Aug 25, 1975

Mrs. Josephine F. Boyd, 72, of Meadville, died at Mead Nursing Home Monday, August 25, 1975, after an illness of three months.  She had been at the home for three weeks.

Born in Franklin on March 11, 1903, she was a daughter of John Lewis and Minnie Mae Weber McKenzie.  She married Mr. Boyd on...

Aug 15, 1975

Charles W. Meddock, 90, who had resided at the United Methodist Nursing Home since September 1969, died at the home Friday, August 15, 1975, after a sudden illness.

He was born at Scotch Hill, Clarion County, September 25, 1884, a son of Oliver and Mary Dale Meddock.  On October 5, 1960, he married Eva Kelly...

Aug 14, 1975

Mrs. Evelyn Bentley, 65, formerly of Espyville, a resident of Los Lunas, NM, since 1966, died Thursday, August 14, 1975, at Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, after an extended illness.

She was born at Hartstown November 10, 1909, a daughter of Norman and Sarah McQueen Hay.  She married Archie Bentley in 1945.  He died in 1969.  Mrs...

Aug 11, 1975

Mrs. Loretta E. McNamara, 89, of Blooming Valley, died at Spencer Hospital Monday morning, August 11, 1975, after a long illness.

She was born in Mt. Hope on March 3, 1886, a daughter of Jacob and Mary Ellen Davison Smith.  She was the widow of Clinton J. McNamara who died in 1953.  Mrs. McNamara was...

Aug 1, 1975

John H. Rackley, 62, of Meadville, died Thursday, August 1, 1975, at City Hospital after a one-year illness.

Born at Buffalo, March 17, 1913, he was a son of John H. and Lena Deimer Rackley, Sr.  He was married Gladys Ford Johnson.  He and his wife moved to Meadville in 1971 when they took over...

Jul 24, 1975

Maurice V. McKee, 69, of Meadville, died at DePaul Hospital, Cheyenne, WY, Thursday, July 24, 1975, after being taken ill while on a bus tour of the West.

Born in East Springfield, March 14, 1906, a son of Cordela and Elizabeth Cadmus McKee.  He married Dorothy Jelbart October 31, 1931.  He came to Meadville in...

Jul 10, 1975

Mrs. Angess E. Cutshall, 91, of Meadville, died Thursday, July 10, 1975, at Mead Nursing Home where she was a patient for three years.  She had been in failing health.

Born at Blooming Valley, July 22, 1883, she was a daughter of Leonard and Adell Smith Smith.  She married Hugh Cutshall in 1902.  He died...

Jul 7, 1975

The Rev. Clifford C. Headland, 79, who had been a patient at the United Methodist Nursing Home since October 1974, died at the home Monday, July 7, 1975, after a sudden illness.

Born in Butler County September 12, 1895, he was a son of Charles and Malinda Hoffman Headland.  He married Rebecca Pratt Lowe in...

Jul 3, 1975

Fred E. Lingo, 71, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Thursday, July 3, 1975, after a long illness.

Born at Utica, Venango County, December 16, 1903, he was a son of Wesley A. and Gertrude M. Hefferman Linton.  He married Leonora Powell Davison, January 1, 1937.  In the heating business most of his life, he...

Jun 27, 1975

Mrs. Elsie Dangel, 69, of Espyville, formerly of McKeesport, died at Spencer Hospital on Friday, June 27, 1975 after a short illness.

Born in Braddock on May 10, 1906, she was a daughter of Gilbert and Priscilla McCoy Sharbaugh.  She married Mr. Dangel on June 27, 1928.  She was a member of St. Agatha's Roman...

Jun 12, 1975

Walter D. Williams, 61, of Meadville, died Thursday, June 12, 1975, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.

Born in Oil City, February 1, 1914, he was a son of Walter D. and Agnes Gordon Williams.  He married A. Margaret First, September 6, 1941.  A bookkeeper for the former United Natural Gas Co.,...

Jun 9, 1975

Mrs. Joyce Green, 39, of Erie, died Monday, June 9, 1975, at Hamot Medical Center following a sudden illness.

She was born in New Richmond Township June 29, 1935, daughter of Harold and Velma Burchard Delo.

Survivors include two sons, David and Robert at home; her parents of Meadville; and two...

May 31, 1975

Mrs. Mae W. Eiler, of Daytona Beach, FL formerly of Meadville, died at Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, Saturday, May 31, 1975, following a brief illness.

She was born at Bradford, November 18, 1894.  She married Clark C. Eiler, December 27, 1915.

Survivors include her husband; two sons, George A. of Meadville...

May 29, 1975

Miss Blanche B. Rodgers, 76, a resident of the United Methodist Home for the past four years, died at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital Thursday, May 29, 1975, following a brief illness.

She was born in Wayne Township, October 22, 1898, daughter of William E. and Alice J. Thompson Rodgers.  She was an office employee...

May 28, 1975

Mrs. Lorna J. Jamison, 73, of Coraopolis, formerly of Deckards, died at Meadville City Hospital Wednesday, May 28, 1975, after a period of failing health.

She was born in Pittsburgh, August 26, 1901, daughter of Harry P. and Ada Baker Goff.  She married Clyde E. Jamison, Sr. on August 24, 1920.  He died December 21,...

May 21, 1975

Miss Lynnie E. Oakes, a retired school teacher and longtime resident of Meadville, died on May 21, 1975, at Aldersgate Nursing Home, Kissimmee, FL, after a short illness.

Miss Oakes was born near Guys Mills in the Sugar Lake area of Pennsylvania on August 10, 1880.  She graduated from Springboro High School, Edinboro State Normal...

May 19, 1975

Mrs. Emma M. Nixon, 88, who had resided at the Crawford County Home since February 1969, died at the home early Monday morning, May 19, 1975, after a long illness.

She was born in Meadville on July 18, 1886, a daughter of Jacob and Martha Frost Deitsch.  On August 20, 1927, she married Elmer F....

May 12, 1975

Fay A. Earll, of Meadville, died at City Hospital early Monday morning, May 12, 1975.  He had been in poor health.

Born in Meadville, he was a son of Lloyd and Emma Cole Earll.  He married Mae Chase.  Mr. and Mrs. Earll operated the Parkway Dinor and Cottage Restaurant for 18 years.  He previously was...

May 6, 1975

Mrs. Anna L. Duffy, 96, a resident of the United Methodist Nursing Home since 1959, died at home Tuesday, May 6, 1975, after a long illness.  A former resident of Sigel, Clarion County, she had been hospitalized one month.

Born in Cooksburg, Clarion County, on March 10, 1879, she was a daughter of James and...

Apr 24, 1975

Samuel S. Thurston, 85, of Saegertown, died at the Methodist Nursing Hospital on Thursday, April 24, 1975, after an illness of several months.

Born in Meadville, March 26, 1890, he was a son of Alic Thurston and Jessie Hill Thurston.  He married the former Thelma Bigler.

Mr. Thurston was a retired...