mills.

A veteran of World War I, he had been employed for 16 years as a rural letter carrier at the Guys Mills post office, and was a member of the rural letter carriers association.

Mr. Hanks...

Jan 1, 1753

Jesse L. Wykoff, 69, died Saturday at his home in Meadville.

He was born in Richmond Township and lived there until five years ago, when he moved to Meadville.

He is survived by a son, Milton of NY; a daughter, Mrs. Reva Barner of Meadville; two brothers, DeForest Wykoff of Pinneys...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jane H. Stebbins, 80, widow of Emmett O. Stebbins, died late last night at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Carl H. Barker of Meadville.

A native of Wardsville, Ont., Can., Mrs. Stebbins resided many years at Warren, PA, and had lived with Mrs. Barker the last 20 years.

She...