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...

Jul 7, 1966

Larue Hanks, 80, a retired Erie Railroad car mechanic who resided in Meadville, died Thursday, July 7, 1966, at WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY, after a brief illness.  He had been a patient at the hospital for a week.

Born at Guys Mills, December 10, 1885, he was a son of William P. and Mary Hunter...

Jun 18, 1966

Raymond F. Nageotte, 76, died suddenly Saturday morning, June 18, 1966, at the home of his son, Robert A. Nageotte of Guys Mills, with whom he had made his home.

He was born in East Mead Township, April 15, 1890, a son of Louis and Julia Charlot Nageotte.  He and the former Olive Rush were...

Jun 11, 1966

Mrs. M. Beatrice Wright, 54, of Meadville, died Saturday, June 11, 1966, at Cleveland at the home of her daughter where she had lived for the past two months.

She was born in Canal Township, Venango County, June 14, 1911, a daughter of William J. and Lula G. Shoemaker Deeter.  She was married to Dohrman...

May 30, 1966

Ransom H. Miller, 88, resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died suddenly Saturday, May 30, 1966, at City Hospital.

A son of Samuel P. and Lucinda Glancy Miller, he was born at Conneaut Lake, September 9, 1877.  He had lived at the home since February 12, 1947.

There are...

May 28, 1966

Mrs. Frances McDaniel, 93, a resident of the Dresser Home, Bradford, for several years, died at Bradford Hospital Saturday, May 28, 1966, following a short illness.

Born at Cochranton, July 15, 1872, Mrs. McDaniel was a daughter of David and Mary Girard Stockton.  Her husband Alex McDaniel, died in 1942.

She...

May 24, 1966

Mrs. Gladys N. Brown, 56, of Meadville, secretary for State Farm Insurance Co. for the past 15 years, died at home Tuesday, May 24, 1966, of a sudden illness.

Mrs. Brown was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Goldern Crown Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star and Meadville Bridge Assn.

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