Aug 29, 1963

Mrs. Esther Ann Oakes, 73, wife of Harold A. Oakes, of Guys Mills, died early Thursday morning, August 29, 1963, at City Hospital after an illness of more than a year.  She was hospitalized three weeks.

Mrs. Oakes was born in Randolph Township April 15, 1890, a daughter of Alvin and Margaret Hotchkiss Morrison.  She...

Aug 23, 1963

Ivan L. Childs, 58, of Vero Beach, FL, formerly of Meadville, died Friday, August 23, 1963, while visiting at the home of his father, A. A. Childs of Meadville.

Mr. Childs was born at Warren, OH, December 15, 1904, a son of Adolphus A. and Pearl Shorts Childs.  He married Ellem Broms February 5, 1949,...

Aug 23, 1963

Forrest C. McFadden, 66, of Guys Mills, died Friday, August 23, 1963, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Erie, following a short illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, January 14, 1897, a son of Lafayette and Aner Rogers McFadden, and was married to the former Florence Garnett September 12, 1922.  She preceded him in death.

Aug 22, 1963

Robert Leonard Smith, 2 month-old son of Lawrence A. and Geraldine L. Miller Smith, of Meadville, died early Thursday, August 22, 1963, at Cleveland Clinic Hospital where he had been a patient three weeks.

The infant was born in Meadville June 14, 1963.

In addition to his parents, survivors include three...

Aug 19, 1963

Mrs. Josephine Bates Webb, of Meadville, died early Monday morning, August 19, 1963, at Flickinger's Convalescent Home, where she had resided for the past year.  She was 96.

She is survived by a son, Arthur B. Webb of Meadville; four daughters, the Misses Mary and Helen Webb of Meadville, Mrs. Paul Campbell of Media and...

Aug 10, 1963

Mrs. Laura A. Walp, 78, wife of Theodore B. Walp, of Meadville, died suddenly Saturday, August 10, 1963, at Smith Nursing Home, Meadville.

She was born in Meadville, November 16, 1884, a daughter of Thomas and Anna Beatty Miller and married Walp May 9, 1905.

Mrs. Walp was a member of...

Aug 6, 1963

Mrs. Maude M. Postlewaite, 81, a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged, died Tuesday evening, August 6, 1963, following a long illness.

She was born at Sharon on July 25, 1882, a daughter of the Rev. R. A. and Mrs. Sarah Setley McIntyre.  Her husband, John T. Postlewaite, died May 3, 1934.

Aug 3, 1963

Dr. E. H. Kahler, of Meadville, who retired last year as practicing dentist, died at Spencer Hospital Saturday, August 3, 1963, after a long illness.

He was born at Newport, PA, a son of William and Margaret Weymer Kahler.  He and the former Catherine Walster were married June 25, 1913.

A...

Jul 11, 1963

Lisa Suzanne Smith, 2 month-old daughter of Douglas J. and Ruth Mitich Smith, of Meadville, died Thursday, July 11, 1963, at home after a brief illness.

She was born in Meadville April 20, 1963.

Surviving, besides the parents, are four sisters, Louise, Linda, Lori and Lois and a brother, Richard, all...

Jul 11, 1963

Mrs. Myrtle Boyd, 89, of Guys Mills, former matron at the Crawford County Home, died Thursday, July 11, 1963, at the Graham Nursing Home, Guys Mills, after a long illness.

Mrs. Boyd was born in Randolph Township, April 20, 1874, a daughter of Gustavus and Eliza Utley Bentley.  She married the late John C. Boyd...

Jul 5, 1963

Mrs. Maud M. Smith, 93, died early Friday, July 5, 1963, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. H. Wayne Pryce of Erie, following a long illness.

She was born in Crawford County, December 20, 1869, a daughter of John and Nancy Crouch Byham, and married Warren P. Smith.  She formerly lived in the Meadville...

Jul 5, 1963

Mrs. Mary E. Hodge, 48, wife of William H. Hodge, of Conneautville, died unexpectedly Friday, July 5, 1963, at Spencer Hospital.

She was born at Dover, NJ, September 26, 1914, a daughter of John and Ann Hazuda Kapanick, and married Hodge, August 27, 1938.

Mrs. Hodge was a member of Littles...

Jul 3, 1963

Harry L. Wentworth, 72, of Meadville, who died Wednesday, July 3, 1963 at Meadville City Hospital.

The Meadville man was best known for his long service - four terms - as a Crawford County commissioner; although he had been a Randolph Township Dairy farmer for the many years and had been associated with an automobile...

Jul 2, 1963

Andrew Lauren Brown, 57, of Meadville, died Tuesday, July 2, 1963, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of several months.

A son of Edgar A. and Mabel Bennett Brown, he was born April 5, 1906, in Vernon Townhsip.  He was graduated in 1927 from Meadville High School and in 1934 from Pennsylvania State University.  He...

Jun 25, 1963

Mrs. Tessie B. Davies, 62, who has resided at Guys Mills since 1935, died Tuesday, June 25, 1963, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Paul R. (Lucy) Miller of Guys Mills.

Mrs. Davies was born at Randolph, Ohio, November 5, 1900, a daughter of Francis and Alice Myers Fox, and married Burson Davies June...

Jun 19, 1963

Mrs. Mary S. Martin, 89, widow of Gilbert Russell Martin, died Wednesday, June 19, 1963, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, where she had lived for the past three years.  She had been ill for three months.

A daughter of Peter G. and Elizabeth Winsor Phillips, she was born June 6, 1874, at Westfield,...

Jun 13, 1963

Charles N. Miller, 88, of Meadville, died Thursday, June 13, 1963, at San Rosario Convalescent Hospital, Cambridge Springs, after a long illness.

He was born in Meadville, July 2, 1874, a son of Peter and Lena Rice Miller.  He was engaged in the shoe business most of his life, first with his father and later...

Jun 3, 1963

Mrs. Jeannette V. Borrell, 90, of Meadville Home for the Aged, Williamson Road, died late Monday evening, June 3, 1963, at the home following a long period of ill health.  She entered the home July 7, 1952.

Mrs. Borrell was born at Sharpsville, November 10, 1872, a daughter of Samuel and Emma Whipple McCabe, and...

Jun 2, 1963

Max A. Deeter, 53, of Santa Ana, CA, died unexpectedly at 6 AM Sunday, June 2, 1963, at his home.  He had been in ill health since suffering a fall about two years ago.

Mr. Deeter was born in Canal Township, Venango County, June 17, 1909, a son of William J. and Lula Shoemaker Deeter....

May 29, 1963

Mrs. Martha Sunderbrink, wife of Carl W. Sunderbrink, of Meadville, died about noon Wednesday, May 29, 1963, at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

She was born at Oakmont, a daughter of O. L. and Mary Rowand Eaton.

Surviving, besides her husband, are a daughter, Mrs. John K. (Mary) Gamble of...