Richard David Clark
Jan 1, 1753
Richard David Clark, 20, of Meadville, died early Thursday morning on Route 322, one mile north of Cochranton, as a result of an automobile accident.
He was born at Clarkson, Monroe County, NY, July 26, 1960, son of James F. and Ruthanne Ginther Clark.
He was a 1978 graduate of Meadville...
Karl F. Baxter
Jan 1, 1753
Karl F. Baxter, 55, of Meadville, a cook with the US Maritime Service, died at City Hospital yesterday after a brief illness.
He was spending a short leave with his wife, Mrs. Ethel Baxter, when he was stricken. He had spent most of his life in Ripley, NY, and had entered the maritime service last...
Merrill W. Troutman
Jan 1, 1753
Merrill W. Troutman, 38, of Meadville, principle at Second District and Kerrtown schools, died suddenly yesterday at his office in Second District School.
A physician called to the school attributed death to a heart attack. Troutman reportedly had complained of feeling ill before leaving his home and had made an appointment to see a doctor...
Burton William Dain
Jan 1, 1753
Burton William Dain, of Meadville, a prominent Meadville merchant, died last night at Meadville City Hospital following a long illness. He was 71.
He operated a meat market at the corner of Grove and State streets for 41 years. He was first associated with Reece P. Clark and later with a son, Robert, in the...
Eva G. Cutshall
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Eva G. Cutshall, widow of the late William A. Cutshall, of Randolph Township, died at Meadville City Hospital Monday morning after a long period of failing health.
Mrs. Cutshall was 82 years of age and had spent most of her life in the Guys Mills community. Recently, she had lived with her children; her...
Earl M. Snyder
Jan 1, 1753
Earl M. Snyder, 52, died suddenly Thursday evening at his home on the Lloyd Smith dairy farm, where he has been employed since November. He came to this area from Warren County. He was a member of the Evangelical-United Brethren Church at Akeley, Warren County.
Surviving are his widow; a daughter, Mrs. Edwin Gilbert of...
John Whitelaw
Jan 1, 1753
John Whitelaw, of Meadville, died Tuesday night at Spencer Hospital following a long illness.
He had been employed by the maintenance department of Allegheny College. A native of Scotland, he came to the US at the age of 21 and resided in Cleveland, OH, until 1939, when he moved to Meadville.
...
Laura Delphine Clay Powell
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Laura Delphine Clay Powell, 74, widow of Jefferson Powell, died Tuesday evening at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Fred E. Linton of Meadville, where she had made her home for the past several years.
Mrs. Powell was born and had lived her entire life in the Meadville community. She was employed at Talon,...
Edward Guenon
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...
Lawrence S. Wagner
Jan 1, 1753
Lawrence S. Wagner, 77, of East Mead Township, died Sunday night at the farm homestead where he was born and had resided his entire life. He had been in failing health more than a year.
Mr. Wagner was a member of Kiser-Mead Grange.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma...
George A. Wiltrout
Jan 1, 1753
George A. Wiltrout, 46, of Meadville, died suddenly at his work at the local American Viscose Corp. plant today following a heart attack.
He had been employed at the Avisco plant as a power house attendant for the past 16 years.
He spent his early life at Ellwood City where he...
Eva Bell Freeland
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Eva Bell Freeland, 60, wife of Elmer E. Freeland, Conneaut Lake, died Tuesday evening at City Hospital following a brief illness.
A resident of Pittsburgh for many years, Mrs. Freeland moved to Conneaut Lake in 1940. She was an honorary director of Pittsburgh Home for Babies and a member of Conneaut Lake Presbyterian Church....
Peter F. Bost
Jan 1, 1753
Peter F. Bost, 64, succumbed to a lingering illness, Wednesday, July 21, 1937 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frieda Jennings, Randolph Township.
Mr. Bost, a former mill worker at Pittsburgh, had been living with his wife at the home of Mrs. Jennings for the past three years. He was a member of St....
Fred E. Hamilton
Jan 1, 1753
Fred E. Hamilton, 75, of East Mead Township, died Sunday morning at City Hospital following a long period of failing health.
A son of Eben E. and Lucy Peterman Hamilton, he resided on the farm where he was born.
He was a long-time auto salesman and part owner of the former...
Miranda Ann Nichols
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Miranda Ann Nichols, 80, died early Wednesday morning at her home in Meadville, following a week's illness. Her husband, Warren E. Nichols, Sr., passed away ten months ago. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Bertha E. Green and Mrs. Florence Edmonds; four sons, Harry A., Warren E.,...
Sarah Cogswell
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Sarah Cogswell, 84, widow of Fred Cogswell, died yesterday at Cribbs Methodist Home.
A native of Centerville, she was a former resident of Chautauqua, NY. Her first husband, Ira A. Sturgis of Centerville, died in 1929. Following his death, she was a nurse in the infirmary at Keuka College in the Finger Lakes Region...
Pearl Leathers Gunsallus
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Pearl Leathers Gunsallus, 47, wife of Stearl Gunsallus, of Meadville, died Friday afternoon at City Hospital where she had been a patient since March 10.
She spent the early portion of her life in Bellefonte, Centre County, and moved to Meadville 23 years ago.
She was a member of St....
Thomas R. Ewing
Jan 1, 1753
Thomas R. Ewing, 77, of Meadville, died early Saturday morning at City Hospital following an extended period of ill health.
From 1934 until his retirement a year and a half ago, Mr. Ewing was a stationary engineer at Allegheny College. He spent his earlier life at Corry where he was associated with the H. Clark...
J. Cleon Kelley
Jan 1, 1753
J. Cleon Kelley, 65, Randolph Township farmer and dairyman, died Sunday morning at Spencer Hospital as the result of a heart attack. He had been in ill health for the past six months.
Born near Townville on March 3, 1882, the son of the late Freeland H. and Edith May Southworth Kelley, he had spent...
Nancy Beers Kelley
Jan 1, 1753
Mrs. Nancy Beers Kelley, 64, wife of J. Cleon Kelley, of Guys Mills, died at Meadville City Hospital Thursday evening following an illness of one week.
She is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Almon Sutton and three grandchildren, Janice, Marilyn and Jack Sutton, all of Guys Mills and six brothers, Jack Beers of...