Andy Waid

Andy Waid, 90, father of Crawford County Sheriff, Andy F. Waid, died Thursday, December 17, 1959, at a nursing home in Daytona Beach, FL.  He had lived in Daytona Beach for the past 12 years.  He had been ill two months.

A retired Titusville merchant, where he lived for 34 years, he was a noted antique collector.  His gun collection is reported to have been one of the finest known.  It once was estimated to be worth $25,000.

Waid operated a cigar store and billiard parlor in Titusville.  He was born May 5, 1869, in Sandy Lake, a son of Edward and Susan Booker Waid.  He was married to the late Nannie Catherine McCaughtry and to the former Lillian Marshall Jones, who survives.  He was a member of Sandy Lake Masonic Lodge.

Besides his widow and son, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Pearl Barnhart of Meadville and five grandchildren.

Two sons preceded him in death.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake.