Jul 21, 1959

Mrs. Frannie Byham, 84, of Meadville, wife of Morris K. Byham, died early Tuesday evening, July 21, 1959, at Smith Institute following an illness of three months.

Mrs. Byham was born in Cochranton, March 6, 1875, a daughter of James and Jane Gourley Hill.  She was married April 22, 1896.  She was a member of...

Jul 19, 1959

Mrs. Ruby Davison Shorts, 91, of Saegertown, died early Sunday morning, July 19, 1959, at her Woodcock Township home after a short illness.

Mrs. Shorts was born in Randolph Township, August 9, 1867, a daughter of William and Lavona Case Davison.   She was the widow of Henry Shorts.

Surviving are five...

Jul 18, 1959

Harley J. Terrill, 72, of Lakeland, FL, died Saturday, July 18, 1959, at City Hospital, where he had been a patient for about 12 hours.

Terrill was born in Guys Mills, October 17, 1886, a son of Fred and Lucinda Thompson Terrill.  A retired auto mechanic, he formerly operated garages in Guys Mills and Blooming...

Jul 8, 1959

William I. Smith, 78, of Randolph Township, died Wednesday, July 8, 1959, at City Hospital after an illness of several months.

He was born in Drehersville, Schuykill County, September 14, 1880, a son of William C. and Katherine Lesher Smith.

He was married September 5, 1905, to the former Sadie Murray...

Jul 7, 1959

Oliver T. Brown, 62, of Meadville, died early Tuesday afternoon, July 7, 1959, while in the office of an Erie dentist.  An Erie County coroner attributed death to a heart attack.

Brown was born in Richmond, VA, May 29, 1897, a son of N. F. and Rachael Townsend Brown.  He married the former Florence Ross...

Jul 5, 1959

Miss Sarah Bowman Murphy, 86, died Sunday, July 5, 1959, at the Meadville Home for the Aged, after living there for the past nine years.

She was born in St. Petersburg, Clarion County, May 18, 1873, a daughter of Jonathan D. and Mary Bowman Murphy.

She was a music teacher and...

Jul 1, 1959

L. Roy Miller, 72, of Meadville, died shortly before midnight Wednesday, July 1, 1959, at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient for one day.  Death followed a short illness.

Miller was born in Sadsbury Township August 9, 1887, a son of Samuel Perry and Lucinda Glancy Miller.  He was employed as a millwright...

Jun 26, 1959

Mrs. Cecil Dean Byham, 59, wife of Allen S. Byham of Dunham Road, died Friday, afternoon, June 26, 1959, at City Hospital.

She was born in Wayne Township, January 21, 1900, a daughter of Harry J. and Roberta Cutshall Dean.

She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, Women's Society of...

Jun 24, 1959

Mrs. Nellie May Krotzer, 71, wife of Earl Krotzer, of Meadville, died Wednesday, June 24, 1959, at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient for the past two weeks.

She was born in Oil City, January 1, 1888, a daughter of William and Eva Whitely Stanton.  She previously was employed by the Crawford County...

Jun 21, 1959

Frank Ausman Grounds, 62, of Conneaut Lake, died at City Hospital, Sunday, June 21, 1959, after a short illness.

Grounds, former manager of the Meadville Lumber Co., was born in Pittsburgh February 10, 1897, a son of William H. and Molly Drebert Grounds.  He attended Pittsburgh public schools and was a graduate of the University...

Jun 20, 1959

Mrs. Edith Crowe Hall, 84, of Meadville, widow of Edward Hall, died Saturday, June 20, 1959 at City Hospital after being ill for a month.

She was born November 14, 1874, in Saegertown, a daughter of Cryenus and Mary Renner Crowe.  On June 14, 1905, she married Hall.

Mrs. Hall was...

Jun 18, 1959

Mrs. Minnie M. Harbaugh, 81, wife of James E. Harbaugh of Meadville, died Thursday, June 18, 1959, after a three and a half year illness, at the home of her niece, Mrs. Florence Weldon, where she had been living for the past five weeks.

She was born in Brookfield, OH, March 9, 1878, a daughter...

May 17, 1959

The oldest resident in the Methodist Home for the Aged, and possibly the oldest resident in the county, Miss Sara Maria Eddy, died Sunday, May 17, 1959, at the age of 105.

Miss Eddy, who had been a resident at the home since June 5, 1929, when she entered the former Ida M. Cribbs Home,...

May 12, 1959

Robert W. Byham, 89, of Mt. Hope died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 1959, at Spencer Hospital after an illness of a week.

Byham was born at Mt. Hope February 14, 1870, a son of Sylvester and Lucyette Smith Byham.  He was married to the late Joie Murdoch.

Byham formerly...

May 7, 1959

The Rev. Dr. Samuel H. Barlett, 89, a resident at he Meadville Methodist Home for the Aged for the past 10 years, died at the home Thursday morning, May 7, 1959, after a long illness.

Dr. Barlett was born in Scotch Hill, Clarion County, June 27, 1869.  He married the former Ida M. Slagle September...

Apr 29, 1959

William Peter Schenberg, 69, of Guys Mills, died Wednesday, April 29, 1959, at his Randolph Township home after a long illness.

Born in Randolph Township, October 26, 1889, he was a son of Peter J. and Felicia Brunot Schenberg.  He married the former Florence A. Ewing on May 6, 1914.

Schenberg...

Apr 20, 1959

Fred William DuPont, 78, of Meadville, died at his home, Monday morning, April 20, 1959, after a year of failing health.

He was born in Wayne Township, January 15, 1881, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Messerall DuPont, and married the former Elnora McDaniel.

He was a carpenter and previously a...

Apr 10, 1959

Clarence Eugene Gordon, 68, of Townville, died at Spencer Hospital Friday, April 10, 1959, after an illness of several months.  He had been a patient there about four weeks.

Gordon was born in Butler County, August 5, 1890, a son of John R. and Sophia Gordon.

He was married to the...

Mar 25, 1959

William W. Kennedy, 73, of Saegertown, died Wednesday, March 25, 1959, at his home after an illness of several years.

Kennedy was born in Mount Lebanon, Allegheny County, November 25, 1885, a son of George K. and Priscilla Chambers Kennedy.  He married the former Marie Carman February 6, 1918.

He was...

Mar 19, 1959

John H. Titsler, 74, of Meadville, died Thursday, March 19, 1959, at his home after a long illness.

He was born October 11, 1884, in Utica, Venango County, a son of John A. and Sarah Jane Campbell Titsler.  He was married to Berenice Fish.

He was a school teacher and was...