MERRICK Lucille West

died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in the Niagara Hospice House, Lockport, N.Y.  She was born Aug. 14, 1929. Lucille was predeceased by her husband, Homer West in 1992. She is the beloved mother of Terry (Debbie) West, Joan (Carroll) Carter, John West; grandmother of six and great-grandmother of 11.  There was no prior visitation. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements are by Taylor & Reynolds Funeral Home, Lockport, N.Y.      Wellsboro Gazette – January 17, 2013

 

MILLER Nancy Phildelia

Wellsboro Agitator – January 20, 1909

Mrs. Chas. Houghton, of this place, died very suddenly last Thursday morning for several weeks.  (typed as written)  She is survived by her husband, one son, Mr. Clarence Houghton, of Jersey Shore, and three daughters, Mrs. Geo. S. Berry, of Jackson Summit, Mrs. D. H. Smith, of Rutland, and Mrs. Wm. Mitchell, of Tioga.  Mrs. Houghton was sixty-six years of age,  a member of the Baptist church, and was loved and respected by a host of friends.   The funeral was held in the Baptist church Sunday at 12 o’clock, Rev. L. L. Grover, officiating; burial in West Branch cemetery.

 

MITCHELL Henry J

Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA -- Thursday, October 15, 1936, Pg 3

Henry J. Mitchell, 81, died Oct. 8 at his home on Wellsboro, RD6. he was born at Block House, and spent most of his life farming. In 1879 he married Addie Bartle. Children born to them included: Mrs. Philip Wilson, Wellsboro, RD; Mrs. Sarah Wilbur of New Brunswick, NJ. In 1918 Mr Mitchell married Clara A. Bartle, who survives with a step-daughter, Mrs. LeVerne Moore of Galeton and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Carmen of Roulette and Mrs. Herman Bartle of Wellsboro RD6. The funeral was held at the Evans Funeral Home here on Sunday, the Rev. Harold Loughhead, of Stony Fork officiating; burial was in the West Branch Cemetery.

               

MOFFITT Jesse

Wellsboro Agitator – Wednesday, July 24, 1918

Jesse, the 18-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moffitt, died at his home Wednesday, after a long illness.  The funeral was held Friday at the home.  Services were conducted by Rev. Andrew Young, of Antrim.  He is survived by his parents, three sisters, Mrs. Charles Kriner, Jr.; Mrs. Leonard Butler and Rachel, and two brothers, Francis and Judson.  Interment in the Stonyfork Cemetery.   

 

CHARLES ADELBERT MOORE – Wellsboro, May 17, 1930, 86 for many years a prominent farmer, died Friday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. James Putnam at Morris.  Mr. Moore was born in New York State.  He is survived by a son, Vern of Galeton; two daughters, Mrs. Putnam and Mrs. William Glenwright of Philadelphia; 17 grandchildren.  The funeral will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Stoney Fork Baptist Church with internment in the West Branch Cemetery.  –Elmira Star-Gazette 5/17/1920

MOORE Marion
Wellsboro Agitator - May 11, 1892
—Mr. W. Sanford Moore, of Delmar, received a telegram last Wednesday announcing the death of his daughter, Mrs. Apha (Alfred) Walbridge, in the State of Washington.   She was about 20 years of age and was a very intelligent young woman. She married something over a year ago and went West with her husband.  The remains will be brought here for interment.

Wellsboro Agitator – May 18, 1892
A MEMORIAL - Last Wednesday the remains of the late Mrs. Marion Walbridge were brought to Delmar from the State of Washington, and the funeral was held on Thursday, Rev. J. A. Boyce conducting the service.  Mrs. Walbridge was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore, of Stony Fork.  She was married a year ago last October to Alfred C. Walbridge, and the couple started for the far West to seek a home.  She was well educated and accomplished, and upon her had been bestowed some of Nature's fairest and noblest gifts, such as talents for music, poetry and art.  She was the only daughter, and when the news of her death came, the hearts of her parents and only brother were stricken with grief.  The body was brought home from Yakima, and the funeral was held in her childhood's home, being attended by a large number of sympathizing friends.

MOORE Wilbern Taylor
Wellsboro Agitator - May 21, 1941
Wilbern Taylor Moore, aged 73 years, of Delmar, died at 4:30 p.m. Friday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kreisler.  He is survived by his widow (Hulda) and seven children, Carl W. Moore, of Elmira; Mrs. Lyle Wilcox, of Wellsboro; Mrs. Cleo Kreisler and Mrs. Cecile Kreisler, of Delmar; Mrs. Charlotte Campbell, of Horseheads; Mrs. Louis Kirkpatrick, of Niles Valley, and Kenneth B. Moore, of Delmar and 12 grandchildren.  He was a member of the Grange, L. O. O. M., was formerly a member of the I. O. O. F.   The funeral was held yesterday, at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Kreisler , Rev. C. W. Sheriff, pastor of the First Baptist Church, of Wellsboro, officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.  He was born in Delmar township, a son of William and Adelaide Taylor Moore.

MORSEMAN Caroline
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA - Wed.,  October 28, 1908, Pg 8
Mrs. Caroline Furman, aged 83 years, who has long been in feeble health, died last Friday morning [10/23/1908] at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Thomas H. Horton, in Delmar.  She was born in Vermont.  Of her three children only one, Mrs. Thomas H. Horton, survives and with her, she had lived for nearly eight years.  The funeral was held on Sunday in the Delmar Church.

MUDGE Ethel [SRGP 00728]  - Mrs. Ethel J. Doane, 75, died Monday, January 28, 1957, at Hornell, NY. She was born January 19, 1882, in Sullivan Township, daughter of Loren D. and Kate Ashley Mudge. Mrs. Doane was a charter member of the Dexter Methodist Church. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Emma Bowen of Hornell; one son, J. Everett Doane of Wellsboro; one sister, Miss Florence A. Mudge of Wellsboro; one brother, Emery O. Mudge of Mansfield. She is also survived by seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rev. Bertram Croop, Hornell, officiated at funeral services Thursday afternoon at 139 Main Street, Wellsboro. Burial was in the West Branch Cemetery. - Wellsboro Agitator, February 7, 1957

EDWIN J. MUNROE
 Edwin J. Munroe, 92, of 73 Pearl Street, Wellsboro, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 1974, at his home. He was born Aug. 13, 1881 in Delmar Twp., a son of Barton and Carrie Warriner Munroe. Mr. Munroe was a member of the First Baptist Church. He was a retired rural mail carrier. He was also a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge. Surviving are three sons, Bernard, of Virginia Beach, Va., Morrell, of Wellsboro, and Edwin, of Utica, NY.; two daughters, Mrs. Neva Ericson, of Newark, NY, and Mrs. Thelma Phelps, of Oregon City, Ore., 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The funeral was held on Tuesday at the Tussey Funeral Home, 139 Main Street. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro RD. The Rev. Gordon E. Abrams, a retired Baptist minister, officiated.

 

NEALLY Mary Lou VanVliet

Age 71, of Watson Creek Road, Lindley, died on Sunday, July 10, 2011, at home with her family by her side. She was born on May 14, 1940 at her parents' home in Presho. She is the daughter of the late David E. and Maude A. (Fritchell) Neally. She married Leroy VanVliet on February 17, 2007 at the Addison American Legion. Mary retired in 2004 from Corning Glass/World Kitchen after 30+ years of service. She participated in weekend tournaments at the Addison Legion. She was an avid lifelong bowler, winning several trophies. She is survived by the love of her life, her husband: LeRoy VanVliet; two daughters: Barbara Underhill-Fryer of Elmira, Linda Wilson of Corning; two sons: Richard Fryer of Bath, Noel Eddy of Australia; stepson: James VanVliet of Liberty, PA; two brothers: Harold Neally of Presho, Walter Neally of Tuscarora; nine grandchildren: Marie Sinn, Charles Underhill, Justin Fryer-Brewer, Jeremy Fryer-Brewer, Jessica Wilson, Aaron Wilson, Philip Wilson, Benjamin Wilson, Daniel Wilson; step-grandson: Sam VanVliet. She is predeceased by her sisters, Phyllis Cervoni, Alice Mitchell, Virginia Baker-Aldrich, Eleanor Smith; brother: Lawrence Neally, Buster Neally; and her beloved dog, Sweet Pea. Family and friends are invited to call at Carpenter-Flint Funeral Home, 10 Wall St., Addison, NY on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. with funeral services immediately following. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro, at the convenience of the family.  Star Gazette – July 12, 2011  

 

NOBLES - ZOERADO MILDRED NOBLES
The Wellsboro Agitator - Wednesday, 17 Jun 1942
Mrs. Clarence E. Nobles, aged 48 years, of Delmar died Monday night at the Packer hospital at Sayre.  The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m., at the Evans & Johnson Funeral Home, Rev. C. W. Sheriff officiating, burial in the West Branch cemetery.  She was born in Delmar, Aug. 31, 1893, daughter of Ferd and Elida Boyden Nobles. She is survived by her husband and two children, Mrs. Howard Munson, of Covington, and Delores, at home, and three grandchildren. A son, Arthur, is deceased.  She is also survived by five sisters and three brothers, Mrs. Clara Gay, of Buffalo; Mrs. Bessie Conaway, Mrs. Floyd Relya, Mrs. James Kelly, Mrs. Esther Zorr, Eugene, Theodore, Charles and George Nobles, all of West Albany, N.Y. Submitter Note: Zoerado [aka Zorado] Mildred, daughter of Ferdinand Nobles and Elida Boyden, married Clarence E. Nobles.

 

OLMSTED, Frank – Frank H. Olmstead, Sr., aged 61 years, died about 5:30 o’clock last week Tuesday evening at his home at painted Post after a two weeks’ illness of pneumonia.  Mr. Olmstead had been employed at the Ingersoll Rand company’s plant as a machinist.  He had been with that company for the past nine years, removing to Painted Post from Tiadaghton, Pa.  Mr. Olmstead was most highly respected in the community in which he lived for the splendid qualities which he possessed, says the Leader.  Besides his wife, Mr. Olmstead leaves three daughters, Mrs. George Randall of Painted Post and Phoebe and …….Olmstead at home; six sons, Francis H. Jr. of Painted Post, Lyman of Corning, Casson W. of Painted Post, James Blaine with the American Army in France, Jacob Leon and Clement of Painted Post.  The funeral was held at 7:30 o’clock Thursday evening, Rev. E.A. Snyder and Rev. R.F. Brettle, both of Painted Post officiating.  The remains were taken to West Branch, Pa., for interment on Friday.  Wellsboro Agitator, 16 April, 1919.  (some of this was illegible)    

 

OLMSTEAD - MRS. IONA MAY PERRY
 Mrs. Iona May Perry, aged 49 years, widow of Albert Perry, who died in May, 1947, died Friday morning at her home on Jackson street. She was born Dec. 17, 1897, in Delmar, daughter of Jacob R. and Olive Stradley Olmstead. She is survived by one daughter, Norma Perry, one son, Robert, both of Wellsboro; four brothers, Lealon Olmstead, of Wellsboro; Gale Olmstead, of Corning; Dwight Olmstead, of Sherman, NY; Elwin Olmstead, of Owego, NY; one sister, Mrs. Gladys Youmans, of Covington. The funeral was held Sunday at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home, Rev. Charles Titus, pastor of the Wellsboro Methodist church, officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery. (The Agitator, Wellsboro, PA, Wed. Aug. 20, 1947, died 15 August 1947)

LEALON C. OLMSTEAD
 Lealon C. Olmstead, 84, of 42 Jackson Street, died Tuesday, September 11, 1973, in the Nanticoke General Hospital, Nanticoke. He was born May 31, 1889, in Delmar Twp., a son of Jacob and Olive Stradley Olmstead. He was a member of the Middle Ridge United Methodist Church. A retired carpenter, Mr. Olmstead was a member of the Stony Fork Grange. Mr. Olmstead was a veteran of World War I. Surviving are three brothers, Gale, of Corning, NY, Dwight of Findleys Lake, NY, and Elwyn, of Deposit, NY. The funeral was held Thursday at the Tussey Funeral Home, 139 Main Street.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. The Rev. James W. Garthoff, his pastor, officiated.

OSBORN - Mrs. Harriet Osborn Burton, 78, of Harrisburg, formerly of Draper, died Sunday, February 24, 1963. She was born December 6, 1884 in Draper, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Osborn. She was the widow of Charles Burton. Surviving are: a daughter, Miss Doris Burton of Harrisburg; sons, Winton of Wellsboro RD5, and Bernard of Corning; and six grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today, Thursday, in the Draper Baptist Church, at 2 PM. The Rev. William Lincoln will officiate. Burial will be in the West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements were made by the Kuhl Funeral Home. - Wellsboro Gazette, February 28, 1963

OSBORN –HELEN R. HORTON. Age 71, of Kelsey St., Wellsboro, PA, died May 26, 2004. She was the wife of the late Robert D. Horton. Helen was born July 29, 1932 in Morris, PA, the daughter of the late Harry and Grace Broughton Osborn. Survived by three daughters, three sisters, one brother-in-law, one sister-in-law, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Friends and relatives are invited to Helen's Life Celebration on Sunday, May 30, 2004 from 7-9 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home," 139 Main St., Wellsboro, PA. Funeral there Monday, May 31, 2004 at 11 a.m. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be sent in her memory to the American Cancer Society, Tioga County Unit, 948 East Third St., Williamsport, PA or to The Green Home, 37 Central Ave., Wellsboro, PA –Elmira Star Gazette.

PARSELLS Fay Waldo
Fay Waldo Parsells, 57, of Airport Road, Wellsboro, died
Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, with his family by his side, after a strong and courageous battle with cancer. Fay was born July 18, 1953, and raised in Wellsboro, the son of Stanley E. and Mary Jane Hammond Parsells. He was a graduate of Wellsboro High School, Williamsport Area Community College and was a self-employed logger. Fay started a family of his own, living in Wellsboro and several other areas over the years, settling for many of those years in Manchester, N.Y. After Fay's three children graduated from high school from or around the Manchester area, Fay moved back to his hometown of Wellsboro. He spent the last seven years, up until the very end, doing what he loved the most: loggin' it. In the woods, day in and day out, Fay cut and hauled logs all over Pennsylvania.  Fay was loved and respected by so many, and few words can describe how much he will be missed. One close friend declared, "I can only hope to go the way he did, up on my feet to the very end. The world has truly lost a good man."  Surviving are his parents, Stanley and Mary Jane Parsells of Wellsboro; son, Jody P. Parsells of Rochester, N.Y.; daughters and son-in-law, Tori Lynn (Mike) Gushea of Oneida, N.Y., Jessica M. Parsells of Auburn, NY; sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Robert Weidler of Loganton; four grandchildren, William Waldo Parsells, Emily Gushea, Ethan Gushea and Addison Gushea. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Eli Frost Gushea. Friends and family are invited to Fay's Life Celebration on Thursday, Aug. 5,from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 6, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home," 139 Main St., Wellsboro. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with Calvin Cobb,VFW Chaplain officiating. The burial will be held privately in West Branch Cemetery. Memorials may be made in his memory to the VFW, Post #4907, or the American Legion, Post #84.- Wellsboro Gazette, August 4, 2010

PERRY - Albert L. Perry,
 Albert Leonard Perry, aged 39 years, of 42 Jackson street, died at his home at 5:30 o'clock Saturday morning, May 24, after a long illness. He was born April 3, 1908, at Thurston, NY, son of Arthur and Mary Copp Perry. He is survived by his widow, one son, Robert, one daughter, Norma, his father, Arthur Perry, of Wellsboro, RD 6; two brothers, Miles Perry, of Corning, and William Perry, of Lindley; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Cole, of Lawrenceville. The funeral was held Monday at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home.  Rev. Arthur Gregson, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating; burial in the West Branch Cemetery. (The Agitator: Wellsboro, PA, Wed. May 28, 1947)

PERRY - Arthur A. Perry
 Lawrenceville---Arthur Albert Perry, 78, died at Blossburg State Hospital on Tuesday. He was born Sept. 25, 1870, son of Albert Arthur and Lucia Niles Perry, and had lived most of his life in the vicinity of Wellsboro. He is survived by one daughter, Margaret, wife of Arland L. Cole, of Lawrence township; two sons, Miles S. Perry, of Corning and William H. Perry, of Lindley; 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Kuhl Funeral Home this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Mabel Johnson, pastor of the Methodist church officiating; burial in West Branch cemetery. (Wellsboro Gazette, Thursday, Sept. 23, 1948)

PERRY - BOWERS Freda June (Perry)
84, Wellsboro, left the Green Home to be with her Lord and Savior on January 31, 2008. Born November 19, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Rose Comfort and Cecil Perry. She was the beloved wife of Henry Bowers for 66 years, and is survived by a brother and sister-in-law, Nolan and Shirley Perry of Texas; a daughter and son-in-law, Nina Mae and Jerry Copley; and a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Leda Bowers; six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren, and many friends. Family and friends are invited to call on Monday, February 4, 2008, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro. Funeral service will be held at the Stony Fork Baptist Church on Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Dennis Crumb officiating. Burial in the West Branch Cemetery. Contributions may be made in her memory to Stony Fork Baptist Church, 2831 Stony Fork Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901

PLIMPTON William N. Age 85, of Rawson Rd., Wellsboro, PA, died June 18, 2005 at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro. He was the husband of Ann Hopkins Plimpton whom he married June 12, 1948. Bill was born October 5, 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of the late Charles H. and Hilda E. McNeil Plimpton. He was a resident of Wellsboro for over 25 years, and was a retired radio officer for Exxon on their oil tanks. Bill was an avid ham radio W2IXH operator for 65 years, and was a Merchant Marine during World War II. Surviving are his wife of 57 years; daughters and sons-in-law, Marjorie and Clem Restine, Brick, NJ, Susan and Dan Thomas, Newton, NJ, Linda and Charles Giffoniello, Andover, NJ, and Betty and Paul Brown, Easton, PA; sons and daughter-in-law, William Plimpton, Wellsboro, and Tim and Christina Plimpton, Newport News, VA; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister, Peg Thomas, Elmira, NY. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Plimpton. A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 25, 2005, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 25 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA, with Rev. Eugene A. Charsky officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be sent to Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, 1883 Shumway Hill Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Arrangements by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA.

PLUMLEY Elihu Darius
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA--Wednesday, October 25, 1944
Elihu Darius Plumley, aged 67 years of Croookedcreek, died Monday at the Blossburg Hospital. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Plumley. He is survived by his widow  Mrs. Myrtle Appleby Plumley, 4 sons: Ray Plumley of Corning; Ward, serving in the US Army in Engalnd; Francis, serving in the US Army in Canada, and Stewart Plumley at home. He is also survived by 4 brothers: Lewis Plumley of Tioga; Milton of Shippen; Ed of Crookedcreek; and Ray of Wellsboro; 4 sisters, Mrs Lynn Hall of Wellsboro; Mrs. Evan Jones of Cherryflats; Mrs. Aurilla Squires of Corning; Mrs. Cordelia Beauvier of Wellsboro; three grandchildren and several nieces.  He was a member of the Crookedcreek Grange.  The  funeral will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m., at the Johnson Funeral Home in Wellsboro, Rev. George W. Doane officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

PLUMLEY
Milton D., age 86 of Crooked Creek, RD 1, Pa., (Tioga County), Tuesday, May 15, 1973. Friends may call at the Tussey Funeral Home Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral there Friday 2.p.m. Rev. James Garthoff. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. Survived by his wife, Alta Lewis Plumley; one son, Wayne Plumley of Wellsboro RD 1; one sister, Mrs. Mary Lynn of Wellsboro RD 3; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Middle Ridge Methodist Church and a former member of the grange. He was an employee of the highway dept. and was a retired farmer.

CLIFFORD L. PRISET
Clifford L. Priset, 589, of Morris, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 1973 in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, after a long illness. He was born Feb. 8, 1914, in Leetonia, a son of Bert and Agnes Ekstron Priset. He was a member of the Canton Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife, the former Hazel Newberry, of Rochester, N.Y.; two sons, James, of Sonyea, N.Y., and Lee, of Rochester, and three sisters, Mrs. James Collins, of Morris, Mrs. Wayman Borden, of Wellsboro, and Mrs. Ransford Campbell, of Canton. The funeral was held on Thursday at the Spink Funeral Home, 126 Main Street, Wellsboro. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. The Rev. Raymond D. Forsythe, pastor of the Morris Wesleyan Church, officiated.

PUTNAM Allen Deroy
Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA - Thur., July 11, 1963, Pg 8
Allen Deroy Putman, 68, of Wellsboro, RD5, died Saturday, July 6, 1963, in the Williamsport Hospital.  Born January 4, 1895, in Delmar Township, he was the son of Deroy and Emma VanDyke Putman.  Before his retirement he had been employed by the NY Central Railroad for 32 years.  He was a member of the Kennedy Baptist Church.  He was a member of OSSEA Masonic Lodge No. 317, Royal Arch Chapter and the Stony Fork Grange.  Surviving are his wife, Lorena Lawton Putman, a daughter, Mrs. Arlene Wetherbee of Wellsboro, RD5;  two sons Deroy of Horseheads, NY and Edgar of New Hope;  two sisters, Mrs. Susan Heinrich of Los Angeles, Calif, and Mrs. Flossie Louden of Lindley, NY; seven grandchildren and one gr-grandchild.  Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1:30pm at Johnson and Tussey, 139 Main Street.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery.  The Rev. Silas Gearhart officiated.  Masonic services were held Monday evening at 8pm at the funeral home.

PUTMAN –MRS. ARLENE P. WETHERBEE, 73, of 18 McInroy St., Wellsboro, died Monday, Oct. 23, 1995 at home.  She and her husband, Wilmon Karl “Red” Wetherbee observed their 53rd anniversary on Feb. 15.  She retired as a trust officer with Citizens and Northern Bank her, where she worked for 30 years.  She was a member of the Wellsboro United Methodist Church.  She was a member of the Tioga Country Club and the Mary Wells Chapter 452, Order of the Eastern Star.  She graduated from Wellsboro High School in 1940.  Born her Sept. 2, 1922, she was the daughter of Allen DeRoy and Lorena Harriet Lawton Putman.  Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, W. Karl Wetherbee of Chalfont, a daughter, Dawn W. Guinan of Clifton Park, N.Y.; two brothers, DeRoy Putman of Horseheads, N.Y., and Edgar Putman of New Hope; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Tussey-Mosher’s, 139 Main St., with David Bliss officiating.  Burial will be in the West Branch Cemetery in Delmar Township.  Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home where there will be an Eastern Star service at 8 p.m.  –Williamsport Sun-Gazette

PUTNAM - MRS. SUSAN P. HEINRICH
 Mrs. Susan P. Heinrich, 90, of East Concord, NY, formerly of Wellsboro, died Tuesday, March 6, 1973 in the Chassee Memorial Hospital, Springville, NY. She was born March 10, 1882, in Delmar Twp., a daughter of Deroy and Emma Pike Putnam. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Lunn, of East Concord, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral was held Thursday at Tussey's, 139 Main Street. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. The Rev. George Niles, of Wellsboro, a Baptist minister, officiated.

PUTMAN - HUNTINGTON, Wahneta
Age 82, died Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Broad Acres Health and Rehabilitation Center, Wellsboro, PA. She was born in Morris, PA, a daughter of James and Charlotte Putman. She was the wife of the late Charles Huntington who died in 1980. Wahneta was a member of the Galeton V.F.W. She had worked as a waitress in several restaurants. She had worked at Wundies and Galeton Production Co. Wahneta enjoyed reading books and doing crossword puzzles. Wahneta is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles and Sharon Huntington of Galeton, PA, Leslie and Joan Huntington of Virginia Beach, VA; a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Edward Lind of Lawrenceville, PA; a special grandson, Jamie Huntington of Elkland, PA; eight other grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles; a son, Gary Huntington, in 1993; a great-grandson, Damian Huntington, in 2008; two brothers, Earl and James Putnam. Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday, October 17, 2009, from 1:00 to 2:00 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 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery.  Published in Star-Gazette on October 16, 2009

PUTMAN William H.
Age 97, a resident of Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro, PA, died December 5, 2007. He was the husband of Mattie L. Simmerman Putman who died in 1998. Bill was born October 16, 1910 in Delmar Township, PA, the son of the late Fred H. and Agnes B. Logan Putman. He was a self-employed carpenter and member of the Wellsboro United Methodist Church. Bill was an Army veteran serving during World War II. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Agnes (Aggie) and James W. Bailey, Wellsboro, PA and Mary Stadler, Wellsboro, PA; four grandchildren, Jeffrey Bailey, Amy (Brad) Suggs, Carol Stadler and Jennifer (Robbie) Bell; six great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Helen Putman, Wellsboro, PA; several nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to Bill's Life Celebration on Saturday, December 8, 2007, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. David E. Blowers officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery.  Published in the Star-Gazette on 12/6/2007.

ROBERTSON -  EVA L. HONE
Eva Lucile Hone, 83, of Palmetto, Fla., formerly of Wellsboro, died Nov. 16, 2000, at Bradenton, Fla. Born Dec. 29, 1916, in Delmar Township, she was the daughter of Purley G. and Della A. Kriesler Robertson. She was the wife of John W. Hone and the late Frederick (Ted) C. Smith who   died in 1989. She had been a resident of Palmetto, Fla., since 1979. She was a retired librarian, of the Episcopalian faith and was a member of the  Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter #87, Bradenton, Fla. Surviving are her husband, John; three daughters, Annamarie Hunziger of Oregon, Mo., Teresa Martin of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., and Barbara Carpenter of Fleetwood; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services were held Monday, Nov. 20, at the West Branch Cemetery with the Rev. Gregory Hinton officiating. Local arrangements were handled by the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home

ROBY - James B. Roby, 62, of Park Hill Manor, Wellsboro, died Tuesday, July 16, 1991 at his home. Born Sept. 18, 1928, in Wellsboro, he was the son of the late Ausborn B. and D. Ann Boggs Roby. He worked as a loader for Agway Inc. of Wellsboro. He was a member of the Draper Baptist Church, Wellsboro. Surviving are one brother, Paul J. Roby of Riverside, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. Robert Anderson of Falls Church, Va. and Jean A. Reese of Santa Rosa, Calif.; several aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. A memorial service was held at the Draper Baptist Church, in Saturday, July 20, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Ronald W. Bly officiating. Burial was made at the West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home of Wellsboro. - Wellsboro Gazette, July 24, 1991

WALTER MARTIN ROBY, RD 1, Troy, PA died in Sullivan Township on Thursday, March 11, 1992.  He suffered an apparent heart attack.  He was born on November 21, 1915 in Charleston Township, PA, the son of the late Walter M. and Addie Faulkner Roby.  He was the owner of the former Silver Dollar in Wellsboro.  He was a 50-year member of the Ossea Lodge #317 F&AM in Wellsboro, Tyoga Royal Arch Chapter #194 in Wellsboro and the Irem Temple of Wilkes-Barre.  He was a U>S> Army Veteran of World War II.  Surviving are his wife, the former Kathleen Drew; stepson and wife, Ted and Martha Grinnell of Horseheads; stepdaughters and husbands, Kay and Robert Banfield of Millerton, PA and Donna and Robert Manchester of Pine City, NY; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Lee Roby of Oklahoma City, OK; nine step-grandchildren and 16 step-great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held March 15 at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home in Wellsboro with the Rev. Eugene A. Charsky officiating and burial to be in West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Township, PA.

ROCKWELL LENA
Wellsboro Gazette – June 27, 1963

Mrs. Lena Parsons of Westfield, RD 4, died Sunday, June 23, 1963 in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.  She was born in Delmar Township, August 17, 1878, the daughter of Levi and Phoebe Rockwell, and was married to the late Rev. Earl Parsons, who died last November.   Mrs. Parsons was a member of the Pentecostal Church. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Carrie Stephenson and Mrs. Ruth Walker of Westfield, Mrs. Leona Zimmer of Canton, Mrs. Francis Conklin of Rochester. N.Y.  and Mrs. Florence Jones of Endicott, N. Y.; three sons, Clair Gleason of Port Crane, N. Y. Henry Gleason of Endicott. and Perley Gleason of Vestal, N Y ; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 p m , in Peoples Church at Potter Brook, the Rev. Robert Brezet, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Keyler of Ansonia, officiating Burial was in West Branch Cemetery.  Arrangements were made by the Piper Funeral Home.

ARTHUR LEON ROOT of Wellsboro, Pa.  The body is at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home, Wellsboro where friends are invited to call and where funeral will be held Monday (Nov. 2, 1953) at 1:30 p.m.  The Rev. Robert W. L. Mark.  West Branch (Pa.) Cemetery.  –Elmira Sunday Telegram 11/1/1953

ROOT - Eugene Root, aged 78 years [b. Abt. 1839], of Delmar, died Saturday [13 Oct. 1917], of heart disease. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at one o'clock; burial in the West Branch cemetery. Mr. Root was a civil war veteran, serving in Co. I, 45th Regt., Pa. Vols. He is survived by three sons and a daughter, Frank, Albert and Fred, and Mrs. Nellie Simonds; also by four brother, Joseph Root, of Wellsboro; Frank Root of Delmar; John Root, of Atchison, Kansas, and Henry [Harry] Root, of Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Root's wife died about a year ago. - Wellsboro Agitator, 17 Oct. 1917

ROOT –LILLIAN E. HACKETT, 84, Wellsboro RR6, diedJanuary 14, 2003 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre.  Born November 10, 1918 in Wellsboro, she was the daughter of Albert and Nellie Root, Sr.  She was the wife of Seymour J. Hackett, was a housewife, member of the V.F.W. Auxiliary, and member of the Middle Ridge Grange.  Preceding her in death were two sisters, four brothers; one son, Earl Mellott; and her first husband, Virgil Strait.  Surviving besides her husband are a son and daughter-in-law, Edward (Peg) Strait, Wellsboro; daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth (Ralph) Kunes, Mansfield, Edith (Larry) Massicot, Red Lion; Pear (Denny) Jackson, Roaring Branch; step-children, Arlene Freeland, Nelson, Margaret (Oliver) Zinck, Wellsboro; Rita Chilson, Jackson, FL.; Iva (Harold) Putman, Campbell, NY; Carolyn Chappell, Orlando, FL; Clifford Hackett, Wellsboro; many grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren; sister, Lula Vandergrift, Levittown.  Services were held at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro, January 17th with the Rev. Vern Holliday officiating.  A private burial was at West Branch Cemetery at the convenience of the family.  Memorials may be sent to the American Heart Association, 1704 Warren Ave., Williamsport, PA.  –Canton Independent Sentinel.

 

SENSABAUGH Harriett
Wellsboro Agitator - September 1, 1943

SENSABAUGH Harriett

Wellsboro Gazette – Thursday, September 9, 1943

The remains of Mrs. Harriet Faulkner were brought here for burial Friday from Bay City, Mich.

 

SHELLEY Daniel M
Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA - Wed., December 20, 1933, Pg 6
Daniel M. Shelley was born at Marshcreek, Tioga County, PA., Nov. 17, 1843 and died Dec. 7, 1933, at the home of his son, Chas. B. Shelley in Delmar, PA, aged 91years, 11 months, 21 days.  He was the son of Syril and Pheobe Schoonover Shelley.  On Oct. 21, 1861, he enlisted in Co. I, 45th Regiment, PA Volunteers, in which he served 3 years and 9 months.  He was married in 1866 to Miss Sarah J. Impson, of Shippen, PA.  To them were born nine children: Lawrence B. Shelley, George L. Shelley and Fanny I. Wilson, deceased; Chas. B. Shelley of Delmar; Nellie E. Delong of Tiadaghton; Ernest E. Shelley of Dresden, NY., surviving.  He is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild.  Except the period of time spent in service in the army, his entire life was spent in Tioga County.

SHERMAN Jeffrey Ray
Age 43, of Burton Hill Road, Wellsboro, PA, died July 30, 2009 as the result of an automobile accident. Jeff was born February 22, 1966 in Blossburg, PA, the son of Helen Housel Sherman, and the late Myron Sherman. He was employed by Dawson Geophysical in West Virginia. Jeff was a member of the Wellsboro Moose and enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. Surviving are his Son, Quinten Sherman, Middlebury Ctr., PA; Daughter, Danielle Sherman, Liberty, PA; Mother, Helen Sherman, Wellsboro, PA; Brother, Rick (Alta) Sherman, Tioga, PA; Sisters, Rosie Finch, Tioga, PA, Penny (Steve) VanOrder, Wellsboro, PA, and Bonnie (John, Jr.) Conner, Elkland, PA; Step-Brothers, Michael Sherman and Jim Sherman; Step-sisters, Crystal Smith and Cindy Champaign; several Nieces and Nephews and Great- Nieces and -Nephews. He was preceded in death by his Father and his Sister, Deborah Emmick, and Niece Amy L. Wilson. Friends and family are invited to Jeffrey's Life Celebration on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 from 9:00 – 11:00 A.M. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home", 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral to follow at 11:00 A.M.. Burial in West Branch Cemetery.

SIMMONS Chester Eugene
Gazette and Bulletin (Wiliamsport, Pa) - September 14, 1943
Wellsboro - Chester Eugene Simmons, 81, professional woodsman, died Sunday, September 12, 1943, at his home in Delmar Township.  A native and lifelong resident of this area, he was a son of Peter and Susan Rosencrans.  Surviving are his wife, Vina; three sons, Perley, of Delmar; Cassius, of Endicott, N.Y.;  Henry, of Cincinnati; a half brother, Elmer Simmons, of Endicott; a half sister, Mrs. Myra Stage, of Endicott; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

SIMMONS Peter
Wellsboro Agitator - November 11, 1903
The funeral of Peter Simmons, who died on the 3d instant, was held from the house of his son, Chester.  Burial in West Branch Cemetery.

FREDERICK C. SMITH
 Frederick (Ted) C. Smith, 76, of 20 Lakeview, Palmetto, Fla., formerly of Wellsboro, died September 2, 1989, in Manatee Memorial Hospital, Dradenton, Fla. Born Sept. 14, 1912, in Antrim, he was the son of Frederick and Alma Campbell Smith. He was married to the former Eva Lucile Robertson who survives him. Retired employee of the Wellsboro Electric Co. for 40 years. Member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Antrim. Surviving are Annamarie Hunziger of Braymer, Mo. and Teresa Martin of Fairport, NY and Barbara Carpenter of Fleetwood; three grandsons, and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service was held Tuesday, September 5, at West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Township.  The Rev. George B. Lineker officiated.
Wellsboro.

OTT R. SMITHGALL.  Services were held Wednesday for Otto R. Smithgall of Wellsboro, a native of Lycoming County, who died Monday, June 2, 1975 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. He would have been 92 years old last Tuesday.  Mr. Smithgall, a retired farmer, was a 50-year member of the Middle Ridge Grange, Wellsboro.  Surviving are five sons, Raymond of Canton, Kenneth of Lady Lake, Fla. and Frederick, Robert and Donald all of Wellsboro; four daughters, Mrs. Rupert Morgan and Mrs. John Beck both of Williamsport, Mrs. Clairbal Bowen of Selinsgrove and Mrs. Carl Sease of Wellsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Al Anderson and Mrs. Charles Tarbox both of Canton; 35 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro.

 

STRAIT Virgil Maynard Strait

 Wellsboro Agitator, Wednesday, 18 Nov 1942, p. 1:

VIRGIL STRAIT FATALLY HURT / Wellsboro Young Man Victim of Automobile Accident / Virgil Strait, 27, of Wellsboro, R. D. 6, was fatally injured when he was thrown through the roof of a convertible coupe eight miles west of Wellsboro at 5:45 p. m. Saturday. He was admitted to the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. His brother, Harry B. Strait, 19, driver of the car, attempted to pass a vehicle but skidded and crashed into the car ahead of him, driven by Donald Wood. The coupe left the highway and turned over. Both brothers were thrown through the roof, but Harry Strait escaped injury. Damages amounted to $150. Virgil Strait died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Justice of the Peace Andrew M. Yoggy, acting as Coroner, returned a verdict of accidental death. Strait was employed at the Wellsboro Division of the Corning Glass Works. He is survived by his widow and daughter, Elizabeth, and his brother. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 1 p. m. at Evans & Johnson Funeral Home, Rev. Andrew Young, of Antrim, officiating, burial in the West Branch cemetery.

 

Wellsboro Gazette, Thursday, 19 Nov 1942, p. 1:

CRASH VICTIM DIED; DEATH IS HELD ACCIDENT / Virgle [sic] Succumbs at Wellsboro Hospital Following Accident Near Asaph / Virgle Maynard Strait, 26, Wellsboro R. D. 1, died at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital here late Sunday night from injuries received when the car in which he was riding turned over on Route 6, near the Asaph bridge. The car was driven by the victim's brother, Harry Strait, of Wellsboro R. D. 6, who attempted to pass a car operated by Donald Wood of Asaph. In trying to pass, the Strait car, a convertible couple, skidded and turned over, the victim being hurled through the roof. He suffered a fracture of the skull and shock. The driver was uninjured. Damage of $150 was done to the car. Following an investigation of the crash by Pennsylvania Motor Police from the Mansfield sub-station and Wellsboro Justice of the Peace Andrew M. Yoggy, acting as coroner, the latter turned in a verdict of accidental death, holding that no inquest would be necessary. Funeral services were held at the Evans & Johnson Funeral home yesterday afternoon with burial in the West Branch cemetery. The Rev. Andrew Young, of Antrim, officiated. Mr. Strait was born in Sabinsville, a son of Norman and Hattie [Vance] Strait. He was married to the former Lillian Root and was employed in the Corning Glass Works Wellsboro plant. Survivors besides his wife are his parents and brother, a sister, Mrs. Mae S. Bennett, of Knoxville, and a half-brother, Seymour Hackett, of Wellsboro R. D. 6.

STERMER - Miss Marie F. Stermer, age 67, of RD#6, Wellsboro, died Thursday, May 20, 1976. Funeral services were held Sunday, May 23 at the Tussey Funeral Home with Rev. Gordon E. Abrams officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. She is survived by one uncle, G. Earl Stermer, of Lawrenceville. Several cousins. She was a member of the Middle Ridge Grange.   The Wellsboro Gazette, May 26, 1976

STERMER - Rankin V. Stermer, age 82, of Wellsboro RD#6, died Monday, March 30, 1964. He was a member of Middle Ridge Grange. Survived by wife, Mrs. Sarah [Stone] Stermer; daughter, Miss Marie F. Stermer of Wellsboro; brother, G.E. Stermer of Lawrenceville. Funeral at Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home Wednesday at 2 p.m., the Rev. Gordon E. Abrams officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery.   The Wellsboro Gazette, April 2, 1964

STONE Eugene H
The Wellsboro Agitator, September 8, 1943
Aged Civil War Veteran Dies
STONE - Eugene H. Stone was nearly One Hundred Two Years Old - Eugene H. Stone, of near Wellsboro, civil war veteran, died at the Soldiers’ Facility, Bath, NY, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 2, [1943] after a long illness. There is now only one civil war veteran living in Tioga county, John Eldridge Harvey, aged 101, of Westfield. Mr. Stone was a half-brother of the late William A. Stone, a former governor of Pennsylvania. He was born in Delmar, Jan. 31, 1842, son of Israel and Abbie Stone. At the age of 19 in August, 1861, he enlisted with Co. E, 42nd Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, known as the Bucktails. Mr. Stone was captured July 22, 1862, at the battle of Mechanicsville, after being in the battles of South Mountain and Antietam. He was held prisoner at Libby and Belle Isle Prisons 40 days, when he was exchanged and rejoined his regiment. He was mustered out Aug. 7, 1864, at Petersburg, VA. On Nov. 9, 1864, he married Sarah Francis, daughter of Ephraim Francis, of Charleston. For six years they resided on his parents’ farm and then he purchased adjoining farms in Shippen and Delmar townships. He went to Pawnee county, Kan., where he took up 160 acres of government land. Three years later he returned to Tioga county. He served as school director and Shippen township Supervisor, was a member of the Masons and the Grange. The funeral was held Saturday at the Johnson Funeral Home in Wellsboro, Rev. C.W. Sheriff officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery. Mr. Stone is survived by a son, Fred A. Stone, of Ansonia; two daughters, Mrs. Hobart Maynard and Mrs. Rankin Stermer, of Wellsboro, RD; five grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. The first three “Bucktail” companies were organized by Thomas L. Kane at Smethport, McKean county, in April, 1861. One volunteer, seeing a deer suspended in front of a market, cut off the buck’s tail and stuck it in his hat and when he enlisted the name “Bucktail” was adopted. The Tioga county contingent was organized in early May, 1861, by R.C. Cocks, of Liberty, afterward Colonel of the 207th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers and later advanced to Brigadier General, in answer to President Lincoln’s call for 75,000 men. The Wellsboro regiment was commanded by Alanson B. Niles. This troop, with four others, marched overland to Troy and took the Northern Central Railroad to Harrisburg, announcing the arrival at the state capitol by a salvo of musketry. The contingent became Co. E, 1st Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment, and entered active service. Mr. Stone participated in many of the principal battles of the war. He had three brothers in the Union forces. One was a member of his own company. All returned to their homes at the close of the war. Of adult population of 6,000. 2,000 Tioga county men enlisted in the civil war and 445 never came back, a record equaled by only one other county in the Union in proportion to population.

STONE - Fred Arthur Stone, aged 83 years, died Monday night [March 20, 1950] at the Blossburg Hospital. He was born Jan. 2, 1867 in Charleston, son of Eugene H. and Sarah Francis Stone. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Stermer, of Wellsboro RD#6 and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Thursday at 3:30 at the Johnson and Tussey Funeral Home, Rev. C.W. Sheriff officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.   The Wellsboro Agitator, March 22, 1950

STONE - Mrs. Sarah E. Stermer, 88, of Wellsboro RD 6, died Saturday, February 9, 1974, at her home. She was the widow of Rank Stermer. She was born March 29, 1885, in Delmar Twp., Tioga County, a daughter of Eugene and Sarah Francis Stone. Surviving is a daughter, Miss Marie F. Stermer, at home. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Tussey Funeral Home, 139 Main Street. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro RD. The Rev. Gordon E. Abrams, a retired Baptist minister, officiated.  The Wellsboro Gazette, February 14, 1974

STRATTON ARTHUR WESLEY
Wellsboro Agitator – June 26, 1940
Arthur W. Stratton, aged 76 years, died at his home on Water street Wednesday  afternoon, after being ill since May 1. He was born Oct. 11, 1863 at Smithville, Chenango county, N. Y., son of the late George W. and Mary J. Webb Stratton. He was the oldest of 12 children.  He married June 10, 1885 Miss Carrie Webster, of Delmar. They celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in 1935. Mr. and Mrs. Stratton made their home in Delmar, near Stonyfork, until 1920, when they removed to Wellsboro. He was a member of Stonyfork Lodge, I. O. O. F., for 52 years. Surviving are his widow and the following childien: Mrs. E. J. Smith, of Norwich, N. Y.; Mrs. William E. Townsend, Louis Stratton, Ralph Stratton, Mrs. King Rose, and Harvey Stratton, all of Wellsboro; and the following brothers and sisters, Bert Stratton of Prompton; Everett Stratton, of Norwich, N. Y.; Mrs. Devilla Woodward, of Oxford, N. Y.; Mrs. Rosella Simmons, of Greene, N.Y.; Mrs. Dan Edgerton, of Binghamton, N. Y.; Mrs. Frank Marshall, of Hamilton, N. Y., and Mrs. Anna Raine, of Hamilton, N. Y.  Ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildien, also survive.  A son, Minor Stratton, died Aug. 10, 1934.  The funeral was held Saturday at the Evans & Johnson Funeral Home; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

SWEET Robert N. Sweet
79, of Sullivan Road, Wellsboro, died
Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of Nancy J. Morgan Sweet whom he married Aug. 7, 1970, in Point Pleasant, N.J. Robert was born June 30, 1931, in Neptune, N.J., the son of the late Norman and Jennie Matthews Sweet. He was a high school graduate from Manasquan, N.J. and did upholstery and carpentry work in his home. Along with his wife, he owned and operated the Something Special Gift Shop in New Jersey and later, upon moving to Wellsboro, they owned and operated the Country Store Sewing Center. He retired as a rural mail carrier in August of 1990 from the United States Postal Service. Robert attended the Dexter Baptist Church, enjoyed travel, was a very good craftsman and a United States Army veteran during the Korean War. Surviving are his wife, Nancy; three children, Linda and her husband, David, Keifer of Lexington, Va., James David Ace of Wellsboro, Robin Rowland of Tuckerton, N.J.; and eight grandchildren. Friends and family are invited to Robert's Life Celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Dexter Baptist Church. Funeral will follow at 1 p.m. with the Rev. James Truax officiating. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home," 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Wellsboro Gazette - December 5, 2010

TACKA - TORPY, Sophia (Sue) Tacka
Age 80, of Pinnacle Towers, Wellsboro, PA, died November 2, 2008 at The Green Home. She was the wife of the late Quentin W. (Bill) Torpy, who died March 17, 2004. Sue was born March 12, 1928 in Morris Run, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Barneski Tacka. She was a graduate of Morris Run High School, "1946," and was a retired employee of Acme Markets, Wellsboro, PA. Sue was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Wellsboro, the Wellsboro Moose and the Wellsboro Veteran's Club. Surviving are her daughter, Kathleen Torpy, Cleveland, GA; sister, Johanna Whitmer, Wellsboro, PA; brother-in-law, John Torpy, Wellsboro, PA; two nieces, Barbara (Harold) Frey, Catawissa, PA, and Mary Lou Young, Wellsboro, PA; several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers and two sisters. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, November 7, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. Memorials may be made in her memory to The Green Home, 37 Central Avenue, Wellsboro, PA 16901, or Laurel Home Health Hospice, 24 Walnut Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Arrangements by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home," 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA.   Published in the Star-Gazette on 11/4/2008

 

TAYLOR ARCHIBALD H.
Archie H. Taylor, 73, died at his home in Middlebury Center, PA. Monday, Dec. 16, 1940.  He was born in Tioga County, a son of Floyd and Amy Bartels Taylor.  For 14 years prior to his disablement, he was employed by the B. and O. Railroad.  He leaves his wife, Maud M. Taylor; two daughters, Miss Amy, at home, and Mrs. Florence Davis, of Little Marsh; a son, Fay Taylor, at home; a brother, Homer, of Endicott, NY; a sister in Genesee, NY, and four grandchildren.  The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. at the Bastian Funeral Home, Wellsboro, the Rev. Mr. DeGraw officiating.  Burial in West Branch Cemetery.

 

TAYLOR Delos Edwin

Corning Evening Leader – September 8, 1952

WELLSBORO, Pa. - Delos Taylor, 72, died Sunday morning, September 7, 1952 in the Binghamton City Hospital. The son of Andrew and Alice Holbert  (Hurlburt) Taylor, he was born in Delmar Township July 13, 1880. He was a retired employee of the New York Central Railroad and a member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge at Stony Fork. Surviving are a step-daughter, Mrs. James Schermerhom, Binghamton RD; one niece. Mrs. Charlotte Robbins. Wellsboro RD 2; three nephews, Wayne  Wayman and Ralph Borden. Wellsboro RD. The body is at the Bastian and Kuhl Funeral Home in Wellsborowhere the funeral will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. The Rev. Everett Blowers, pastor of the Free Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the West Branch Cemetery.

TAYLOR Edith Renette
Wellsboro Gazette - March 6, 1941
Miss Edith R Taylor - The funeral of Miss Edith Renette Taylor, aged 41 years, formerly of Wellsboro, who died at her home in New Brunswick, N.J., Thursday, was held at the Evans and Johnson Funeral Sunday; burial in the West Branch Cemetery.  Rev. H. W. McIlnay, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated.  She was born May 15, 1869, in Delmar, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Elliott Taylor.  She lived in Delmar until about 30 years ago, when she went to make her home with her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Vandergrift.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Carrie Vandergrift, of New Brunswick, N.J.; one brother, Lynn Taylor, of Wellsboro; one niece, Hortense Taylor, of Delmar and one nephew, William Taylor, of Wellsboro.

TAYLOR EDWIN
Wellsboro Agitator - July 31, 1929
Edwin Taylor, aged 67 years, died at the home of Hugh Wilson in Shippen township last Tuesday afternoon.  He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Eugene Wilson, of Shippen.  The funeral was held Friday at the Shippen church; interment in the West Branch cemetery.

Wellsboro Agitator - July 31, 1929
Edwin D. Taylor, formerly known as Jack Taylor, was born in Shippen, Oct. 9, 1861 and died July 23, 1929 at the home of his nephew, Hugh Wilson, in Shippen.  The funeral was held Friday at 2 o'clock at the Middle Ridge church, burial in the West Branch cemetery.  He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Eugene Wilson, and two nieces and four nephews.

TAYLOR EMMA ELIZABETH
Wellsboro Agitator - March 21, 1945
Mrs. Emma E. Wilson
Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Wilson, aged 73 years, widow of Eugene Wilson, died Wednesday at 2 p.m., at the home of her son, Richard, in Delmar.  She is survived by four sons, Richard and John, of Wellsboro, R. D. 4, Hugh, of Wellsboro; Arthur of Wellsboro, R. D. 2; two daughters, Mrs. Rose Wheeler, of Wellsboro, R. D. 5,  and Mrs. Oliver Badman of Wellsboro, R. D. 2, twenty five grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Johnson Funeral Home in Wellsboro; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

TAYLOR ERISA A
Wellsboro Agitator - April 11, 1923
Mrs. Erisa A. Willard, aged 71 years, widow of the late Joseph Willard, of Charleston, died last Wednesday morning of apoplexy.  She was born in Shippen township, February 14, 1852, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor.  The funeral was held Friday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. C. W. Macgeorge, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating, interment in the Wellsboro cemetery.  Mrs. Willard is survived by three daughters and one son - Mrs. John Burton, of Wellsboro; Mrs. Alonzo Banker, of Ansonia; Mrs. Joseph Walden, of Coolidge Hollow, and Joseph A. Willard, of Westfield, N.Y, also one brother, Uriah Taylor, of Shippen, 15 grandchildren and one great grandchild.   (Note:  actually buried in West Branch Cemetery.)

TAYLOR George Lynn
Wellsboro Agitator - September 29, 1960
George Lynn Taylor, 77, of Charleston Street died Thursday afternoon, September 22, 1960, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.  He was born August 5, 1883 in Delmar Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor.  A retired employee of the Corning Glass Works, he was a member of the Calvary Tabernacle  Church.  Surviving are his wife, Maude; a son, William of Wellsboro; a sister, Mrs. Carrie Vandergift of Ocean Grove, N.J.; and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 139 Main Street, Sunday afternoon; the Rev. Robert Kulzer officiating.  Burial was in the West Branch Cemetery.

TAYLOR HARRY
Wellsboro Agitator - November 9, 1927
--Harry Taylor, aged 49 years, of Painted Post, formerly of Delmar, died Sunday at the Hornell Sanitarium.  He is survived by his wife and adopted son.  The funeral will be held this morning at 11 o'clock at Little Marsh; burial in the West Branch Cemetery.

TAYLOR Nina Belle
Wellsboro Agitator - March 27, 1940
The funeral of Mrs. Belle Taylor Borden, aged 62 years, who died at her home on Wellsboro, R. D. 5, was held Monday at the Bastian Funeral Home.  Rev. Ira D. Foulk, pastor of the Stonyfork Baptist church, officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.  Mrs. Borden was born Feb. 15, 1878, daughter of Andrew and Alice Hurlbert Taylor.  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Charlotte Warriner, of Delmar, and Mrs. Hilda Gitchell, of Yarn Hill; three sons, Wayne Borden, Waymon Borden and Ralph Borden, of Delmar; her mother, Mrs. Alice Taylor, of Tiadaghton, and one brother, Delos Taylor, of Tiadaghton; 12 grandchildren also survive.  Three children, Glen, Charles and Ransford Borden deceased.

R. Bruce TAYLOR, age 72, of RD 4, Wellsboro, died on Saturday, January 28,1978 on the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. He was born December 28, 1905 in Delmar Township, the son of LeRoy and Mary Madison Taylor. He was a retired Corning Glass Worker in the Wellsboro Division with 28 years of service. He was a member of the Galeton Moose. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Mosso Taylor of RD 4, Wellsboro; one son, Edward W. Collins of Wellsboro; two daughters, Mrs. Helen L. Shumway of Horseheads, Mrs. James (Nancy) Walker of Wellsboro; eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Tussey Funeral Home on Monday with the Reverend John J. Dromazos officiating. Burial was in West Branch Cemetery.

TAYLOR, R. Bruce, age 72, of RD 4, Wellsboro, Pa. Saturday, January 28, 1978, in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Friends may call at the Tussey Funeral Home, Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9. Funeral services will be held there on Monday at 3 p.m. The Rev. John Dromazos officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth M. Taylor, RD 4, Wellsboro, one son, Edward W. Collins of Wellsboro, two daughters, Mrs. Helen L. Shumway of Horseheads, Mrs. James (Nancy) Walker of Wellsboro, 8 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.

 

TOMB Della "Dolly" Belle
Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA - Thur., Sept 7, 1933, Pg 1
Mrs. Benjamin Wolf, aged 64 years, died last Thursday at her home in Slate Run.  Besides her husband, Mrs Wolf is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Card of Slate Run.  Funeral services in charge of Funeral Director Clair M. Bastian, were held from the home in Slate Run last Sunday.

 

TOWNSEND Daniel Edgar

Wellsboro Agitator – September 17, 1919

Daniel Edgar Townsend, aged 75 years, died Wednesday about noon at his home on Meade street. He was born in Delmar, June 21. 1S44. He is survived by his wife, nee Jennie Hastings, and six children—John and Karl Townsend, of Wellsboro: Harry Townsend, of Delmar, Warren Townsend, of Bakersfield, California; Bessie, wife of Eli Campbell, and Hattie, wife of Charles Hastings, of Wellsboro.  Three other children, George Townsend, Mrs. Porter Dartt and Mrs. Maude VanGorder, are deceased.  He is also survived by one brother, Charles Townsend, of Wellsboro.  The funeral was held Saturday at 1 p m. Rev David R. Evans officiating, burial in the West Branch cemetery.

 

TOWNSEND Orrie Almer

Wellsboro Agitator, Tioga, PA -Thur., March 29, 1956, Pg 5

Orra Almer Townsend, 82, of Delmar Township, Wellsboro, RD 4, PA died Monday, March 26, 1956. He was a retired employee of the Wellsboro plant of Corning Glass Works. Survived by sons, Erfred Townsend of Wellsboro RD6, George H. of Renfrew, PA., and Ernest A. of Wellsboro; daughters, Mrs. Grace Cruttenden of Elkland, PA, Mrs. Gladys Rice of Gillett, PA, Mrs. Mildred Webster of Wellsboro RD4, and Mrs. Catherine Brown of Wellsboro RD3; brothers Emory and Sidney Townsend, both of Wellsboro; 27 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Funeral at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home, Wellsboro, today at 2pm. Burial in West Branch, PA Cemetery.

 

TOWNSEND Rachel F.
Age 91, of Bacon Street, Wellsboro, PA, died September 3, 2009 at Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. She was born October 25, 1917 in Wellsboro, PA, the daughter of the late William E. and Florence M. Stratton Townsend. She was a graduate of Wellsboro High School, Class of 1935, and was a retired clerk of the former Focht Sporting Goods, Wellsboro, and Dunham's Department Store. Rachel was an 81-year member of the First Baptist Church, member of the Wednesday Morning Musicals, Wellsboro, and former volunteer at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Surviving are her sister, Wilma M. Townsend, Wellsboro; nephew, Thomas R. Sherman, Wellsboro; niece, Wendy L. (James) Chely, Elmira, NY; several cousins. She was preceded in death by a sister, Geraldine Sherman, in 1999. Friends and family are invited to Rachel's Life Celebration on Tuesday, September 8, 2009, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home", 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral to follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Dr. Jeffrey McCleary officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery.  Published in the Star-Gazette on 9/5/2009

TOWNSEND CRAWFORD Winifred M. Age 76, of 83 Broughton Hollow Road, Wellsboro, PA, died January 13, 2005, at home. She was born August 23, 1928 in Elmira, NY, the daughter of Erfred and Alice Housel Townsend. She married Burton Crawford on August 3, 1949. She worked over 20 years for Smith's Dry Cleaners. She also enjoyed camping with family and friends. She is survived by her husband Burton of 55 years; sons, Gerald B. (Deborah) Crawford, and Harland L. Crawford, both of Wellsboro; two grandchildren, Seth and Nikki Crawford; brothers, Erfred "Bob" (Eve) Townsend, Wellsboro, Ronnie (Tillie) Townsend, Tioga; sister, Sue Bryant, Watagua, Texas. Relatives and friends are invited to Winifred's Life Celebration with visitation Sunday, 7-9 p.m. and Monday, 12-1 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home Ltd., "A Life Celebration Home", 139 Main St., Wellsboro, where funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Dennis Crumb officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Twp. Memorial donations may be made to American Diabetes Assn., 2040 Lingletown Road, Suite 106, Harrisburg, PA 17110

SYDNA M. TOWNSEND
Sydna M. Townsend, 83 of Wellsboro RD 5, died Thursday, May 11th in the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital after an illness. Mr. Townsend was born April 10, 1889 in Delmar Township, the son of Charles H. and Mary Calhoun Townsend. He was a retired employee of the Wellsboro plant of Corn-ing Glass Works for over 48 years; he was also a member of the Stony Fork Rod and Gun Club. He is survived by daughters, Mrs. Millard (Mary) Smith of Wellsboro; Mrs. Richard (Betty) Merrick of Middlebury Center; two sons, Edsel and Donald, both of Wellsboro; 14 grand-children and 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Tussey Funeral Home. The Rev. Wade Stewart, pastor the First Baptist Church officiated and burial was in the West Branch Cemetery.

TREAT - Mrs. Anna Jane Treat Simpson, aged 102 years, died Saturday morning, Mary 18, 1929, at 5 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fannie Lathrop on Main Street. Mrs. Simpson was born in Chemung county, NY, Feb. 2, 1827. The funeral was held Monday, Rev. M. Wright officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery. Mrs. Simpson had resided in Wellsboro for the past three years, removing here from Shippen, where she resided for over thirty years. She is survived by six children, Mrs. Fannie Lathrop and Mrs. Lena Sherman, of Wellsboro; Henry Madison, of Elmira; Sylvester Madison, of Genesee; Mrs. Anna Herrick, of Eugene, Oregon, and Mrs. Hattie Fields, of Van Etten, NY. - The Wellsboro Agitator, 22 May 1929

VANDDERGRIFT - BURTON
Eva G. VanDergrift A lifelong resident of Wellsboro, diedFriday, March 10, 2006, at Williamsport Hospital. She was 79. She shared 45 years of marriage with the late G. Winton Burton, who died in 1990. Born in Stony Fork on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Bertha Wheeler VanDergrift. Eva retired in 1997 after a collective 45-year career with Corning Glass, Galeton Production, and Truck Lite. She was an avid bird watcher. She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care of her farm. Eva is survived by her son, Gerald W. Burton (Jackie) of Harrisburg; daughters, Evelyn F. Parsons (Charles) of Wellsboro and Sandy M. Homel (Michael) of Doylestown; brother, Walter E. VanDergrift; and sister, Leda B. Starkweather (Paul), both of Wellsboro; sister-in-law, Doris C. Burton of Shiremanstown; four granddaughters and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brother, Homer H. VanDergrift; and sister, Ida E. Berger. Services will be held at the convenience of the immediate family with interment at West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Tioga County Unit, 1948 East 3rd Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

VAN DERGRIFT – Eva G. VanDergrift Burton, 79, a life-long resident of Wellsboro, diedFriday, March 10, 2006 at Williamsport Hospital. She shared 45 years of marriage with the late G. Winton Burton, who died in 1990. Born in Stony fork on June 5, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Walter E. and Bertha Wheeler VanDergrift. Eva retired in 1997 after a collective 45 year career with Corning Glass, Galeton Production, and Truck Lite. She was an avid bird watcher. She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care of her farm. Eva is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gerald W. (Jackie) Burton of Harrisburg; daughters and sons-in-law, Evelyn F. (Charles) Parsons of Wellsboro, Sandy M. (Michael) Homel of Doylestown; brother, Walter E. VanDergrift of Wellsboro; sister and brother-in-law, Leda B. (Paul) Starkweather of Wellsboro; sister-in-law, Doris C. Burton of Shiremanstown; 4 granddaughters; and 4 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by brother, Homer H. VanDergrift and sister, Ida E. Berger. Services will be held at the convenience of the family with interment at West Branch Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Tioga County Unit, 1948 East 3rd St., Williamsport, PA 17701.

EUGENE VAN STEAMBURG
Eugene O. Van Steamburg, 81, of Galeton died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro. Born April 3, 1919, in Galeton, he was the son of Clarence and Eva Lewis Van Steamburg. He was married to the former Verda Osgood. He was employed by Galeton Production on machine maintenance for many years. Preceding him in death were one brother, Vincent Van Steamburg; and two sisters, Margaret Foreman and Ruth Lattimer. Surviving are his wife, Verda; one son and daughter-in-law, William E. and Gail Van Steamburg of Bristol, Vt.; three grandchildren and their spouses, Sheila and Donald Gebo of Bristol, Vt., Eugene Van Steamburg of Bristol, Vt., and Ingrid and Clifton Pease of Tunbridge, Vt.; one sister, Wilda Smith of Newark, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours were held Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Collins-Olney Funeral Home, Galeton. Funeral services were held there Wednesday, Oct. 18, with the Rev. Elton Smith officiating  Burial was made at West Branch Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Gale Hose Ambulance, Galeton, Pa.16922.

VanVLIET BASIL M.
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 19 Jan 1983, p. 10
Basil M. VanVliet, age 35, of RD 5, Wellsboro, died Jan. 13, 1983, as the result of injuries sustained from a fire which destroyed his home. His wife, Deborah, and his son, Matthew, also perished. Mrs. VanVliet was born July 8, 1947, in Wellsboro, a son of Verne and Mary Priset VanVliet. He was a farmer. He was a veteran of the Vietnam conflict. Mr. VanVliet was a member of Draper Baptist Church. He was a member of Wellsboro Moose Lodge #1147. Surviving are two daughters, Amber and Patricia; his parents of RD 5, Wellsboro; four brothers, Donald and Carl, both of RD 5, Wellsboro, Dale, of Henderson, Nev., and Glenn, of Big Pine Key, Fla., and two sisters, Mrs. Evelyn Losinger, of RD 5, Wellsboro, and Mrs. Janet Baker, of RD 6, Wellsboro. The Rev. Paul Jackson, pastor of the Draper Baptist Church, officiated, assisted by former Draper Baptist Church pastor Paul Phillips, now of Wyoming, N.Y., and the Rev. Isaac Wilson, pastor of the Calvary Tabernacle Church, Wellsboro, at a private family service to be held at the First Baptist Church in Wellsboro on Sunday. Burial followed in the West Branch Cemetery.

VanVLIET MATTHEW DONALD
The Wellsboro Gazette - Wednesday, 19 Jan 1983, p. 10
Matthew Donald VanVliet, age 7, died on Jan. 13, 1983, as the result of injuries sustained after a fire destroyed the family home at RD 5, Wellsboro. Born May 23, 1975, in Wellsboro, he was the son of Basil M. and Shannon Boyden VanVliet. He attended Draper Baptist Church. He was a second grade student at the Don Gill Elementary School, Wellsboro. Surviving are his stepfather and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Root, RD 6, Wellsboro; a sister, Patricia; a half-sister, Amber; two stepbrothers, Jason and Ryan Root, of RD 6, Wellsboro; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Boyden, of RD 1, Wellsboro, and Mr. and Mrs. Verne VanVliet, of RD 5, Wellsboro, stepgrandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Cleveland, of RD 5, Wellsboro; stepgreat-grandmother, Mrs. Anna Canfield, of Blossburg; stepgreat-grandfather, Charles L. Cleveland, of RD 5, Wellsboro, and stepgreat-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Doan, of RD 1, Knoxville. The Rev. Paul Jackson, pastor of the Draper Baptist Church, assisted by former Draper Baptist Church pastor Paul Phillips, now of Wyoming, N.Y., and the Rev. Isaac Wilson, pastor of the Calvary Tabernacle Church, Wellsboro, officiated at the private family funeral service held at the First Baptist Church in Wellsboro on Sunday. Burial following the service was at the West Branch Cemetery.

 

VanVLIET Merve D.

Merve D. VanVliet, 77, died Friday, September 12, 1958 at his home, Wellsboro RD, 5. Born July 31, 1881 in Delmar Township, he was the son of Albert and Nancy Wilcox VanVliet.  He was a lifelong resident of Delmar where he attended Draper Baptist church.  He is survived by his widow Sadie, two sons, Fred and Verne, also of Wellsboro RD 5, one sister, Mrs. Iona Wetherbee of Newfield, N Y. and 11 grandchildren.  Funeral services were Sunday at the Draper church with the Rev. Homer Wetherbee and the Rev. Richard Wetherbee of Ithaca, N.Y., assisted by Rev. William Lincoln, church pastor.  Burial was in West Branch cemetery.

 

WALBRIDGE - OLMSTEAD Emma W.
CORNING - Emma W. Olmstead , 95, 139 Decatur St, died Friday May 11 1984, at Corning Hospital.   She was born May 21 1888 in Wellsboro, PA, daughter of Luther and Lettie Webster Walbridge.  Her husband Lynn Olmstead, died in 1969.  She was a member of the First United Congregational Church. Surviving are a son, Clifford Olmstead and a daughter, Mrs. Ronald (Naomi) Shaddock, both of Corning; a sister Gladys Rolls of Elmira; nine grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren.  Calling hours at Phillips Funeral Home here are Sunday 2-5 and 7-9 pm Services will be there Monday, 1:30pm, the Rev Charles E. Ensley officiating.  Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro.  (date of death May 11 1984)

 

WALBRIDGE Mary W.  Knowlton

Wellsboro, PA | Mary W. Knowlton, age 86, of R.D.5, Wellsboro, PA, died August 20, 2002 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. She was the wife of Rex D. Knowlton who died in 1988. Mary was born March 2, 1916 in Delmar Township, PA., the daughter of the late Truman W. and Charlotte Orr Walbridge.  She was a lifelong resident of Tioga County, a graduate of Elmira Business Institute and worked as Chief Clerk at PA. Department of Highways, and later was employed as a bookkeeper for Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital and Wilkinson-Dunn. She was a member of the Stony Fork Baptist Church and former member, along with her husband, of the Dairyman's League Corporation. She and her late husband operated a Dairy Farm for over forty years. Surviving are son, Donald E. Knowlton (Trish) of Wellsboro; sister, C. Lucile Walbridge of Hammondsport, NY; brother, Luther R. Walbridge, Sr. (Lucy) of Hammondsport, NY; two granddaughters, Karen Knowlton of Red Lion and Jodi Knowlton of Danville, VA; sister-in-law, Mrs. Wayne Knowlton (Mary E.); former daughter-in-law, Linda Knowlton; nieces, nephews, LuAnn Rees, Sara Crosby, Luke Walbridge, Kent Knowlton, Garth Knowlton, Mary Ann Walker, Mary Kay Knowlton and Bonnie McKenney; several grand nieces and nephews.  Friends may call at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home", 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA on Thursday, August 22, 2002 from 7:00-9:00 P.M. Funeral on Friday, August 23, 2002 at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Eugene A. Charsky officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. If desired,  Memorials may be sent to the Green Free Library, 134 Main

Street, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

 

WALBRIDGE Ruth Beatrice
Wellsboro Gazette, Tioga, PA - Thur., Jan. 26, 1950, Pg 10
Mrs. Ruth Beatrice Ferry, 51, wife of L. W. Ferry, of Wellsboro RD1, died Monday [1/23/1950] at her home following a long illness.  She was born in Wellsboro, Feb. 23, 1898, a daughter of Bion and Elizabeth Klouse Walbridge.  Surviving are her husband, two sons, Boyd and Milan; a brother, Clyde W. Walbridge, all of Ancon, Canal Zone; and a sister, Mrs Maude W. Hartsell, of Wellsboro, RD.  Services will be held at 2pm this (Thursday) afternoon at the Bastian Funeral Home with the Rev. C. W. Sheriff officiating.  Interment in West Branch Cemetery.

WALBRIDGE Truman
Wellsboro, PA - Truman Walbridge, 82, of Wellsboro RD 5 died Tuesday at his home. He was born Dec 17 1885 in Delmar Township, the son of Luther and Lettie Webster Walbridge.  He was a retired farmer and a 62-year member of the Stony Forks 100F.  He was also a member of the Stony Forks Baptist Church and the Grange there.   Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Charlotte Orr Walbridge; two daughters, Mrs. Rex Knowlton of Wellsboro RD 5 and Miss Lucille Walbridge of Rochester, NY; a son Richard of Rochester; three sisters, Mrs. Lynn Olmstead and Mrs Mabel Landis both of Corning, Mrs. Gladys Rolls of Elmira; two brothers, Lyman of Pelham and Col. __erne of Bradenton, FL'; four grandchildren.  Friends may call Thursday 2 - 7-9 pm at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Wellsboro, where funeral services will be held Friday at __pm with the Rev. Jack __near officiating.   Burial will be at West Branch Cemetery.   SSDI - Truman Walbridge, b. 17 Dec 1885 d. Jun 1968, last residence 16901 Wellsboro, Tioga, PA; Issued PA

JUDY ARLENE WALES, 3 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Wales of 1014 Harwood Rd. Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1949 following an extended illness.  Survived by parents; brothers, George E. Wales Jr. at home; grandparents, Mrs. Mabel Wales of Hornell, Jobe Wines of Phelps, N.Y.  The body is at the Holly-Keck Funeral Home where funeral will be held Saturday 10 a.m.  The Rev. Lester Schaff.  West Branch (Pa.) Cemetery.  –Elmira Star-Gazette 12/1/1949

EDWIN D. WARRINER
 Edwin D. Warriner, age 61 of RD 5, Wellsboro, died on Wednesday, April 18, 1973 at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital.  Funeral services were held at the Tussey Funeral Home on Friday with the Rev. Gordon E. Abrams officiating.  Burial in West Branch Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Clara Lyon Warriner; two daughters, Mrs. Jane Clark and Mrs. Carolyn Gulnac, both of Wellsboro; four sons, Robert of Boston, Pa., Eugene and Duane, both of Wellsboro; and Maylon of Lambertville, NJ; two sisters, Mrs. Leona Forkell of Palm Desert, California; Mrs. Louise Scorvo of Beaumont, California, one brother, Norris of Bradford, NY; 10 grandchildren. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance Union and was an employe of the Penn Central Railroad for 30 years.  The family requests that those wishing, contribute to the charity of their choice.

 

WARRINER George S. "Red" Warriner

George S. "Red" Warriner, 87, of Austin St., Wellsboro, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at The Green Home. He was the husband of Mary Barnett, who died shortly after they were married and the husband of Ethel J. Kagenski, who died July 8, 2010. George was born Dec. 26, 1923, in Wellsboro, the son of the late George H. and Edith Hampton Warriner.   He was a graduate of Wellsboro High School and had worked for Corning Glass, Ingerick Excavating, Wellsboro Candy Company and Atlantic/Mobil Station owned by "Woody" Bliss in Wellsboro. George was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, was secretary/treasurer for Local #1001 American Flint Glass Workers Union and was an avid fisherman, hunter and golfer. George was a United States Army veteran during World War II, serving in the Battle of the Bulge and 291st Engineer Combat Battalion.   Surviving are six sons, James (Nancy) Warriner of Washington's Crossing, Richard Warriner of Wellsboro, George (Joan) Warriner of Danville, Thomas (Paula) Warriner of Wellsboro, Robert (Debbie) Warriner, of South Dakota, Michel Warriner of Wellsboro; daughter, Justine Scarinci of Troy; 14 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wives, he was preceded in death by infant son ,Patrick Warriner; brother, Lyle Warriner; and sisters, Hazel Shelley and Loretta Gregory.  Friends and family are invited to George's Life Celebration on Friday, June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m., at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, a "Life Celebration Home,"139 Main St., Wellsboro. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, June 18, at 10 a.m., at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Central Ave., Wellsboro, with Rev. John Chmil officiating. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery. If desired, memorials may be made to Soldiers and Sailors Caring Sharing Fund, Green Home Employees.  Wellsboro Gazette – June 15, 2011

 

WARRINER Ira Mann – Wellsboro, R.D.2, Feb. 15 – Ira Mann Warriner, an aged veteran of the civil war, died at his home in Delmar on Feb. 11 and was laid to rest in the West Branch cemetery, Feb. 14.  Mr. Warriner was born in Vermont, March 10, 1837.  He came to Tioga county with his parents when he was about four years of age and grew to manhood on a farm in Delmar.  When a young man, he went to Wisconsin, where he remained two or three years an d then returned to Pennsylvania, making the journey most of the way on foot.  When the civil war broke out, he enlisted in the 7th Pennsylvania Vol. Cavalry at Wellsboro, Sept. 20, 1861, and was honorably discharged August 23, 1865, at Macon, Georgia.  After the war he returned to Delmar and on March 26 he married Hepsie Elizabeth Carvey, in Wellsboro, and soon after his marriage he went to Addison, N.Y., where he engaged in the jewelry business for a short time and then came to Wellsboro and entered into a partnership with the late Samuel Warriner in the same business.  In a year or two he sold out to his partner and moved his family to Liberty, where he resided until 1897, when he came back to Delmar and purchased the lot on which the old log school-house stood where he first attended school, and there built the house in which he had since resided.  Mr. Warriner had an interesting collection of old relics of the war; among them, the old carbine which he carried while in the service; his sabre; a leather knap-sack which he made from leather captured from the Rebels while he was with Gen. Wilson on that memorable exploit known as Wilson’s raid, and many other articles that are interesting.  He was fond of telling of his experiences while in the army and had a diary which he kept while in the service.  Mr. Warriner was an Odd Fellow for over forty-five years, being a member of Block House Lodge No. 398.  He is survived by four daughters and one son, his wife having died on the 26th of Nov. last.  The funeral was held at the Draper church, conducted by Rev. E.S. Cole, pastor of the Dexter M.E. church.   Wellsboro Agitator, 19 Feb 1919.

 

WARRINER Laura

Wellsboro Agitator – September 13, 1944

Mrs. Laura Warriner, aged 77 years, died at the home of her son, Lee Warriner, at Waterloo, N. Y, Sept. 4, 1944.  She was born at Cuba, N. Y., June 3, 1867, daughter of Ira and Hepeziah Carvey Warriner. She was married to Orrin Warriner, who died in 1937. She resided for many years at Tiadaghton,Pa.  She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cora Butler, of Elba, N.Y.; two sons, Lee Warriner, of Waterloo, N. Y., and Lynn Warriner of Binghamton, N. Y.; 14 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Ogden, of Draper, Pa., and Mrs. C. E. Townsend, of Draper, and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held at the Draper church Thursday; burial in the West Branch cemetery, Rev. C. W. Sheriff, of Wellsboro, officiating.

 

WARRINER Leona
Wellsboro Agitator - August 11, 1943
Mrs. Leona Warriner Taylor, aged 58 years, wife of Delos Taylor, of Wellsboro, R. D. 5, died Aug. 3 at the Packer hospital at Sayre, after a long illness.  Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Mrs. James Schermerhorn, of Port Crane, N.Y.; her mother, Mrs. Laura Warriner, of R. D. 5; one sister, Mrs. Henry Butler, of Geneseo, N.Y.; two brothers, Lee Warriner, of Waterloo, N.Y., and Lynn Warriner, of Binghamton, and several grandchildren.  The funeral was held Saturday at the Bastian Funeral Home; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

 

WARRINER Orrin Nelson

Wellsboro Agitator – Wednesday, June 9, 1937

Orrin Nelson Warriner, aged 75 years, of Tiadaghton, died Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock at his home. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Laura Warriner, and four children—Lee, of Waterloo, N. Y.; Lynn, of Harborsville, N. Y.; Mrs. Ona Taylor, of Tiadaghton, and Mrs. Cora Butler, of Churchville, N. Y. The funeral was held Sunday at  the Draper church, Rev. W. E. Brown officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

 

WALTER J. WARRINER
Walter J. Warriner, 49, of Wellsboro RD 2, died Sunday, February 3, 1974, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, following a brief illness. Mr. Warriner was owner and operator of Walt's Auto Parts Service. Born July 16, 1924, in Wellsboro, he was a son of Roy and Charlotte Bordner Warriner. Surviving are three daughters, Theresa, Tammy and Leslie, and four sons, Douglas, James, William and Donald, all at home; his mother, Mrs. Charlotte Robbins, of Wellsboro, and a brother Donald, of Niagara Falls, NY. The funeral was held Wednesday morning at the Spink Funeral Home, 126 Main Street.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. The Rev. S. Wade Stewart, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated.

 

WATERMAN - WOODRUFF
Deborah Kay 50, of 6E County Living Park, Wellsboro, diedThursday, November 10, 2005, at Robert Packer Hospital. She was born July 17, 1955 in Alexandria, VA, a daughter of Fred Parton and Patricia Moore Waterman. Debora was the manager of the Acorn Market in Wellsboro. She was a member of Chapter #452 Order of Eastern Star where she was a past matron, and a member of the Women of the Moose #60 in Wellsboro. Debora enjoyed camping, guided rafting trips, hiking, and the outdoors. She was the former co-owner of Calico Restaurant in Wellsboro. Surviving is her husband, Joseph of Wellsboro; her mother and dad, Pat and Charles Waterman of Middlebury Center; her children, Matthew (Sylvia) Schlicher of Wellsboro, Daniel(Erika) Schlicher of Wellsboro, Patricia Schlicher (Randy Shabloski) of Wellsboro, Kellie (Jon) Freeman of Wellsboro; sisters and brothers, Pamela (Clyde) Rouse of Little Marsh, Kimberly (Todd) Farr of Lawrenceville, Michele Kearse (Kyle Owlett) of Kennyville, Gerry (Gary) Rishel of Lock Haven, Chris (Lisa) Parton of Virginia, Lee Parton of North Carolina, Larry (Bonnie) Waterman of New York; 15 grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. A celebration of Debora's life will begin with a viewing on Monday from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Services will be held on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev. Dennis Crumb, officiating. Interment will be held in West Branch Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.

 

WEBB Artalessa Wilcox

Mrs. Artalessa Webb Woilcox, aged nearly 76 years, formerly of Delmar, widow of the late Ed. Wilcox, died Sept. 20 at the home of her daughter in Pinehurt, Washington.  The remains were brought here and the funeeral was held Monday morning at 11 o’clock, burial in the West Branch cemetery.  She is survived by three sons and one daughter, Philip Wilcox of Delmar; George Wilcox of the Panama Canal Zone; Jesse Wilcox of Renovo, and Miss Louise Wilcox, of Pinehurst, Washington.   Wellsboro Agitator, 1 October 1919.

 

MISS NETTIE A. WEBB of 150 Oakwood Ave., Elmira Heights.  The body is at the Ballard Funeral Home, Elmira Heights where friends may call today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and where the funeral will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.  The Rev. William H. Willits.  West Branch (Pa.) Cemetery. –Elmira Star-Gazette 5/2/1952

 

WEBSTER CARRIE
Wellsboro Agitator – October 22, 1947
Mrs. Carrie Webster Stratton, aged 84 years, died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. King Rose, in Mansfield, formerly of Wellsboro.  She was a daughter of Alvin and Esther Wooster Stratton (s/b Webster).  She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. D. J. Smith, of Norwich, N.Y.; Mrs. William Townsend, of Wellsboro; Mrs. King Rose, of Mansfield; three sons, Louis, Ralph and Harvey of Wellsboro; 14 grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.  The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home in Wellsboro, Rev. C. W. Sheriff, pastor of the Wellsboro church, officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

 

WEBSTER, Glen D. – Glen D. Webster, of the U.S. Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jud. Webster, of Shippen, died in France Jan. 27, of pneumonia.  Memorial services will be held at the Thumptown Baptist church Friday evening, Feb. 14, at 7:30.   Wellsboro Agitator, 12 Feb 1919.   west branch

 

WEBSTER. Glenn D. – Glenn D. Webster, aged 24 years, was born Nov 8, 1894, and died in France of lobar pneumonia, Jan. 27, 1919.  He enlisted Apr. 17, 1917, in the aviation branch of the Signal Corps, and had the distinction o belonging to the first balloon squadron ever organized in America.  He received his training at Fort Omaha, Neb. and Fort Sill, Oklahoma.  In July 1918, he left Newport News, Va. with the 15th balloon Division Air Service, for France, landing at Marsielles.  After two days rest and inspection by General Pershing, he went straight to the front, where he was in active service in the St. Mihiel salient and in front of Metz until the armistice was signed. He was still in that district at the time of his death.  He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Judd L. Webster, one brother, Harold; three sisters, Ola, Hazel and Leah, who with a host of friends mourn his death.  He was a charter member of the P O S of A of Wellsboro.  Memorial services were held at the Thumptown Baptist church Feb 14, 1919, Rev. C. W. Sheriff and Rev. E.S. Cole officiating. 

 

WEBSTER - Mrs. Hazel I. Ames, 80, [SRGP 23194] of Middlebury Center RD2, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1986, at her winter home in Watkinsville, Ga. She was the widow of Clifford W. Ames. Born in Shippen Twp., Tioga County, May 10, 1905, she was a daughter of Judd L. and Clara Sherman Webster. Mrs. Ames was a 50-year member of First Baptist Church, Wellsboro. She was also a life long Grange member. Surviving are a son, Glenn C.W., of Athens, GA and three grandchildren. The funeral was held Saturday at the Tussey Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro. Burial in West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Twp., Tioga County. The Rev. C. Wayne Diffenderfer, her pastor, officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the Oconee County Senior Citizens Center in care of Suzanne Moore, Friendship Presbyterian Church, Watkinsville, GA 30677 - Wellsboro Gazette, February 5, 1986

 

WEIMAR - YOUNGS   Cynthia J. "Cindy" Age 48, of Wellsboro, PA, died on Monday, December 5, 2005. She was born on May 19, 1957 in Phliadelphia, PA, a daughter of Charles E. Weimar and the late C. Elsie-May (Lishman) Weimar. Cindy was married to Henry "Hank" Youngs. Cindy worked as a billing clerk and secretary for the North Country Physicians, Wellsboro, PA. She was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church, enjoyed motorcycle riding, camping, and taught Sunday School for 13 years. She was the secretary for the Northern Tier Evangelical Lutheran Cooperative of Churches for 6 yeras. Cindy is survived by her father and stepmother, Charles and Marian Weimar; husband, Hank Youngs; daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Wes Hastings of Bellingham, WA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Randy and Laura Weimar of New Milford, CT, Earl and Carol Weimar of Wellsboro, PA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Tammy and Chris Goodreau of Douglasville, PA, Karen and Terry Niles of Wellsboro, PA; stepbrother, Marlin Smith of Wellsboro, PA; stepsister, Ardys Boostrom of Wellsboro, PA; grandchild, Brenden Hastings; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may call on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., Wellsboro, PA. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 8, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Raymond Forsythe and Rev. Pat Maier officiating. Interment will be in the West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro, PA. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hope Lutheran Church c/o Bob Miller, 1 Cone St., Wellsboro, PA 16901, or to the American Cancer Society, Tioga Unit, 1948 E. 3rd St., Williamsport, PA 17701

 

WEST Homer L. West

67, of Fredericksburg, Va., formerly of Wellsboro, died Friday, Dec. 25, 1992, at the Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg, Va. Born Sept. 18, 1925 in Delmar Township, he was the son of Fred and Della Ludington West. He was a retired operating engineer for the Mega Construction Company of Virginia. He was a member and deacon of the Spotsylvania Baptist Church, Spotsylvania, Va.; member of the American Legion, Richmond, Va.; and veteran of the U.S. Marines during World War II. Surviving are his wife, L. Ruth Merrick West; one son and daughter-in-law, Terry R. and Leslie West of Buffalo, NY; one son, John R. West of Fredericksburg, Va.; one daughter and son-in-law, Joan W. and Carroll Carter of Fredericksburg, Va.; two brothers and sister-in-law, Earl C. West and George A. and Sally West, all of Wellsboro; two sisters and brother-in-law, Ella E. and Warren K. Lawton and Wilma E. Morrow, all of Wellsboro; four grandchildren, Eric, Wendy, Robert and Carey; one great-grandson, Michael; many nieces and nephews. Calling hours were held at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro on Sunday, Dec. 27. Services were held at the funeral home on Monday, Dec. 28. The Rev. Tom Nason officiated. Burial was made at the West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Township. - Wellsboro Gazette, 30 December 1992, p10

 

WEST Wilma E. West Morrow 

89, of Wellsboro, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Broad Acres.  She was the wife of the late Charles A. Morrow, who preceded her April 03, 1992. Wilma was born May 1, 1923, in Delmar Township, the daughter of the late J. Fred and Della Ludington West.  Wilma was a graduate of Wellsboro High School. She was a retired employee of Fisher Price Toys, Holland N.Y. Wilma was a member of Charleston Baptist Church.  Surviving are daughter and son-in-law, Linda (Philip) Spencer of Covington; daughter, Audrey Elliott of Machias, N.Y.; son-in-law, C. Scott Elliott of Scio, N.Y.; daughter, Gayle Morrow and Brian Kamin of Middlebury Center; grandchildren, Charles Miller, Bruce Matthew Miller, Philip Spencer, Jr., Sara Slaymaker, Kasandrae Messe, Douglas S. Elliott, Addam Spencer, Isaac Spencer; 12 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, George (Ronnie) West of Wellsboro; sister-in-laws, Evelyn Kurtz of Columbia, Mabel Rimmer of Elkland, Ruth West of Niagara Falls, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition, she is survived by her beloved cat, Goldie. Wilma was preceded in death by sisters, Marian Sherman, Ella Lawton; brothers, Earl West and Homer West.  Friends and family are invited to Wilma's Life Celebration on Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday Dec. 13, from 10 to 11 a.m., at Tussey Mosher Funeral Home, "A Life Celebration Home," 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Funeral will follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Laverne Holliday officiating. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery.    Wellsboro Gazette – December 11, 2012

 

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WETHERBEE –DORIS EDNA W. DARLING – The funeral was Monday nigh for Doris Edna W. Darling, 90 of Wellsboro who died Saturday, Oct. 2, 1999 at the Drake Personal care Home, Galeton.  Her husband, Theodore S. Darling died Oct. 14, 1982.  Mrs. Darling taught school in Shippen Township and in the Lundquist Mines Schools for several years.  She also worked for the former Corning Glass Works Wellsboro division for several years and was a neighborhood Avon Lady.  She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Mansfield Normal School.  She was a member of the Hillcrest Seventh Day Adventist Church of Wellsboro, where she belonged to the Dorcas Community Service Society.  She enjoyed crocheting and braiding rugs.  Born Oct. 16, 1908 in Delmar Township, she was the daughter of the late William and Ina Nobles Wetherbee.  Surviving are a son, James Briggs of Trout Run; four daughters, Jo Anne Adell Petuskey of Wellsboro, Patricia Maureen Stone of Wellsboro, Linda Lou Chilson of Mansfield, Sheila Gay Hinman of Elmira, N.Y.; a sister, Gertrude Powers of Wellsboro; 16 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral was held at Tussey-Mosher’s, 139 Main St., with Pastor Michael Bernard officiating.  Burial was in West Brach Cemetery in Delmar Township.

WETHERBEE –HELEN M. HAMMOND, age 92, a resident of Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro, PA, died Friday, August 28, 1998, at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial, PA.  She was a wife of the late Fay R. Hammond who died April 22, 1995.  Born December 24, 1905 in Wellsboro, PA, she was the daughter of the late William and Ina Nobles Wetherbee.  Helen was a lifelong resident of Wellsboro, PA.  She was a graduate of Mansfield Normal School.  Helen was a homemaker and had taught Elementary school in Tiadaghton, PA and Dexter, PA for several years.  She was a member of the Dexter Baptist Church and was a 60 year member of the Stony Fork Grange.  She enjoyed crocheting, knitting, and quilting.  Surviving are daughters and sons-in-law; Betty H. and Joseph r. “Skeet” Borden of Middlebury Center, PA, Mary Jane and Stanley E. Parsells of Oldsmar, FL; brother, William B. Wetherbee of Wellsboro, PA; and sisters, Doris Darling of Galeton, PA and Gertrude Powers of Wellsboro, PA.  She is survived by 4 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandson.  Friends may call at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Inc., 139 Main St., Wellsboro, PA, on Tuesday, September 1, 1998 from 1 to 2 p.m.  Funeral service will follow immediately at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. James Truax officiating.  Burial will be in the West Branch Cemetery. Delmar Township, PA.  –Elmira Star Gazette.

RONALD J. WETHERBEE, 63, of Lawrenceville, PA., died Friday, Sept. 2, 2005.  He was born March 10, 1942, the son of the late Allen J. and Madeline Root Wetherbee.  Friends and family are invited to Ronald’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro, Pa.  Funeral to follow at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Eugene Charsky officiating.  Burial in West Branch Cemetery.

WETHERBEE RUTH M
ROOT Ruth M. (Wetherbee) Age 85, of Sherman Street, Wellsboro, PA, died May 23, 2006. She was the wife of Lyle H. Root. Ruth was born November 5, 1920, in Wellsboro, PA, the daughter of the late Ray and Beulah Knowlton Wetherbee. She was a homemaker, loved her family, and was a member of the Draper Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Lyle H. Root; daughter, Noreen F. Baker (Robert), Wellsboro, PA; son, Kenneth L. Root (Suzanne), Corning, NY; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Friends and family are invited to call on Friday, May 26, 2006, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral to follow at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Craig Brandick officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. If desired, memorials in Ruth's name may be made to the Draper Baptist Church, 22 Draper Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901.

WETHERBEE – Ruth M. (Wetherbee) Root, 85, of Sherman Street, Wellsboro, died May 23, 2006 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro. She was the wife of Lyle H. Root whom she married Aug. 8, 1939. Ruth was born Nov. 5, 1920 in Wellsboro, the daughter of the late Ray and Beulah Knowlton Wetherbee. She was a homemaker, loved her family, and was a member of the Draper Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Lyle H. Root; daughter, Noreen F. (Robert) Baker of Wellsboro; son, Kenneth L. (Suzanne) Root of Corning, NY; five grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by sisters, Vera Wetherbee in 2000, Arlene Copley, in 1938, and brother, Clair Wetherbee, in 1998. Family and friends are invited to call on Friday, May 26 from 1-2 PM at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, 139 Main St., Wellsboro. Funeral will follow at 2 PM with Rev. Craig Brandick officiating. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery. If desired, memorials in Ruth’s name may be made to the Draper Baptist Church, 22 Draper Road, Wellsboro, PA 16901. – The Mansfield Gazette, 24 May 2006, p.6A

 

WHEELER – Mrs. Eldora Agnes Cole, 43, of Wellsboro RD5 died Wednesday morning March 31, 1954, at the Soldiers & Sailors Hospital. She was born March 27, 1911, at Arnot, the daughter of Homer and Ann Baumgardner Wheeler, now of Secaucus, NY. Surviving are her husband, Leonard; her parents; one daughter, Mrs. John Quimby, of Wellsboro; two brothers, William of Pine City, NY, and Robert of Tioga; and six sisters, Mrs. Harvey Howe and Mrs. Bruce Brant, both of Lawrenceville; Mrs. James Jelliff and Mrs. Earl Cass of Elmira, NY; Mrs. Laverne Eighmey and Mrs. Donald Congdon, both of Columbia Crossroads. Three grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Cole was employed at the Corning Glass Works plant. Services were held on Saturday, at the funeral home, 139 Mains Street, Wellsboro, with the Rev. Sydney B. Fenton, of the Church of Christ, officiating. – Wellsboro Agitator, April 8, 1954, p7

 

WHITING Darlene Holliday

82, of Wellsboro, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at Williamsport Hospital.   She was born Sept. 8, 1930, in Wellsboro, the daughter of Delos and Grace Bochus Whiting.  Darlene is survived by her husband of 64 years, Laverne; three sons and daughters-in-law, Bradley and Diana of Wellsboro, Wayne and Sandra of Little Falls, N.Y., Jay and Lisa of Wellsboro; a daughter and son-in-law, Daphene and Steve Flewelling of Washingtonville, N.Y.; two sisters, Beverly Mason of Wellsboro, Joyce Smith of Louisana; a brother, John Whiting of Mansfield; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Darlene was predeceased by her daughter, Pauline and brothers, Stuart and Richard Whiting.   Friends are invited to call at the Mt. Zion Church, Wellsboro, Thursday, Sept. 20, from noon to 1 p.m. Funeral services will follow there Thursday at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Marvin Reed officiating. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery.    Wellsboro Gazette – September 18, 2012

 

WILCOX – Alice E. Knierim, 98, of Kelsey St., Wellsboro, died Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital. She was the wife of the late William Knierim. Alice was born July 27, 1907 in Jersey Shore, the daughter of the late George Robinson and Olive Campbell Wilcox. She was a homemaker, of the Episcopal faith, member of the Gmeiner Arts Club, life member of the Mary wells chapter 452 OES, Wellsboro. Surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Olive (Edward) Fraser of East Rochester, NY; three grandchildren, Olivia Fraser, Dylan Simard, Adrien Simard; several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a brother, John E. Wilcox, Sr. There was no visitation. A graveside service was held today, Wednesday, April 12 with Father Gregory Hinton officiating. Burial was made in West Branch Cemetery. If desired memorials may be sent to the Gmeiner Arts and Cultural Center, 134 Main St., Wellsboro, PA 16901. Arrangements were handled by Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, Wellsboro. – The Mansfield Gazette, 12 April 2006, p.6A

 

WILCOX Russell James "Rut" Age 78, of Big Run Road, Morris, PA, formerly of Antrim, died August 29, 2005 at home with his family. He was the husband of Marie A. Mast Wilcox whom he married September 29, 1951 in Wellsboro, PA, and would have celebrated 54 years of marriage. He was born January 8, 1927 in Wellsboro, PA, the son of the late Vern Dennis and Margaret Wheeler Wilcox. Rut was a World War II veteran serving with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Amsterdam, Unit F Company # 423, from 1944-1946. Rut worked for Corning Glass from 1946-1959, and also worked construction while owning and operating the Duncan Tavern, retiring in 1977. He enjoyed farming, gardening, woodworking and was a devoted roadie for the County Fever Band. Rut was a Life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post# 4907, Wellsboro, Charter member of Wellsboro Moose Lodge #1147, member of the Legion of the Moose #14, Wellsboro, Life member of Blossburg Legion Post #0572, member of the Jersey Shore Elks # 1057, Life member of Arnot Sportsman's Club, and member of the Sampson World War II Navy Veterans. Surviving are his wife, Marie; daughters, Bonnie J. Halstead, Linden, PA, Luanne M. (Jody) Aichholz, Bernville, PA, Crystal K. (Ransom) Bowen, Welsh Settlement, PA, Denise A. (Rennie) Woodhouse, Morris, PA, and Janice M. Wilcox (John Yilek), Germania, PA; son, Russell K. (Rusty) Wilcox, Morris, PA; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Elwyn "Al" (Thelma) Wilcox, Central Lake, Michigan; sisters, Jean (John) Cooney, Wellsboro, and JoAnn (Jim) Fletcher, Wellsboro. Rut was predeceased by sisters, Eleanor Atherton and Wanda Wilcox; brother, Karlyle Wilcox; and son-in-law, Howard (Skip) Halstead. Friends and family are invited to Rut's Life Celebration on Thursday, September 1, 2005 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. and Friday, September 2, 2005, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home, www.lifecelebration.com, 139 Main Street, Wellsboro, PA. Funeral Friday, September 2, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. with Darwin Cranmer officiating. Burial in West Branch Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, Tioga County Unit, 948 East Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701.

 

WILCOX Sadie

Sadie Van Vliet, age 87, of RD 5, Wellsboro, died Thursday, May 27, 1976 in the Witt Nursing Home. Funeral services were held at the Tussey Funeral Home Monday with Rev. Paul Phillips officiating.  Burial in West Branch Cemetery. Those who wish may contribute to the Draper Baptist Church or Witt's Nursing Home in Mrs. Van Vliet's name. She is survived by one stepson, Verne Van Vliet of RD 5, Wellsboro; two sisters, Mrs. Gladys Callahan of Wellsboro, Mrs. Dollie Smith of Williamsport; 11 step-grandchildren; 17 step-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Draper Baptist Church.  (Wellsboro Gazette, Wellsboro, PA, Wed. June 2, 1976)  Married January 1, 1936 to Merve D. VanVliet

 

WILLARD ADELBERT E. "DELBERT"
Wellsboro Agitator - July 24, 1907
-- Mr. Adelbert E. Willard, aged 35, died at 3 o'clock last Friday morning at his home in Delmar, of tuberculosis, with which he had been afflicted for five years.  He was a son of Mr. Joseph E. Wllard and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.  He was unmarried.  Funeral services were held on Sunday; burial in the West Branch cemetery.

WILLARD JOSEPH U
Wellsboro Gazette - March 28, 1907
Joseph U. Willard, aged 59 years, of Delmar, died last Wednesday of heart failure after a brief illness.

WILSON ADDIE LARENDA
Wellsboro Agitator – December 21, 1932
Mr. and Mrs. Rae Plumley and family, of Corning, spent Sunday here.  Mr. and Mrs. Plumley attended their grandmother’s funeral, Mrs. Julian Borden at Niles Valley…Several from here attended Mrs. Julian Borden’s funeral at Niles Valley Sunday.

WILSON EUGENE
Wellsboro Agitataor - August 5, 1931
The Late Eugene Wilson
Eugene Wilson, of Dantz Run, died at his home, Friday evening, July 24, of apoplexy.  He had been in poor health for some time.  Mr. Wilson was born in Delmar, Feb. 25, 1865, son of Baxter H. and Martha Kennedy Wilson.  He married Miss Emma Taylor, of Delmar, on Aug. 26, 1889 at Corning, N.Y.  He is survived by his widow and six children, Grace, Edna Hugh, Arthur, John and Richard, all of Wellsboro; also by the following brothers and sisters, Dan, Lottie and Margaret, of Wellsboro; Addie, of Caitlin Hollow, and Steve, of Whitesville; also by seven grandchildren and one great -grandchild.  The remains were taken from the home of his daughter, Grace Wheeler, to the Middle Ridge church, where the funeral services were conducted by Rev. Mr. Klotzbach; interment in the West Branch cemetery.

 

WILSON, George B. – George B. Wilson, aged 65 years, of Stonyfork, died last Thursday morning at 1:30 o’clock after a long illness of cancer of the stomach.  He was born July 12, 1854, in Delmar, and on October 24, 1877, he married Miss Mary E. oatman.  To them were born six children, all of whom, with their mother, survive.  They are:  Grace, wife of Ralph Clark; Miss Irma Wilson, of Philadelphia; James, John, Herbert and Ivan Wilson, all of Wellsboro and vicinity.  One sister, Mrs. J.E. English, of Elmira, and one half-brother, William Hoag, of Elmira Heights, also survive him.  Mr. Wilson was a member of Stonyfork Lodge, No. 564, I.O.O.F. and Encampment, and of the Methodist church.  He was highly esteemed by all who knew him.  The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at two o’clock, Rev. Mr. Totten officiating; interment in the West Branch cemetery.   Wellsboro Agitator, 17  September 1919.

 

JOHN L. WILSON
 John L. Wilson, 66, of Wellsboro RD 4, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 1973, at his home. He was born July 14, 1907, in Delmar Twp., a son of Eugene and Emma Taylor Wilson. Mr. Wilson was a retired employe of the Penn Central. Surviving are his wife, the former Anna Mason; six daughters, Mrs. Charles Cleveland, Mrs. Joyce WIlliammee, Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mrs. Burdette Weber, Mrs. Kirk Bartholomew and Miss Mary Wilson, all of Wellsboro; four sons, Elwood L., Jerry L., LeRoy and Jack, all of Wellsboro; a sister, Mrs. Grace Wheeler, of Wellsboro, and 21 grandchildren. The funeral was held Tuesday at the Tussey Funeral Home.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery, Wellsboro RD. The Rev. Eric Michael, pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, officiated.

 

WILSON - Mrs. Myra B. Warriner aged 28 years, wife of Charles Warriner of Delmar, died August 25 at the Danville hospital. The remains were brought here Wednesday evening and the funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. E.S. Cole of Delmar officiating, burial in the West Branch cemetery. Mrs. Warriner is survived by her husband and four children, Norris, Louise, Edwin and Leona; by her parents, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Wilson of Delmar; four brothers and two sisters: Hugh, Arthur, John and Richard Wilson, of Delmar; Mrs. Ross Wheeler of Stony Fork and Mrs. Oliver Bodman, of Charleston. - Wellsboro Agitator, 4 September 1918

 

WILSON Nancy
Wellsboro Agitator, June 6, 1963; p.1
Nancy Wilson of Stony Fork found dead Tues. Night [June 4, 1963]
Missing since Monday; Body discovered by Sister; Kemp investigates
The body of Nancy Wilson, 18, of Stony Fork, daughter of Mrs. Thelma Wilson, was discovered by her sister, Sandy, 20, at approximately 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. According to Trooper Stella of the Mansfield State Police who investigated the case, she had been reported missing at 8 a.m. Tuesday and was last seen alive late Monday night at her brother's trailer not far from her home. An all-day search was carried on followed by the discovery of the body wedged against a log at the foot of a 15-foot bank that drops away some four feet from the house. The girl had been calling at the trailer home of her brother James situated only about 100 feet from her own house, it is said. According to one theory of the police, she walked along the bank after leaving the trailer. Although there is a creek along the bottom of the bank, the body was found at least eight feet from the edge of the water. Attorney Robert Kemp who lives near the Wilson home was notified after the body was found and he immediately initiated an investigation and ordered an autopsy which was conducted Wednesday afternoon by a pathologist from Williamsport.

West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Township
WILSON - Miss Nancy Lee Wilson, 18, of Wellsboro RD#5, died Monday, June 3, 1963. She was born on December 16, 1944 in Wellsboro, the daughter of Myron and Thelma Root Wilson. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Thelma Wilson, two sisters, Mrs. Lois Suhr of Mansfield and Miss Sandra Wilson of RD#5, two brothers, James and John both of RD#5. Private funeral services will be held Friday, June 7th at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson & Tussey Funeral Home. The Rev. Silas Gearhart will officiate. Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Thursday evening 7 to 9 p.m. - Wellsboro Agitator, June 6, 1963; p.8

WILSON –JOYCE A. WILLIAMMEE, 64 of Wellsboro RR 4 died Saturday, March 4, 2000 in Carleton Senior Care Rehabilitation Center.  She was a homemaker and attended Ansonia Free Gospel Church in Ansonia.  Born here Dec. 31, 1934 she was a daughter of John L. and Anna Mason Wilson.  Surviving are two daughters, Kay VanGorden and Linda Brockway, both of Wellsboro; two step-daughters, Shirley Crawford of Mansfield and Carlene Houston of Wellsboro; three brothers, Jerry Wilson of Bradford, LeRoy Wilson of Cherry Flats and Jack Wilson of Tioga; four sisters, Patty Ellis, Betty Weber and Alice Bartholomew, all of Wellsboro, and Mary Wilson of Bradford; two grandchildren, Joseph Button and Sonja Brockway; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by a brother, Elwood Wilson and a sister, Thelma Cleveland.  A private family service will be held Monday at Tussey-Mosher’s, 139 Main St. with the Rev. LaVerne E. Holliday officiating.  Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery, Delmar Township, Tioga County.  There will be no visitation.  –Williamsport Sun-Gazette

THOMAS A. YOUNG
 Thomas A. Young, 41, of Wellsboro RD 1, died at 3:40 pm Sunday, Oct. 7, 1973, in the Williamsport Hospital, where he was admitted Sept. 5 as a surgical patient. He was born in Wellsboro on Feb. 2, 1932, a son of Howard and Lulu VanOrder Young. Mr. Young attended the Antrim Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War. Mr. Young was a member of the Stony Fork Grange. Surviving are his wife, the former Sally Lawton, two sons, Thomas 2nd and Scott, and a daughter, Pamela A., all at home; his parents, of Wellsboro, and a sister, Mrs. Linda Plumley, of Covington. The funeral was held at 1:30 pm Wednesday at the Tussey Funeral Home, 139 Main Street.  Burial was in West Branch Cemetery. The Rev. George J. Niles, pastor of the church, officiated.

 

? Eleanor Impson – Mrs. Eleanor Impson, aged 98 years, of Delmar, died Saturday, Dec. 6, of congestion of the lungs.  She is survived by one son, Ernest Impson, of Elmira Heights, N.Y.  The funeral was held yesterday morning at 10 o’clock at the home of Charles B. Shelly, grandson of the deceased, on Conway street, Rev. Mr. Totten officiating; burial in the West Branch cemetery.   Wellsboro Agitator, 10 December 1919.

 

? Eleanor Impson – Mrs. Eleanor Impson died Dec. 6, 1919, at the home of granddaughter, Mrs. Nellie Delong, at Tiadaghton, Pa.  Mrs. Impson would have been 98 years of age if she had lived until next March.  She and her husband, Uriah Impson, came to Pine creek in the early days when lumbering and rafting were general in that section.  They conducted a boarding house for Charles Osgood at that time.  Mrs. Impson was an excellent woman, being a favorite with all her acquaintances, making many friends wherever she chanced to go.  Four children were born to them: Louisa, wife of Walter Young; Sarah J., wife to D.M. Shelley; Lawrence Impson, all deceased, and Ernest Impson, of Elmira Heights, N.Y.  She had seven grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.  Mrs. Impson had made her home with her granddaughter, Mrs. Wilson, in Wellsboro, for seven years.  The funeral was held at the home of her grandson, C.B. Shelley, on Kelsey street, Dec. 9; burial at West Branch.   Wellsboro Agitator, 17 December 1919.