May 12, 1947

Mrs. Lucretia Smock, of Meadville, widow of the late Jonathan Smock, died at her home Monday night after several years of invalidism.

Born April 3, 1854, in Greenwood Township, she was the eldest child of Rhesa and Nancy Mumford Smock.  In 1879, she married Jonathan Smock and for 25 years they conducted a general store...

Mar 19, 1947

Miss Ruth B. DuMars, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. G. DeMaison, after an illness of several weeks.

Miss DeMars, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. M. W. DuMars, spent her early life in Kennard but had lived in Meadville the past 15 years, for 12 years...

Mar 13, 1947

A son, Timothy Lee Anderson, born to Mr and Mrs. Homer Anderson, of Meadville, at Spencer Hospital on March 10, 1947, failed to survive, death occuring March 13, 1947.

Besides the parents, survivors include a sister, Donna and a brother, David and the paternal grandparents.

Services were held at Waid Funeral...

Feb 22, 1947

Mrs. Anna S. Hamilton, 80, well-known dairy operator and Granger, of Meadville, died Saturday at Meadville City Hospital, following an illness of two days.  Mrs. Hamilton assisted her husband, the late J. Wilson Hamilton, in the retail milk business, and continued the dairy after his death 13 years ago.  She retired a year ago after being in the business...

Feb 14, 1947

William A. Arnfield, 56, died suddenly Friday, February 14, 1947 at his home on Harmonsburg Road.  A resident of Meadville the past years, he was an employee of the American Viscose Corp.

Mr. Arnfield spent his early life in Pittsburgh, then lived in Albion 18 years before coming to Crawford County.

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Jan 24, 1947

Mrs. Hazel Phillips, former resident of the Guys Mills vicinity, died Friday morning at the Crawford County Home where she had lived in recent years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lulu Shorts and a granddaughter, Lois Shorts, both of Saegertown; three sisters, Mrs. Jay Howard and Mrs. Lawrence Jones, both of Guys Mills and Mrs....

Jan 9, 1947

Viola May Smith, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Smith of Meadville, died early Thursday morning at Meadville City Hospital, a day after birth.

Besides the parents, she is survived by a half-sister, Nancy and her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Smith of East Mead Township and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bennett...

Nov 30, 1946

William C. Boyles, 70, of East Fairfield Township, died Saturday, November 30, 1946, at Meadville City Hospital, following an illness of five weeks.

A lifelong Crawford County resident, he had engaged in the lumber business in the vicinity of Townville for many years.

He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. DeVere...

Nov 5, 1946

Myrtle E. Thompson, 73, until recently a resident of Guys Mills, died following a long illness Tuesday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Robert Bartholomew of Meadville.

Mrs. Thompson had spent most of her life in Guys Mills where she was a member of the Methodist Church.

In addition...

Oct 24, 1946

One of the county's oldest residents, and in her earlier years identified with many civic affairs, Mrs. Clara Cook died at her home in Meadville, Thursday afternoon, after a brief illness.  She was 92 years of age.

Mrs. Cook, widow of Samuel Cook, came to Meadville from Buffalo, NY, in 1869; her marriage took place...

Sep 3, 1946

W. Merwyn Hanks, 42, died suddenly September 3, 1946, at his home in Guys Mills.

Mr. Hanks, along with is brother, Harold Hanks, who died two months ago, operated the Hanks Pony Farm, where more than 20 ponies are being raised at present.

Mr. Hanks was graduated from Randolph Township High...

Aug 15, 1946

Mrs. Susan Jane Shaw, 90, widow of the late William J. Shaw, died Thursday morning at the Crawford County Home.

Mrs. Shaw spent most of her life in Greenville and was a member of the First Methodist Church there.

Surviving are two sons, Alfred H. Shaw of Mayville, NY and David...

Jul 12, 1946

Mrs. Abigail Campfield, wife of William H. Campfield, died Friday at her home near Guys Mills after a lengthy period of failing health.  She was 74 years of age.

In addition to her husband, survivors include a sister, Mrs. Vern Schlosser of Meadville; and four brothers, Joseph Dengler of Tioga County, PA; Charles Dengler of...

Apr 19, 1946

Chester Preston Smock, 75, of Saegertown, died Friday noon at Meadville City Hospital after a brief illness.

A native of Greenwood Township, he had been a farmer all his life and had lived both in Randolph Township and Venango.

Mr. Smock is survived by two sisters and a brother, Mrs. Jennie...

Jan 27, 1946

First Lt. William E. Bell, 33, former Cochranton man who fought with the 106th Infantry Division and was captured by the Germans in the Battle of the Bulge in December on 1944, died Sunday January 27, 1946 at Fitzsimmons General Hospital in Denver, CO.  He had been ill and in army hospitals since shortly after he was returned to...

Jan 20, 1946

John Henry Deutsch, 83, died Sunday evening at his home in Meadville, following several years illness.

He spent his entire life in Meadville and was a building and construction contractor for many years, and he also was engaged in the manufacture of building bricks for a time.  He was a member of Stone Methodist Church....

Jan 12, 1946

Mrs. Alice B. Blair of Meadville, long active in the Meadville Community and a former public school teacher in Spartansburg and Springboro, died at Meadville City Hospital Saturday, January 12, 1946, following an illness of several months.  She was the wife of P.D. Blair, former superintendent of Crawford County Schools.

Well-known through various clubs memberships...

Jan 5, 1946

Mrs. Lydia Ann Kaley, 82, widow of the late William O. Kaley, died Saturday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Jacob Cole, of Meadville, where she had resided for several years.

She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Renovo, PA, and of the Mrs. Jenkins' Bible Class of Grace Methodist...

Nov 12, 1945

Betty Lee Hulley, 7-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hulley, died Monday at the home of Wallace Casbohm, of Conneautville.

Surviving besides the parents are three sisters, Joan, Rita and Brenda; and two brothers, Eugene and Ronald Hulley.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment...

Oct 24, 1945

Mrs. Etta May Walton, widow of Clifford Walton, who died 19 years ago, died Wednesday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. D. Raymond Theuret, of Wayland, after a long illness.

She had spent her entire life in the East Mead Township community.  She was a member of the Wayland Ladies Aid Society and...