May 26, 1998

Anna G. Hunter, 93, of Meadville, and a patient at Wesbury United Methodist Community since May 12, 1998, died there Tuesday, May 26, 1998 following a period of declining health.

She was born January 17, 1905 in Union Township, Crawford County, a daughter of the late Adam and Emma Hogue Swavey.  She married Datus W....

May 21, 1998

Clarence W. Turner, 80, of Meadville, died Thursday, May 21, 1998 at home following an extended illness. He was born in Sunol, PA, May 21, 1918, a son of the late Elmer and Arvilla Hovis Turner. He married Mary E. Miller August 16, 1942. She survives. Mr. Turner was employed in the maintenance department of the Crawford Central School...

May 21, 1998

Clarence W. Turner, 80, of Meadville, died Thursday, May 21, 1998 at home following an extended illness.

He was born in Sunol, PA, May 21, 1918, a son of the late Elmer and Arvilla Hovis Turner.  He married Mary E. Miller August 16, 1942.  She survives.

Mr. Turner was employed in...

May 19, 1998

Jayson E. Ditch, of Meadville, died Tuesday, May 19, 1998 at his home.

He was born February 20, 1972 in Meadville, a son of Lynda Harris (step-father, Robert Harris) and L.P. Hall (step-mother, Winnie Hall).

Mr. Ditch was a 1991 graduate of Meadville High School.  He worked at Joe's Car Cleaning...

May 17, 1998

Ralph H. Miller, 85, a resident of the Crawford County Care Center for the past eleven months and formerly of Meadville, died Sunday, May 17, 1998 following a period of declining health.

He was born in Pittsburgh, December 8, 1912, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Bauer Miller.  He married Mildred Boyle September...

May 13, 1998

Harlan W. Drake, 74, of Meadville, died Wednesday, May 13, 1998, at Meadville Medical Center, after a lengthy illness.  He was born in Athens Township, October 31, 1923, a son of Friend W. and Matie McCartney Drake.  He married W. Marcella Peavy, July 19, 1944, and she survives.

He retired from the spinning department of...

May 12, 1998

Elda M. Dickson, 76, of Meadville, died Tuesday, May 12, 1998, at Meadville Medical Center following an extended illness.

She was born in Polk, December 28, 1921, a daughter of Homer and Laura Isabel McClelland White.  She married W. Karl (Mick) Dickson, November 25, 1940.  He preceded her in death January 28, 1965.

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May 5, 1998

Clifford A. Stone, 46, of Lakeland, FL, died Tuesday, May 5, 1998, at Lakeland Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Meadville, November 26, 1951.

Survivors include his mother, Dolores Straw Bojack of Conneaut Lake; his father, Dr. Alfred W. Stone of Edinboro; his maternal grandmother, Helen Straw of Meadville; three...

May 3, 1998

Mrs. Luna O. Buckingham, 99, dearly loved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, died Sunday, May 3, 1998, at Wesbury United Methodist Community, where she had resided for the past six years.

She was born January 9, 1899, at Rices Landing, Green County, PA a daughter of Walter and Rosa Guesman.  She married Guy E. Buckingham June...

May 2, 1998

Harold J. (Pete) Murkens, 75, of Meadville, died Saturday, May 2, 1998, at Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, after a period of declining health. He was born in Cranesville, June 26, 1922, a son of George H. and Stella Worden Murkens, and was raised by his grandparents, John and Olie Worden. He married Viola M. Curtis February 21, 1942....

May 2, 1998

Harold J. (Pete) Murkens, 75, of Meadville, died Saturday, May 2, 1998, at Crawford County Care Center, Saegertown, after a period of declining health.

He was born in Cranesville, June 26, 1922, a son of George H. and Stella Worden Murkens, and was raised by his grandparents, John and Olie Worden.

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Apr 27, 1998

Donald P. Lingo, 52, formerly of Guys Mills, died Monday, April 27, 1998 at Veteran's Administration Hospital of Erie following a period of declining health.

He was born September 13, 1945 in Meadville, a son of the late Jack H. and Florence R. Hoyt Lingo.

Mr. Lingo attended Randolph High School...

Apr 27, 1998

Paul W. Waid, 81, of Meadville, died Monday, April 27, 1998 at Horizon Health System, Greenville Campus following a short illness.

He was born June 18, 1916 in Guys Mills, a son of the late Joseph F. and Maude E. Burchard Waid.  He married Margaret E. Harden, June 23, 1937.  She preceded him in death...

Apr 22, 1998

Andrew James (Andy) Cornell, 20, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998 from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident. He was born September 13, 1977 in Meadville, a son of Fred H. and Carol A. Bowes Cornell, Jr. Mr. Cornell had attended Meadville public schools and was most recently employed as a carpet installer at the Bed Post....

Apr 22, 1998

Andrew James (Andy) Cornell, 20, of Meadville, died Wednesday, April 22, 1998 from injuries sustained in a dirt bike accident.

He was born September 13, 1977 in Meadville, a son of Fred H. and Carol A. Bowes Cornell, Jr.

Mr. Cornell had attended Meadville public schools and was most recently employed...

Apr 19, 1998

Stanley A. Barr, Sr., 87, of Meadville, died Sunday, April 19, 1998, at Meadville Medical Center, following a brief illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, March 24, 1911, a son of Hayes A. and Sarah Jane Rice Barr.  He married Margaret L. Blanchard, July 20, 1935.  She survives.

He retired...

Apr 9, 1998

Rev. George R. Anderson, 79, a resident of Wesbury since December 9, 1995, died there Thursday, April 9, 1998 following a period of declining health.

He was born November 19, 1918 in East Mead Township, a son of the late Glenn and Gertrude Holland Anderson.  He married Ellen Hall July 4, 1937.  She preceded him...

Mar 25, 1998

Robert Frank Jenkins, 93, a former resident of Meadville, died Wednesday, March 25, 1998 at Point Loma Convalescent Home, San Diego, CA, following a brief illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, April 11, 1904, a son of the late George W. and Katherine McKay Jenkins.

Mr. Jenkins retired in 1966...

Mar 23, 1998

Leon Russell Maitland, 89, a former Meadville resident and a resident of Spring Hill Senior Living Community of Erie since 1994, died Monday, March 23, 1998 at Forest View Skilled Nursing Center of Erie after a period of failing health.

He was born September 20, 1908 in Rowston, OH, a son of the late Willis...

Mar 17, 1998

James H. Fry, 58, of Meadville, died unexpectedly, Tuesday, March 17, 1998 at Meadville Medical Center.

He was born in Geneva, November 9, 1939, a son of the late Vernon and Roberta June Neff Fry.  He married Jeanette Davenport July 9, 1989.  She survives.

He most recently had been working at...