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In the lower picture the Brick Shool, built 1881, is shown in 1920. The  picture at left shows the old schoool in the right background with the 1927 gym addition in front. The old school was eventually torn down. In its place now stands the larger part of the present High School.

Mansfield High School Graduates LISTINGS FROM THE 1938 MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOK , "MANSCRIPT" Prior to 1913, not a pupil had graduated from a four year high school course in Mansfield. The course was narrow and only the few who wanted to go on to college stayed for the new high school course. The enrollment was sixty four for four years of high school in 1914. In 1913 a class of three graduated in a three year course and in 1914, a class of seven in a four year course. Not all of the following addresses were verified. A question mark has been added in cases of extreme doubt. In a few instances, no information was available. This information was taken from the 1938 school year book. Joyce M. Tice has added supplemental information.

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ASHLEY – Lucie A. Briggs, [SRGP 08056] age 79, of Wellsboro RD 7, died Wednesday, December 4, 1985 at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, PA. Friend may call at the Kuhl-Wilston Funeral Home, Mansfield, PA, Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral will be held Saturday at 2 PM, at the Middlebury Baptist Church, with the Rev. James L. Snyder and the Rev. S. Wade Stewart officiating. Burial, Middlebury Union Cemetery. She is survived by 2 sons, Harold Briggs of Rochester, NY and Ben Briggs of Mansfield, PA; one daughter, Mrs. Helen Boyce of Wellsboro, PA; 10 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Middlebury Baptist Church and the Middlebury Grange. She was born July 31, 1906 in Mansfield, PA, the daughter of Wells and Mary Wilson Ashley.

Lewis Edgar BLY, 92, died March 26, 1999 in the James G. Johnston Nursing Home (Hilltop Retirement Community) in Johnson City, NY.  The son of Lewis Albert and Susan Hollenbeck Bly, he was born Coudersport, PA on April 16, 1906.  He graduated from Mansfield High School, Mansfield State Teacher’s College and Ohio State University where he earned a Masters Degree in industrial arts.  Mr. Bly taught industrial arts in Troy High school while working on his advanced degree.  During World War II he worked for the Curtis L. Wright Company in Baltimore and Buffalo.  The family moved from Troy in 1950 and resided in Ithaca, NY till 1966 when Mr. and Mrs. Bly moved to Fayetteville, NY.  He retired from Agway in May 1971.  During retirement years, the Blys traveled extensively in the United States.

BROWN – Hamilton W. Brown, 77, of RD 3, Box 1066, Mansfield, went to be with his Lord, Feb. 18, 1983 at the Arnot Ogden Hospital, Elmira NY. Born June 29, 1905, at Morris, he was the son of John W. and Ethel Banfill Brown. He was a barber in the Mansfield and Troy area for 46 years and was known for his craftsmanship in woodworking and refinishing. A deacon and lay preacher for many years, he was co-founder and past chairman of Child Evangelism of Tioga County; co-founder and past chairman of local chapter of The Gideons International, and served four years with the United State Marine Corps in China. He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Josephine Nash Brown, who survives him. Also surviving are his son, Badon Hamilton Brown of Plainfield, NJ; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Dick Crittenden of RD 1, Mansfield; adoring grandchildren, Bob and Debra Brown Malone, and David and Jane Brown, all of Iowa; and Brian Brown of Plainfield, NJ; Bill and Joy Crittendan Snee, Ed and Betsy Crittendan Wyman, Lois Crittenden, all of Mansfield, and Muray and Marianne Crittenden Kent of Cuba, NY; great-grandchildren, Isaac, Sonja Jo, and Lucinda Malone of Iowa, and Trapper Wyman of Mansfield. The funeral was held at 3 PM Sunday, Feb. 20, at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield. Burial was in Glenwood Cemetery, Troy. The Rev. Paul Brown, pastor of the Mansfield Church of the New Covenant and the Rev. Kenneth Marple, pastor of the Austinville Union Church, officiated. Friends were invited to call at the funeral home Saturday, Feb. 19. – Wellsboro Gazette, 23 Feb. 1983, p.7

Cleveland, Celia M. Higley
Age 98, originally of Mansfield, PA, died Monday, January 19, 2004 at the Sayre House, Sayre, PA. She was born on August 23, 1905 in Richmond Township, PA, the daughter of the late Menton G. and Clara (Goodall) Cleveland. She was a member of the Canoe Camp Church of Christ in Mansfield, PA. Celia graduated from the Mansfield Normal School in 1928, with an additional 2 years at Millersville State Teachers College for her Masters Degree. She was a school librarian at the Mansfield High School for 16 years. She is survived by her daughter Carol D. Leach of Bath, NY; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Celia was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis Higley; daughter, Barbara Cron; brothers, Lyle and Tim Cleveland; and her sister, Florence Zimmerman. Friends and family are invited to call at the Scureman Funeral Home, Inc., 130 South Main Street, Mansfield, PA on Friday, January 23, 2004 from 12 to 1 pm. The funeral service will immediately follow at 1pm, with Rev. Kirk Smethers officiating. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield, PA. Memorials may be made to the Canoe Camp Church of Christ, Mansfield, PA 16933

HAGAR, Margaret -
Margaret E. Austin, 77, wife of Lloyd E. Austin of Pinnacle Towers, Wellsboro, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 1984 in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.  Born Nov 7, 1906 in Mansfield, she was a daughter of Claude and Jennie Bly Hager.  Mrs. Austin was a member of Whitneyville United Methodist Church and of the Friendly Circle, Mansfield.  Surviving are her husband, Lloyd E. Austin; two sons, Lyle of Millerton and Dale of Elmira, N.Y.; two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Caroline) Miller of Elmira, N.Y. and Mrs. Paul (Leona) Sempler of Millerton; four sisters, Miss Ina Hager, Mrs. Julia Jerzak, Mrs. Eloise Smith and Mrs. Lena Burrows, all of the Mansfield area; three brothers, Willard Hager of Montoursville, Fordyce Hager and Milton Hager, both of Mansfield; 16 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.  The funeral was held at 1 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept 26 at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield with the Rev. Gregory Moore, her pastor, officiating.  Burial was in Mainesburg Cemetery.  Friends were invited to call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25.m

HIGLEY – Lewis Roscoe Higley [SRGP 63237], 51, of Mansfield, died last Wednesday afternoon, December 1 [1954], following an extended illness. Surviving are his wife, Celia; and two daughters, Carol and Barbara, at home; his mother, Mrs. Floy Higley of Roseville; two brothers, Alfred of Roseville and Howard of Buffalo; four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Trowbridge and Mrs. Ella Johnson, both of Limestone, NY, Mrs. Lula Hart of Olean and Mrs. Lina Hoffman of Derrick City. Funeral services were held at Mansfield last Saturday with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. – Wellsboro Gazette, December 9, 1954

KELLY – The funeral was held Monday, Jan. 13, for Francis J. Kelly, 81, of 195 South Main St., Mansfield, a former postmaster in the borough for 32 years, who died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1986, at home. Born at Lambs Creek, Apr. 26, 1904, he was a son of William H. and Margaret Kerwan Kelly. Mr. Kelly was a member of Hold Child Roman Catholic Church. He was a graduate of Mansfield High School and the former Mansfield State University. Mr. Kelly was a former borough councilman. He also was an officer of the Mansfield Businessmen’s Assn. And a member of the Mansfield Public Library Board and the National Assn. Of Retired Postmasters. Mr. Kelly was a former professional baseball player and a longtime manager of Mansfield’s town team and Mansfield Babe Ruth Baseball teams. He was a charter member of Mansfield University’s Sports Hall of Fame Board. Surviving are his wife, the former Lucile Palmer; three step-sons, Richard Kaley of Camilus, NY, John Kaley of Houston, Texas, and Robert Kaley of Milwaukee, Wis.; a sister, Regina Mudge of Mansfield; and 5 nieces and 4 nephews. The funeral was at Hold Child Roman Catholic Church, Mansfield. Burial was in St. Andrews Cemetery, Blossburg. The Rev. John J. Tamalis, his pastor, officiated. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Holy Child Roman Catholic Church, Mansfield. Arrangements by the Kuhl-Wilston Funeral Home, Mansfield.

MISS GLADYS E. ROSE
 Miss Gladys E. Rose, 69, of Wellsboro RD 5, died Tuesday, August 19, 1975, in the Williamsport Hospital, where she had been admitted August 1st. She was born in Mainesburg on June 17, 1906, a daughter of Elmer and Harriette Brainard Rose. She was a member of the Stony Fork United Methodist Church. Miss Rose also was a member of the Stony Fork Rebekah Lodge and the Stony Fork Grange. There are no immediate survivors. The funeral was held Friday at the Spink Funeral Home, Wellsboro. Burial was in State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg. The Rev. John J. Dromazos, pastor of the Whitneyville Larger Parish, officiated.

SHERMAN,  Florence E. Tice 91, formerly of Mainesburg PA, died Friday, January 24, 1997 at Broad Acres Nursing Home in Wellsboro, PA She was born on January 21, 1906 in Richmond Twp., the daughter of Wesley and Nettle (Richmond) Sherman. She was a member of the Mainesburg United Methodist Church and the East Sullivan Grange and attended Mansfield Senior Center. Mrs. Tice is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Esther and Charles Smith of New Holland, PA, Lucile and Leo Packard of Mainesburg, PA, Mary and Lee "Buzz" Harvey of Mansfield, PA, Marjorie and James Crandle of Troy, PA; sons and daughters-in-law, Richard and Joanne Tice of Troy, Frank and Nancy Tice of Mainesburg, Gordon Tice of Mainesburg, Harold and Shirley Tice of Covington, PA, James and Dora Tice of Mainesburg; 30 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl Tice, who died in September, 1950; brothers, Lyle and Oscar Sherman; a grandson, Todd Tice; great-grandsons, Darryl and Logan Harvey.

ELMER L. SMITH
 MANSFIELD--Elmer L. Smith, 82, of Mansfield RD 3, died Friday, July 18, 1986, at Broad Acres Nursing Center, Wellsboro. Born Nov. 17, 1903, in Sullivan Twp., he was a son of David T. and Ella Ryan Smith. Mr. Smith was a retired dairy farmer, fur dealer and Pioneer seed corn salesman.  He also was a former dog law enforcement officer. Mr. Smith was a member of State Road Baptist Church, Sullivan Twp. He was a 50-year member of East Sullivan Grange, one of the organizers of State Road Cemetery Assn., and had been a Republican committeeman for 40 years. His wife, the former Annie Baity, died Oct. 19, 1984. Surviving are a son, Robert D. of Mansfield; two daughters, Mrs. Audrey Clark, of Troy, and Mrs. Shirley Rumsey, of Mainesburg; three brothers, Richard, of Fort Orange, Fla., Lyle, of Mainesburg, and Robert, of Hyannis, Mass; three sisters, Mrs. Ethlyn Frost, of Marathon, NY, Mrs. Eloise Chamberlain, of Mainesburg, and Mrs. Nellie Shaw, of Mansfield, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 pm Monday at Scureman's, 130 South Main Street.  Burial will be in State Road Cemetery. The Revs. Eugene A. Charsky, his pastor, and Benjamin E. Nevin, pastor of First Baptist Church, will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Sunday.

SMITH, PAUL C. (SRGP 4066)
 Paul C. Smith of Woodbridge, New Jersey and Dingman’s Ferry, Pa. (formerly of Elk Run, Pa.) suffered a stroke and died Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1964.  He was a member of Elk Run Methodist Church, a son of the late Rev. Freddus D. Smith of Elk Run.  For the past number of years he has been a grading contractor in Woodbridge, N.J.  Survived by wife, Euphemia Drake Smith, twin-sister, Mrs. Paulina Avery of Elk Run; a brother, Glenn I. of Florida; several nieces and nephews.  Funeral was held Nov. 28, at Milford, Pa. With burial at Dingman’s Ferry.

Gray Cemetery, Covington
SOPER - Gertrude V. Hilfiger, 75, of RD#1, Covington, died Monday, Aug. 3, 1981, at her home. She was the widow of Carlton Hilfiger. She was born Nov. 1, 1905, at Covington, a daughter of William and Ella Graves Soper. Mrs. Hilfiger was a member of Covington Baptist Church. She also was a member of Covington Grange. Surviving are two sons, Lewis and George, both of Covington; a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Garrison of Wellsboro; a sister, Mrs. Frances Smith of Covington; 11 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at the church. Burial will be in Gray Cemetery. The Rev. John Truax, her pastor, will officiate. Friends may call at the Kuhl Funeral Home, Mansfield, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5. - Wellsboro Gazette, August 5, 1981

WEBSTER, Bernice - MRS. EARL BENSON
     Bernice Louise Benson, 77, of RD 1, Covington, died Saturday, Dec. 10, 1983, in Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro.  Her husband, Earl Benson, died in 1974.  Born Aug. 23, 1906, at Mainesburg, she was a daughter of Ernest and Mary Webber Webster.  She was a member of State Road Baptist Church, Mainesburg, and the Corwin Mission Circle at the church.  She and her husband had been dairy farmers in Sullivan Township for many years.  Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John (Eleanor) Mest, of Manhattan, Mont., and Mrs. Wayne (Jeannine) Beardslee, of Campbell, N.Y.; a son, Gordon, of Hampstead, Md.; a sister, Mrs. Howard Norman, of Liberty, and seven grandchildren.  The funeral was held today, Wednesday, at the church in Mainesburg.  Burial was in State Road Cemetery, Mainesburg.  The Rev. Edwin Green, her pastor, officiated.  Memorial donations may be made to the Heart Fund.  Arrangements by the Kuhl Funeral Home.

FRANK W. WEBSTER
 Frank W. Webster, age 72 of Sylvania, Pa., died Saturday, January 14, 1978 at his home. He was a mayor of Sylvania for 25 years.  He was a member of the Bradford and Sullivan Counties Retired Teachers Association and an educator for 40 years, retiring in 1969 as principal and a teacher at Springfield Elementary School. He was a member and elder of Sylvania Presbyterian Church, a former president of Sylvania Lions Club and a member of Columbia Grange and the Alparon Park Association. He is survived by his wife, Florence Hatch Webster; son, Keith of Richmond, Va; daughters, Michael (Carol) Johnson of Tioga, Mrs. Duane (Joyce) Bower of South Williamsport, Pa; sisters, Mrs. Earl (Bernice) Benson of Covington; Mrs. Howard (Dorothy) Norman of Liberty; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the Vickery Funeral Home in Troy on Tuesday with the Rev. Alan Minarcik officiating.  Burial was in State Road Cemetery at Mainesburg.

Prospect Cemetery
MHS 1924
WILCOX - Dorotha Bartlett, age 65, of Mainesburg, formerly of Tioga, died Monday, January 3, 1972. Mrs. Bartlett was a member of the United Methodist Church of Tioga; the Lady Lawrence Rebekah Lodge No. 349 and a member of the Tioga Grange No. 1223. Survived by daughter, Mrs. Marian Hagar of Mansfield, Mrs. Clifford [Betty] Jones, Mrs. Ernestine Boom, both of Tioga, Mrs. Norene Burrows of Wellsboro, Miss Jean Bartlett at home; sons, Carl Bartlett of Osceola, David Bartlett of Mainesburg; sister, Mrs. Valeda Shoener, Mrs. Geraldine Goforth, both of Elmira; 20 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at the Shaw and Robena Funeral Home, Mansfield. Rev. Kermit Clickner officiated. Burial was in Prospect Cemetery, Mansfield. - Wellsboro Gazette, January 6, 1972

Cherry Flats Cemetery, Covington
WILCOX - E. Lucile Zimmer, 90, of Seffner, Fla., formerly of Covington, died Saturday, March 22, 1997, at the Columbia-Brandon Hospital, Seffner, Fla. Born Feb. 12, 1907, in Sullivan Township, she was a daughter of Herrick T. & Blanche A. Harvey Wilcox. She was a member of the Cherry Flats Baptist Church. She graduated from the former Mansfield Normal School, now Mansfield University. She taught the elementary grades at the former Covington School. Preceding her in death were her husband, Elisha B. Zimmer, May 7, 1990, and a brother, the Rev. Hildreth Wilcox, in 1984. Surviving are four nephews, Conrad Wilcox of Wheaton, Ill., Gordon and Donald Wilcox, both of Upper Lake, Calif., and the Rev. David Wilcox of Lakeport, Calif.; and a niece, Alice Jackson of Beaumont, Calif. Calling hours will be held Wednesday, March 26, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday, March 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Scureman Funeral Home, 130 S. Main St., Mansfield. Funeral services will be held there, Thursday, immediately following the calling hours, with her nephew, the Rev. David H. Wilcox, and the Rev. Richard Krueger, her pastor, officiating. Burial will be made in the Cherry Flats Cemetery, Charleston Township. Memorial donations may be made to the Cherry Flats Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o Margaret Copley, RR#1, Box 139, Covington, Pa. 16917 - Wellsboro Gazette, March 26, 1997

WILSON - Case, Elsie L.
Age 93 formerly of Mansfield, a resident of Broad Acres Nursing Home, Wellsboro, died Monday, Dec. 27, 1999, at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital. Born May 18,, 1906, in Richmond Township, she was the daughter of Ervin W. and Dora McConnell Wilson. She was a 1928 graduate of Mansfield Normal School. She practiced nursing in the newborn nursery at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Wellsboro, for 20 years and retiring in 1972. She had attended First Baptist Church in Mansfield and was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and the Rebekah Lodge. Preceding her in death were her husband, Chester L. Case, in 1968; one brother, Harold Wilson; and one sister, Eleanor Clarke. Surviving her are one son and daughter-in-law, David and Daisy Case of Mansfield; one daughter, Marsha L. Henderson of Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; four grandchildren, Julie Henderson Scott Henderson, Mark Case, Michele Drumheiser and Christopher Case; three great-grandchildren, Trevor Case, Wyatt Case and George Henderson; and one brother, James Wilson, of Mansfield. Funeral services were held at Scureman Funeral Home, Mansfield, with the Rev. Rudolph J. Vanderhiel officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Soldier and Sailors Memorial Hospital, 35 Central Ave., Wellsboro, Pa. 16901

Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery, Covington
MHS 1924
ZIMMER - Elisha B. Zimmer, 85, of P.O. Box 123, Covington, died Monday, May 7, 1990, at The Green Home. He was a member of the Cherry Flats Baptist Church and co-owner of the Zimmer and Baity General Store in Covington for 38 years, until its closing in 1968. Preceding him in death was his sister, Mae Zimmer, in 1922. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, the former Lucile Wilcox Zimmer. Calling hours will be held Thursday, May 10 from noon to 2 p.m. at the Scureman Funeral Home, 130 S. Main St., Mansfield. Services will be conducted at the conclusion of calling hours. Rev. David Wilcox, his nephew, of the Lakeport Baptist Church, Lakeport, Calif., and the Rev. William Carr of Seffner, Fla., pastor of the Faith Baptist Church, will officiate. Family will provide flowers. Burial will be made at the Cherry Flats Methodist Cemetery, Covington. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to the Cherry Flats Baptist Church, RD#1, Box 174, Mansfield, PA 16933 or Evangelism Fellowship at 16 Charleston St., Wellsboro, PA 16901. - Wellsboro Gazette, May 9, 1990

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