Srait, Lelah (Fish) 1875-1934 Morris Obituary

Srait, Lelah (Fish) 1875-1934 Morris Obituary

Mrs. Bert Strait, Morris,
Dies After Long Illness

Esteemed Resident of That Community
Dies at Parshall Hospital Here—Funeral Wednesday

Morris, July 10---After many weeks of suffering, Mrs. Bert Strait of Hargrave street, Morris, passed away at the Parshall hospital, Oneonta, where she had been a patient for over a week, Sunday afternoon, at 2:30 o'clock, due to a complication of diseases.
Lelah M. Fish, youngest of the four children of Moses and Lydia (Lamb) Fish, was born, August 9, 1875, in Otego, in which township she spent her girlhood.
On December 25, 1900, she was united in marriage to Bert Strait. Mr. and Mrs. Strait resided in Otego for a year, after which they lived in the town of Butternuts for three years and since that time, have always had a home in Morris, where Mr. Strait is now assisting in the Dr. F. I Reed Animal hospital.
The deceased was a woman, whose enthusiastic interest anddesire to be of service to others was very marked. Sincerely devoted to her home and to her church, and always active in the various branches of the latter as long as her health permitted, she leaves a host of friends, who will cherish her memory.
The immediate surviving relatives are the husband and a sister, Mrs. Chloe Sheldon of Otego, one nephew and one niece, to all of whom much sympathy is extended.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Dr. C. E. Vermilya of the Methodist church, will be held at Stillwell's Undertaking parlors in Hartwick Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be made in the family plot in the new part of Hillington cemetery, Morris.

Thompson, Charles E. 1874-1948 Oneonta Obituary

Thompson, Charles E. 1874-1948 Oneonta Obituary

Charles Thompson Of Oneonta Dies

Charles E. Thomson died at his home, 381 Chestnut St., at 2:30 p. m. yesterday.

Funeral services will be held at Bookhout Funeral Home at 2 p. m. Friday. The Rev. Charles H. McClung, pastor of United Presbyterian church, will officiate.

Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home until Friday noon.

Mr. Thomson was born at Elk Creek, Delhi, Aug. 31, 1874, son of Ezekiel and Amelia (White) Thompson. On Feb. 17, 1897 he married Almira Thomson of New Kingston.

The first few years of his married life were spent on the Thompson Homestead at Elk Creek and in 1906 he moved to Oneonta. He is a past master of Oneonta Grange.

Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wendell Couse, Oneonta, and Mrs. Carlton Estabrook. Susquehanna, Pa., a son, Howard Thompson, Oneonta; four brothers, James and Russell of Delhi, Leslie of Oneonta and Maynard of St. Petersburg, Fla., and three grandchildren all of Oneonta.

Thurston, J. Ernst 1875-1953 New Lisbon Obituary

 Thurston, J. Ernst 1875-1953 New Lisbon Obituary

Takes His Own Life

New Lisbon---J. Ernst Thurston, 78-year-old farmer and lifetime resident of New Lisbon, yesterday committed suicide by hanging, according to Dr. John Merzig, Morris, acting coroner who pronounced the verdict.

The body of Mr. Thurston was found in his barn by Robert Joy, Morris, a business caller.  The body was taken to the Sloan Funeral Home, Morris, where arrangements are pending.

 

Mr. Thurston was born Jan. 2, 1875, on the New Lisbon farm where he had always resided, son of Julius and Lucy (Duroe) Thurston. His grandparents were among the first settlers of the Butternuts Valley.

He married Lavinia Nearing, who died May 14, 1951. He later married Mrs. Frances Lull, Morris, on Dec. 1, 1951.

He was a member of the Louisville Grange, Baptist Church and Masonic Lodge, all of Morris, and the Farm Bureau.

Surviving is his wife; one sister, Mrs. Vera Klindt, Morris; two nephews and a niece.

J. E. Thurston Funeral Held In Morris

Jan. 1953, NEW LISBON---Funeral services for J. Ernst Thurston, who died Thursday at his New Lisbon home, were held Sunday at the Morris Methodist Church.

The Rev. Kenneth Gombert, pastor of the church, and the Rev. J. Ross McCloy, pastor of the Garrattsville United Presbyterian Church, officiated. The body was placed in the Hillington Cemetery vault at Morris for later burial there.

Bearers were: William Dockstader, Leroy George, Jay Clark, Harold Lasher, Roy Gilbert and Owen Douglas.

Attending from out-of-town were: Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cleveland, Mrs. Katherine Hamilton and Earl Hay, Oneonota; Mrs. Emma Stanton and daughter of Laurens; Mr and Mrs. Harmon Cleveland, Mount Vision; the Misses Eliza and Ruth Duroe, Norwich; Mario Caldera, Williamsport, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Canaster and son, Howard, of Delanson.

Mrs. Mary Ash, Waterbury, Vt.; Mr. and Mrs. Claude Moore, Oriskany Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Richard LaClair, son, Thomas and daughter Nancy, of Oneida; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Maynard, Clarence Lamphere, Norwich, and Peter Gaffney, Utica.

His survivors include four nephews and three nieces, who are Harmon Cleveland, Mount Vision; Maurice Cleveland, Oneonta, Robert and Francis Klindt, Morris, Miss Marion Cleveland, Norwich, and Mrs. Evelyn Caldwera, Williamsport, Pa.

Addendum: He always seemed to go by J. Ernst Thurston. His given name was Joel Ernst Thurston.

Thurston, Lavinia (Nearing) 1873-1951 New Lisbon Obituary

Thurston, Lavinia (Nearing) 1873-1951 New Lisbon Obituary

Former Area Teacher Dies

New Lisbon --- Mrs. J. Ernst Thruston, 77, a former school teacher in New Lisbon, died at 6 p. m. yesterday at Fox Hospital, Oneonta, where she had been a patient for the past three weeks.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday in Sloan's Funeral Home, Morris, with the Rev. J. Ross McCloy of the United Presbyterian Church, Garrattsville, officiating. Burial will be in Hillington Cemetery, Morris.

A native of New Lisbon, Mrs. Thurston was born May 28, 1873, a daughter of Orrin and Martha Mills Nearing.

She attended Morris High School and graduated from Oneonta Normal School, following which she taught school in Morris, Cobleskill, Garrattsville, Naylor's Corners and New Lisbon.

A 50-year member of the Louisville Grange, Morris, and the New Lisbon Home Bureau, she was married on March 16, 1927, to J. Ernst Thurston.

Besides her husband she is survived by a niece, Mrs. Frances Canastra, Delancey, and two cousins, Mrs. Katherine Mills Hamilton of Oneonta and Lee Mills of Brooklyn..

Tilley, Lucy E. 1894-1959 Mt. Vision Obituary

Tilley, Lucy E. 1894-1959 Mt. Vision Obituary

MISS LUCY E. TILLEY

Miss Lucy E. Tilley, aged 64, of Mount Vision, died Saturday morning in the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, where she had been a patient for three days.

She was born Decemeber 23, 1894, in New Lisbon, the daughter of George R. and Ida May (Reynolds) Tilley. She had taught school for more than 30 years in New Lisbon and Mount Vision.

She was a member of Lena Grange for nearly 50 years and for many years had served as a 4-H Club leader.

Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Angie Skellie of Cooperstown, RD 3; two brothers, Lynn and Glenn Tilley of Mount Vision; three nephews; five nieces and several cousins, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. On Tuesday, November 24, from the Mount Vision Baptist Church, with the Rev. Philip Pitcher, pastor of the Rev. Philip Pitcher, pastor of the Milford Methodist Church officiating. Burial was in Mount Vision Cemetery.

Tilyou, Frank 1860-1948 Franklin Obituary

Tilyou, Frank 1860-1948 Franklin Obituary

Frank Tilyou Is Dead at 87

Frank Tilyou, 87, a retired farmer, died yesterday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Pearl L. Bowers, 12 Chester St.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p. m. Sunday at the Howard Funeral Home, Franklin, with the Rev. George Thomson, pastor of the Main Street Baptist Church, officiating. The body will be placed in a vault at Franklin Cemetery and burial will be later in Masonville.

Mr. Tilyou was born in the Town of Norwich on Aug. 18, 1860, the son of John C. and Jane Tilyou. Survivors are his wife, Harriet Tilyou; two daughters, Mrs. Louis Alger, Unadilla RD, and Mrs. Bowers, with whom he made his home; one son, Fenimore Tilyou, 39 Ceperley Ave.; a niece, Mrs. Maude Wylie, Binghamton; eight grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Tilyou would have marked their 64^th wedding anniversary Friday.

Date of death Feb. 6, 1948 according to Harriet's obituary.

Tilyou, Harriet S. 1853-1948 Franklin Obituary

Tilyou, Harriet S. 1853-1948 Franklin Obituary

Harriet Tillyou Is Dead at 94

Mrs. Harriet S. Tillyou, 94, died 9:30 a. m. yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Bowers, 12 Chester St.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p. m. Friday at Howard Funeral Home in Franklin. Burial will be in Masonville.

Mrs. Tilyou was born in Putnam County, Connecticut, Oct. 20, 1853, and moved here at the age of five. On Dec. 31, 1870, she married Jerome Fuller of Masonville. Mr. Fuller died Sept. 25, 1873.

On Feb. 13, 1884, she married Frank Tilyou of Masonville. He died Feb. 6, 1948. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Masonville and Mount Vision. In 1918 she moved to Ilion and was an active member of the First Baptist Church there.

She is survived by three children, Mrs. Bowers, Mrs. Lewis Alger of Unadilla, and Fenimore Tilyou of 39 Ceperley Ave.; eight grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, one great great grandchild.

Addendum: Tillyou is spelled two ways in this clipping. I believe the correct spelling is Tilyou.  May 1948 is handwritten on the newspaper clipping from the Mary Boice Gale Collection.

Harriet Tillyou Funeral Held

Funeral services were held yesterday for Mrs. Harriett Tillyou, 12 Chester St. at Howard Funeral Chapel in Franklin.

The Rev. Geroge Thompson, pastor of Oneonta Main Street Baptist Church, officiated. Burial was in Masonville. Grandsons of Mrs. Tillyou who acted as bearers were: Fenimore, Percival and Bryson Bowers, and Bivan Tillyou.

Friends and relatives were in attendance from Oneonta, Norwich, Binghamton, Franklin, Unadilla, Gilbertsville, South New Berlin and Schenectady.