Pierce, Harold F.
1896-1959 Sidney, NY Obituary
Retired
D&H Employe
Harold
F. Pierce Died Suddenly
SIDNEY---Harold
F. Pierce, 62, of 27 River street, Sidney, died suddenly as he was
crossing Pleasant street at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday March 3, 1959. He
had been a lifetime resident of Sidney, and was telegrapher and
towerman on the D&H railroad from the age of 16 until his
retirement three years ago when mechanized gates were installed at
the Union Street crossing. The tower where he spent his entire
working life was razed last week.
Funeral services for Mr. Pierce will be held at 2
p.m. On Friday, March 6, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Sidney,
with Rev. Rollin D. Malany officiating. Friends may call at the C.
H. Landers chapel on Thursday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock. Burial
will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Harold Pierce was born in Sidney on May 6, 1896, the
son of William and Susan (Owen) Pierce. He was member of St. Paul's
Episcopal Church in Sidney, the Norwich Lodge No. 1222 BPO Elks, and
the Order of Railroad Telegraphers.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Marian Hull Pierce,
whom he married in Sidney on November 6, 1944; a son, Richard Pierce
of Marberth, Pa.; two grandsons, Richard Jr. and Robert; two
nephews, Robert Pierce of San Francisco, California and William
Pierce, Chenango Bridge; also several cousins.
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