Smith, Anna Boice 1881-1956 Unadilla Obituary

A young Anna Boice

Smith, Anna Boice 1881-1956

Mrs. Anna B. Smith

Mrs. Anna B. Smith, 75, of Unadilla, died Sunday at 11 am. In Unadilla. She is survived by three grandchildren, Phillip Smith, of Syracuse, Mrs. James Kauzlarich, of Evanston, Ill., and Miss Randall Rae Smith, of Albany; two great grandchildren, Ann Louise Kauzlarich, and John Howard Kauzlarich, both of Evanston, Ill. She was born in Masonville, N. Y. October 3, 1881, the daughter of Hiram K. and Mary (Herrick) Boice. She married Howard Smith, of Sidney Center, in Sidney, May 14, 1903. Mr. Smith died several years ago. She had been a resident of Unadilla for about 40 years, and was a past matron of Order of the Eastern Star of Unadilla, a member of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Unadilla, and served as Otsego County Democratic Committeewoman for several years. Friends may call at the Smith home in Unadilla at their convenience. Arrangements by the Joyce Funeral Chapel, Unadilla.

Addendum:  There are Find a Grave Memorials for my Great Aunt Anna,  Great Uncle Howard, their sons, Garreth and Roscoe, as well as Anna's mother Mary E. Boice (my great grandmother) at Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Unadilla, Otsego County, NY.
  You can link to all of those from Anna's link:  Anna Mae (Boice) Smith Memorial

Brooks, Renee Iola Jackson 1860-1904

Pictured with her gravestone  are her gr gr grandchildren:

Paul and Susan,

children of Donna

Davenport.

  Renee Iola Jackson 1860-1904

  Mrs. Renee Iola Jackson Brooks

Mrs. Renee Jackson Brooks died last Tuesday morning at the home of Andrew Telfer, after a long and painful illness, of cancer. The had experienced much trouble and sorrow during her life and last years has been full of suffering, when quite young she was married to Charles Brooks, of New Lisbon, where they lived several years.

Three children were born to them, two dying in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks separated several years ago. The one daughter, Ona, going with her mother. Besides the daughter, one sister and four brothers are left to mourn her departure. They are Mrs. Andrew Telfer, of the town of Hartwick, Amasa Jackson of Garrattsville, Charles and Lyman of Welcome and Arthur of Cooperstown.

The funeral was held of Thursday at Andrew Telfer's. Rev. Mr. Tinker of Welcome officiating. Interment at Morris.

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Renee Jackson Brooks

Mrs. Renee Brooks died the forepart of last week at her sister's Mrs. Andrew Telfer. She had been sick a long time. She was buried in Hillington Cemetery at Morris. She leaves three brothers, one sister and one daughter Leona Elizabeth Brooks, to mourn her loss, namely Amasa A. Jackson, Lyman Jackson, Arthur Jackson, Mrs. Andrew Telfer and daughter Miss Leona Brooks.

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Mrs. Rena Brooks, who has been a sufferer for a long time from a complications of diseases, died one day last week at the home of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Telfer. Interment was at Morris.

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The above three articles were typed, and apparently transcribed from newspaper clippings. Renee was my great grandmother. She was born May 13, 1860 at New Lisbon to James J. and Elizabeth Ann Duroe Jackson, one of 8 children. She died Nov. 8, 1904 of cancer at New Lisbon, Otsego Co, NY. She was married to Charles Melvin Brooks Aug. 1, 1883 and later divorced. She is buried at Harmony Cemetery, not Hillington. She is listed on Ancestry.com and there is a Find a Grave Memorial for her with a photos at Harmony Cemetery, Otsego County, NY.

Boice, Arthur Jackson 1913-1996 New Berlin Obituary

Arthur Jackson Boice 1934

Boice, Arthur Jackson 1913-1996

Arthur J. Boice

NEW BERLIN---Arthur J. Boice, 83, of New Berlin, died Sunday, April 28, 1996 at Oxford.

He was born Feb. 25, 1913 in New Lisbon, the son of Frank and Leona (Brooks) Boice. He married Pearl Walkden in November 1977, who survives.

Mr. Boice spent his childhood in New Lisbon, Morris and the Garrattsville areas. He attended local area schools. He worked for Scintilla in Sidney, and for local area feed stores until 1951, when he worked as a dairy farmer in New Berlin. He was a member of Phoebus Lodge No. 82.

He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Arthur E. and Margaret Boice, and Willis E. and Susan Boice of Norwich; and two daughters and son-in-laws, Donna and Ralph Davenport of Sherburne, and Linda and Richard King of Schenectady; grandchildren, Beth King, Susan and Paul Davenport, Eric Boice, Trevor and Carrie Smith, Jerry and Kimberly Boice; three great grandchildren; and a sister, Mary Gale of East Guilford. He was predeceased by two brothers, Hiram and Zeland Boice.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, at the Dakin Funeral Home, New Berlin, with the Rev. Beverly Butler of the First United Methodist Church, New Berlin, officiating.

Burial will be at Fairview Cemetery, New Berlin.

Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. On Tuesday, April 30, at the Dakin Funeral Home, New Berlin.

Memorial donations may be made to the New York State Veterans Home, Oxford.

Addendum: Arthur was married to Margueriete W. Stone on Dec. 11, 1934 at Morris Methodist parsonage. They had 32 years together. She died Sept. 28, 1966 of cancer. They bought a home on East Main St. in Edmeston in 1938 and lived there until they bought the farm in New Berlin located one mile north of the center of town. You can see more info on Ancestry.com and their Find a Grave memorials. Added by their daughter, Donna Boice Davenport.