Kathryne A. Bird

Kathryne A. Bird

Sep 26, 1967

Mrs. Kathryne A. Bird, 81, postmaster at Guys Mills for 20 years unitl her retirement in 1955, died suddenly Tuesday, September 26, 1967, at Mease Hospital, Dunedin, FL, following a heart attack.  She had lived at Palm Harbor, FL, for the past seven years.

A daughter of Frank L. and DeLila Russell Bunting, she was...

Charles Leroy Saunders

Charles Leroy Saunders

Sep 25, 1967

Charles Leroy Saunders, 86, retired alderman of the Second Ward, Meadville, died at Smith Institute, Saegertown, Monday, September 25, 1967, following a long illness.

He was born in Union City, MI, on November 25, 1880, a son of Almon and Mary Ellen Smith Saunders.  His wife, the former Nancy Irene Luse, died in 1961.

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James O. Jones

James O. Jones

Sep 19, 1967

James O. Jones, 36, of Guys Mills, died suddenly at home Tuesday, September 19, 1967.

He was born in Guys Mills, July 10, 1931, a son of Lawrence N. and Neva Wiltsey Jones.  Mr. Jones married the former Dorothy Kaputa on September 22, 1956.

He had been employed for the past...

Wallace H. Miller

Wallace H. Miller

Sep 18, 1967

Wallace H. Miller, 75, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Monday, September 18, 1967, where he had been a patient for the past six weeks.  He was in poor health for some time.

Mr. Miller was born in Greenville March 12, 1892, a son of Thomas M. and Anna Beatty Miller.

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Clara M. Carpenter

Clara M. Carpenter

Sep 17, 1967

Mrs. Clara M. Carpenter died Sunday, September 17, 1967, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, where she had been a resident for several years.

Mrs. Carpenter was born in Clarks Mills, a daughter of William and Sara Jane Roof Boyd.  She attended public school in Mercer County and the Academy at Greenville.

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William C. Arthur

William C. Arthur

Aug 30, 1967

William C. Arthur, ex-mayor of Meadville and former president of Talon, Inc., died at Spencer Hospital Wednesday, August 30, 1967.  A trustee of Allegheny College and past chairman and director of a multitude of city and county organizations, he was 81.

He was born at Bellevue on December 23, 1885, a son of Dr. Hugh...

Mary R. Wolf

Mary R. Wolf

Aug 23, 1967

Mrs. Mary R. Wolf, 64, wife of Rudyard C. Wolf, of Huntsville, AL, died at Crestwood Hospital, AL, Wednesday, August 23, 1967, after a long illness.

Mrs. Wolf was born on July 6, 1903, at Bloomfield, OH, a daughter of William H. and Vesta Park Rice.

She was married to Emmett...

Catherine Mitchell

Catherine Mitchell

Aug 17, 1967

Mrs. Catherine Mitchell, of Lakeland, FL, wife of Clarence B. Mitchell, a former Meadville resident, died suddenly Thursday, August 17, 1967, at Lakeland Hospital.  Mrs. Mitchell lived in Lakeland for the past five years.

Mrs. Mitchell was born in Meadville, a daughter of John and Sophia Kahler Haury.

She had been...

Ada I, Coon

Ada I, Coon

Aug 15, 1967

Mrs. Ada I. Coon, 83, of Meadville, died Tuesday, August 15, 1967, at City Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks, after being in poor health for several years.

Mrs. Coon was born in East Mead Township on August 2, 1884, a daughter of Ernest and Adella Hamilton Karlskind.  Mrs....

Labetta Pearl Lyons

Labetta Pearl Lyons

Aug 14, 1967

Mrs. Labetta Pearl Lyons, 86, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Monday, August 14, 1967, following a short illness.  She had been in the care of the home's nursing department for a number of years.

She was born at Sandy Lake, December 1, 1880, a daughter of John and Mary Welton Wareham. ...

Robert A. Bartholomew

Robert A. Bartholomew

Aug 13, 1967

Robert A. Bartholomew, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Sunday, August 13, 1967, after a long illness.

He was born in Brookfield, OH, on August 19, 1890, a son of Samuel and Callie Tribby Bartholomew.

He married the former Lela Price in 1911.  He subsequently married the former Vera Thompson...

Albert O. Darby

Albert O. Darby

Aug 5, 1967

Albert O. Darby, 82, of Jensen Beach, FL, a former Meadville resident, died suddenly Saturday August 5, 1967, at Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, FL.

Mr. Darby was born on November 20, 1884, in England, a son of Mr. and Mrs. William and Emily Summers Darby.  He married the former Myrta Rodgers on January 9, 1909....

Thomas R. Barlow

Thomas R. Barlow

Jul 27, 1967

Thomas R. Barlow, 20, died July 27, 1967, as a result of an automobile accident.  He was the driver of the automobile that also fatally injured Larry R. Pfaff.  The two other passengers are being treated for their injuries at City Hospital.

He was born April 10, 1947, son of Ray and Anna Foriska Barlow....

Charles Orville Bideaux

Charles Orville Bideaux

Jul 5, 1967

Charles Orville Bideaux, 67, payroll superintendent for American Viscose Corp. for 30 years, died at Spencer Hospital early Wednesday morning, July 5, 1967, following a heart attack.  He had been in ill health for a year.

Mr. Bideaux was born at Woodcockboro December 23, 1899, a son of August X. and Mayme Beach Bideaux.  He...

Joe I. Hotchkiss

Joe I. Hotchkiss

Jul 4, 1967

Joe I. Hotchkiss, 67, of Guys Mills, died at Spencer Hospital, Tuesday, July 4, 1967, following a brief illness.

He retired in 1960 after 30 years as an employee of the state Highways Department.

He was born at Guys Mills, August 28, 1899, a son of Herman J. and Nettie Lingo...

Harold B. Waller

Harold B. Waller

Jun 29, 1967

Harold B. Waller, Sr., 59, former owner of Waller's Tavern, died suddenly Thursday, June 29, 1967, at the Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA.  He had been manager of cocktail lounge at the inn for the past month.

A son of Dr. M. M. and Edith Waller, he was born October 28, 1907, at Pittsburgh.

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Maxine Mcfadden

Maxine Mcfadden

Jun 29, 1967

Miss Maxine McFadden, 39, of Guys Mills, died Thursday, June 29, 1967, at Crawford County Home where she had been a resident for three years.

She was born in Meadville, July 15, 1927, a daughter of Forrest and Florence Garnett McFadden.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Richard (Virginia) Proper...

Harry S. Alexander

Harry S. Alexander

Jun 28, 1967

Harry S. Alexander, 80, RD 1, Pettis Road, Meadville, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 1967, at City Hospital after a short illness.

Mr. Alexander was born in Washington County on April 28, 1887, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Alexander, Sr.  He married the former Ruth Barnum on April 21, 1920. ...

Florence M. Fawcett

Florence M. Fawcett

Jun 26, 1967

Mrs. Florence M. Fawcett, 85, died at the Methodist Home for the Aged, Monday afternoon, June 26, 1967, following a long illness.

She was born at West Alexander November 20, 1881, a daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth Barrett Willerton.  Her husband, Asa Fawcett, died in 1952.  Mrs. Fawcett had loved at the home since 1956....

Eleanor B. Hassler

Eleanor B. Hassler

Jun 21, 1967

Miss Eleanor B. Hassler, 82, of Meadville, died Wednesday, June 21, 1967, at Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, NM, following an illness of several months.  She had lived at Albuquerque for a number of years.

A daughter of Dr. James P. and Ellen Davis Hassler, she was born in Crawford County, February 14, 1885.

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