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| Reading a series of obituaries from a single cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade" or business. All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries. |
BAILEY John
Wellsboro Agitator – December 12, 1957
Watrous Boy, 13 Dies of Wounds - John Bailey, 13, of Watrous, Pa.,
was killed by the apparent accidental discharge of a rifle at a neighbor's
home about 10:45 Sunday morning. Dr. Harry K. Williams of Elkland,
Tioga County coroner, issued a verdict of accidental death. He said
the boy died almost instantly when a .32 bullet lodged in the left chest.
Deputy Sheriff William Zurfluh said young Bailey, one of six children of
Mrs. Lillian Bailey, was in the company of 13-year-old John Kearse of Watrous
when the mishap occurred. Zurfluhs said the boys returned to the
Kearse home after preparing traps for small game. Young Kearse apparently
went to a small den and took his father’s rifle. The rifle is believed
to have been dropped on the floor and discharged accidentally. The
dead boy is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lillian Hulbert Bailey; father,
James Bailey; sisters, Lillian, Donna and Connie Lou of Watrous; brothers,
Winfred Bailey with the U. S. Marine Corps; David of Watrous.
RONALD ALAN HURLBERT JR., infant son of Ronald A. and Tracy Spencer Hurlbert, Wellsboro, RD 4, died prematurely, Sept. 25, 1992 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. Survivors include his parents; maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Spencer, Wellsboro, RD 1; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Hurlbert, Wellsboro, RD 2; great-grandfather, Alfred Wilber, Canton RD 1; great-grandmother, Frieda Hurlbert, Wellsboro; great-grandmother, Wanda Bryson, Galeton and several aunts, uncles and cousins. Graveside services were conducted Sept. 29 at the Lick Run Cemetery, Gaines Township with William Hurlbert officiating. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Tussey-Morsher Funeral Home, Inc., Wellsboro. –Canton Independent Sentinel
Blanche HURLBURT Worthington
Blanche Hurlbert Worthington died at her home in Watrous, Sunday morning,
Dec. 12, at 8:50 o’clock. She was the youngest child of Charles and
Lydia Hurlbert, of Gaines, and was born April 8, 1899. She is survived
by her husband and her parents; also by four sisters and three brothers,
Ina Hurlbert, Addie Miller and Bessie Worthington, of Gaines, and Arna(?)
Taylor, of Olean, NY; George and Walter, of Gaines, and W. Charles, of
Wellsboro; also numerous other relatives. She had a host of friends.
The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock and the remains were
interred in the family cemetery at Lick Run. (December 22, 1920,
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
HURLBURT Blanche
Wellsboro Agitator – December 22, 1920
Mrs. Blanche Worthington, wife of Archie Worthington, died at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. H. Hulrbert, at Watrous, Dec. 12.
She gave birth to a son, Dec. 9, who died, and she never rallied but remained
unconscious until the end. She was born at Gaines, Pa., April 8,
1899, and was married to Archie Worthington, May 1, 1919. She leaves,
besides her husband and parents the following brothers and sisters:
Rev. George Hurlbert, of Gaines; Walter Hurlbert and Mrs. Addie Miller,
of Lick Run; Charles Hurlbert, Jr. of Wellsboro; Mrs. Inez Anderson, of
Watrous; Mrs. Amos Worthington, of Gaines, and Mrs. Anna Taylor, Olean,
N.Y. She was member of the Gospel Worker church. The funeral
was held Dec. 15, Rev. A. E. Harriman, of Galeton, officiating; interment
in the family cemetery at Lick Run. This death was a very sad one,
indeed. A happy home is broken up. The bereaved husband and
other relatives and friends have the heartfelt sympathy of the community.
George HURLBURT
The funeral of George Hulbert, son of Charles H. and Lydia (Matteson)
Hurlburt, was held Friday afternoon at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ina
Hulbert in Watrous. One daughter survives, Mrs. Iva Jacobs, of Holland,
NY; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, two brothers, Walter
and Charles of Elk Run; and four sisters, Mrs. Addie Miller, of Eldred,
Mrs. Anna Taylor, of Olean; Mrs. Bessie Worthington, of Alba, and Mrs.
Ina Hulbert of Watrous. Rev. Morris preached the funeral service
and interment was at Lick Run. (September 21, 1944, Wellsboro Gazette,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Cpl. Merle HURLBURT
The funeral of Corporal (or Private?) Merle Francis Hurlburt, 24, of
Gaines, who was wounded in action and died in a hospital at Luxembourg,
killed in action, Dec. 19, 1944, while serving with the Field Artillery
in Belgium and was, was held Thursday; burial in the Lick Run cemetery.
Survivors include his widow, Shirley Clark Hurlburt, of Fulton, NY; one
daughter, Carol Ann; an aunt, Mrs. Ina Hurlburt, with whom he lived after
the death of his mother; father, Charles Hurlburt, all of Gaines; four
sisters, Mrs. Bernice Thompson, of Olean, Mrs. Lillian Bailey of Harrisburg;
Mrs. Nancy Delinski of Williamsport and Wyona Hurlbert of Newark, NJ, one
half-sister, Patty, and two half-brothers, Paul and William. (January
25, 1945, Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
JENKINS Grace
Wellsboro Agitator – April 9, 1924
Gaines, April 8. — Mrs. Grace Schanbacher, wife of C. S. Schanbacker,
of Galeton, formerly of this place, died Saturday, April 5, after an extended
illness of tuberculosis, aged 45 years. She leaves beside her husband,
a daughter, Vivian, who is ill of measles; also her mother, Mrs. Nancy
Jenkins, who has been caring for her a long time. The funeral is
to be held at the house and burial in the Lick Run Cemetery.
JENKINS Robert
Wellsboro Agitator - November 19, 1919
Gaines, Nov. 1 —Robert Jenkins died Monday evening, Nov 10, of tuberculosis,
aged nearly 70 years. He is survived by his widow, one brother, Jacob Jenkins,
of Sheffield, Pa. Mr. Jenkins had been afflicted with tuberculosis for
the past two or three years. Jacob Jenkins and son, of Sheffield, were
here to attend the funeral.
LAPPA Louis Fredrick
Age 81, of Lawrenceville, PA, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at
the VA Medical Center in Bath, NY. Family and friends are invited to attend
a viewing on Saturday, November 10th, 2007, from Noon until 2 p.m. at the
Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory & Monuments, PC, 637
S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. Funeral services will be held immediately following
the viewing at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Richard Berg officiating.
Burial will be in Lick Run Cemetery, Gaines, PA. Published
in the Star-Gazette on 11/9/2007.
LAPPA Louis Fredrick
Age 81, of Lawrenceville, PA, died on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at
the VA Medical Center in Bath, NY. Louis was the husband of Roberta J.
(Hurlbert) Lappa, with whom he observed a 50th wedding anniversary on October
7, 2007. Louis was born on December 7, 1925 in Chicago, IL, a son of Samuel
and Nancy Lappa. He had been employed by the Elkland Tannery, Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation, and the A&P Plant. He was a WWII US Army
veteran, a member of the American Legion in Morris, PA, and the VFW in
Wellsboro, PA. Louis enjoyed his family, trout fishing, football, sports
and dancing. Louis is survived by his wife, Roberta; two sons, Michael
(Frankie Herb) Lappa and John (Trina Wilson) Lappa, all of Lawrenceville,
PA; a daughter and son-in-law, Sharon and Nathan Murray of Wysox, PA; three
grandchildren, Mitch Bliss, Cody O'Dell, and Ryan O'Dell. Louis was preceded
in death by an infant daughter, Kelly Lynn Lappa in 1965; his parents;
a brother, Nick Lappa; and a sister, Mary College. Family and friends are
invited to attend a viewing on Saturday, November 10th, 2007, from noon
until 2 p.m. at the Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory &
Monuments, PC, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA. Funeral services will be
held immediately following the viewing at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with
the Rev. Richard Berg officiating. Burial will be in Lick Run Cemetery,
Gaines, PA. Published in the Star-Gazette on 11/4/2007.
MATTESON Nancy
Wellsboro Agitator - January 26, 1927
Mrs. Nancy Jenkins, of Marshlands, died at the home of her adopted
son, Otto Butler, Jan 17, aged 68 years. A few weeks ago she had a large
cancer removed at the Blossburg hospital and after returning home she seemed
to be recovering for a time, but a short time ago she had a shock and sank
rapidly until the end She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Lydia Hurlbert, of Watrous,
and Mrs. Rachel Jenkins, of Wellsboro; also one grandchild and one great-grandchild,
besides numerous other relatives. The funeral was held at the Salvation
Army hall in Watrous, Wednesday, Jan. 19. Rev. Mr. Woodruff M E pastor,
officiating; burial was in the Lick Run cemetery. Deceased was a
devout Christian and a member of the M. E. church. She was a woman
of sterling character and will he missed by a large circle of relatives
and friends. Matteson
MATTESON ROXANNA "ROXIE"
The Agitator - January 30, 1924
Gaines, Jan 28 —Of all the numerous deaths here in the last few months
the saddest was that of Mrs. Roxanna Hurlbert, wife of Charles Hurlbert,
Jr , which occurred Tuesday night, Jan 22, following the birth of a son
only about two weeks before. She seemed to be doing well except that she
was afflicted with two large abscesses and had suffered greatly Tuesday
she was up a good share of the day and her complete recovery was expected
soon, but her illness had affected her heart and she suddenly collapsed.
She leaves, beside the infant son, her husband and four young daughters
- Bernice, Lillian, Wynona and Nancy, also one sister, Mrs. Gladys Kern.
She was the younger daughter of the late William and Kate Mattison and
wasn't yet 30 years of age. The funeral was held at Gaines on Friday and
burial was in the family cemetery at Lick Run, Undertaker Earl White, of
Galeton, having charge of the services. A goodly amount of money
was raised for Mr. Hurlbert, at Gaines and Watrous to help pay the funeral
expenses and flowers were purchased by the Watrous Sewing Circle, the Gaines
Thimble Club, etc. Besides the members of her own immediate family
she leaves numerous other relatives to mourn her untimely demise.
They all have the heartfelt sympathy of everybody.
MATTISON - Mrs. Lydia Ann Hurlbert
Watrous.--Mrs. Lydia Ann Hurlbert, 81, died here last Thursday at the
home of her son George, following an illness of two months. Mrs.
Hurlbert was born in Gaines, December 21, 1854, the daughter of Emaline
and Harris Mattison. On January 1, 1875 she married Charles Heurlbert,
at Stony Fork. Her survivors include the following children:
Mrs. L. W. Taylor, Mrs. Addie Miller and Miss Ina Hurlbert, all of Watrous,
Walter and Charles Hurlbert, of Gaines, RD 1; Mrs. Amos Worthington of
Cedar Run; and several grand children. Funeral services were held
Sunday, interment in Lick Run cemetery. (July 9, 1936, Wellsboro
Gazette, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
PERSING John
Westfield Free Press - November 18, 1886
Persing - In Gaines, Oct. 15, 1886, John Persing 99 years. Mr.
Persing was born in Northumberland county, married to Elizabeth Garretson
and at the age of 31 he came to Gaines, then a part of Delmar, and also
a part of Lycoming county. He was a soldier of 1812. Thirteen
children were born to him, of whom only five survive him - one daughter
and four sons. Mrs. Persing died 46 years ago. He was buried
from the residence of his son in Gaines on the 17th ult. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. S. L. Bovier
SCHANBACKER Conrad S
Wellsboro Agitator – April 4, 1943
Conrad Schanbacker, aged 82 years, of Marshlands, died Sunday, April
4, at 11 p.m., at the home of his niece, Mrs. O. A. Champney, of Marshlands.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Rose Kear, of Williamsport, and four
grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o’clock at the Marshlands Methodist church, Rev. M. H. Holmes, officiating;
burial in the Lick Run cemetery.
WORTHINGTON Amos E.
Wellsboro Agitator – October 29, 1952
The following attended funeral services for Amos Worthington at the
family home in Alba N.Y. on Friday: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hurlburt and daughter
Roberta; Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hurlburt, daughter Patty: Eli Shneider and Mrs. William
Hurlburt.
WORTHINGTON Archie Jr
Wellsboro Agitator – December 26, 1923
Mrs. Archie Worthington, of Galeton, who was formerly Lena Fritchell,
of this place, recently lost a child and has been in critical condition
at the Blossburg hospital, but is now improving.
WORTHINGTON - MARGARET CAMPBELL
Margaret Worthington Campbell, 56, of Gillett RR 2, died April
1, 1992 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was born July 13, 1935
in Elk Township, Tioga County PA, daughter of Amos and Bessie Hurlbert
Worthington. She was a member of Fassett Baptist Church, the Women of the
Moose in Canton for 29 years and the Blossburg American Legion Auxiliary
for 23 years. She was employed with Westinghouse in Horseheads, NY for
23 years. Mrs. Campbell is survived by her husband, Luther S. Campbell;
sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Rolanda Worthington of Minersville,
PA and Ricky and Karen Worthington of Canton; niece, Kay West of Granville
Summit, who was raised by Mrs. Campbell; stepdaughters, Lynn Thompson of
Arnot, PA and Christine Gitchell of Mansfield; stepson, Mark Campbell of
Morris Run, PA; three granddaughters and five stepgrandchildren; sisters,
Eva Austin of Gillett and Betty Walters of Ogdensburg; brothers, Harley
Worthington of Eldred, PA, Richard Worthington of Xenia, OH and Donald
Worthington of Orlando, FL. She was predeceased by two sisters, Ruth Worthington
and Madeline Worthington. Funeral services were held April 4 at the Vickery
Funeral Home in Troy with the Rev. Donald Rockwell officiation and burial
to be in Lick Run Cemetery, Gaines, PA. Memorials may be directed to the
Fassett Baptist Church. (TGR, Thursday, April 9, 1992)
YOUNGS - HURLBERT Myrtle M. (Youngs)
Myrtle M. Youngs Hurlbert, 87 of Wellsboro and formerly of Lawrenceville,
died Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital,
Wellsboro. She was born on July 3, 1922, in Tioga, County, a daughter of
Rosco and Clara Youngs. Myrtle was the wife of the late Walter E. Hurlbert,
who died in 1981. Her favorite pastime was reading. Myrtle is survived
by one son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Beth Hurlbert of Lawrenceville;
four grandchildren, Martin, Matthew, Cody, and Cory. In keeping with Myrtle's
wishes there will be no public services. Burial will be in Lick Run Cemetery,
Gaines. The Jacquelyn A. Buckheit Funeral Chapel, Crematory and Monuments,
PC, 637 S. Main St. Mansfield, is assisting the family. Published
in The Wellsboro Gazette from September 13 to September 22, 2009
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