Apr 3, 1951

Philip Richard Thompson, 24, two-year navy veteran, died at Butler Veterans Hospital this morning.  He had been a medical patient there since November of 1949.

Thompson was graduated from Meadville High School in 1945, and enlisted in the navy that year.  Most of his duty was spent as a corpsman at Bainbridge Naval Hospital, Bainbridge,...

Mar 16, 1951

Fred Terrill, 91, of Mt. Hope, died early Friday morning at Spencer Hospital, after a short illness.

A retired farmer, he had always lived in the Mt. Hope and Guys Mills community.  He had his wife celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary April 30, last year.

In his youth, Mr. Terrill worked...

Mar 12, 1951

Peter A. Armburger, 80, died Monday, March 12, 1951, at Wayside Inn, the I.O.O.F. Home at Grove City.

He was born in Wayne Township, Crawford County, PA on January 5, 1871.

A retired farmer, he lived at Sugar Lake until nine years ago, when he moved to Grove City.  He was...

Jan 7, 1951

Mrs. Jennie Van Camp Burchard, 83, of Guys Mills, widow of E. S. Burchard, died Sunday, January 7, 1951 at Spencer Hospital following a long illness.

Mrs. Burchard was a teacher in Townville and Cochranton area public schools for many years.  She was active in Guys Mills Congregational Church for 40 years and a member...

Dec 23, 1950

William A. Ewing, 85, died Saturday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. William Schenberg of Guys Mills, where he had resided for about five years, since the death of his wife.  He formerly lived at Frenchtown.

Surviving besides Mrs. Schenberg are another daughter, Mrs. Ralph Pattison of Cochranton; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a...

Nov 23, 1950

Mrs. Sylvia L. Price, 84, widow of George Price, died late Thursday afternoon at the Crawford County Home Infirmary, where she had been a patient two and a half months.  She had resided in Meadville for eight years, and before that lived in the Venangoboro area.

She was married twice.  After the death of her...

Sep 7, 1950

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Beach, 57, died Thursday, September 7, 1950, at City Hospital following an operation.

Since moving to Meadville last year from Cambridge Springs, she had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Melvin E. Taylor.  She had lived at Cambridge Springs for 15 years.  Previously, she had lived at Edinboro and Kane.

Jul 31, 1950

William G. Brown, 84, retired Erie Railroad employee, died at his Randolph Township home shortly before noon Monday, July 31, 1950, following a heart attack.

A farmer in his early years, he was employed by the Erie Railroad in Meadville for 34 years and was retired six years ago.

He was...

Jul 29, 1950

Leon E. Beuchat, 70, Randolph Township farmer, died Saturday, July 29, 1950, at Spencer Hospital, following a long illness.  A life-long resident of Randolph Township, Mr. Beuchat was a member of St. Hippolyte's Church, Frenchtown.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Dora Schenberg Beuchat; two sons, William and Ray of Guys Mills; three daughters, Mrs. Walter...

Jul 5, 1950

Mrs. Gertrude Miller, 84, died Wednesday afternoon at City Hospital where she had been a patient for two days.

She was a member of Stone Methodist Church and had lived in the Meadville Home for the Aged for the past 11 years.

Surviving are two sons, Lt. Col. Harold Hubbard of...

May 6, 1950

Mrs. Florence Peters, 74, wife of Clarence Peters of Meadville, died Friday, May 6, 1950, at Spencer Hospital a few hours following a fall at her home.

She was born in Wayne Township, Crawford County, October 18, 1885, a daughter of William and Mary Jane Drake Pattison.

She married Peters on...

Apr 19, 1950

Mrs. Annette Albee Wilson, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. George S. Fanning of Meadville.

She was a member of the Mercy Evangelical and Reformed Church at Saegertown.

Survivors in addition to Mrs. Fanning are a granddaughter, Mrs. Jeanette Horowitz of Salt Lake City, UT...

Mar 15, 1950

Mrs. Anna Jane Pierce, 78, widow of Joseph J. Pierce, former Cussewago Township resident, died Wednesday night at the home of a grandson, Wilbur Pierce, Vernon Township.

She spent the early part of her life in Allegheny County.  She was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church, Fayette County.

Surviving are...

Feb 4, 1950

Mrs. Nelle Bickley, 68, retired registered nurse and widow of Paul J. Bickley, died Saturday, February 4, 1950 at Hamot Hospital, Erie.

Mrs. Bickley lived in Meadville for the past 11 years, but had stayed at the home of a niece in Erie for a few weeks before she was hospitalized there.  She had been...

Jan 26, 1950

Mrs. Natalee Britton, 55, wife of Rex Britton, died at her Richmond Township home, Thursday, January 26, 1950.

Mother of four World War II serviceman and a fifth now in the Army in Germany, Mrs. Britton was born at Noble, NY, but spent most of her life in Crawford County.  She was employed by Talon,...

Jan 23, 1950

LeVant Boyles, 79, died January 23, 1950, when fire swept through an isolated Fairfield Township farmhouse four miles west of Cochranton about 11 a.m.

Mrs. Hannah Keene, the owner of the farmhouse escaped the home in her wheelchair.  Boyles, who lived at Mrs. Keen's home for the past few years to take care of her...

Dec 24, 1949

Mrs. Rose E. Adams, 89, 636 North Main Street, died Saturday December 24, 1949 after a long illness.  She was the widow of A. DeWitt Adams.

She was born August 8, 1860 in New Oxford, Adams County, but lived in Meadville and vicinity since 1872.

She was the last surviving charter...

Nov 20, 1949

Miss Minnie A. Gibson, 79, of Meadville, died Sunday morning at her home after a long illness.

Miss Gibson was born in Meadville and had lived here all her life.  A member of First Presbyterian Church, she had been a church organist  at Christ Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church, Stone Methodist Church and Unitarian Church....

Nov 11, 1949

Mrs. Anna Teed, 92, widow of Almer L. Teed, died Friday evening at the Crawford County Home.

She had lived in the Black Ash area most of her life.  She was a member of the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union and the Black Ash Methodist Church.  Before coming to Crawford County, she was a teacher...

Nov 6, 1949

Mrs. Edith Ash Phillips, 81, widow of Charles M. Phillips, a charter member of the Meadville Womans Club, died Sunday afternoon.

She was born in Pleasantville area, Mrs. Phillips came to Meadville as a young girl.  She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, the Rebekahs and of the Civil War veterans' aux.

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