Apr 9, 1954

Mrs. Carrie B. Garnett, 74, widow of the Rev. William H. Garnett, died Friday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Forrest L. McFadden, Guys Mills, following a day's illness.

Mrs. Garnett spent the early years of her life at Kennedy, NY.  In 1898, she married the Rev. Mr. Garnett, a Methodist minister and...

Mar 25, 1954

Arthur F. (Mike) Nies, 60, of Meadville, died this morning at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Erie where he had been a patient about two months.

Born in Meadville, he spent all his life here except for a World War I period when he served in the infantry.  He was a long-time employee of Meadville...

Mar 19, 1954

Mrs. Julia Charlot Nageotte, 90, life-long resident of the Frenchtown area, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Zita Roach of Meadville.

The widow of Louis Nageotte, who died in 1924, she was a member of St. Hippolyte's Roman Catholic Church.

Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Alice Echnoz of...

Feb 27, 1954

Miss Florence Wahl, formerly of Meadville, died Saturday, February 27, 1954 at her home in Cleveland, OH.

A daughter of the late Frank and Alice Wahl of Meadville, she was a graduate of Meadville High School and had been active in musical groups, both here, in Cleveland and in Denver, CO, where she had resided....

Feb 22, 1954

Mrs. Emma George Shirk, 84, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Monday, morning at 7 o'clock, after two-weeks illness.  She was the widow of George W. Shirk, who died some 40 years ago.

Mrs. Shirk spent her early life in Milledgeville and formerly was a member of the Cochranton Methodist Church.

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Jan 26, 1954

Don Walter Scott, of Meadville, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home Tuesday noon.

Most of his life was spent in this area.  He was keenly interested in the fine arts, especially music and painting, and had created several paintings.  He was one of the founders of Meadville Fine Arts Assn.

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Jan 25, 1954

Harry J. Dean, 80, widely known resident of Vernon Township, died at Meadville City Hospital, Monday.

He had been prominent in the development of the Rogers Ferry community and other residential areas in the vicinity of the American Viscose Corp. plant.

Flood control was one of his main interests over a...

Jan 24, 1954

William J. Fox, 85, died early Sunday at his home on Mercer Pike, Union Township, after a short illness.

Retired for several years, the well-known area farmer spent his entire life on the farm where he was born.  He was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church.

He was...

Jan 18, 1954

William A. McCartney, 92, of Guys Mills, died Monday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Albert Heinlein of Erie, after a long illness.

He spent most of his life in the Guys Mills area where he was a well-known farmer.  He and his wife for many years cultivated an extensive flower garden.

Jan 12, 1954

Mrs. Mary C. Cubit, 86, widow of Charles Cubit of Linesville, died early Tuesday morning at Cribbs Methodist Home, of which she had been a resident the past seven years.

Daughter of the late James B. and Ellen Harper Cotton, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Lucile Hendrix, and a granddaughter, Mrs. Patricia Cumback,...

Dec 25, 1953

Frank D. Baird, 90, operator of the Meadville grocery store for several years, died Friday, December 25, 1953, at his home on Alden Street.

He was born June 28, 1863.

He had operated a grocery store at the intersection of Alden and Arch Streets several years before retiring soon after his wife, the...

Dec 16, 1953

Kathy Marie Southworth, 4-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Paul Southworth of Greenville, died Wednesday morning at Greenville Hospital.  Mr. and Mrs. Southworth are former residents of the Blooming Valley area.

Besides the parents, she is survived by a brother, Lawrence Paul Jr.; a sister, Judy Ann; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Southworth...

Dec 13, 1953

Arthur W. Brenoel, 78, of Meadville, died early Sunday, December 13, 1953 at City Hospital.  He was admitted to the hospital Friday night following a heart attack at his home.

He spent he early life in the Pettis area and later resided at Kane where he supervised pumping stations for the Pennsylvania Gas Co.

Dec 1, 1953

Mrs. Cecile Courtney, 88, of Frenchtown, widow of Leon Courtney, died Tuesday afternoon at Spencer Hospital.

She was born in France, July 8, 1865.  She was a member of St. Hippolyte's Catholic Church, Frenchtown.

She is survived by five children, Raymond, Adelaide and Genevieve, all of Frenchtown, Leona of Richmond, VA...

Nov 23, 1953

Harry J. Hills, 66, Randolph Township farmer, died while at work on his farm this morning about 8:45 a.m.

Mr. Hills' early life was spent in the Springboro area.  He was a policeman in Cambridge Springs for several years, and later was a guard during World War II at the Keystone Ordnance Works, near Geneva....

Nov 23, 1953

Harry J. Hills, 66, Randolph Township farmer, died while at work on his farm this morning about 8:45 a.m.

Mr. Hills' early life was spent in the Springboro area.  He was a policeman in Cambridge Springs for several years, and later was a guard during World War II at the Keystone Ordnance Works, near Geneva....

Sep 5, 1953

Sgt. Chester Lawrence Williams, B Battery, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Marine Regiment became Missing in Action during the Korean War on December 6, 1950 in the vicinity of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea.  On that day the 31st Regimental Combat Team fought soldiers of the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces as part of the...

Sep 4, 1953

George F. Rost, 67, died Friday morning at his home in Guys Mills, following an extended illness.

Born in Cleveland, OH, he lived in his Wayne Township home for 24 years.  He is survived by his widow; three sons and three daughters, Edward and Clarence of Cleveland, John of Messena, NY, Mrs. Gilbert Williamson of...

Aug 30, 1953

George I. Sayre, 76, died Sunday morning at City Hospital.  He recently had returned from a two-week trip to Colorado to visit relatives.

A resident of Meadville for the past 24 years, he spent his early life in Townville.  He had been on the Allegheny College maintenance staff for a number of years.

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Aug 28, 1953

Harry H. Harmon, 49, foreman of labor and veteran employee at the Meadville plant, American Viscose Corp., died at Spencer Hospital late last night shortly after suffering a heart attack at his home on the Cochranton Road.

Harmon, whose widow, Elsie Shumaker Harmon, is also a Viscose employee, had been employed at the Meadville plant...