Minnie A. Gibson

Minnie A. Gibson

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....

Anna Teed

Anna Teed

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...

Charles M. Phillips

Charles M. Phillips

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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Harold O, (Hal)  Drenning

Harold O, (Hal) Drenning

Jul 13, 1949

Harold O. (Hal) Drenning, 57, of Meadville, died late Wednesday evening at Spencer Hospital.

He had been a patient at the hospital since last Friday after suffering a stroke while playing golf at the Conneaut Lake Golf Course.

A native of Bascom and Fostoria, OH, he came to Meadville in 1935. ...

Laverne M. Ploss

Laverne M. Ploss

Jul 7, 1949

Laverne M. Ploss, 60, of Guys Mills, died late yesterday afternoon at Warren, PA, General Hospital, a few hours after he was taken ill at work.  Warren County Coroner Ed C. Lowrey issued a verdict of death from a heart attack.

Mr. Ploss was born in Chautauqua County, NY.  He lived in Meadville for ten...

Ida E. Braymer

Ida E. Braymer

Jun 28, 1949

Mrs. Ida E. Braymer, 96, of Meadville, died at her home June 28, 1949 after a brief illness.

She was the widow of Whitney Braymer, who was mayor of Meadville from 1895 to 1898 and Crawford County Commissioner from 1900 to 1908.

Born at LeRoy, NY, the daughter of Robert and...

Kathryn Tingler

Kathryn Tingler

May 25, 1949

Mrs. Kathryn Tingler, wife of the Rev. V. J. Tingler, pastor-emeritus of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church died suddenly Friday afternoon at City Hospital, following a short illness.

Mrs. Tingler came here with her husband in 1933 when the minister accepted the local church pastorate.

During the 15 years he...

Kezia F. Anderson

Kezia F. Anderson

May 11, 1949

Mrs. Kezia F. Anderson, wife of David B. Anderson, died at home on Livermore Road at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 1949 after an illness of several months.

She was born in Millageville on December 14, 1867 a daughter of William and Susan Smith.  She was a member of the First Christian Church.

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H. Ward Britton

H. Ward Britton

Apr 3, 1949

H. Ward Britton, 74, a native of Guys Mills, died Sunday, April 3, 1949, following a brief illness at Hammond, IN, where he had resided for many years.  He was a real estate agent.

He was the youngest of 16 children of the late Allen and Hannah Mullen Britton.

Survivors include...

Wilbur A. Beatty

Wilbur A. Beatty

Mar 3, 1949

Wilbur A. Beatty, 66, of Blooming Valley, died at City Hospital, March 3, 1949.  He had been ill almost a year.

Mr. Beatty, a carpenter by trade had spent his entire life in the Blooming Valley community, and was a member of the Blooming Valley Grange.  In recent years, he had operated a service station,...

Susan Carol Crum

Susan Carol Crum

Mar 2, 1949

Susan Carol Crum, 2 1/2 years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Crum, of Meadville, died at Millard Filmore Hospital in Buffalo, NY, March 2, 1949.

Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother and two sisters, David, Jr. a student at Pennsylvania State College, Tamazine, employed in Pittsburgh and Syvlia, at...

Florence Stem Carpenter

Florence Stem Carpenter

Feb 27, 1949

Mrs. Florence Stem Carpenter, 67, wife of Dr. W. C. Carpenter, Meadville dentist, died Sunday night at her residence following a long period of illness.

She was graduated from Allegheny College with the Class of 1903 and last year attended the 45th reunion of her class.  At Allegheny, she was a member of Kappa Kappa...

Andrew Jackson Beers

Andrew Jackson Beers

Feb 14, 1949

Andrew Jackson Beers, 87, of Conneautville, died at City Hospital Monday, February 14, 1949 after an illness of several weeks.  He was born at Sugar Lake.

Mr. Beers is survived by these four brothers, Leonard of Westfield, NY, William of Cleveland, OH, James of Lyona, and Herbert of Saegertown.

Services were...

Thurman W. Johnston

Thurman W. Johnston

Feb 4, 1949

Thurman W. Johnston, 70, well-known farmer of Hayfield Township, died at his home Friday morning after a long period of illness.  He is death occurred at the family homestead, where he had lived his entire life.

Mr. Johnston was a member of the Beattys Corners United Presbyterian Church and the Vernon Grange.

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Cordelia Nelson Bell

Cordelia Nelson Bell

Jan 15, 1949

Mrs. Cordelia Nelson Bell, 88, widow of William C. Bell, died Saturday morning at Meadville City Hospital, where she had been a patient since she fractured her hip in a fall at her home a week ago.

A resident of the Meadville area for about 25 years, she had spent her early life in the...

Robert F. Bell

Robert F. Bell

Jan 1, 1949

Robert F. Bell, 68, housing contractor, formerly of Cochranton, died following a brief illness late Tuesday afternoon [date of death not on record] at a hospital near his home at Hyattsville, MD.

He built several houses in Meadville and other Crawford County points before he moved away from his farm at the outskirts of Cochranton...

Meredith Ann Frye

Meredith Ann Frye

Nov 18, 1948

Meredith Ann Frye, 2, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William C. Frye, of Meadville, died suddenly early this morning at Meadville City Hospital.

Tumor Thymus was reported to have been cause of the throat ailment fatal to the child.

The child's father is an instructor at Meadville Vocational School.  Mrs. Frye...

Harry Arthur Nichols, Jr.

Harry Arthur Nichols, Jr.

Nov 17, 1948

Succumbing to a war-incurred disease, Harry Arthur Nichols, Jr., 29, son of Mrs. H. A. Nichols of Meadville and the late Mr. Hez Nichols, former county sheriff, died Sunday night at the US Naval Hospital in Philadelphia.

Only a few weeks ago, Mr. Nichols had begun the study of law, a long-standing ambition.  He was...

Leonard A. (Steve)  Hood

Leonard A. (Steve) Hood

Oct 22, 1948

Leonard A. (Steve) Hood, 50, manager of the Meadville Co-operative Assn., of Meadville, died at City Hospital yesterday, five and a half days after he was struck by a car while walking along Route 77, a mile south of Blooming Valley.

Mr. Hood had been manager of the Meadville Co-operative Assn. since the fall of...

Naomi Sweitzer

Naomi Sweitzer

Oct 7, 1948

Mrs. Naomi Sweitzer, 94, died Wednesday night at the Meadville Home for the Aged.

She is survived by one granddaughter, Mrs. Betty Brandstad of Spokane, WA and a stepdaughter, Mrs. Stella Hastings of Meadville.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Oil City, PA....