Oct 14, 1958

John A. Thomas, 63, of Meadville, personnel manager of the Meadville American Viscose Corp. plant for the past 18 years, died at Spencer Hospital yesterday morning following an illness of several months.

A son of the late Armit and Elizabeth Edwards Thomas, he was born at Scranton on July 3, 1895.

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Oct 13, 1958

Clinton R. Hill, 40, of Wayne Township, died Monday October 13, 1958, at City Hospital where he was a patient for three and a half days.

He was born in Wayne Township, June 11, 1918, a son of William W. and Edna M. Ferry Hill.  He married the former Ann Metroka July 4, 1947.

Oct 9, 1958

Mrs. Maude Staley Wasson, 89, of Meadville, died Thursday, October 9, 1958, at her home.  She was the widow of Harry Clinton Wasson, former county treasurer.

She was born in Hayfield Township June 1, 1869, a daughter of Charles and Minerva Noble Staley.  She married Wasson September 27, 1889.

She was...

Sep 28, 1958

Orris Delos Blakeslee, 72, of Guys Mills, died Sunday, September 28, 1958, at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient for four days.  He had been in ill health for two years.

A former tool and die maker, he had been employed at the old Phoenix Iron Works, Meadville, and at the Ford and...

Sep 24, 1958

Mrs. Pearl Emig Eldrich, 70, Thurston Road, died at 2 a.m. Wednesday, September 24, 1958, at City Hospital after a long illness.

She was born in the Frenchtown area July 28, 1888, a daughter of Edward and Eliza Messerall Conrad.  She lived in Jamestown, NY, for 27 years before returning to Meadville in July, 1955....

Sep 18, 1958

Mrs. May Margaret Williams Smith, 67, wife of Clyde A. Smith, East Mead Township, died Thursday, September 18, 1958 at City Hospital after a long illness.

She was born in Richmond Township August 8, 1891, a daughter of John P. and Katherine Townley Williams.

She attended Wayland Baptist Church.

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Sep 17, 1958

George A. Harraff, 88, died at the Methodist Home, Wednesday, September 17, 1958.

He was born in Mahoning County, Ohio, February 14, 1870.  He spent most of his life in the lumber production business and in the mills making spindles for chair factories.

He is survived by his widow, Lillie, and...

Sep 12, 1958

William Clifton Trout, 69, of Meadville, died Friday evening, September 12, 1958, at Spencer Hospital, where he had been a patient 12 days.

He lived in the Meadville area about 30 years.

A native of North Maryland, he was born July 2, 1889, a son of Michael David and Jemima Ann...

Sep 8, 1958

Mrs. Blanche Wentworth McDill, 84, of Meadville, died Monday, September 8, 1958, at Heaster Convalescent Home, Conneutville, after a long illness.  She had been a patient at the home for three years.

She was born in Wayne Township April 15, 1874, a daughter of Peter and Maggie Ferry Wentworth.  She was the widow of John...

Sep 6, 1958

Miles Robert Ross, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles D. Ross of Meadville, died of cancer at Spencer Hospital Saturday.

He had been a patient at the hospital since January and previously was in Hamot Hospital, Erie and Greenville Hospital.

An only child, he was born October 11, 1939, at...

Sep 3, 1958

Herman Hamilton Karlskind, 77, of Wadsworth, NV, died Wednesday, September 3, 1958, at Memorial Hospital, Reno, NV, following a short illness.

A gold miner at Olinghouse, NV, near Reno, for 28 years, Karlskind was born in East Mead Township, August 14, 1881, a son of Ernest and Adella R. Hamilton Karlskind.

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Sep 3, 1958

Mrs. Sophia Ewing Harter, 80, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Wednesday morning, September 3, 1958, after a long illness.  She had been a resident of Meadville since 1920.

Mrs. Harter was born in East Mead Township, November 6, 1877, a daughter of James and Fannie Byham Ewing, and was married to the late John...

Sep 2, 1958

Mrs. Josephine Barr Carrier, 78, a resident of The Methodist Home for the Aged, died at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, September 2, 1958, at City Hospital following a short illness.

She was the widow of Frank Carrier.

She was born May 29, 1880, at Scotch Hill, Clarion County, a daughter of Henry...

Aug 29, 1958

Mrs. Lulu I. Cunningham, 78, wife of Ray Cunningham, of Meadville, died suddenly Friday, August 29, 1958, at her home.

A resident of Meadville for 74 years, she was born in Minneapolis, Minn., August 9, 1880, a daughter of Cassius and Ernestine David Mizner.  She married Cunningham, September 16, 1902.

She...

Aug 27, 1958

Samuel J. Wampler, 64, of Meadville, died Wednesday, August 27, 1958, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.  He had lived in Meadville for the past 12 years.

He was born in Monroe County, Indiana, January 15, 1894, a son of Jefferson and Amanda Bowman Wampler.

He was a foreman for engines for...

Aug 19, 1958

Mrs. Stella Brown Alzingre, 87, of Park Avenue, Meadville, widow of Charles Alzingre, died Tuesday, August 19, 1958, at her home.

She was born at Frenchtown on July 2, 1871 a daughter of Joseph and Julia Moir Brown.  She married Alzingre on April 22, 1897.  He died May 30, 1958.

Survivors...

Aug 16, 1958

Mrs. Emma V. Walker, 69, of Meadville, died Saturday August 16, 1958, at City Hospital.  She was the widow of Frank F. Walker and operated a grocery store with her husband on Porter Street for many years.  He died in April 1957.

She was born May 19, 1889, in Indiana County, a daughter of Mr....

Aug 7, 1958

C. Howard Walton, 8, of Wayland, died last night at City Hospital from head injuries he received after falling from his bike into a creek bed near his home yesterday.

Howard had completed the third grade at Wayland School and was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church School.

He was...

Jul 31, 1958

Miss E. Vera Halfast, 76, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Thursday morning, July 31, 1958, after a long illness.  She had been a resident of Meadville for 15 years and had resided with her brother-in-law, George A. Waters.

She was born in Venango, December 22, 1881, a daughter of Augustus and Mary Jane Coutler...

Jul 28, 1958

Mrs. Mary Theuret Beuchat, 86, widow of Louis J. Beuchat, Cochranton, died Monday, July 28, 1958, at the Flickinger Convalescent Home where she had been a patient for several weeks.

She was born April 28, 1872, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Theuret and lived most of her early life in Randolph Township.  She...