Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Hilda E. Hays, 52, of Vernon Township, widow of George L. Hays, Sr., died early Tuesday morning at City Hospital following several weeks illness.

Since her husband's death two years ago, Mrs. Hays had continued operation of a motel on Route 19.  She had spent her early life in Washington and Allegheny counties and...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Flora F. Roberts, widow of the late James D. Roberts, died Thursday morning at Meadville City Hospital.  She would have been 94 years of age on October 21.

Daughter of Charles and Mary Gifford Forbes, she was born in Conneaut Township.  She married Mr. Roberts, local lawyer, in 1880, and had lived in Meadville...

Jan 1, 1753

Judy Mae Dillaman, 14-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Dillaman of Meadville, died Friday afternoon at City Hospital after a short illness.

Survivors, besides the parents, are maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Burns of Saegertown; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Dillaman of Saegertown; and maternal great-grandfather, John Emmel.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ella M. Hays, 76, wife of Linford P. Hays, died Tuesday afternoon at her home in Richmond Township, following an illness of several months.

She and her husband had made their home in that community since their marriage 57 years ago.

Surviving are her husband; three daughters, Mrs. Flora Sethman...

Jan 1, 1753

William E. McMahan, 88, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. K. Britton of Meadville, Tuesday evening following a short illness.

A native of Missouri, McMahan lived in St. Louis most of his life and was an insurance broker.  For 60 years, he was a member of the Rose Hill Lodge, F and...

Jan 1, 1753

Henry E. Lingo, 84, of Guys Mills, resident widely known throughout the county, died Monday night at Spencer Hospital following a brief illness.

Mr. Lingo recently retired from the hardware and roofing business in which he was engaged at Guys Mills for many years.  He made wide county contacts through roofing contracts, an interest in...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Mary I. Rockafellow, 75, of Meadville, wife of William M. Rockafellow, died Wednesday evening following a long illness at the home of her niece, Mrs. Lloyd Smith of East Mead Township. A longtime resident of Cochranton, Mrs. Rockafellow was a member of Cochranton Presbyterian Church. Surviving are her husband, two daughters, Mrs. C. A. Melat of Kennerdell, PA...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Elizabeth S. Gillis, 80, of Meadville, died Saturday evening at the Flickinger Convalescent Home after a period of failing health.

She lived her early life at Buffalo, NY, and later at Erie before coming to Meadville.  She was married to James M. Phipps and later Thomas B. Gillis, who died in 1929.  Four children...

Jan 1, 1753

Claude L. Mays, 72, of Meadville, died yesterday afternoon at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

He was born at Rockland, Venango County, and moved to the Guys Mills area when he was 18.  There he became engaged in the retail meat business.

Since 1926, he lived in Meadville where he...

Jan 1, 1753

Wilson S. Wait, 84, died Saturday evening at the home of his son, George Wait near Conneaut Lake.

A member of the Blooming Valley M. E. Church, he had resided in Crawford County for many years.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Albert Huson of Medford, OR; a son, George, near Conneaut...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lois E. McClelland, 70, widow of the late Mitchell F. McClelland of Meadville, died Friday morning at Spencer Hospital.

She spent her early life in Kent, OH, but had lived in Meadville the past 52 years.  She was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Sterling and Study clubs, and the ladies aux....

Jan 1, 1753

Charles L. Gilbert, 55, of Guys Mills, formerly of Meadville, was stricken by a heart attack Wednesday night, July 22, 1970.  He was dead on arrival at City Hospital.

He was born in Reusens, VA, June 16, 1915, a son of Robert and Margaret Linnan Gilbert. He married the former Romaine Hotchkiss, August 31, 1941....

Jan 1, 1753

Paul S. Roberts, night foreman at American Viscose Division of FMC Corp., collapsed in the company's parking lot Tuesday, October 4, 1966, and was dead on arrival at City Hospital.

A resident of Saegertown, Mr. Roberts was born at Meadville, July 1, 1903, a son of Charles Sherman and Ida E. Brooks Roberts.  On October...

Jan 1, 1753

Cecil L. Rhodes, 45, of Meadville, died early Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital.  His early life was spent in Mantua, OH, where he was graduated from high school.  He had lived in Meadville for 20 years and was a tool inspector at Talon, Inc. for 18 years.

A graduate of the Davey Tree School, Kent,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Bertha Clark Sayre, wife of George Sayre, died Sunday evening at her home in Meadville.

Formerly of Richmond Township, she had lived in Meadville for 16 years and was for 14 years head cook at Cochran Hall, Allegheny College, before retiring two years ago.

She is survived by her husband;...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Donna Navey Bertram, 70, wife of F.C. Bertram, died at her home in Mayville, NY.

She was daughter of the late John and Emma Braymer Navey and formerly lived in Townville and other Crawford County communities.  She later lived at Portland and Westfield, NY.  She was a member of the Portland Congregational Church, Westfield...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Verona Heme, 61, widow of Paul Heme of West Mead Township, died Monday afternoon at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient one week.

Mrs. Heme was a member of St. Agatha's Roman Catholic Church and the Blooming Valley Grange.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth DeMaison and Mrs....

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Gertrude Belle Tyler Stafford, 87, of Wattsburg, died Sunday at the J. B. Frazier Convalescent Home, near Cochranton, following a brief illness.

She was born at Conneautville, a daughter of William E. and Elizabeth Zimmerman Tyler, December 15, 1875.  She was married to Charles Stafford in 1928.  He preceded her in death.

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Jan 1, 1753

John G. (Jack) Reis, 73, chief cost accountant at Talon, Inc., for many years, died Saturday at the United Methodist Nursing Hospital. He had been ill for several months and a patient at the hospital for two weeks. Following retirement from Talon, Mr. Reis worked as a self-employed certified public accountant. Born in Pittsburgh, July 20, 1902, he was...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Alice Jane Rodgers, 80, of Guys Mills, wife of William E. Rodgers, died at her home yesterday afternoon following several months' illness.

She was a member of the Guys Mills Methodist Church and Randolph Grange.

Surviving besides her husband are three daughters, Miss Elda and Blanche Rodgers at home and...