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...

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,...