Jan 1, 1753

Returning to his base after a 48-hour leave at his home, Seaman Wilson F. Hoyt, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Hoyt of Meadville, was killed Sunday when a navy torpedo bomber plunged in to a stone wall near Honesdale, in northwestern PA.

The former Meadville High School track star and two other...

Jan 1, 1753

Vincent Michael Luben, son of Kenneth J. and Ruth Ann Parker Luben, was stillborn Saturday, June 3, 1989, at Meadville Medical Center.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Paul and Joan Merchbaker of Meadville; maternal great-grandmother, Betty Deigrsit of Meadville; paternal grandparents, Joseph and Pearl Luben of Meadville; and...

Jan 1, 1753

George W. Runnels, Jr. 62, of Meadville, was dead on arrival at City Hospital Wednesday evening, October 17, 1973, after suffering an apparent heart attack while bowling with his son at the Eagles Bowling Lanes.

Born in Dunkirk on February 12, 1911, he was a son of George W. and Cora Hardinger Runnels.  He married...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Ewing, 77, wife of William A. Ewing, died early Thursday morning at her home in Frenchtown, after an illness of only a few hours.  She was well known in the community, having spent her entire life there.  Mrs. Ewing was a member of St. Hippolyte RC Church.

She is survived by her...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Amy Wilder Michael, 51, teacher in western PA public schools for 30 years, died at Meadville City Hospital yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. Michael suffered a fall in her home in Sunville, five miles west of Titusville, about two weeks ago.  She was hospitalized here soon thereafter as a result of a broken back.  At the...

Jan 1, 1753

Anna Jones Gordon, 72, wife of Clarence E. Gordon, of Randolph Township, died Friday evening at Spencer Hospital after a long illness.

Daughter of James T. and Saloma Glenn Jones, she spent her life in the Guys Mills area except for several years at Ripley, NY.  She was a member of the Townville Methodist Church...

Jan 1, 1753

Lawrence Wilson Hoyt, 48, of Meadville, died suddenly this morning, just after he got to work at Talon Plant 5.

He had been employed at Talon for 17 years as a toolmaker.  Before that he was employed for along period by the McCrosky Tool Corp.

Hoyt was born in Guys Mills,...

Jan 1, 1753

Frank Bell Kline, 68, of Dalton, MA, died at Meadville City Hospital Friday morning.  With his wife he had been visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. J. M. Buckelew, of Meadville since they came here for the Christmas holidays.

Mr. Kline, who retired from active business about five years ago, is survived by...

Jan 1, 1753

Edwin Alden Humeston, 66, of Meadville, died Wednesday evening at Meadville City Hospital after an illness of one week.

Mr. Humeston, lifelong resident of Crawford County, was born at Guys Mills, January 15, 1876, the son of Edwin Ruthven Martha Alden Humeston.

He was a graduate of Linesville High School, matriculated...

Jan 1, 1753

Orlo LeRoy (Roy) Hills, 41-year-old Bethesda Home chef and father of four children, died at City Hospital yesterday, about 48 hours after he suffered a skull fracture and other injuries in a truck accident seven miles east of Meadville. Chef at Bethesda Home since May 1950, Hills made his home at Meadville. Although he had resided in Crawford County...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lydia Palmer Taylor of Meadville, died Saturday morning at Meadville City Hospital, where she had been a patient for several days.

She is survived by her husband, Carroll E. Taylor; two daughters and two sons, Mrs. N. S. Studer of Meadville, Mrs. Floyd Montgomery of Akron, OH, George LeFever of Chester, IL and LeRoy...

Jan 1, 1753

Homer Daniels, 72, of Meadville, was found dead yesterday in Greendale Cemetery.  Daniels frequently walked in that area, an observer reported.

A son of Warren P. and Caroline Perrine Daniels, he spent his early life in East Mead Township and later moved to West Mead Township.  He had lived with his mother who died in...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ethel Amanda Rushlander, 59, of Meadville, wife of Augustus D. Rushlander, died Sunday evening at the home of a sister-in-law, Mrs. Addie Vernier.

Surviving, in addition to the husband, are four children, Grandin Rushlander of Pittsburgh, Charles Rushlander of Cambridge Springs and Donald and Evelyn Rushlander, both at home; two brothers, Granville Briggs of...

Jan 1, 1753

Clifford I. Graham, 73, died Sunday evening at the home of his son, Clifford Graham, Jr., on the Meadville-Harmonsburg Road.

He spent his early life in Randolph Township where he was born, and for eight years was a rural mail carrier out of the Guys Mills post office.  Later he moved to Meadville and was...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Lotus M. Messerall, 70, wife of Floyd Messerall of Meadville died Tuesday at City Hospital.  She had been ill about a year.

Born in Blooming Valley, a daughter of Joseph and Ida Hart Anderhalt, she spent her early life in Wayne Township.  She was a graduate of Cochranton High School and Edinboro State Normal...

Jan 1, 1753

Baby Boy Boyd, infant son born Sunday, September 19, 1965, at Spencer Hospital to James R. and Kay Perryman Boyd, of Meadville, failed to survive.

Besides the parents, survivors are a brother, Robert A. at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Boyd of Meadville; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H....

Jan 1, 1753

Sherman D. Richardson, 33, only son of Rudolph Richardson of Randolph Township, died last Monday at Fort Worth, TX, where he had been employed in the oil fields for several years.  Death came as the result of an automobile accident, in which a companion, A. E. Irwin, of Pecos, TX was instantly killed.

Services were...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Flora Dewey Gleason, 83, widow of Oscar Gleason, died Saturday morning at her home.

Born at Wayland January 15, 1871, she was graduated from Clarion State Normal School and taught in East Mead Township schools.

She was a charter member of Meadville Grange and a member of Wayland Baptist Church....

Jan 1, 1753

Steven Boyd, infant son born Sunday, February 24, 1963, at Spencer Hospital to James R. and Kay Perryman Boyd, of Meadville, failed to survive.

Besides the parents, survivors are a brother, Robert A. at home; the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James G. Boyd of Meadville; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Perryman...

Jan 1, 1753

Airman James W. Miller, 21, son of Fred R. and Annabel Shaw Miller, of Meadville, was killed early Saturday morning, April 20, 1963, in an auto accident in California.

Airman Miller was stationed at Vandenburg Air Force Base, California, where he was a radio maintenance man.  He was a graduated from Meadville Area High School...