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Funeral Services Held July 29, 1965 For Ernest E. Knapp of Stowe
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at Stafford's Funeral
Home for ERNEST ETHAN KNAPP, who born in South Boston, Mass. June 12, 1902, the son of Robert and
Maggie (Mnnn) Knapp. He worked in Stowe as a carpenter and for Stoweware for
many years.
He was a member of the Stowe Masonic Lodge and past member of the Modern
Woodmen of America.
He leaves his wife Gladys Camely; six children Mrs. Harold (Edna) Bradford
of Watertown, Conn; Mrs. John (Elaine) Tirnan of Glastonbury, Conn;
Mrs. Harold (Norma) Dyke of Hyde Park; Mrs. Walter (Jeanie) Slayton
and Bernard Knapp of Stowe and Munn Knapp of Platsburg; many grandchildren,
nieces and nephews.
A Masonic service was held at the graveside in the West Branch Cemetery. A
friend of the family, Rev. Wylie Rudolph of East Brunswick, N. J. officiated
at the service. Six Masonic brethren were bearers.
ANGUS GALE, Stowe Dies in Nursing Home on Nov 12, 1963
Angus Gale born in Stowe July 7, 1875, son of Presson R. Gale and Elvira Hill.
He spent his entire life in Stowe and for many years was a successful farmer.
After moving into the village he conducted an ice business for several years.
Following this he was employed by the Mt. Mansfield Co. until his retirement.
He is survived by four sisters Mrs. Elmer (Angie) Houston of Stowe,
Mrs. Elroy (Mary) Billings of St. Louis, Mo, Mrs. Glen (Polly) Cline of
Boulder, Colo. and Mrs. Alton (Elvira) Forbes of Bimidi, Minn; 1 stepson,
Clarence Horner, New Bedford, Mass, 2 stepdaughters, Mrs. Edward (Florence)
Greenlaw and Mrs. Gaylord (Thelma) Gale of Stowe. Also several
grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Friday
at 2:00pm in the Community Church, Rev. Douglas Brayton officiating.
Friends may call at the Stafford Funeral Home on Thursday evening 7-9.
Burial will be in West Branch Cemetery.
Dec 2, 1965
ROY BASSETT
Waterbury - Roy Bassett 69, born Sept 17, 1896, in Smyrna, N.Y.,
the son of Warren and Amelia Fox Bassett. In May of 1926 he married
 Margaret
McGookin in Shady Rill, Middlesex, VT. He came to Waterbury from Moscow, 8
years ago where he had been a merchant and post master.
He was a real estate dealer here. Bassett was a veteran of WW1, a member of
the Harry N. Cutting Post 59 American Legion, the Mystic Lodge of Masons 56
of Stowe, the Mt. Sinai Shrine Temple AAONMS of Montpelier. He leaves his
wife and a son Robert Howarth of Richford, VT. Calling hours will be held at
the local chapel Saturday from 3-5 and 7-9 pm. Funeral services will be
held at 2 pm Sunday in the chapel with Rev. John Nutting of Congregational
Church of Hyde Park officiating. Entombment will be in Hope Vault.
The Perkins Parker Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.
MRS. HARLAN SLAYTON
Stowe, May 17. - Mrs. Alice Fanny Aither Slayton, 29, wife of Harlan Slayton,
born at Stowe Jan 7,
1916, and was married
here in 1933. She was a member of the Woman's Relief
Corps and the Eveready Sewing Club.
Mrs. Slayton is survived by her husband and three children Nancy, 10, Harlan,
8, and Merle, 2, and her parents, Arthur and Emily Martin Aither.
She is also survived by three brothers, Gordon and Clarence Aither, East
Jamaica, Ernest, St. Regis, Mont., one sister Mrs. Louise Frence, Lancaster
N. H and her maternal Grandmother, Mrs. Alice Martin, East Jamaica.
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 at her late residence, the
Slayton Farm. Burial will be in the Riverbank Cemetery
with Rev. Clifford
Newton officiating. C. C. Stafford is in charge of arrangements.
Jan 25, 1934
REV. RUFUS W. COLLINS Dies - Funeral Here Today
Word was received here Wednesday morning of the death of the
Rev. Rufus Collins in Waltham Mass. The funeral will be held today
at Community Church at 1:30 with burial at Morristown Corners.
Mr. Collins was died this morning after
a long illness at his farm in Moscow (VT).
Surviving are his wife Mary Rexford Moulton, three sons, Lyle Moulton of
Methuen, Mass, Ansel Moulton of Waterbury Center, Arnold Moulton of the
Cenchant Marine, Randolph Mass, and two daughters Mrs. John Clement of
Waterbury and Mrs. Howard Hovey of Round Lake, NY.
Born Oct 22, 1882, Mr. Moulton came to Moscow from Hyde Park 30 years
ago. A lifelong farmer he was a past member of the Mansfield Mountain
Grange and a member of the Modern Woodsmen of America.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 at his home.
Rev. C. D. Newton will officiate. Burial will be in the Riverbank
Cemetery. C. C. Stafford funeral director, in charge of arrangements.
MRS. ORILLA GODFREY, 64 Dies Unexpectedly Thurs., July 29, 1965
Funeral services were held on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the Stafford
Funeral Home for Mrs. Orilla Spaulding Godfrey, 64 who born in Stowe August 10, 1900, daughter of Arthur and Sarah Davis
Spaulding.
Mrs. Spaulding leaves two daughters, Mrs Richard (Hilda) Grimes of North
Hyde Park; and Mrs. Ernest Houston of Germany; five sisters, Mrs.
Dora Merriam of Waterbury; Mrs. Caroll Wheelock and Mrs. Roy Bohannon,
both of Morrisville; Mrs. Isobelle Harvey of Putney and Mrs. Henry Lefevre
of Prospect, Conn; two brothers, Harold Spaulding of Stowe and
Howard Spaulding of Morrisville. Also 13 grandchildren and several nieces
and nephews.
Bearers were Arden, Glendon and Marvin Magoon and Harry McCuin Jr.
Interment followed in the Riverbank Cemetery.
LYLE A. DOUGLASS, Stowe Resident, Dies Sat., July 29 Following
Short Illness 1965
Lyle Almon Douglass, 66, born March 6, 1899, in Pittsfield, the son of
Charles and Dorah Douglass. He worked for Collins Garage and in
Stowe for Mt. Mansfield Garage and Pervier's Gulf Station.
He was a Stowe School bus driver for more than 25 years.
He leaves his wife, Nina Boyce Douglass; one brother Lloyd of Stowe;
and nine children. Mrs. Reba Bedell, Dean and Charles all of Stowe;
Reginald, Roger and Wayne of Morrisville; George of Plattsburg, N. Y.;
Alston of Montpelier and Lloyd of Mass.
The bearers were his eight sons. Funeral services were
held Monday at the Stowe Community Church at 2:00 p.m. with the
Rev. Douglas Brayton officiating.
Burial followed in the Waterbury Cemetery.
NATHANIEL SAWYER
1940 Free Press
Waterbury, April 16 - Nathaniel S. Sawyer, a lifelong resident
of Waterbury, died last October. Those surviving are Mrs. Mary Cargill
and Mrs. William Vautier, whom Mr. and Mrs. Sawyer brought up from
childhood. There are also a brother in-law, B. S. Morey and nephew
Mert Morey.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 42 1/2 South Main
Street, with burial in the Village Cemetery. The Pastor of the Methodist
Church Rev. Myron Genter will officiate.
November 23, 1963
ALBERT DALES
Albert DALES - 92, long time resident of Northfield; died in Waterbury; died at VA Hospital in White River;
born May 5, 1900 in Bridgewater son
of Matthew and Elizabeth (SCOTT) Boles. Married Elizabeth ROWELL of
Tunbridge in 1924. Children - Mrs. Arthur (Louise) CHURCHILL of Royalton
and Gena BOLES; eight sons - Leslie I of East Randolph; Frank H., Alexander
E. and Ernest C. BOLES, all of South Royalton; John C. Boles
of Tunbridge; Robert E. Boles of South Randolph, Donald E. of Royalton
and Matthew B. of North Tunbridge; sisters Dora WHITNEY of Tunbridge,
Lydia BUTTON and Rachel CASWELL of South Royalton.
CLAIRE CARPENTER BROCK - 89, Born in Washington
September 2, 1875 the daughter of Solan C. and Carrie (BOWLES)
Carpenter. Married Dr. William W. Brock July 5, 1900; Dr. Brock died in Randolph; born April 15, 1871
in Tunbridge, son of Charles L. and Abbie (ARNOLD) Howe. Married Evie
Farnham September 6, 1898. She is deceased. Children - Hugh and
Paul, Tunbridge; W. King Howe, Jr., West Hartford, CT; Hale,
Windsor, CT; Mrs. A. H. (Hope) MAGALSKY, Tunbridge; Mrs. Harold (Ruth)
TAFT and Mrs. George (Mae) SPRAGUE, Randolph and Mrs. Kenneth (Faith)
POWERS, Northhampton, MA; brothers James K. and Silvester and
a sister Nellie SHERLOCK all of Tunbridge.
November 25, 1963
GEORGE J. MURRAY - 66, former resident of Barre died
at
his home in Bethel, CT. Born in Brooklyn, NY, July 2, 1897 son
of George and Josephine (MULLALLY) Murray. He came to Barre
in 1922 and married
Gertrude Cayia, November 24, 1922. Left Barre about
7 years ago.
EFFIE HEATH - 87, a resident of Putnam Rest Home in Middlesex
died in Montpelier (Heaton Hospital); Born in Johnson, June 6, 1904 son of
Charles and Rosa (SPAULDING) Tinker.
July 16, 1970
CHARLES N. BRUORTON - 83, a farmer died
in West Braintree; Born in
Fletcher March 4, 1908 daughter of Joel and Delia (METHERELL) HOOPER;
1929 graduate of Mary Fletcher Hospital School of Nursing.
HUGH R. STODDARD - 57, of South Burlington - native of North Montpelier;
died while driving a transport truck in Bethel, Maine;
Born Turkey Hill, Northfield,
November 17, 1922 daughter of Lila L. HALL and Ernest J. Macy.
WHITE, MILO JENNISON, 90, died
Moretown. Born Fairfield, November 16,
1890, son of Wilmer A. and Anna BALLARD White. Married
Mildred Tinker October 1912.
July 23, 1970
MILNE, EUNICE, 75 of Barre. Born December 30, 1894
in South Barre daughter of William and Mary (HOGGE) WARK.
Married September 28, 1916 to Alexander Milne.
ELDRED, HARVEY N. of Wolcott, 45, died
in Burlington.
Born August 25, 1924 in Wolcott son of James and Julia BROWN Eldred.
PAGE, Alice Smith of Woodsville, NH, 71 died
in Woodsville,
NH. Lived in Ryegate and Groton and widow of Sewell PAGE
POTUZNICK, Ray G., 64 died
in Randolph. Born in
Argyle, NY, September 27, 1905 son of George P. and Minnie SAUNDERS Potuznick.
Married Ella ROBERTS in Raceville, NY July 1, 1934 - lived in Braintree,
Vermont.
East Corinth - Graveside services were held for Monty Sweet, 57 years old
of Route 25, East Corinth, who died
Nov. 9, 1998. Hale Funeral Home of
Bradford, Vt was in charge of arrangements.
Orange, Vt. - Funeral services were held at the Boardway and Cilley
Funeral Home on Main Street in Chelsea for Marvel L. MOOTE who died
Nov. 4, 1998. The Rev. Albert COLLINS pastor of the
Websterville Baptist Church officiated. Son Sanford WOODBECK carried the urn.
the following grandchildren, Tiffany and Terri Blaisdell and Tanya
Taylor and a son-in-law Cary Smith read the poem
"You Have Always Been Everything To Me."
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Montgomery Ctr., VT - JAMES H. CORCORAN, 58, died
September 26, 1993 in
Northwestern Medical Center in St Albans [VT]. Mr. Corcoran
was born in Abercorn, Quebec, Canada, on January 19, 1908, the son
of the late Earl Henry and Mae Annie Prudence (LaPlant) Sweet. In his earlier
years, he was a semi professional baseball player in Philadelphia Connie
Mack League and also enjoyed playing hockey. He married
the former Vera
E. Spaulding in Fletcher on April 2, 1938. She predeceased him on January
29, 1996. He was employed as a welder, working at the U.S. Naval Shipyard
in Kearny, N.J. and later retired from the Pabst Engineering Fabricating
Company in Elizabeth, N.J. In his retirement years, Bernie enjoyed his
outside gardening and genealogy research of the Sweet family tree. He was
a member and past treasurer and trustee of the Binghamville United Methodist
Church. He was also a member of the Fletcher Cemetery
Association. Always
willing to lend a hand Bernie was instrumental in completing various church
and community projects such as the Stone church steps and ramp, and the
Community Hall ramp. To all who knew him, he was a wonderful, loving husband,
father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. He will be greatly missed
by all of those who knew and loved him. He is survived by a son, Wayne
Sweet and his wife, Sally, of Fairfax; a daughter, Janet Allard and her
husband, Peter, of Essex Junction; a sister, Dorcas Elwell of Indiantown,
Fla.; four grandsons, William Allard and his wife, Faye, of Metheun, Mass.,
James Allard and his wife, Karen, of Fletcher, Jeffrey Allard and his wife,
Michele, of Essex Junction, Christopher Allard of Essex Junction; two great
grandchildren, Guy and Hanna Allard of Essex Junction; one brother-in-law,
Wesley Spaulding and his wife, Ardelle, of Fairfax; two sisters-in-law,
Izola Blaisdell and her husband, Willard, of Enosburg Falls, and Marion
Spaulding of Fletcher; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was
predeceased by a sister, Dorothy Mathews. Visiting hours will be held at
the Hayes-Rich Funeral Home on Thursday, September 16, 1999 from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 17, 1999,
at 2 p.m. in the Binghamville United Methodist Church in Fletcher with
the Rev. Elizabeth Griffin officiating. Interment will follow in the family
lot in Binghamville Cemetery
[Fletcher, VT].
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VIOLA V. (FLANDERS) ROONEY, 82 passed away Sunday, Feb. 15, 1998 in the Copley Hospital
in Morrisville. Born in Fletcher, April 4, 1910, she was a daughter of
the late Herbert and Minnie (Ranney) Flanders. She was predeceased by her
husband, Hollis R. Edwards Sr., Feb. 18, 1988 and by a son, Robert and
his wife, Ilene and their daughter, Marsha, Feb. 27, 1957. Iola was a member
of Mansfield Post 35 American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed both hunting
and fishing and was also an avid card player as well as a bingo and domino
enthusiast. Iola worked many years With her husband Hollis on their farm,
which has been in the Edwards' family, since 1832, and will be remembered
not only for her excellent cooking, but also for her loving attention to
all of her family, her many grandchildren and friends. She leaves four
children, Blossom Longe of Jeffersonville, Hollis Edwards Jr. of Jeffersonville,
Waverly and Ronald "Pete" Purdum of Colchester; and Jack Edwards of Jeffersonville;
22 grandchildren; 51 greatgrandchildren; five great-great grandchildren
and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Iola was also pre-deceased by her
brothers Eugene, Earl and Wayne; her sister, Viola Rooney; her stepmother,
Bertha Flanders and a stepbrother Faybian LaGrange. Family and Friends
may call in her home at the Edwards' farm in South Cambridge, Wednesday,
at their convenience. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, Feb. 19,
1998 at 11 a.m. in the Second Congregational Church in Jeffersonville,
by the Rev. David Ransom. Spring burial will be in the South Cambridge
Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Copley Hospital Foundation
Inc., RR#3, Box 760, Morrisville, Vt. 05661. Arrangements are by the Hayes-Rich
Funeral Home, Fairfax.
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From her obituary in the County Courier:
Fletcher, VT - VERA SPAULDIG SWEET, 89, died
unexpectedly
early Monday, Jan 29 1996, in her home. Born in Fletcher on January 19,
1907, she was the daughter of the late Emerson & Fluella (Wetherbee)
Spaulding.
Vera graduated from Bellows Falls Free Academy in Fairfax
in 1925, and Elizabeth General Hospital School of Nursing in Elizabeth,
NJ as a Registered nurse in 1930. She married
Bernie E. Sweet on April
2, 1938, a the Spaulding family homestead in Fletcher. Vera was a member
of Binghamville United Methodist Church & the Fletcher Cemetery
Association.
She spent many hours researching family genealogy and shared her love with
family and friends.
She leaves her husband, Bernie of Fletcher; a son, Wayne
Sweet and his wife , Sally, of Fairfax; a daughter, Janet Allard and her
husband, Peter, of Essex Junction.; four grandchildren, William Allard
& his wife, Faye, James Allard, Jeffrey Allard and his wife, Michele,
and Christopher Allard; two great grandchildren, Guy and Hanna Allard;
a brother Wesley Spaulding and his wife Ardelle of Fairfax; a sister Izola
Blaisdell and her husband Willard of Enosburg; two sisters-in-law, Marion
Spaulding of Fletcher and Dorcas Elwell and her husband, Russell of Indiantown,
FL; a brother-in-law, Warren Chase of Ft Myers, FL; and several nieces
and nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by two brothers and two sisters,
Harmon Spaulding, Wetherbee Spaulding in World War II, Mona Hooper and
Madeline Chase.
Services were held Wednesday, January 31, at 2 P.M. in
Binghamville Unite Methodist Church in Fletcher by Rev. Glen Bachelder.
Internment was in Binghamville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Binghamville Church,
c/o Nancy Hannon, RR 1, Box 196, Jeffersonville, VT 05464; or Fletcher
Cemetery Association c/o Becky Neapolitano, 648 Fletcher Rd, Cambridge,
VT 05444.
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NELDA H. (SWEET) DANIELS, 84, of Naylor Road, Fletcher,
VT born
in Fletcher Nov 2,1915, the daughter of the late Levi S. and Eleanor (Andrews)
Sweet. She was a seamstress for various companies over the years. She married
Orange A. Taylor on Nov 10,1934. He predeceased her in 1964. She married
Roy Daniels, Jr. who also predeceased her on March 9,1977. She is survived
by one son Oakley Taylor and Illa Rich of Johnson, two daughters Bertina
Hall and her husband Richard of South Carolina, and Mary Lou Matukas and
her husband Anthony of Florida; nineteen grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
Visiting hours will be held at the Hayes-Rich Funeral Home today Thursday
Feb.10, 2000 from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the Binghamville
United Methodist Church, Fletcher on Friday Feb. 11, 2000 at 1 p.m. with
the Reverend Elizabeth Griffin officiating. Interment will be in the spring
at the convenience of the Family. Memorial contributions may be made in
Nelda's memory to The American Heart Association, l2 Hurricane Lane, PO.
Box -130, Williston, VT 05495, or American Diabetes Association, Vermont
Affiliate, Inc., 7 Hegeman Avenue, Colchester, VT 05446. Arrangements are
by the Hayes-Rich Funeral Home,1176 Main Street, Fairfax, VT
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CLIFFORD J. FRIEDRICH - JEFFERSONVILLE/FAIRFAX -- Clifford J. Friedrich, 78,
formerly of Jeffersonville and recently of Fairfax, died
Wednesday evening, Dec. 10, 1997 in Holiday House in St. Albans, following
a lingering illness. Born in Shirley, Mass. on September 10, 1919, he was
a son of the late Charles and Margaret (St. John) Friedrich. On Jan. 27,1945,
he married
the former Greta King in Ayer, Mass.
He served his country as a Sergeant with the U.S. Army
during WWII in the Asiatic Pacific Theater and was a member of Mount Mansfield
Post #35 American Legion. Clifford was employed with Johnson State College
for five years, then 22 years with Miner Institute College in Chazy, N.Y.
as Chief Engineer, retiring in 1983. He is survived by his wife, Greta
King Friedrich of Fairfax; his children, Gary and his wife Sue of Jeffersonville,
Barbara and her husband Clifford of Chazy, N.Y.; Jean and her friend U-Bald
of Champlain, N.Y.; Stephen and his fiancee Theresa of Billerica, Mass.
and Robert and his wife Jill of Chazy, N.Y.; A brother, Douglas of Ayer,
Mass.; a sister, Pauline of Sacramento. Calif.; 14 grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a son,
Edward on Jan. 11, 1980.
Visiting hours will be Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m., followed
by a funeral service at 3 p.m. in Hayes-Rich Funeral Home, Main Street,
Fairfax, by The Rev. Richard Dickey. Spring interment will be in Jeffersonville
Village Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Holiday House,
RR1, Box 79, St. Albans, Vt. 05478 or Lamoille County Home Health, RR3,
Box 790, Morrisville, Vt. 05661.or Franklin County Home Health Circle,
St. Albans, Vt. 05478. Arrangements are by Hayes-Rich Funeral Home, Fairfax.
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Bakersfield VT - ALTHEMA "THEME" LAWYER, 80, wife of Henry
Lawyer, died
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 4, 1997 at the Holiday House Nursing
Home in St Albans. Mrs Lawyer was born in Sheldon
March 27, 1899, son of Stanley & Ellen Royce Smith. Mr Smith owned
and operated a farm in West Enosburg for 34 years retiring in the 1966.
He was an auditor in Enosburg for 18 years and was a member and past master
of Tyler Branch Grange # 498 and the Franklin Pomona Grange No 28 and also
state deputy. He had been a resident of East Berkshire for the past 14
years and was a member of the Congregational Church. He is survived by
his wife Bessie Young Smith, one son Arthur Smith Jr of South Windsor,
CT, one daughter Mrs John (Lucille) Lyman of Bloomfield, CT; two brothers
Merton Smith of Cortland, NY and Harley Smith of Richmond; eight grandchildren,
four great grandchildren; several niece and nephews. Funeral services will
be held Thursday afternoon at 2 at the East Berkshire Congregational Church
with the Rev Herman Benjamin officiating. Burial will be next spring in
the East Franklin Cemetery. Friends may call at the Spears Funeral Home,
14 Orchard St Enosburg Falls, Wednesday evening from 7 to 9. In lieu of
flowers, friends may make memorial gifts to the Enosburg Ambulance Service
in care of Mrs Sandra Ferland Enosburg Falls 05450
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