Feb 9, 1977

Mrs. Mildred F. Hanks, 68, of Meadville, wife of Edward J. Hanks, Sr., died at City Hospital Wednesday, February 9, 1977, after a sudden illness.

Born in Edinboro on December 19, 1908, she was a daughter of Loren and Emaline Burge Lasher.  She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

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Feb 8, 1977

Mrs. Carrie Mae Ferguson, 99, of Meadville, died Tuesday, February 8, 1977, at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient since May 1976.

She was born in McKeesport on August 10, 1877, a daughter of John and Sara Nowell Javens.  She was the widow of William W. Ferguson who died in...

Feb 6, 1977

George L. Moore, Sr., 83, of Meadville, died Sunday, February 6, 1977, at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where he had been a patient for one year.

He was born at Guys Mills, November 7, 1893, a son of George and Elizabeth Holmes Moore.  He married Fannie L. Seaman June 7, 1916.  She died in...

Feb 4, 1977

Mrs. Nancy E. Bailey, of Guys Mills, died at City Hospital, Friday, February 4, 1977, after a brief illness. She was born at West Elizabeth January 5, 1910, a daughter of Joseph H. and Grace A. Fields Robbins. She married Ford M. Bailey in 1934. Mrs. Bailey had worked for Talon Division of Textron in her early years. She...

Feb 4, 1977

Mrs. Nancy E. Bailey, of Guys Mills, died at City Hospital, Friday, February 4, 1977, after a brief illness.

She was born at West Elizabeth January 5, 1910, a daughter of Joseph H. and Grace A. Fields Robbins.  She married Ford M. Bailey in 1934.  Mrs. Bailey had worked for Talon Division of Textron in...

Jan 26, 1977

Brice S. Walker, 96, of Lakeland, FL, died at Lakeland General Hospital Wednesday, January 26, 1977, after a sudden illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, August 29, 1880, a son of William and Emma McDill Walker.  He married Clara Huber on May 25, 1904.  She died May 24, 1974.  Mr. Walker taught for 23...

Jan 25, 1977

Mrs. Grace Butler, 96, of Meadville, died Tuesday, January 25, 1977, at the United Methodist Nursing Home and Hospital where she had been a patient since January 1973.

She was born at The Dalles, OR, May 23, 1880, daughter of Andrew W. and Frances E. Clark Moore.  She married William L. Butler who died in...

Jan 21, 1977

Clarence Benjamin Mitchell, 87, of Lakeland, FL, formerly of Meadville, died at Lakeland Hospital Friday, January 21, 1977, after a short illness.

He was born in Fredonia, Mercer County, May 26, 1889, a son of W. Benton and Margaret Rose Mitchell.  He married Catherine Haury of Meadville in 1935.  She died in 1967.  Mr. Mitchell...

Jan 20, 1977

Former Crawford County Fire Control radio operator, Mrs. Mary E. Leffingwell, 82, of Saegertown, died Thursday, January 20, 1977, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for one month.  She had been in ill health for two years.

Born in England July 23, 1894, she was a daughter of James and Annie...

Jan 19, 1977

Mrs. Kathryn T. Scribner, 70, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Wednesday, January 19, 1977, after a brief illness.

A daughter of David and Mabel C. Wachob Tassler, she was born in Pittsburgh, March 13, 1906.  She married Karl C. Scribner, November 28, 1928.  Last employed as a secretary at Hotel Conneaut in Conneaut Lake...

Jan 18, 1977

James H. Briggs, Sr., 70, of Brooklyn, NY, formerly of Blooming Valley, died Tuesday, January 18, 1977, at Wyckoff Heights Hospital, Brooklyn.

Born in Blooming Valley, February 12, 1906, he was a son of Frank F. and Inez Braymer Briggs.  He was married to Allison Johnston.  He was employed as a laboratory technician by Republic...

Jan 18, 1977

Richard L. (Rick) Lewis, 18, of Meadville, was killed instantly shortly before noon Wednesday when he was struck by a piece of steel while working at Greenville Steel Car Co.

He was born in Randolph Township, February 1, 1959, son of Lester G. and Dorothy Boyle Lewis.  He was graduated from Maplewood High School in...

Jan 11, 1977

Miss Louise Hempstead, 98, of Winter Park, FL, formerly of Meadville, died at Winter Park on Tuesday, January 11, 1977.

She was born in Meadville, May 18, 1878, a daughter of Ernest A. and Annie M. Warner Hempstead.  She was a graduate of Meadville public schools and from 1896 to 1898 attended Allegheny College where...

Jan 2, 1977

Kenneth E. Baughman, 66, of Meadville, died Sunday, January 2, 1977, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

Born in Meadville July 5, 1910, he was a son of Oliver A. and Bessie M. Steadman Baughman.  He married Nelli Dehner August 19, 1933.  Employed by Meadville Malleable Iron Division of Dayton Malleable Inc. for 47...

Dec 30, 1976

Mrs. Katherine Hutchings, 68, of Amherst, NH, formerly of Meadville, died at Pocono General Hospital, Thursday, December 30, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Meadville on September 6, 1908, a daughter of James and Mary Etta Kane Welsh.  She was a 1930 graduate of Allegheny College and a member of Alpha Chi...

Dec 20, 1976

Mrs. Florence M. Clark, 75, of Meadville, died at City Hospital December 20, 1976, after an illness of six weeks.

She was born in West Mead Township on February 4, 1901, a daughter of Theodore and Anna Metzenbacher Hilgendorf.

Survivors include her husband, whom she married May 7, 1925; a son,...

Dec 14, 1976

Miss Ethel L. Olsen, 77, formerly of Warren, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since 1969, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Tuesday, December 14, 1976, after a long illness.

She was born in Warren on January 26, 1899, a daughter of Peter and Kristen Christoffersen Olsen.  She was...

Dec 6, 1976

Frank W. Polder, 73, of Meadville, died at City Hospital late Monday, December 6, 1976, after an illness of six months.

Born in Panama, NY, January 29, 1903, he was a son of Darwin W. and Zulina Cleland Polder.  He married Patricia Gurka who died in 1967.  Mr. Polder was employed as a die setter...

Dec 4, 1976

Gerald L. Smith, 67, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Saturday, December 4, 1976, after an illness of three months.  He had been hospitalized six weeks.

He was born in Woodcock Township, May 29, 1909, a son of Francis Laverne and Alice Bell Clay Smith.  He was a self-employed heating contractor.

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Nov 19, 1976

Rae M. Byham, 81, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, November 19, 1976, after an illness of two weeks.

Born in Randolph Township on May 28, 1895, he was a son of Clifton and Mary Jane Morrison Byham.  He married Ruth Oakes on December 15, 1915.  Mr. Byham was a self-employed saw mill...