Catherine S. Whitlock Hendershot

Oct 28, 1959

Mrs. Catherine S. Whitlock Hendershot, widow of R. Elmer Hendershot, died at her home in Meadville, Wednesday, October 28, 1959.  She would have been 94 on Sunday.

Mrs. Hendershot, long active in the city's civic and cultural organizations, was born at Marlboro, NJ, November 1, 1865.  With her husband, she came to Meadville in 1901,...

Zadie Olivia Lawrence

Oct 28, 1959

Miss Zadie Olivia Lawrence, 85, formerly of Emlenton, died Wednesday, October 28, 1959, at the Methodist Home for the Aged, after an illness of two months.

Miss Lawrence was born in Scrubgrass Township, Venango County, January 12, 1874, a daughter of John E. and Elizabeth H. Ogden Lawrence.  She was self-employed as a seamstress and...

Carlyle A. (Carl) Russell

Oct 28, 1959

Carlyle (Carl) A. Russell, 75, of Meadville, died at his home Wednesday, October 28, 1959.

Russell was born in Richmond Township, January 6, 1884, a son of Almond and Alice Radle Russell.  He married Mary Wright, April 12, 1904.  Before retiring, he had been employed for 17 years at Talon, Inc., previously had been a...

Mylo Putman

Oct 26, 1959

Mylo Putman, 91, formerly of Waterford, died at the Methodist Home, Monday afternoon, October 26, 1959, following a brief illness.

He was born at Centerville, November 6, 1868, a son of John and Eleanor Hall Putman.  He married the former Laura Keeler.

Much of his life was spent in Crawford County,...

Lee I. Graham

Oct 25, 1959

Lee I. Graham, 83, of Meadville, died Sunday, October 25, 1959, at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient for a week.

Graham was born at Deckards in Wayne Township, February 28, 1876, a son of Benjamin and Blanche McIroy Graham.  He had been a farmer most of his life and before his retirement...

Elizabeth Jackson Gehr

Oct 15, 1959

Mrs. Elizabeth Jackson Gehr, 89, formerly of Harmonsburg, died Thursday, October 15, 1959, at Summerfield, FL, where she had lived for the past 15 years.

Mrs. Gehr was born at Kinsman, OH, September 10, 1870, a daughter of William and Hannah (Betts) Jackson.  She was married to Almond Gehr, who died in 1903.

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Henry M. Freyermuth

Oct 13, 1959

Henry M. Freyermuth, 77, of East Fairfield Township, where he had lived all his life, died at his home Tuesday, October 13, 1959, after an illness of about a year.

He was born in East Fairfield Township, January 21, 1882, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Stein) Freyermuth.  He was married to Irene Reitze, December...

Elsie Garrison Hilliard

Oct 8, 1959

Mrs. Elsie Garrison Hilliard, 82, wife of Lewis M. Hilliard of Meadville, died at her home Thursday, October 8, 1959, after a short illness.

Mrs. Hilliard was born in Geneva, November 8, 1876, a daughter of David M. and Anna Sutton Garrison.  She moved here from Franklin in 1912.  She married Hilliard April 8, 1899. ...

J. Edward Hanks

Sep 28, 1959

J. Edward Hanks, 72, of Meadville, died Monday afternoon, September 28, 1959, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, July 14, 1887, a son of Porter and Mary Hunter Hanks.  He was married to the former Helen Houston who preceded him in death.

Surviving are...

Dorothy Borrell

Sep 26, 1959

Miss Dorothy Borrell, Meadville, died Saturday, September 26, 1959, at her home.

Miss Borrell, before her retirement, had taught in Meadville elementary and high schools.  She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and had spent most of her life here.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. John Woolston Croft of Oil...

Forrest E. Smith

Sep 25, 1959

Forrest E. Smith, 85, of Blooming Valley, died Friday evening, September 25, 1959, after being in failing health since May.

He was born in Woodcock Township, October 12, 1874, a son of Zachariah and Nancy Clark Smith.  He married June Waid, September 21, 1898, and operated a grocery store in Blooming Valley for about 14...

Clarence E. Conrad

Sep 23, 1959

Clarence E. Conrad, 62, of Meadville, died at the Erie Railroad Reclamation Plant, Wednesday, September 23, 1959, of a heart attack.

He was born in Frenchtown, June 21, 1897, a son of Edward and Eliza Messerall Conrad.  He married Amber Bower, September 7, 1917.  He was a hose fitter for the railroad and had been...

Edgar C. Roberts

Sep 14, 1959

Edgar C. Roberts, 76, of Meadville, died Monday, September 14, 1959, at City Hospital after suffering a stroke Monday morning.

Roberts was born in West Millcreek Township, Erie County, June 19, 1883, a son of John and Sarah Crommell Roberts.  He moved to Meadville from the Erie area in 1907.  He married the former Grace...

W. Dale Dickson

Sep 11, 1959

W. Dale Dickson, 59, of Linesville, died Friday morning, September 11, 1959, at his home after a long illness.

He was born in Vernon Township October 23, 1900, a son of William D. and Edith Drake Dickson.  He married the former Evelyn Bossard, October 15, 1927.  He operated Dickson's garage in Linesville and had been...

William D. Dickson

Sep 5, 1959

William D. Dickson, 87, of Blooming Valley, died Saturday, September 5, 1959, at City Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Blooming Valley, February 18, 1872, a son of George and Mary Lupher Dickson.  He was married to the former Edith Drake.

Dickson was a well-known retired farmer.

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Florence Gertrude Mcfadden

Sep 1, 1959

Mrs. Florence Gertrude McFadden, 58, wife of Forest L. McFadden of Guys Mills, died at her home Tuesday, September 1, 1959, following a brief illness.

She was born October 6, 1900, a daughter of the Rev. William H. and Carrie Billings Garnett.  She married McFadden on September 12, 1922.

Mrs. McFadden...

Medrith G. "Jake" Shumaker

Aug 26, 1959

Merdith G. "Jake" Shumaker, 44, of Meadville, was killed in a one-car accident on Hunter Hill Road early Wednesday August 26, 1959.

He was born in Morgantowns, WV, June 5, 1915, a son of Lucien E. and Maud Coddington Shumaker.

He was employed several places with his latest being at the...

William Lewis Canfield

Aug 25, 1959

William Lewis Canfield, 89, of Meadville, died Tuesday, August 25, 1959, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. B. Ernest Marsh of Youngstown, OH, where he had been visiting.

He came to Meadville 30 years ago from New Castle.

He was born in French Creek, NY, July 22, 1870, a son...

Anna L. Charlton

Aug 14, 1959

Mrs. Anna L. Charlton, 84, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Friday, August 14, 1959, following a short illness.

She was born in Meadville, May 16, 1875, a daughter of Aaron A. and Marietta Clinginsmith Van Riper and was a life-long resident here.  She married James S. Charlton, Sr. July 6, 1899.

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Hazel Ewing Chase

Jul 31, 1959

Mrs. Hazel Ewing Chase, 62, of Meadville, widow of Harry D. Chase, died Friday, July 31, 1959, at City Hospital after a long illness.

Mrs. Chase was born in Vernon Township, August 22, 1896, a daughter of Frank M. and Susan Pease Ewing.  She married Harry D. Chase May 11, 1920.  He died in 1957. ...