Aug 13, 1976

Arthur D. Thayer, 84, of Meadville, died Friday, August 13, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after a sudden illness.

He was born at Atlantic, November 20, 1891, youngest of eleven children of Charles F. and Lois Irons Thayer.  He first married Jennie Hazen of Hartstown, June 1, 1918.  She died in 1959.  He then married Katherine...

Aug 7, 1976

Mrs. Virginia M. Buckley, 66, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, August 7, 1976, after a brief illness.

Born in Pittsburgh, November 2, 1909, she was a daughter of Peter F. and Minnie Voller May.  She married Malcolm L. Buckley June 8, 1932.  He died in 1957.  Associated with the Lutheran Church, she was...

Aug 6, 1976

Mrs. Rella E. Sheets, 84, of Meadville, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital late Friday evening, August 6, 1976, after an illness of several months.  She had lived in the Meadville area for 52 years.

Born in Dunmore, Pocahontas County, WV, November 20, 1891, she was a daughter of Henry and E. Virginia Tacy...

Aug 2, 1976

Mrs. Inez G. Thompson, 81, of Meadville, died Monday, August 2, 1976, at Mead Nursing Home where she had been a patient for two weeks.  She had been ill for two months.

Born in Newtown, Forest County, November 16, 1894, she was a daughter of Frank and Alice Carson Nelson.  She married Carl W. Thompson,...

Aug 1, 1976

Mrs. Nellie M. Woodcock, 76, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital Sunday, August 1, 1976, after a brief illness.

A daughter of David M. and Flora Nelson Morrison, she was born near Guys Mills, January 25, 1900.  She married Glenn F. Woodcock, January 9, 1921.

A graduate of the former...

Jul 23, 1976

Mrs. Shirley M. O'Nan, 50, wife of Edwin L. O'Nan, of Meadville, died at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, Friday, July 23, 1976, after an illness of several months.

Born in Meadville, November 2, 1925, she was a daughter of Charles H. and Alice B. Flaugh Ortman.  She married Mr. O'Nan on December 28, 1946. ...

Jul 8, 1976

Mrs. Nellie M. DeMaison, 93, of Meadville, died Thursday, July 8, 1976, at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for the past five years.

Born in Randolph Township, December 31, 1882, she was a daughter of Ellis H. and Wealtha Richardson Luce.  In 1889, she married Sylvester G. DeMaison who...

Jun 17, 1976

Edward S. Smock, 97, died Thursday, June 17, 1976, at the United Methodist Home and Nursing Hospital where he had been a former Alboin resident and had been ill for several months.

He was born in Crawford County, May 20, 1879, son of Sylvester and Lydia McCracken Smock.  He married Maude May Hank November 2,...

Jun 8, 1976

Mrs. Isabell J. Palmquist, 75, of Meadville, wife of Robert R. Palmquist, died Tuesday, June 8, 1976, after a short illness at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital where she had been a patient for three weeks.

She was born in West Middlesex on August 3, 1900, a daughter of Perry and May Eva Grace Marsteller. ...

Jun 6, 1976

Mrs. Neva M. Gray, 60, of Meadville, wife of Edward T. Gray, died Sunday, June 6, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after a six-month illness.

Born in Black Ash, May 24, 1916, she was a daughter of Forest and Ida Myers Grove.  She was first married to Philip Kinnear and later married Edward T. Gray.  A...

Jun 5, 1976

Mrs. Sandra Sue Smith, 19, a resident since April of Madrid, Spain, where her husband has been stationed at Torre Jon Air Force Base, died Saturday, June 5, 1976, after a sudden illness.

She was born in Meadville, October 22, 1956, daughter of Alfred J. and Catherine Neff Castile.  She married J. Burke Smith, April...

Jun 5, 1976

Mrs. Margaret L. Blackhurst, 79, of Meadville, died Saturday, June 5, 1976, at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

She was born at Bradford August 27, 1896, a daughter of Michael and Joanna Hill Linan.  She married George V. Blackhurst Sr. in 1920.

Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Olin...

May 31, 1976

Charles W. Ernst, 87, of Meadville, died at Mead Nursing Home Monday, May 31, 1976, after a long illness.  He had been at the nursing home for six weeks.

Born in Union Township on July 18, 1888, he was a son of John and Anna Laver Ernst.  He first married Winifred Thatcher who died in...

May 25, 1976

Mrs. Anna P. Sipe, 94, former matron on United Methodist Home from 1940 to 1946, died Tuesday, May 25, 1976, at City Hospital after a short illness.

She served as matron of United Methodist Home while her husband, the late Rev. William Sipe, served as superintendent.  At that time it was known as Cribbs Home...

May 15, 1976

Lawrence E. Smith, 62, formerly of Meadville, died at his home in Rockledge, FL, Saturday, May 15, 1976, after a sudden illness.

Born in Meadville on April 11, 1914, he was a son of Fred C. and Emalene Walker Smith.  He married Thelma Pardee on October 10, 1935.  She died in 1968.  He later married...

May 13, 1976

Harriet V. Gisewhite, 69, of Meadville, died at her home early Thursday morning, May 13, 1976, after a long illness.

Born in Meadville on August 13, 1906, she was a daughter of Dan and Flora Rickert Veith.  She married Mr. Gisewhite was a member of Park Congregational Church and a former committeewoman and judge of...

Apr 24, 1976

John G. (Jack) Reis, 73, chief cost accountant at Talon, Inc., for many years, died Saturday at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital.  He had been ill for several months and a patient at the hospital for two weeks.

Following retirement from Talon, Mr. Reis worked as a self-employed certified public accountant.

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Apr 21, 1976

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, 88, formerly of DuBois, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since January 1970, died at the hospital unit of the home Wednesday evening, April 21, 1976, after being hospitalized two weeks.

Born in Knoxdale, September 13, 1887, she was a daughter of Ephriam and Mollie Roades Johns. ...

Apr 20, 1976

Mrs. Elsbeth Cummings Black, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday, April 20, 1976.

Born in Westfield, NY, on April 6, 1885, she was a daughter of George and Mary Mertz.  She was the widow of James G. Cummings who died in 1923 and also of Elmer Black who died in 1933.  Mrs. Black was...

Apr 13, 1976

Lida M. Dodds, 94, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since March 1968, died at the hospital unit of the home Tuesday morning, April 13, 1976, after a short illness.

Born in Dawson, Fayette County, on April 26, 1881, she was a daughter of John F. and Catherine McGill Victor. ...