Jan 1, 1753

Miss Ethel M. Doane, of Meadville, died early Thursday at the Flickinger Convalescent Home.

A daughter of the late Walter A. and Harriette Ellis Doane, she lived most of her life in Meadville.

She was a member of Stone Methodist Church, the Woman's Society of Christian Service, the Beacon of Light...

Jan 1, 1753

Josephine Mary Mailliard, 80, wife of Fred Mailliard, Sr., died Monday morning after an illness of four weeks at her home in Randolph Township, where she had spent most of her life.  Mrs. Mailliard was a member of St. Hippolyte Roman Catholic Church.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters and a son, Mrs....

Jan 1, 1753

Edward Guenon, 49, died suddenly Saturday morning at the home of his uncle, Frank Warp, of Randolph Township.

He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Robert Turner and a half sister, Mrs. Elyada Hollabaugh of Guys Mills.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Libbie Anna Neff, 63, of Meadville, widow of Charles A. Neff, died Monday evening at Meadville City Hospital, where she underwent an operation last week.

Mrs. Neff, who had resided in this community the past 10 years, was a member of Stone Methodist Church and Beacon Light Bible Class and the Women's Division for...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Barbara Urquhart, 86, of Meadville, died Friday afternoon after a ten day illness of pneumonia.

Mrs. Urquhart was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and had resided in this city the past 50 years where she had a particularly large circle of friends, many of whom knew her as Grandma Urquhart.

She...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Nanna E. Zahniser, 93, died Saturday at Meadville Home for the Aged, where she had resided for the past 12 years.

A former resident of Corry and Titusville, she was employed as an attendant at Polk State School for many years.

Surviving are two nephews, Louis Agnew of Titusville and...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Jennie Lang, 84, widow of Robert Lang, died early Monday morning at the Crawford County Infirmary, where she had been a patient the past few months.

One of a family of nine children, she is survived by one brother, Hugh M. Thomas of Woodcockboro and many nieces and nephews.

Before...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Abigail A. Urick, of Meadville, died Sunday at the Crawford County Infirmary following a long illness.

Miss Urick was bookkeeper for the Meadville Telephone Co. from 1921 to 1946, when she retired.  She was secretary to the president of Joseph Horne Co. in Pittsburgh for 20 years.

Miss Urick was...

Jan 1, 1753

Miss Alma Yokes, 85, died at the Ida M. Cribbs Methodist Home Thursday morning after a year's illness.

Born near Conneautville, she had lived in Crawford County all her life, a number of years being spent at Harmonsburg.  Following the deaths of her parents, she entered Cribbs Home April 18, 1947.

...

Jan 1, 1753

George P. Theuret, 70, died Saturday morning at the home of a sister, Mrs. R. B. Doubet, Wayne Township, where he had made his home for several years.

Mr. Theuret was a member of St. Hippolyte's R. C. Church, Frenchtown.

He is survived by a second sister, Miss Elizabeth Theuret, both...

Jan 1, 1753

Xavier F. Brown, 77, of Randolph Township, died Monday, evening after a long illness.  He was a former resident of East Mead Township.

Mr. Brown is survived by his widow; a son, Melvin of Randolph; a daughter, Mrs. Howard Stearns of Hysetown; one grandchild; and a sister, Mrs. Charles Alzingre of Meadville; and two brothers,...

Jan 1, 1753

Benn E. Nelson, 51, died suddenly Thursday night at his Meadville home.

He was born in New Castle and has lived in Meadville for the past 25 years.  He was a graduate of Allegheny College, Class of 1916, and was formerly a teacher in the high schools in New Castle, Salamanca, NY and Saegertown.  He...

Jan 1, 1753

Dr. Armen Kalfayan, 60, of Meadville, died Sunday at City Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks.  He was professor of modern languages at Allegheny College.

Although ill about a year, he continued part-time teaching through most of the first semester of the 1953-54 school year.

A native of...

Jan 1, 1753

Helen Huson Hanks, wife of J. Edgar Hanks, of Richmond Township, died Monday morning at Meadville City Hospital after a long illness.

Mrs. Hanks spent most of her life in Richmond Township.  Besides her husband, she is survived by her mother, Mrs. Theodore Spaid of Woodcock Township, and two brothers, Lee Huson of Saegertown and...

Jan 1, 1753

George L. Williams, 68, of Meadville, who for the past 23 years had been on the maintenance staff at Allegheny College, died early Thursday morning at the Crawford County Infirmary.  He had been ill the past three weeks.

Mr. Williams was a member of the F. O. Eagles, LOO Moose, and Italian Civic Club.

Jan 1, 1753

Thomas F. Thornton, 68, died Tuesday morning at Spencer Hospital after an illness of two weeks.

Mr. Thornton was a member of the Sacred Heart R. C. Church in Youngstown, OH.  He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Fort Pitt Division and of the McKeesport Lodge of the L. O. O. Moose....

Jan 1, 1753

Elizabeth Echnoz, wife of Edward Echnoz, died Monday morning at Spencer Hospital where she had been a patient for a week.  She had resided her entire life in Randolph Township, where she was well known and had a host of friends, and was a member of St. Hippolyte's RC Church.

Besides her husband, she is...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Violet E. Drake, 83, died early Monday at the Meadville Children's Aid Society and Home for the Aged, where she had resided for 12 years.

She was the widow of C. Judd Drake and a daughter of the late Sam and Nancy Winans, former residents of Lyona.  She was a member of the Cambridge...

Jan 1, 1753

James J. Pitt, a former Crawford Countian, died Tuesday at his home at Clyde, NY, where he had lived for the past 11 years.

He was born April 1, 1891, in Randolph Township, a son of Peter and Anna Monnin Pitt.  He was a veteran of World War I.

Surviving are...

Jan 1, 1753

John H. Niles, 63, formerly of Kerrtown, died Saturday morning at Warren State Hospital after an illness of five years.

A machinist, he was employed at Phoenix Iron Works and later by Pennsylvania State Highway Department and Allegheny College maintenance department.

He was a son of the late Fred and Louisa...