Minnie Birchfield Kirkpatrick

Minnie Birchfield Kirkpatrick

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Minnie Birchfield Kirkpatrick, 75, wife of Harry C. Kirkpatrick, of Meadville, died at Meadville City Hospital, yesterday afternoon following a short illness.

She was born in West Mead Township, November 23, 1867, and was the daughter of James G. and Marietta Birchfield.

An active member of the parish of Stone...

Army Pvt. Dan R. Byham

Army Pvt. Dan R. Byham

Jan 1, 1753

Army Pvt. Dan R. Byham, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard R. Byham of Guys Mills, was reported killed Wednesday in Vietnam by sniper fire.

His father, who is postmaster at Guys Mills, said military authorities informed the family of their son's death yesterday afternoon.  The only details were that it occurred while Pvt....

Daniel Lee Gable

Daniel Lee Gable

Jan 1, 1753

A young boy, returning home from school, was struck and killed by the school bus he had just alighted from yesterday afternoon in Kerrtown.

Daniel Lee. Gable, 6, of Kerrtown, son of Nicholas Gable of Meadville and Dorothy Gable, with whom he lived.

He was born in Meadville, September 5, 1961,...

Effie Britton Robbins

Effie Britton Robbins

Jan 1, 1753

Effie Britton Robbins of Meadville, died Monday evening at Meadville City Hospital, following a brief illness.

Born at Guys Mills on March 2, 1870, she was the daughter of Allen T. and Hannah Mullen Britton.  She was married to the late Hiley D. Robbins on January 14, 1897.

She is survived...

Harvey Rogers

Harvey Rogers

Jan 1, 1753

Harvey Rogers, well known citizen of Randolph Township, died Monday morning at Spencer Hospital where he was taken for treatment a week ago.  His entire life of 79 years was spent in the Guys Mills community.  Nieces and nephews are the nearest surviving relatives.

Services were held at the Waid Funeral Home.

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Jessie Watkins

Jessie Watkins

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jessie Watkins, 65, of Conneautville, died last night at Meadville City Hospital, after an extensive illness.

Surviving is a son, Verne Ferris of Chicago and a cousin, Harvey Brooks of Oil City.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Chicago, Il.

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Louis Clare Heydrick

Louis Clare Heydrick

Jan 1, 1753

Louis Clare Heydrick, 81, of Meadville, died late Tuesday at Spencer Hospital where he had been a patient for the past 10 days.

Born at Carlton, Mercer County, son of the late Charles W. and Mary TenBroeck Heydrick, he came to Meadville in the 1890s.

He attended Allegheny College and studied...

Annie Walster

Annie Walster

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Annie Walster, of Meadville, died at City Hospital Tuesday morning, after a long period of failing health.

Miss Walster, who was a member of the Unitarian Church, is survived by two brothers and two sisters, Miss Matila Walster of Meadville, Mrs. E. H. Kahler and Edward Walster of Meadville, and William Walster of Los...

Mary Louise Berly

Mary Louise Berly

Jan 1, 1753

Mary Berly, 76, widow of Leon Berly, died Saturday, afternoon at Spencer Hospital after a brief illness.

Mrs. Berly, a resident of the Frenchtown community for many years, removed to this city about 23 years ago.  She was a member of St. Hippolyte's R.C. Church and the Rosary Society of St. Agatha's R. C. Church....

Leone Higby

Leone Higby

Jan 1, 1753

Leone Higby, 80, widow of Edwin T. (Ted) Higby, a resident of Wesbury United Methodist Community since February 1986, at Wesbury following an extended illness.

Mrs. Higby was born in Guys Mills, June 25, 1905, a daughter of Sylvester and Nellie Luce DeMaison.  She married Edwin T. (Ted) Higby, who preceded her in death.

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Cora D. Sackett

Cora D. Sackett

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Cora D. Sackett, 83, widow of Dr. W. E. Sackett, former Saegetown dentist, died suddenly Tuesday evening at her home in Hornell, NY.

Dr. Sackett retired as a dentist about 15 years ago, a few years before he died.  Mrs. Sackett lived in Meadville before moving to Hornell.

While a...

Leon E. Jannot

Leon E. Jannot

Jan 1, 1753

Leon E. Jannot, 66, of Meadville, died at Spencer Hospital Tuesday afternoon after an illness of several weeks.

Until recent years, Mr. Jannot was a resident of the Pettis community and was a member of St. Peter and Paul's Roman Catholic Church.

Surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Sebastian Seiple of West...

Hattie L. Sprankle

Hattie L. Sprankle

Jan 1, 1753

Hattie L. Sprankle, wife of F. Burt Sprankle, 66, of Meadville, died early Thursday at her home, after an illness of several months.

She was the daughter of the late Rev. Edwin Lenhart, formerly a Lutheran minister in counties of central PA.  The family recently moved to Meadville from Erie, where she was a member...

Jacob H. Stolz

Jacob H. Stolz

Jan 1, 1753

Jacob H. Stolz, 81, charter member of the local AFL carpenters' union and president of the Home Building and Loan Assn., died suddenly Saturday, following a heart attack.

He retired only in recent years from his trade as a carpenter and building contractor.  In 1950, he was presented a ring by Local 556, AFL-United Brotherhood...

Pearl D. Gongaware

Pearl D. Gongaware

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Pearl D. Gongaware, 69, wife of Jerry C. Gongaware of Meadville, died Monday night at Meadville City Hospital following a long illness.

She was born at Irwin, Westmoreland County, and spent most of her life in the Greensburg area.  She moved to Meadville about five years ago.

She was a...

Josephine Jannot

Josephine Jannot

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Josephine Jannot, 90, widow of the late Charles Jannot, formerly of East Fairfield Township, died early Monday morning after a very brief illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Roae of Meadville, where she resided several years.

She was born in Lyons, France, in 1850, coming to this country with her...

Blanche Ritenour Guerdon

Blanche Ritenour Guerdon

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Blanche Ritenour Guerdon, 76, a retired teacher, of Meadville, died Monday morning at City Hospital, where she had been a patient for two months.

She began teaching in the Meadville schools when she was 18 years of age, and also had taught piano.  At various periods, she was pianist at local theaters, and organist...

Guy Grove

Guy Grove

Jan 1, 1753

Guy Grove, 64, a well known local resident, died Saturday after an illness of several weeks.

He had been an employee of the Erie Railroad at the local shops for the past 17 years.  Surviving besides the widow, Mrs. Blanche Stockwell Grove, include five children, Mrs. George Groover, Mrs. Faville Smith and Floyd and Sherwin...

Katherine E. Jenkins

Katherine E. Jenkins

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Katherine E. Jenkins, 81, widow of the late George W. Jenkins, died Friday evening at her home in Meadville.  She was a mother of Miss Mildred Jenkins, school principle of East End.

Daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David T. McKay, she was a teacher in Crawford County public schools for several years...

Plummer B. Waid

Plummer B. Waid

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Plummer B. Waid, 60, who before her marriage was Lucy Beatty, died at her home in Meadville, Friday morning after an extended illness.

Mrs. Waid lived for a long period in Woodcock Township, but most of her life was in the vicinity of Meadville.

She is survived by her husband,...