Jun 9, 1973

Alston O. Warp, 67, of Blooming Valley, died at City Hospital Saturday, June 9, 1973, after a three-year illness.

He was born at Mt. Hope August 15, 1905, a son of Frank A. and Ancinohie Oakes Warp.  He married Ethel Childs June 26, 1929.  He was a carpenter employed last by Allegheny College.  Before that...

Jun 4, 1973

Maurice D. Shaffer, 72, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, June 4, 1973, after an illness of two weeks.

He was born at Portersville on January 16, 1901, a son of Dr. James A. and Valeria Reid Shaffer.  He first married Alma Dooley.  After her death, he married Mae Bradford.  After her death he...

May 27, 1973

Clarence J. Daly, 75, of Meadville, died at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Sunday, May 27, 1973, after a sudden illness.

Born at Titusville on March 24, 1894, he was a son of John and Mary McCarthy Daly.  He married Vada Cutshall on October 15, 1935.

Mr. Daly retired in 1961 after...

May 26, 1973

Mrs. Mildred P. Smith, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday, May 26, 1973, at City Hospital after a long illness.

She was born in Randolph Township, May 31, 1892, a daughter of Carlton and Rosell Sykes Childs.  She had been married to Charles Smith.  Mrs. Smith was a member of Meadville Christian and Missionary Alliance Church....

May 24, 1973

Bessie E. Hudson, 87, died Thursday, May 24, 1973, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Wilfred (Wilma) Smith, of Meadville, with whom she had been living.  She had been ill for several months.

She was born at Green Bank, WV, July 18, 1885, a daughter of Henry and Rachael Gillespie Sheets.  She was the...

May 18, 1973

Mrs. Sara E. McGranahan, 81, of Lake Worth, FL, formerly of Meadville, died suddenly of natural causes at a Florida hospital on Friday, May 18, 1973.

Born in Woodcock Township on October 30, 1891, she was a daughter of David and Lorreta Gill.  She was married to Paul M. McGranahan and was a member of...

May 16, 1973

Raymond Marshall Beatty, 61, Meadville, died at home Wednesday, May 16, 1973, after a sudden illness.

Born in Woodcock Township on August 30, 1911,  he was a son of Wilbur A. and Leona Roudebush Beatty.  He married Charlotte Lilly on July 13, 1935.  Mr. Beatty was employed by Talon Division of Textron as a truck...

May 1, 1973

Malcolm D. Davis, 61, of Meadville, died at Mead Nursing Home on Tuesday, May 1, 1973, after a five-month illness.

Born in Meadville, December 22, 1911, he was a son of George and Anna May Davis.  He married Harriet Braymer in 1938 and was employed as a quality inspector at Talon Division of Textron, where...

Apr 30, 1973

Dr. Vincent Grant Hawkey, 77, who retired last summer after 48 years as a Meadville physician and surgeon, died Monday, April 30, 1973, at City Hospital following a short illness.

He arrived in Meadville in 1924 as a partner of the late Dr. R. Bruce Gamble.  He was past president of Crawford County Medical Society,...

Apr 30, 1973

Mrs. Hazel E. Hawk, 51, of Meadville, died suddenly at home on Monday, April 30, 1973.

Born in Craigsville, Armstrong County, on January 4, 1922, she was a daughter of Chart E. and Helen Anthony.  She married Nile T. Hawk in 1946 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church and its women's assn.

Apr 28, 1973

Arthur W. Bowes, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, April 28, 1973, after a short illness.

Born in Youngstown on July 6, 1904, he was a son of George W. and Margeret Sayre Bowes.  He married Maude V. Peters February 28, 1937.  Mr. Bowes was an automobile salesman most of his life, first in...

Apr 27, 1973

Miss Elsie M. Moon, 80, of the Methodist Home died at the home Friday, April 27, 1973, after a lengthy illness.

Born in Hendersonville, March 24, 1893, she was the daughter of James L. and Mary E. Swartz Moon.  She was employed at Howe Coffee Co. in Grove City and had been at the Methodist...

Apr 20, 1973

Kenneth Eugene Garlick, Jr., 15-month-old son of Kenneth E. and Caroline Spencer Garlick of Meadville, died early Friday morning, April 20, 1973, at Spencer Hospital after a short illness.  He had been hospitalized four days.

He was born in Meadville on January 23, 1972.

Survivors include his parents; a half sister,...

Apr 17, 1973

Miss Rosamund L. Schutz, 71, of Meadville, died at City Hospital, Tuesday, April 17, 1973, after a brief illness.

She was born in Woodcock Township, October 8, 1901,  a daughter of George C. and Minnie Woidt Schutz.  She was employed by the former Erie Railroad Co. for 35 years as an office secretary, first in...

Apr 11, 1973

Donald L. Miller, 59, of Meadville, was pronounced dead on arrival at Hamot Medical Center, Erie, after he had suffered a fall at work.

Donald L. Miller was born at Albion, May 24, 1913, a son of Winfred M. and Etta Bromley Miller.  He married Eva Spencer June 3, 1935.  He was employed as an...

Apr 9, 1973

William G. Lemon, 34, of Meadville, died April 9, 1973 at Tamarack Lake as a result of a boating mishap.

He was born in Meadville, February 21, 1939, a son of George F. and Evelyn T. Bossard Lemon.  He married Micelle O'Neill on June 28, 1969.

Mr. Lemon was a manager...

Apr 6, 1973

Martin E. Lang, 31, of Middletown, died at his home Friday, April 6, 1973.  Frank Matincheck, deputy coroner for Dauphin County, ruled death was a suicide.

Born at Erie on March 29, 1942, he was a son of Robert E. and Emma Kuhn Lang.  He was employed as a systems analyst for the Commonwealth of...

Mar 16, 1973

Mrs. Nannie Rickard, 95, of Meadville, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital Friday, March 16, 1973, of natural causes.

She was born in Randolph Township, May 10, 1877, a daughter of Gilbert and Lydia Esther Bradford Daniels.  She was the widow of IBM Rickard, who died in 1960.

Survivors include a daughter,...

Mar 14, 1973

Mrs. Marie Hunter, 81, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, March 14, 1973 after a long illness.

Born at Blooming Valley on June 24, 1891,  a daughter of Fred F. and Janette Unger Schwavey.  She married Mr. Solomon Hunter in 1928.

Mrs. Hunter was employed by Meadville Telephone Co. for...

Mar 14, 1973

Mrs. Dora Schultz, 84, of Meadville, widow of Dr. John Richie Schultz, former president of Allegheny College, died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, March 14, 1973, after an illness of several weeks.

Dr. Schultz was a professor of English at Allegheny before becoming dean of men, acting president and then president at Allegheny.  He was named...