Dec 8, 1966

Lee Cooper, 77, of Guys Mills died Thursday evening, December 8, 1966, at City Hospital.  He had been in failing health for the past three years.

He was born at Guys Mills October 10, 1889, a son of Edward M. and Mary Hotchkiss Cooper.  He and the former Joie Smith were married May 5, 1910....

Nov 20, 1966

William J. Shaderline, 81, a retired Erie Railroad engineer, died Sunday, November 20, 1966, at Meadville City Hospital after a long illness.

He was born at Tidioute July 11, 1885, a son of Andrew and Maria Kirschbaum Shaderline.  He married Claire Rapp, January 20, 1909.

Mr. Shaderline was affiliated with Trinity...

Nov 18, 1966

Emory P. Hoffman, 82, of Meadville, died Friday morning, November 18, 1966, at City Hospital following an illness of fifteen months.

A son of Henry and Margaret Shaffer Hoffman, he was born July 13, 1884, in Crawford County.  His first wife, the former Susan Smith, whom he married June 28, 1910, died in March 1954. ...

Nov 17, 1966

Karl Merton Graham, 73, of Harmonsburg, died at City Hospital Thursday, November 17, 1966, following an illness of 15 months.

Mr. Graham was born at Guys Mills on September 19, 1893, a son of Carl and Myrtle Hall Graham.

He was married to the former Lila L. Van Marter.  She died...

Nov 1, 1966

Thelma M. Beach, 57, of Meadville, widow of Alvin L. Beach, died at City Hospital Tuesday, November 1, 1966, after a long illness.

A former resident of Union City she was born at Meadville February 27, 1909, a daughter of John F. and Emma McClintock Skeel.  She married Mr. Beach April 4, 1931.  He died...

Oct 22, 1966

Mrs. Lila P. Raymer, 82, who lived with a daughter, Mrs. David (Carrie May) First of Meadville, died at City Hospital early Saturday morning, October 22, 1966, after a long illness.

She was born at New Brighton September 26, 1884, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Jones Prothero, and married Earl B. Raymer in 1907. ...

Oct 21, 1966

Clyde M. Bradshaw, 75, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday, October 21, 1966, following a long illness.

Mr. Bradshaw was a son of Charles and Ellen Miller Bradshaw.  He was born on May 15, 1891, in Woodcock Township.

Mr. Bradshaw married the former Elizabeth Lemon on July 6, 1915.  He...

Oct 6, 1966

Leland V. Waid, 62, a Meadville funeral director since 1937, died Thursday, October 6, 1966 at City Hospital.  He had been in failing health for the past year.

His father opened that Waid Funeral Home at Guys Mills in 1900 and moved the firm to Meadville in 1929.  Leland Waid joined him as a partner...

Oct 3, 1966

Charles F. Hoyt, 79, of Guys Mills, died suddenly at Spencer Hospital Monday, October 3, 1966.

He was born in Richmond Township, November 29, 1886, a son of William A. and Florence M. Waite Hoyt.  He married the former Alice Haubersin who died in 1933.

Mr. Hoyt was employed in the...

Sep 25, 1966

Mrs. Amber R. Conrad, 67, of Meadville, widow of Clarence E. Conrad, Sr., died at City Hospital Sunday, September 25, 1966, after an illness of several months.

She was born in Venango County January 23, 1899, a daughter of Charles E. and Emma Bannon Bower, and married Mr. Conrad September 7, 1917.  He died in...

Sep 18, 1966

Mrs. Jennie Lamb Mount, 77, a resident of Hillside Home since 1961, died Sunday, September 18, 1966, at Warren State Hospital where she was a patient for two years.

She was born at Hamden, NY, October 21, 1888, a daughter of Philip and Anna Seaman MacFarlane.  She was married to Harold Lamb.  Her second husband,...

Sep 12, 1966

Miss Alma Grace Miller, 71, of Arlington, VA, composer, teacher and director of music, formerly of Meadville, died suddenly Monday, September 12, 1966, following surgery at Arlington Hospital.

A daughter of Alva and Nellie Mason Miller, she was born May 25, 1895.  She attended Allegheny College.  While in Meadville, she was organist for Stone Methodist...

Aug 20, 1966

Mrs. Grace M. Howard, 83, of Hartstown, widow of Jay S. Howard, died at City Hospital Saturday, August 20, 1966, after a long illness.

She was born at Guys Mills February 14, 1883, a daughter of Ordell and Eva Gerard Wiltsie.  Her husband died in 1957.

She is survived by three...

Aug 18, 1966

Donald W. Lang, 14, son of Neal W. and Arvilla Myers Lang, of Guys Mills, died at home Thursday, August 18, 1966, after an illness of several months.

He was born in Meadville, October 15, 1951, and was a student at Randolph-East Mead High School.  He was a member of Mt. Hope Methodist Church where...

Aug 6, 1966

George P. Fleek, 90, of Meadville, died Saturday, August 6, 1966, at City Hospital following a brief illness.

He was born in Little Cooley, December 6, 1875, a son of James and Lydia Coates Fleek.  He married the former Jessie Artlip, who died October 11, 1911.

Fleek owned and operated a...

Aug 6, 1966

Mrs. Ruby Eldred, 83, who was partner with her husband, Albert I. Eldred, in Eldred's Gift Shop for about 60 years, died at Flickinger Convalescent Home, Saturday, August 6, 1966.

Mrs. Eldred had been ill for some time.

She was born March 11, 1883, a daughter of George E. and Adella...

Jul 29, 1966

Mrs. Rosalie D. Gill, a native of Meadville and a former resident of Rochester, NY, died Friday, July 29, 1966, at the home of a sister, Miss Fanny Dornhofer of Meadville.

Mrs. Gill, who had been in failing health for several years, lived with her sister for that past two months.

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Jul 25, 1966

James E. Patterson, 85, formerly of Guys Mills, died after an extended illness Monday, July 25, 1966, at Smith Institute, Saegertown, where he had resided for the past 10 months.

For many years he farmed near Hickory Corners in Richmond Township.

Born at Guys Mills, September 5, 1881, he was a...

Jul 14, 1966

Mrs. Lura Rosamund Ward, 74, a resident of Kerrtown until four years ago, died Thursday, July 14, 1966, at Parker in Clarion County, where she lived with a daughter, after a sudden illness.

She was born in Pennsylvania, October 21, 1891, and lived most of her life in the Meadville area.  Her husband, Frank A....

Jul 13, 1966

David B. Higby, 90, former secretary-treasurer of Champion-DeArment Tool Co. (now Channellock) and well known Methodist layman, died Wednesday, July 13, 1966, at Hyattsville Nursing Home, Hyattsville, MD, where he had lived for the past six months.

A former resident of Meadville and Orlando, FL, Mr. Higby was born at Townville October 15, 1875, a...