Jan 1, 1753

Ford E. Camp, 57, of Saegertown, died early Tuesday morning at City Hospital, where he had been a medical patient for three weeks.

He had resided in Saegertown 16 years, his earlier years having been spent in Youngstown and Cleveland, OH.  He was owner of Saegertown Trailer Sales and for several years was active as...

Jan 1, 1753

Milton A. Byham, 84, former resident of Mt. Hope, died Thursday evening at Maple Avenue Hospital, DuBois.

He became ill several days ago while visiting relatives in DuBois.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank F. Benton of West Mecca, OH and a son, Harold of Frankin.

Services...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Sarah Beck Gunn, 66, wife of Theodore J. Gunn, of Meadville, died at her home yesterday following a long period of ill health.

She spent her early life in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late George and Clara Barr Beck.  After moving to Crawford County in 1919, she lived in Guys Mills...

Jan 1, 1753

David S. Fordyce, of Meadville, died at his home Thursday morning after a long illness.

Mr. Fordyce, who lived in Alyth, Scotland, came to the US in 1883.  Among the positions he held during his life in Meadville was one with the Railway Express Company for a period of 15 years.

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Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Della Holder, 80, of Meadville, widow of Norman S. Holder, died Tuesday morning at City Hospital, after a brief illness.

Mrs. Holder was a member of the First Baptist Church and Meadville Grange.

She is survived by four children, Kenneth W. Holder, Carlton E. Holder and Mrs. Helen Clyde, all...

Jan 1, 1753

William W. Ladds, 68, died Friday afternoon at his home in Blooming Valley.

Mr. Ladds spent his early life in Franklin and Grove City.  He has lived in Crawford County for 17 years, the last fiver of which were in Blooming Valley.

He was a machinist at Talon, Inc. for 15...

Jan 1, 1753

George Edwon Cole, 78, died at his home in Meadville, Thursday morning.

He had spent most of his life in Meadville, and for 22 years had been night watchman at Allegheny College.  Previously he had been employed for four years by the Traction Company, and also by the Erie Railroad Company as a steam fitter,...

Jan 1, 1753

James Daniel Hagen, 76, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home in Meadville.

Mr. Hagen was a member of St. Agatha's Roman Catholic Church and of the Knights of Columbus.

He leaves his widow; two daughters, Mrs. L. J. Daugherty of Buffalo, NY and Mrs. James Forker of Meadville; two sisters,...

Jan 1, 1753

Herbert E. Hall, 75, of Meadville, died Wednesday morning at Meadville City Hospital after a long illness.

Mr. Hall was a retired railroad trainman, and had spent the past 40 years in Meadville, the earlier years having been in Randolph Township.

He is survived by his widow, Gertha Kightlinger Hall; two...

Jan 1, 1753

Anna, wife of Dorrance Mook of Cambridge Springs, died Friday, at the Bashline Hospital in Grove City, at the age of 31 years.

Mrs. Mook was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church in Meadville.

She is survived by her husband and four children, Dorrance Edward, Jr., Louis Eugene,...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Ruby Byham, 53, wife of Allen S. Byham, of Randolph Township, died at Meadville City Hospital Tuesday morning after a long illness.

Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Lewis and John of Guys Mills, Robert of Shelbyville, IL and Ray at home; a half-brother, Frank Becker of Jamestown, NY; four foster...

Jan 1, 1753

Joseph L. Greenalch, 49, of Meadville, died Sunday while on guard duty at the local plant of the American Viscose Corp., where he was employed.

Death was attributed to a heart attack.  He had been under physician's care.

Mr. Greenalch was born at Byrndale, August 11, 1911, a son of William...

Jan 1, 1753

Fred Feldmiller, 83, of Cochranton, who was injured in a truck-car collision Monday night, died at City Hospital shortly before midnight yesterday.

Feldmiller and his brother, George, Meadville, suffered multiple lacerations of the face and scalp when their truck and a car operated by Thomas Karns of Cochranton, collided.  The accident occurred on the Cochranton...

Jan 1, 1753

Mrs. Roseanna Greenleaf, 89, widow of Frank C. Greenleaf died Sunday afternoon at her home in Meadville.

Born January 22, 1859, at Blooming Valley, Mrs. Greenleaf was the daughter of pioneer farmers, Edward and Martha Hammond Smith.  She lived in Syracuse, NY, until 1909, moving to a farm at Lyona, PA, where she lived until...

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

Mrs. Cora A. Smith, 84, widow of George Smith, formerly of Black Ash, died Monday at the Heaster Convalescent Home, Conneautville, where she had been a patient for a week.  She had be in failing health for a long time.

She had resided with a daughter, Mrs. Lynn Whitehill of Conneaut Lake.  Until the death...

Jan 1, 1753

Frank A. Warp, 82, a retired carpenter, died Thursday morning at his home in Randolph Township near Mt. Hope after a long illness.

He had lived all his life in the Mt. Hope area and was a member of Mt. Hope Methodist Church and Cussewago Lodge, IOOF.

He is survived by...

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

Mrs. Lora Hall, 86, widow of William E. Hall, died Tuesday evening at Meadville Home for the Aged.

She was well known in the Richmond Township area where she and the late Mr. Hall resided for many years.  They later lived at the County Courthouse where he was maintenance man until his death in 1930....

Jan 1, 1753

Honorable John P. Williams, 87, formerly state assemblyman and one-time Crawford County sheriff, died Saturday evening at his home in East Mead Township following a long period of failing health.

Mr. Williams, a lifelong republican, served as sheriff of this county from 1903 to 1905, and in 1910 was elected to serve Crawford County for...