May Margaret Williams Smith

May Margaret Williams Smith

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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George A. Harroff

George A. Harroff

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...

William Clifton Trout

William Clifton Trout

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...

Blanche Wentworth Mcdill

Blanche Wentworth Mcdill

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...

Miles Robert Ross

Miles Robert Ross

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...

Sophia Ewing Harter

Sophia Ewing Harter

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...

Herman Hamilton Karlskind

Herman Hamilton Karlskind

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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Josephine Barr Carrier

Josephine Barr Carrier

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...

Lulu I. Cunningham

Lulu I. Cunningham

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...

Samuel J. Wampler

Samuel J. Wampler

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...

Stella Brown Alzingre

Stella Brown Alzingre

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...

Emma V. Walker

Emma V. Walker

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....

C. Howard Walton

C. Howard Walton

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...

E. Vera Halfast

E. Vera Halfast

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...

Mary Theuret Beuchat

Mary Theuret Beuchat

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...

Oscar D. Smith

Oscar D. Smith

Jul 13, 1958

Oscar D. Smith, 76, husband of Hattie Britton Smith, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Sunday, July 13, 1958, after a long illness.

He was born in Randolph Township, October 19, 1881, a son of Jacob B. and Mary Ellen Davison Smith.  He married the former Hattie Britton, December 27, 1905.

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Leeida M. Gelvin

Leeida M. Gelvin

Jul 6, 1958

Miss Leeida M. Gelvin, 89, of Meadville, died at her home Sunday, July 6, 1958, after a short illness.

She was born in Geneva, June 25, 1869, a daughter of William W. and Marian E. Cummings Gelvin.

A retired school teacher since 1939, she taught at Butler Junior High School for...

Fred A. Gendron

Fred A. Gendron

Jul 6, 1958

Fred A. Gendron, 77, died Sunday, July 6, 1958, at City Hospital after an illness of three weeks.

He was a resident of the Methodist Home for the Aged where he was employed as a maintenance man.  He had been on the staff since 1942.  He formerly worked for the W. L. Dunn Construction Co.,...

Gambetta F. Staff

Gambetta F. Staff

Jul 1, 1958

Dr. Gambetta F. Staff, 85, of Meadville, died Tuesday, July 1, 1958, at his home.

He was Crawford County's pioneer osteopath physician and had started practice to Meadville 58 years to the day before his death.

He had practiced up to the time he became ill June 13.

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Ina Pier Dennington

Ina Pier Dennington

Jun 24, 1958

Mrs. Ina Pier Dennington, 83, a resident of Crawford County Home, died Tuesday, June 24, 1958 at City Hospital following a brief illness.

She was the widow of the late Wilbur Dennington.

Mrs. Dennington was born August 16, 1874, in Canal Township, Venango County, a daughter of Alfred and Susan Estie...