BEMUS POINT CEMETERY

LA FRANCE

La France, Mabel A. bd. Nov. 2, 1970 Lot 189 G - 6 on Traphagen Lot. Age 88.

LAMPHEAR

Lamphear, E. Ward. 2003 residence - 74 Center Street, Bemus Point, NY. b. Nov. 25, 1909 Centralia, NY. d. Nov. 11, 2003 Heritage Green Health Care Center, Greenhurst, NY. Age 94. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. s/o Ernest & Maude (Frank) Lamphear. md. 1st. Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Davidson. md. 2nd Isabel Bertha Underwood Thompson. PJ: 11/13/2003: Bemus Point: E. Ward Lamphear, 94, of 74 Center St., died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday (Nov. 11, 2003) in Heritage Green Health Care Center. He was born Nov. 25, 1909, in Centralia, the son of Ernest and Maude Frank Lamphear. Prior to his retirement, he was employed by Bemus Point Central School System as a custodian and by the New York State Fish Hatchery in Bemus Point. He was a member of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, exempt member of the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department, founding member of the Ellery Hunting Camp and a former member of Ellery Senior Citizens. He was an avid fisherman and hunter. He is survived by a daughter, Barbara Aiken of Bemus Point; a son, Thomas Lamphear of Bemus Point; five grandchildren: Daniel Aiken of Newburgh, Ind., Donald Aiken of Niobe. Rebecca Armeli of Celoron, Susan Carlton of Fredonia, and Sandra Lamphear of Buffalo; 11 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Elizabeth Davidson, who died in 1964; his second wife, the former Isabel Underwood, who died in 1995; two brothers: Frank and Mervin Lamphear; and a sister, Louise Bohall. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Bemus Point United Methodist Church; the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Department; or Bemus Point Library.

Lamphear, Elizabeth "Betty" Jane (Davidson). b. Nov. 6, 1908 Dunkirk, NY. d. Aug. 3, 1964 Roswell Park Hospital, Buffalo, NY of lung cancer. bd. Aug. 6, 1964 Lot 369

G - 9. Age 55/8/27. d/o Thomas & Bessie (Pomeroy) Davidson. 1st w/o E. Ward Lamphear. PJ: Aug. 1964: Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Betty) Lamphear, 55, of 33 Maple St., Bemus Point, died at Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, at 11 a.m. Monday (Aug. 3, 1964). She was the wife of E. Ward Lamphear. Mrs. Lamphear was born Nov. 6, 1908, in Dunkirk, the daughter of Thomas and Bessie Pomeroy Davidson. She had been an employee of the Bemus Point Post Office for many years. She was a member of the Methodist Church, the official board of the church, and was a charter member of the Bemus Point Firemen’s Auxiliary. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son,

W. Thomas Lamphear, and one daughter, Mrs. Fred Aiken, Bemus Point; one brother, James Davidson, Dunkirk; two sisters: Mrs. Thomas Douglas, Dunkirk; and Mrs. Albert Luderman, Lancaster; and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday in the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point. The Rev. Bruce Hankey, pastor of the Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of F. Ward Lamphear & Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Davidson Lamphear included

1. Thomas Lamphear. b. Nov. 22, 1935. d. Dec. 13, 2003. md. Carol Agate.

2. Barbara Lamphear. md. Fred Aiken.

Lamphear, Isabel Bertha (Underwood) Thompson. b. Dec. 24, 1912. d. Mar. 6, 1995 at her home 74 Center St., Bemus Point, NY. Age. 82. bd. Mar. 8, 1995 Lot 336 G - 6 beside her 1st husband Robert Arthur Thompson. d/o William & Ella (Shoemaker) Underwood. md. 1st. 1952 - Robert Arthur Thompson. b. July 23, 1914. d. Mar. 10, 1965. bd. Mar. 13, 1965 Lot 336 G - 5. Age 50/7/17. s/o Frank Everett & Hilda (Peterson) Thompson. md. 2nd June 13, 1967 - E. Ward Lamphear. PJ: 3/7/1995: Bemus Point: Isabel B. Lamphear, 82, of 74 Center St., Bemus Point, died at 7 a.m. Monday (March 6, 1995) in her home. She was the wife of Ward Lamphear, whom she married June 13, 1967. A native of Bemus Point, she was born Dec. 24, 1912, the daughter of William and Ella Shoemaker Underwood. Prior to Mrs. Lamphear’s retirement in 1970s, she was secretary to the superintendent of Bemus Point Central School System where she was employed for 32 years. She was a member of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church where she helped with the church newsletter and was a member of Ellery Senior Citizens and the Chautauqua County School’s Secretarial Association. She was a graduate of the Bemus Point High School and Jamestown Business College. Surviving besides her husband, are a stepson, Thomas Lamphear; a stepdaughter, Barbara Aiken, both of Bemus Point; five step-grandchildren: Dan Aiken, Evansville, Ind., Don Aiken, Niobe, Rebecca Armeli, Celoron, Sue Carlton and Sandra Norton, both of Fredonia: 11 step-great-grandchildren; one step-great-great-grandson; and a sister, Marian Barkstrom, Bemus Pont. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert Thompson. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Bemus Point United Methodist Church. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery........Attending the funeral from away were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barkstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Barkstrom, Rochester; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Barkstrom, Aaron and Brenna Barkstrom, Buffalo; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Norton, Mrs. John Carlton, Fredonia

Lamphear, Elizabeth "Betty" Jane (Davidson). b. Nov. 6, 1908 Dunkirk, NY. d. Aug. 3, 1964 Roswell Park Hospital, Buffalo, NY of lung cancer. bd. Aug. 6, 1964 Lot 369

Children of Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Davidson & F. Ward Lamphear included:

1. Thomas Lamphear. md. Carol Agate.

2. Barbara Lamphear. md. Fred Aiken.

Lamphear, Ernest W. b. May 10, 1872 Ridgeway, Pa. d. Mar. 30, 1933 Bemus Point, NY. bd. Apr. 2, 1933 Lot 1E G - 1 Age 60. . s/o Wilbur L. & Ella (Miller) Lamphear. md. 1879 - Maude Elizabeth Frank. PJ: 3/30/1933: Ernest W. Lamphear died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Louise L. Bohall at Bemus Point last night at 6:50 o’clock, aged 60 years. Besides the daughter at whose home he died, Mr. Lamphear is survived by his wife, Mrs. Maude Lamphear of Bemus Point, and four grandchildren. The funeral will be held Sunday at 3 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Bohall. PJ: 4/3/1933: The funeral of Ernest Lamphear was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Bohall, where he had resided with his daughter for the past six months, at 3 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. Emerson H. Jones officiating. The bearers were Monroe Arnold, Delmas Skinner, Charles Seaborn, Gerald Aldrich, A. C. Russ and E. T. Russ. Burial was in the village cemetery. Present from away were Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Skinner of Shumia.

Lamphear, Maude Elizabeth (Frank). b. Sept. 20, 1879 Meadville, Pa. d. Jan. 9, 1968 at home of her daughter, Louise Bohall, Marshall Ave., Bemus Point, NY. bd. Jan. 12, 1968 Lot 1E G - 2.. Age 88/3/19. d/o Clark & Harriet (Skinner) Frank. w/o Ernest W. Lamphear. PJ: 1/ /1968: Bemus Point: Maude F. Lamphear, 88, of Marshall Ave., died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday (Jan. 9, 1968) at her home. She was the widow of Ernest W. Lamphear, who died almost 30 years ago. She was born in Meadville, Pa., Sept. 20, 1879, the daughter of Clark and Harriet F. Skinner Frank. She had made her home in the Town of Ellery for the past 60 years. Mrs. Lamphear had been an active member of the former Rebekah Lodge of Bemus Point; the Golden Rule Club; and was a past president of the Ellery Senior Citizens. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Jay Bohall (Louise), two sons, Marvin Lamphear and Ward Lamphear, all of Bemus Point; five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Evans Funeral Home. The Rev. Sheldon Peterson, pastor of the Bemus Point Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Ernest W. & Maude Elizabeth (Frank) Lamphear included:

1. Mervin H. Lamphear. 1898-1969. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Beatrice Anderson.

2. Frank Lamphear. 1901-1967. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. 1st. Edythe Swanson. md. 2nd Flora May Norton Seamour.

3. Louise Lamphear. 1905-1990. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. James "Jay" Frank Bohall.

4. E. Ward Lamphear. md. 1st Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Davidson. md. 2nd Isabel Bertha Underwood Thompson. Ward in 2002 living in Bemus Point, NY.

Lamphear, Frank Clark. b. June 8, 1901 Bemus Point, NY. d. Jan. 15, 1967 D.O.A. at Jamestown General Hospital. bd. Jan. 18, 1967 Lot 323 G - 3. Age 65/7/7. s/o Ernest & Maude (Frank) Lamphear. md. 1st Nov. 8, 192_ - Edythe Swanson. md. 2nd. by Rev. Reginal Merrifield in Community Church at Columbus, Pa. - Flora May (Norton) Seymour. d/o Glenn & Elva (Carpenter) Norton. PJ: Jan. 1967: Bemus Point: Frank C. Lamphear, 65, of 28 Main St., Bemus Point, a former chief of the Bemus Point Fire Department and a former trustee of the Bemus Point Village Board, died unexpectedly at 7 p.m. Sunday, (Jan. 15, 1967), at Jamestown General Hospital. Mr. Lamphear was an interior decorator and painter. He was born June 8, 1901, at Bemus Point, the son of Ernest and Maude Frank Lamphear. An exempt member of the Bemus Point Fire Dept., he had served as chief for 16 years. He was a former deputy county fire coordinator; a member of the County Fire Chiefs Association; and a life member of the Southwestern Volunteer Firemens Association. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Flora May Lamphear; one sister, Mrs. James Bohall; two brothers, Mervin Lamphear and Ward Lamphear; his mother, Mrs. Maude F. Lamphear, all of Bemus Point; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Evans Funeral Home. The Rev. Bruce Hankey, pastor of the Buffalo Street Methodist Church, Jamestown, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lamphear, Edythe (Swanson) b. Nov. 26, 1902 Windber, Pa. d. Feb. 1, 1961 Jamestown General Hospital. bd. Feb. 4, 1961 Lot 322 G - 2. Age 58/2/5. d/o Fred J. & Jennie (Seagren) Swanson. 1st w/o Frank Clark Lamphear. No children. PJ: 2/ /1961: Mrs. Edythe Swanson Lamphear, 28 Main Street, Bemus Point, wife of Frank C. Lamphear, died in the Jamestown General Hospital t 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (Feb. 1, 1961). Mrs. Lamphear who had been ill for about a year was removed to the hospital at 2:41 a.m. Wednesday by the Emergency Squad of the Bemus Point Fire Department. She was a member of the Rebekah Lodge, the Study Club and the Home Bureau and the Firemen’s Auxiliary of Bemus Point. Mrs. Lamphear was a confirmand of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. The daughter of Fred J. and Jennie Seagren Swanson, she was born Nov. 26, 1902 in Windber, Pa. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Bentley and Mrs. Oden Wilson, both of Jamestown. Funeral services will be held in the Evans Funeral Home at 1 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Charles Aldrich, pastor of the Hurlbut Memorial Church at Chautauqua will officiate. Interment will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery.... Bearers at the funeral were Robert Wilson, Sherwood Bentley, Ernest Bohall, Fred Aiken, James Lamphear, and Thomas Lamphear. Attending in a group were the Sunset Rebekah Lodge and the Firemen’s Auxiliary of Bemus Point.

Lamphear, Louise. b. Aug. 4, 1905 Town of Stockton at Centralia, NY. d. Mar. 23, 1990 Heritage Village, Gerry, NY. Age 84. d/o Ernest W. & Maude (Frank) Lamphear. w/o James "Jay" Frank Bohall.

Lamphear, Mervin H. b. Apr. 18, 1898 Cattaraugus County, NY. d. Mar. 26, 1969. bd. Mar. 28, 1969 Lot 323 G - 5. Age 70/11/8. s/o Ernest W. & Maude (Frank) Lamphear. md. Sept. 17, 1921 by Rev. F. Hanson in Jamestown, NY - Beatrice Anderson. This was a double wedding with Mervin’s sister Louise Lamphear and James "Jay" Bohall.

PJ: 3/26/1969: Mervin H. Lamphear, 70, of Oriental Avenue, Bemus Point, died at WCA Hospital at 2:30 a.m. today (March 26, 1969). Mr. Lamphear had been custodian of the Bemus Point Central School prior to his retirement. He was born in Cattaraugus County, April 18, 1898, the son of Ernest and Maude Frank Lamphear. He was a member of the Moose Club, Jamestown; and was an exempt fireman of the Bemus Point Volunteer Fire Dept. Surviving are a son, James M. Lamphear; a daughter, Mrs. Dixie Zochowski; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a sister, Mrs. James Bohall; and a brother, Ward Lamphear, all of Bemus Point. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Evans Funeral Home. The Rev. Sheldon Peterson, pastor of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lamphear, Beatrice (Anderson). b. Feb. 18, 1898 Jamestown, NY. d. Jan. 3 1968 Town of Ellery. bd. Jan. 1968 Lot 322 G - 4. Age 69/10/15. d/o John Emil & Hilder Anderson. w/o Mervin H. Lamphear. PJ: 1/ /1968: Bemus Point: Mrs. Beatrice Anderson Lamphear, 69, of Oriental Avenue, died at her home at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 3, 1968). She was born Feb. 18, 1898, in Jamestown a daughter of John Emil and Hilder Anderson. Mrs. Lamphear was a member of the Immanual Lutheran Church in Jamestown; the Bemus Point Home Bureau and the Bemus Point Study Club. Surviving are her husband; a daughter, Dixie Lynn Lamphear; a son, James Lamphear, and two grandchildren, all of Bemus Point; and a brother, C. Harry Anderson, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Services will be at 1 p.m. at the Evans Funeral Home, in Bemus Point. The Rev. Sheldon R. Peterson, pastor of the Bemus Point Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Mervin H. & Beatrice (Anderson) Lamphear included:

1. James H. Lamphear.

2. Richard H. Lamphear. 1922-1942. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

3. Dixie Lynn Theresa Lamphear. (Adopted).

Lamphear, Richard H. b. 1922. d. Sept. 11, 1942 Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, NY. bd. Sept. 13, 1942 Lot 322 G - 1. Age 20. s/o Mervin W. & Beatrice (Anderson) Lamphear. PJ: Sept. 11, 1942: Richard H. Lamphear, 20, Bemus Point, died at the Buffalo General Hospital this morning at 2:30. He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Lamphear of Bemus Pont, one brother, James, his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Maude Lamphear, and his maternal grandfather, John E. Anderson of Jamestown. The body is at the Haskin & Evans Funeral Home at Bemus Point, where it will be until 12 noon Sunday when it will be taken to the Methodist Church for the funeral at 2 p.m.

LANDERS

Landers, David E. d. Dec. 2000. bd. Dec. 22, 2000 Section E Lot 393 G - 8. Age 79.

Landers, Richard A. bd. Oct. 3, 1981 Lot 407 G - 4. Age 18.

LANDIS

Landis, Roy M. b. Feb. 3, 1924 Arnold, Pa. d. Jan. 27, 1990 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Jan. 29, 1990 Lot 414 G - 5. Age 65. s/o Earl M. & Millie E. (Kerr) Landis. md. July 15, 1948 - Ruth Hugham. PJ: 1/29/1990: Maple Springs: Roy M. Landis, 65, of Maple Springs, died at 5:34 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 27, 1990) in WCA Hospital. He was born Feb. 3, 1923 in Arnold Pa., a son of the late Earl M. and Millie E. Kerr Landis. Landis was employed by Aluminum Company of America in New Kensington, Pa. He retired in 1970 and moved to Maple Springs. He was a graduate of Arnold High School, class of 1943, and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of Ira Lou Spring Post 149 American Legion and AARP. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Hughan Landis, whom he married July 16, 1948; a daughter, Susan Casper of Maple Springs; a granddaughter, Stacey Casper of Maple Springs; and two sisters: Ruth Reissner of New Kensington and Jean Landis of Jamestown. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Mabel Landis. The funeral was at 1 p.m. today in Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Landis, Ruth (Hugham) Landis. bd. Jan. 9, 2001 Section F Lot 414 G - 6. Age 71.

d/o Edward K. & Ruth E. (Dronsfield) Hugham. w/o Roy M. Landis.

Child of Roy M. & Ruth (Hugham) Landis was:

1. Susan Landis Casper.

LANG

Lang, Francis Wilson. b. Apr. 18, 1877 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. d. Apr. 8, 1963 Town of Ellery. Age 85/11/20. bd. Apr. 11, 1963. s/o Henry F. & Lunarey (Burdich) Lang. w/ Cora French.

LANGDON

Langdon, Darrie Harriet. bd. Nov. 15, 1957 Lot 358 G - 4. Age 82.

LANGEBARTEL

Langebartel, David Ralph. b. Sept. 4, 1957 Jamestown, NY. d. Aug. 24, 1980 following a motorcycle accident early the previous day. bd. Aug. 27, 1980 Lot 436 G - 6. Age 22. s/o Ralph W. & Anna (Niblock) Langebartel. PJ: Aug. 1980: Bemus Point: David R. Langebartel, 22, of 20 Maple St., Bemus Point, died at 9:45 p.m. Sunday (Aug. 24, 1980) in WCA Hospital. Langebartel was hospitalized following a motorcycle accident early Saturday morning. Langebartel had been employed at Ring Division of Producto Machine Company. A lifelong Bemus Point resident, he was born in Jamestown, Sept. 4, 1957, a son of Ralph W. and Anna Niblock Langebartel. He was a 1975 graduate of the Hewes Occupational Center, Ashville. He attended Maple Grove High School. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers, John and Paul, and a sister Kathie Langebartel of Bemus Point. PJ: 8/15/1980: A Bemus Point man died Sunday night of injuries suffered in a two-motorcycle collision early Saturday on Lakeside Drive. David L. Langebartel, 22, Maple Street, was pronounced dead at WCA Hospital by Corner Daniel Russo. An autopsy was scheduled for this morning to determine the cause of death. The deceased was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by Rodney J. Bottomley, 22, Weaver Road, Maple Springs. Bottomley was reported in satisfactory condition this morning at WCA Hospital with leg and shoulder injuries. The driver of the other motorcycle, Dana A. Johnson, 22, RD 1, Bemus Point, was also reported in satisfactory condition at WCA with lacerations to his face and legs. The two motorcycles were south bound on Lakeside Drive, at 4:24 a.m Saturday when the front of Johnson’s vehicle collided with the rear of Bottomley’s vehicle. Both bikes crashed to the pavement and slid off the north side of the highway.

Langebartel, Ralph W. b. Apr. 3, 1918 Philadelpha. d. Feb. 19, 2001 Heritage Green Health Care Center, Greenhurst, NY. bd. Feb. 2001 Lot 436 G - 11. Age 82. s/o Ralph E. & May Frieda (Kreeb) Langebartel. md. Mar. 30, 1946 Anna Niblock. PJ: 2/20/2001: Mr. Langebartel was a Jamestown area resident since 1948. He was a 1936 graduate of Olney High School, Olney, Pa., a 1953 graduate of the State College at Oswego with a bachelor of science degree in industrial art education and earned his masters in education from the University of Buffalo. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army as a forward observer in the 90th Division, Battery B, 241st Field Artillery Battalion in the European Theatre. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Silver Star, Air Metal and Cluster to the Air Metal. His outstanding bravery under fire and devotion to duty aided materially in the attack and helped make possible the successful assault on Fort Koenigsmacher. He was employed as an industrial arts teacher at the former Bemus Point High School and Maple Grove Junior and Senior High School from 1954 to 1978, retiring due to illness. He served on the lake patrol for the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department and in earlier years was a catcher on the Wentz-Olney semi-professional baseball player in North Philadelphia. He was a member of the Ellery Memorial Post 947 American Legion, Bemus Point. He was a devoted and loving husband, father and skilled craftsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf. He is survived by his wife, Anna Niblock Langebartel, whom he married in March 1946; two sons, Paul Langebartel of Maple Springs and John Langebartel of Bemus Point; a daughter Kathie Regan of Bemus Point; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Doris Archibald of Rio Grande, N.J.; and a brother, E. Paul Langebartel of Santa Cruz, Calif. He was preceded in death by a son, David R. Langebartel, who died Aug. 24, 1980. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Bemus Point United Methodist Church. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Langebartel, Anna (Niblock). b. Nov. 13, 1920 Kenmore, NY. d. Apr. 30, 2001 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. May 4, 2001 Lot 436 G - 10. Age 80. d/o William & Elizabeth (Lewis) Niblock. w/o Ralph W. Langebartel. PJ. 5/1/2001: Anna Niblock Langebartel, 80, of 20 Maple Street, Bemus Point, died at 2:32 a.m. Monday (April 30, 2001) in WCA Hospital. She was born Nov. 13, 1920, in Kenmore, NY, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Lewis Niblock. She was the widow of Ralph W. Langebartel, whom she married March 30, 1946, and who died Feb. 19, 2001. She was a 1938 graduate of Kenmore High School, a 1943 graduate of Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing, and attended SUNY Oswego. She was a combat nurse in the U.S. Army during World War II from Jan. 15, 1944 to April 1, 1946, earning the rank of 1st Lt. She was stationed in Verdun and France. She was a registered nurse at Buffalo Children’s Hospital, where she was a newborn charge nurse and was employed by WCA Hospital from 1965 to 1970. She was instrumental in bringing neonatal units to the WCA Hospital maternity unit. She was a member of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, where she taught Sunday School. She was past chairman of the Chautauqua Chapter March of Dimes, a volunteer for various non-profit organizations and coordinated door-to-door campaigns. She was an avid gardener and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by a daughter, Kathie Regan of Bemus Point; two sons: Paul W. Langebartel of Maple springs and John E. Langebartel of Bemus Point; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two sisters: Eleanor Horton of Canandaigua and Margaret Reed of East Aurora. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, David R. Langebartel, who died Aug. 24, 1980; three sisters, Jean and Mary Niblock and Elizabeth Benson; and a brother, John Niblock. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Bemus Point United Methodist Church. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Ralph W. & Anna (Niblock) Langbartel included:

1. Paul W. Langebartel.

2. John E. Langebartel.

3. Kathleen Langebartel. md. Ronald Regan.

4. David R. Langebartel. 1957-1980. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

LANGDON

Langdon, Connie Harriet. b. Nov. 14, 1874 Pittsburgh, Pa. d. Nov. 12, 1957 Bittersweet Nursing Home. bd. Nov. 15, 1957. Age 82/11/28. She resided with Harold L. West family, in Bemus Point. A retired retail sales clerk.

LARSEN

Larsen, Richard Alfred. bd. Apr. 17, 1961 Lot 359 G - 4. Age 59.

LARSON

Larson, Alfred. b. 1863. d. Aug. 19, 1923. bd. Aug. 22, 1923 Lot 303 G - 38. Age 60. w/ Thelda. Had lived on Luce Road, Town of Ellery.

Larson, Thelda ( ). b. 1862. d. Jan. 6, 1933. bd. Jan. 6, 1933 Lot 303 G - 39. Age 70. w/o Alfred Larson.

Children of Alfred & Thelda Larson included:

1. Oscar W. Larson.

2. Paul Larson.

3. Henry Larson.

4. David Larson.

5. Jennie Rebecca Larson.

Larson, David H. b. Aug. 13, 1888 Mt. Jewett, Pa. d. Sept. 16, 1969 Fenton Park Nursing Home, Jamestown, NY. bd. Sept. 19, 1969 Lot 343 G - 9. Age 81. s/o Gustav & Hedda (Fagerstrom) Larson. md. Sept. 27, 1911 at bride’s home in Mr. Jewett, Pa. - Bessie T. Carlson. PJ: Sept. 1969: David H. Larson, 81, of Maple Springs, died at the Fenton Park Nursing Home, Jamestown, at 5 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 16, 1969). He was born Aug. 13, 1888, at Mt. Jewett, Pa., the son of Gustav and Hedda Fagerstrom Larson. Mr. Larson was formerly proprietor of the Maple Springs Grocery Store. His wife, Mrs. Bessie Carlson Larson, died May 5 of this year. Mr. and Mrs. Larson would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary Sept. 27. He attended Maple Springs Union Church; was a charter and exempt member of Maple Springs Volunteer Fire Dept.; a member of Mt. Jewett Lodge No. 627, F & AM; the Coudersport Consistory; Jamestown Shrine Club; and Ismailia Temple Shrine of Buffalo. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Farley, and three granddaughters, Patricia, Pamela and Penny, all of Boston, NY. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point. The Rev. Lawrence Lyman, pastor of Dewittville United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Larson, Bessie T. (Carlson). b. May 27, 1890 Mt. Jewett, Pa. d. May 5, 1969 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. May 8, 1969 Lot 343 G - 8. Age 78. d/o Magnus & Albertina Carlson. w/o David H. Larson.

Child of David H. & Bessie T. (Carlson) Larson was:

1. Jean Larson. md Thomas Farley.

Larson, Robert S. "Poopy". b. June 4, 1916 Jamestown, NY. d. Mar. 13, 1990 at his home on Bayview Road, Bemus Point, NY. bd. Mar. 16, 1990 Lot 357 G - 9. Age 73. s/o Albert Sigurd & Olge (Lindahl) Larson. md. Oct. 31, 1937 - Arlene Chase. PJ: 3/14/1990: Bemus Point: Robert S. Larson, 73, of R.D. 1, Bayview Road, Bemus Point, died at 2:53 p.m. Tuesday (March 13, 1990) in his home. An area resident most of his life, he was born June 4, 1916, in Jamestown, a son of Albert Sigurd and Olge Lindahl Larson. Larson was employed by Blackstone Corp., retiring in 1979. He was member of Jamestown Moose Lodge and Independent Order of Vikings. He had been a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Surviving are two sons: Lawrence D. Larson of Dewittville and Lyle D. Larson of Bemus Point; a daughter, Sondra L. Fuchs, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; six grandchildren: Stephanie Larson of Dewittville, Todd and Eric Larson, both of Bemus Point, Jack Fuchs of Honolulu, Hawaii, and Robert and David Fuchs of Houston, Texas; and two sisters: Ruth Case of Jamestown and Barbara O’Brein of Kennedy. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Arlene Chase, whom he married Oct. 31, 1937 and who died May 22, 1985.

Larson, Arlene (Chase). b. June 11, 1917 Corry, Pa. d. May 22, 1985 Jamestown General Hospital. Had a heart attack while playing golf on Bemus Point Golf Course.

bd. May 25, 1985 Lot 357 G - 10. Age 67. d/o Melville & Luella (Colburn) Chase. w/o Robert S. Larson. PJ: 5/23/1985: Arlene C. Larson, 67, of Bay View Road, R.D. 1, Bemus Point, died at 6:25 p.m. Wednesday (May 22, 1985) in Jamestown General Hospital. She was the wife of Robert S. Larson, whom she married Oct. 31, 1937. Mrs. Larson had been head of housekeeping at Lutheran Retirement Home for 10 years, retiring in 1980. A Jamestown area resident since 1936, she was born June 11, 1917, in Corry, Pa., a daughter of Melville and Luella Colburn Chase. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW in Bemus Point and the Tuesday Night Golf League at the Bemus Point Golf Course and was a den mother for Cub Scout Pack 37 of Bemus Point. Surviving, besides her husband, are two sons: Lawrence "Larry" D. Larson of Ellery Center, and Lyle D. Larson of Bemus Point; a daughter, Sondra L. Fuchs of Houston, Texas: six grandchildren: Stephanie Larson of Ellery Center, Todd and Eric Larson of Bemus Point, Jack, Bob and David Fuchs of Houston; her mother, Luella Gatts of Corry, Pa.; three sisters: Margaret Stormes of Corry, Cora Jane Kolstee of Jamestown and Eva Harman of San Dimas, Calif.; and three brothers: Robert Chase of Erie, Richard Gatts of Portville and Paul Gatts of Charlotte, N.C. She was preceded in death by her father; her stepfather, Glenn Gatts: and a sister, Mardine McCray. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Robert S. & Arlene (Chase) Larson included:

1. Lawrence "Larry" D. Larson. 1985 of Jones Corners, Ellery Center, NY.

2. Lyle D. Larson of Bemus Point.

3. Sondra Larson Fuchs. 1985 of Houston, Texas.

LATTIMORE

Lattimore, Robert. d. Nov. 24, 1969. bd. Nov. 26, 1969 Lot 458 G - 6. Age 72.

w/ Florence E. Hedin.

Lattimore, Florence E. (Hedin). b. Oct. 20, 1898 Jamestown, NY. d. June 19, 1999. Age 100. d/o John & Selma (Moline) Hedin. w/o Robert Lattimore. PJ: 6/20/1999: Bemus Point: Florence E. Lattimore, 100, of 4263 Martha’s Vineyard, Bemus Point, died at 5:35 p.m. Saturday (June 19, 1999), in Schofield Residence, Kenmore. She was born Oct. 20, 1898, in Jamestown, a daughter of John and Selma Moline Hedin. A graduate of Jamestown High School, she attended Jamestown Business College and worked as a bookkeeper for the Seaburg Furniture Co. Surviving are two sons, John Lattimore of Cheektowaga and Stephen Lattimore of Kenmore; a daughter, Susan Slattery of Lancaster; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a sister, Anna Erickson of Bemus Point. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Lattimore, who died Nov. 24, 1970; and a brother, Griffith Hedin. The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Donald E. Ray, WCA Hospital chaplain, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Robert & Florence E. (Hedin) Lattimore included:

1. John Lattimore.

2. Stephen Lattimore.

3. Susan Lattimore Slattery.

LAVERNE

Laverne, H. b. 1843. d. 1924/1925. w/ Luella E.

Laverne, Luella E. ( ). b. 1873. d. 1926. w/o H. Laverne.

LAWRENCE

Lawrence, Elizabeth "Betty" (Bugbee). 2006 residence - 90 Lakeside Drive, Bemus Point, NY. b. Dec. 20, 1922 Minneapolis, Minn. d. Aug. 11, 2006 Lutheran Retirement Home, Jamestown, NY. Age 83. d/o Rev. Dr. Lucius H. and Georgia (Scofield) Bugbee. md. June 8, 1946 Bemus Point Methodist Church with her father, and her brother Dr. Rev. Warren A. Bugbee officiating - David Lorraine Lawrence. PJ: 8/12/2006: Bemus Point: Elizabeth B. "Betty" Lawrence, 83, of 90 Lakeside Dr.., died at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 11, 2006, in the Lutheran Retirement Home. She was born Dec. 20, 1922, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of the Rev. Dr. Lucius and Georgina Scofield Bugbee. Betty was educated at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa., and at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn., from which she received her bachelor of arts degree. She also earned a master of library science degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Prior to her retirement in 1985 she had been employed by the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System. She was a member of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church, where she was named Lay Person of the Year in 1995, was also a member of the Bemus Point Study Club, and had served as a board member of the Bemus Point Library. Betty enjoyed reading, writing, cats, doll collecting, art, and spending time with her grandchildren. Surviving are her husband, David L. Lawrence, whom she married June 8, 1946; two sons: Brian B. (Susan) Lawrence of Concord, Ohio, and Charles D. (Chris) Lawrence of Mentor, Ohio; three daughters: Sara E. (David) Skillman of Dewittville, Emily J. (Cliff) Colo of Annandale, N. J., and Wendy (Steve) Richards of Lexington, Va.: nine grandchildren: Jason Anderson, Brian, Kimberly, Erik, Keith, Samantha, and Meghan Lawrence, and William and Adam Colo; and a sister, Georgiana Evans of Bemus Point. She was preceded in death by three brothers: Dr. Robert Bugbee, Dr. Lucius Bugbee, and the Rev. Dr. Warren Bugbee. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, in the Bemus Point United Methodist Church. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of David Lorraine & Elizabeth "Betty" (Bugbee) Lawrence included:

1. Brian B. Lawrence. ‘06 of Concord, Ohio. md. Susan Domitz.

2. Charles David Lawrence. ‘06 of Mentor, Ohio. md. Christine Catherine Pillich.

3. Sara Ellen Lawrence. ‘06 Dewittville, NY. md. 1st Frederick A. Anderson. md. 2nd. Mitchell B. Welch. md. 3rd David J. Skillman.

4. Emily Jane Lawrence. ‘06 of Annandale, N.J. md. Clifford Thomas Colo.

5. Wendy Lawrence. ‘06 of Lexington, Ky. md. Steve Richards

Lawrence, Gifford Cottrell. b. July 10, 1890 Falconer, NY. d. Sept. 13, 1955 Jamestown General Hospital. bd. Sept. 16, 1955 Lot 371 G - 7. Age 65/2/3. s/o Edward L. & Annie (Cottrell) Lawrence. w/ Mabelle Hall.

Lawrence, Mabelle (Hall). b. Jan. 2, 1891 Brocton, NY. d. Jan. 27, 1985 Fenton Park Nursing Home, formerly of Bemus Point. bd. Jan. 29, 1985 Lot 371 G - 8. Age 94. d/o Oscar & Emily (Anderson) Hall. w/o Gifford C. Lawrence. PJ: 1/28/1985: Mabelle Hall Lawrence, 94, formerly of Bemus Point, died at 6:20 a.m. Sunday (Jan. 27, 1985) in Fenton Park Nursing Home. She was the widow of Gifford C. Lawrence, who died Sept. 13, 1955. Mrs. Lawrence was born Jan. 2, 1891, in Brocton, a daughter of Oscar and Emily Anderson Hall. A graduate of Westfield Teachers Training School, she taught school before her marriage. She was an active member of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, an honorary member of its Administrative Board, taught church school and was an officer of the Women’s Society of the church. She served on the Bemus Point Election Board. Surviving are three sons: David and Reginald Lawrence, both of Bemus Point and Edmond Lawrence of Springville; a daughter, Emily Roop of Bethlehem, Pa.; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister, Edna Flanders and a brother, Hugh M. Hall..... Attending the memorial service for Mabelle H. Lawrence were: Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Lawrence, Springville, NY; Dr. and Mrs. John Roop and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Timm, Bethlehem, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Otavio Lima, Medford, Mass.; Mrs. Mark Roop-Kharasch, Newton Center, Mass.; Joel Roop of Roxboro, Mass.; Mrs. John Slocum, Penfield; Mr. and Mrs. Brian Lawrence, Mentor, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lawrence, Kirtland, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Lawrence, Fredonia; and Gifford Lawrence, Wilkes Barre, Pa....The private family committal service was held Jan. 29 in the Bemus Point Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, officiated.

Children of Gifford C. & Mabelle (Hall) Lawrence included:

1. David Lorraine Lawrence.

2. Reginal P. Lawrence. 1922-1998. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

3. Emily Lawrence Roop.

4. Edmond L. Lawrence.

Lawrence, Mina (Pease) Hale. b. Jan. 19, 1870. d. 1954. bd. June 1, 1954 Lot 287 G - 1 on Hale Lot. Age 84. md. 1st Dec. 26, 1888 - George Merrills Hale. b. Nov. 27, 1866. d. Feb. 17, 1913 near Stockton, NY. bd. Feb. 19, 1913 Lot 287 G - 3. age 46 yr. 3 mo. s/o Asahel D. & Helen M. (Cowan) Hale. Mina md. 2nd. ______Lawrence.

Lawrence, Reginald P. b. Feb. 27, 1922 Erie, Pa. d. Sept. 6, 1998 Kinzua Valley Health Care Center. bd. Sept. 11, 1998 Lot 371 G - 9. Age 76. s/o Gifford & Mabelle (Hall) Lawrence. w/ Marion White. (divorced). PJ: 9/7/1998: Reginald P. Lawrence, 76, of Kinzua Valley Health Care Center, formerly of 3025 Dutch Hollow Road, Bemus Point, died at 2:05 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 6, 1998) in the facility. An area resident since 1936, he was born Feb. 27, 1922, in Erie, son of Gifford and Mabelle Hall Lawrence. He was a 1940 graduate of Bemus Point High School and a 1942 graduate of Cornell University Agricultural School. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he was employed by the Bemus Point school system as business manager and district clerk for 20 years. He was the first executive secretary for the Chautauqua County School Board Association from 1971 to 1973 and also was a self-employed farmer for 14 years. He was a member of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church, Town of Ellery Republican Committee, Farm Bureau, a former member of the Bemus Point school board and was an exempt member of and commissioner of the Ellery Center Volunteer Fire Department. Surviving are a daughter, Regina M. Burlingame of Cassadaga; four sons: Gifford J. Lawrence of Tunkhannock, Pa.; David P. Lawrence of Clarksburg, Mr., Andrew W. Lawrence of Bemus Point, and Dan M. Lawrence of Fredonia: 15 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, a sister, Emily Roop of Bethlehem, Pa.; and a brother David Lawrence of Bemus Point. He was preceded in death by a brother, Edmond Lawrence, who died Oct. 11, 1995. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of the Bemus Point United Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of Reginald P. & Marion (White) Lawrence included:

1. Regina M. Lawrence. md. Robert Burlingame.

2. Gifford J. Lawrence.

3. David P. Lawrence. md. Eveline Kaluza.

4. Andrew W. Lawrence. md. Paula Ellen Joslyn.

5. Dan M. Lawrence.

LAWSON

Lawson, Arthur Waldo. b. Dec. 18, 1882 Mt. Jewett, Pa. d. Jan. 11, 1955 Maple Springs, NY. Age 72/0/23. bd. June 13, 1955 Lot 343 G - 12. s/o Gustav & Hilda (Segerstiam) Lawson. w/ Elizabeth Slinger. PJ: 1/11 /1955: Arthur W. Lawson, of Maple Springs died early today in WCA Hospital. Lawson retired two years ago last November having served as postmaster of Maple Springs for some 23 years. He also operated a grocery store in connection with the post office. David had half brother David Larson.

Lawson, Elizabeth (Slinger). b. Dec. 7, 1893 Phillipsburg, Pa. d. Oct. 14, 1976 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Ashes bd. Oct. 28, 1876 Lot 343 G - 11. Age 82. d/o John T. Slinger. w/o Arthur W. Lawson.

Lawson, Carey Eldon "King". b. Feb. 25, 1888 Townville, Pa. d. Feb. 26, 1963 Jamestown. Age 75. bd. Feb. 28, 1963 Lot 314 G - 5. s/o John & Flora (Drake) Lawson. w/ Lucy L. Heff. b. 1889 Geneva, Switzerland. d. Dec. 3, 1962 Miami, Fla. bd. Miami, Fla. Age 73. At the time of his death Mr. Lawson lived on Sinclair Dr., Sinclairville and died at WCA Hospital where he had been a patient for six days. He had been a resident of Sinclairville for four years and formerly lived in the Ellery Center area. He was a veteran of WW I and had served overseas where he participated in a number of battles. Lucy and King were divorced after the children were grown. His brothers and sisters included: Noel Ernie Lawson; Florence Enid L. Lawson; Neal Francis Lawson and Mildred Enid Lawson Rogerson.

Children of Carey Eldon "King" & Lucy L. (Heff) Lawson included:

1. Donald Lawson

2. Phyllis Lawson.

3. Eldon "Ernie" Lawson. b. Aug.. 19, 1924 Frewsburg, NY. d. Oct. 17, 1993 Westfield Memorial Hospital. bd. Maple Grove Cemetery, Ashville. md. Esther Smith.

4. Florence Enid Lawson.

Lawson, Carl Robert. b. June 27, 1899 Wingurne, Pa. d. July 1966 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. July 5, 1966 Lot 347. G. 10. Age 75/0/5. s/o Andrew & Ebba Annett (Johnson) Lawson. w/ Mary Brown. Mr. Lawson was a retired watchmaker. World War I

Lawson, John Mitchell. b. Nov. 17, 1854 Lanard, Ontario County, NY. d. Mar. 1932. bd. Mar. 9, 1932 Lot 314 G - 1. Age 77. s/o Thomas L. & Eliza (Mitchell) Lawson.

md. 1886 Townville, Pa. - Flora Drake. PJ: 3/10/1932: John M. Lawson, died at his home near Ellery Center last night at 8:30, aged 77 years and 5 months. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flora Lawson; three sons, Noel Lawson at home, Carey Lawson of Samaria, Mich., and Neal Lawson of Florence, Ariz.; two daughters, the Misses Florence and Mildred Lawson, both at home; and two brothers, Peter Lawson of Vancouver, British Columbia, and James Lawson of Middleville, Ontario. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Baptist Church at Ellery Center. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lawson, Flora (Drake). b. Oct. 10, 1860 Townville, Pa. d. June 26, 1946 Jamestown General Hospital. bd. June 29, 1946 Lot 314 G - 2. Age 85/8/16. bd. June 29, 1946. d/o Francis & Eliza (Titen) Drake. PJ: 6/27/1946: Mrs. Flora Drake Lawson, 85, died yesterday at 3 p.m. in Jamestown General Hospital as the result of a broken hip sustained in a fall at her home in Ellery, June 16. Mrs. Lawson was born in Townville, Pa., Oct. 10, 1860 and lived at the home in Ellery for 41 years. She is survived by five children, Noel Ernie Lawson and Miss Florence Enid L. Lawson, a teacher at Lincoln Junior High School, both of whom live at home; Carey Eldon Lawson, Fredonia; Neal Francis Lawson, Joshua Tree, Cal., and Mrs. Mildred Enid L. Rogerson, Jamestown; and seven grandchildren. Also surviving is one brother, C. E. Drake of South Dayton. She was a member of the Sunset Rebekah Lodge of Bemus Point, and the Ellery Baptist Union Church where funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Willard C. May of Mayville officiating. Interment will be at Bemus Point. The body will be at the Haskins and Evans Funeral Home until time of the funeral.

Children of John Mitchell & Flora (Drake) Lawson included:

l. Noel Ernie Lawson. never married.

2. Florence Enid L. Lawson. d. June 8, 1992 Waychula, Fla. bd. New Hope Cemetery, Fla. never married.

3. Carry Eldon "King" Lawson. 1888-1963. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md Lucy Heff.

4. Neal Francis Lawson.

5. Mildred Enid Lawson. 1896-1961. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Henry E. Rogerson Sr.

Lawson, Lorraine. Ashes bd. Jan. 31, 1996 Lot 359 G - 3. d/o Richard Alfred & Ann E. (Anderson) Lawson. md. Richard Warner "Lefty" Carlson. b. Jan. 31, 1924 Stockton, NY. d. Oct. 13, 1993 Oviedo Fla. Age 69. Ashes bd. Jan, 31, 1996 Lot 359 G - 3. s/o Arthur & Esther ( ) Carlson.

Lawson, Mildred Enid. b. Oct. 13, 1896 Townsville, Pa. d. June 15, 1961 Veteran Foreign War Club House, Jamestown. bd. June 17, 1961 Lot 314 G - 4. 64/8/2. bd. June 17, 1961. Age 64. d/o John Mitchell & Flora (Drake) Lawson. md. Sept. 6, 1944 at parsonage of Brooklyn Heights Methodist Church by Rev. C. M. Reed - Henry Edward Rogerson Sr. b. Feb. 19, 1893 Black Rock, NY. d. Dec. 26, 1960 Roswell Park Hospital, Buffalo, NY. bd. Dec. 29, 1960 Lot 314 G - 3. Age 67/10/7. s/o Alfred & Suzette (Widrig) Rogerson. PJ: 6/ /1961: Mrs. Minded Rogers, 64, of 16 Ellis Avenue, prominent in civic affairs here for many years, was stricken and died at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, (June 15, 1961) in the Veterans of Foreign Wars clubhouse on East Second Street. Mrs. Rogerson had been the speaker at a 35th anniversary program of the John W. Tiffany Post Auxiliary. The first aid squad of the fire department was called and a physician pronounced her dead. A certificate of death due to natural causes was issued by Coroner Frederick L. Hitchcock. The widow of Henry E. Rogerson, who died last December, she was born in Townville, Pa., Oct. 13,1896, a daughter of John M. and Flora Drake Lawson. Mrs. Rogerson had moved to Jamestown 16 years ago from Ellery where she had resided for a number of years. She had been employed by the J.C. Penny Co. for 18 years. Mrs. Rogerson attended the Westminister Presbyterian Church and was a member of its choir and Circle I. She was a member of the Sunset Rebekah Lodge 508 I.O.O.F. of Bemus Point and had served as past deputy president for District No. 1. Mrs. Rogerson was also a past officer of the Chautauqua County Guild of the Odd Fellows Lockport Home and was a member of the Jamestown Civic Chorus. Surviving are a sister, Florence Lawson of Wauchula, Fla.; three brothers, Noel E. Lawson, also of Wauchula; Carey E. Lawson, Sinclairville and Neal F. Lawson, Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif.; two step-children, Henry Edward G. Rogerson, Jr. and Mrs. James Hedberg (Rachel) both of Jamestown and several nieces and nephews. Services are to be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, in the Lind Funeral Home with Rev. Bernhard M. Johanson, pastor of the Westminister Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery. Sunset Rebekah Lodge will conduct a memorial service at 8 p.m., this evening at Lind’s.....Bearers at the funeral were: Clifford Sparling, C. Milton Larson, Theodore Partlow, Weldon Nelson, James Fuller and Richard Peterson. Attending from away were: Miss Florence Lawson of Wauchula, Fla., Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Lawson and Carey Lawson, Sinclairville, Mr. and Mrs. Arden Berndt, Stockton, Mr. and Mrs. William Rogerson, Buffalo, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wasmer, Mr. and Mrs. Clare VanVlack and Bud Drake, Perrysburg.

Lawson, Paul Albert. b. Sept. 2, 1906 Town of Busti. d. Jan. 2, 1949 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Jan. 5, 1949 Lot 330 G - 1. Age 42/4/0. s/o Albert A. & Alice (Thrall) Lawson of Lakewood, NY. md. 1st Beatrice Urana Stearns. She and the baby died at childbirth. md. 2nd Bernice Lucille Ingerson. Bernice md. 2nd John P. Lipsey. Paul was a carpenter.

Lawson, Bernice Lucille (Ingerson). b. Feb. 9, 1910 Town of Ellery. d. Dec. 31, 1997 in her home. d/o Eugene Calvin & Gertrude (Rhodes) Ingerson. w/o Paul Albert Lawson. md. 2nd - John P. Lipsey. PJ: 1/2/1998: Bemus Point: Bernice L. Lipsey, 87, of 43 Center St., died at 11:43 a.m. Wednesday (Dec. 31, 1997) in her home. A lifetime Jamestown area resident, she was born Feb. 9, 1910, in the Town of Ellery, the daughter of Eugene and Gertrude Rhodes Ingerson. She was a 1928 graduate of Bemus Point High School and was employed as a cashier by the Bemus Point High School. She was a member of the Ellery Center Senior Citizens. Surviving are a granddaughter, Linda L. Hartson of Tampa, Fla.; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Florence Murdock; and a brother, Marion Ingerson, both of Bemus Point. She was preceded in death by her husband, John P. Lipsey, whom she married Oct. 14, 1950, and died Aug. 8, 1989; two brothers, Merton and Glenn Ingerson; and a sister, Clara Warner. The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Lind Funeral Home. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. PJ: 1/5/1998: The funeral was at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Lind Funeral Home, Inc. The Rev. Daniel G. McBride, pastor of Bemus Point United Methodist Church, officiated. Attending from away were: Linda Hartson of Tampa, Fla.; Faye Rickard, Michael and Dennis Loney, Mary Bennett, Kelly and Jamie Kronenweeter, all of Kersey, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhinebold, Dean Rhinebold, all of Filmore, N.Y.

Lawson, Richard Alfred. b. Feb. 7, 1902. d. Apr. 14, 1961 Jamestown General Hospital. bd. Apr. 17, 1961. Age 59/27/0. s/o Andrew & Annette (Johnson) Lawson. md. Ann E. Anderson. Richard was a press operator.

Lawson, Ann E. (Anderson). b. Nov. 20, 1905 Lanse, Pa. d. Mar. 13, 1992 Winter Park, Fla. Baldwin-Fairchild Funeral Home, Goldenrod, Fla. was in charge of funeral arrangements. Age 86. d/o John & Bertha Anderson. w/o Richard Alfred Lawson. Ann E. Lawson had worked as a retail buyer for the toy department of Bigelow’s Department Store in Jamestown, NY.

Child of Richard Alfred & Ann E. (Anderson) Lawson was:

1. Lorraine Lawson. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Richard Warner "Lefty" Carlson.

LAZELL

Lazell, Alice Edith. b. Mar. 2, 1910 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 23, 1976 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Apr. 25 1976 Lot 226 G - 5. Age 66. d/o Laverne Charles & Flossie M. (Mahanna) Lazell. Never married.

Lazell, Edith A b. Feb. 16, 1887 Town of Ellery. d. July 25, 1976 5:30 Sunday. bd. July 28, 1976 Lot 226 G - 6. Age 89. WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. Resided in Maple Springs, NY. d/o George Stanton & Nellie May (Parker) Lazell. Never married.

Lazell, Eveline Medorah. b. Apr. 5, 1837. d. Oct. 11, 1912 Town of Ellery. Age 76/6/6. bd. Oct. 14, 1912 Lot 249 G - 8. d/o Robert & Olive (Caldwell) Lazell. md. Jan. 13, 1859 - Samuel Weaver Jr. b. Jan. 16, 1833 Pittstown, NY. d. May 7, 1893 Town of Ellery. On May 8, he was found hanging by neck in his barn. He had a badly broken leg last winter. bd. Lot 249 G - 6. Age 60/3/21. s/o Morrison & Phoebe (Brownell) Weaver.

Children of Eveline Medorah Lazell and Samuel Weaver Jr. included::

1. Anna B. Weaver. b. Sept. 25, 1861 Town of Ellery. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Morris Prendergast Cheney.

2. Grant L. Weaver. b. Apr. 22, 1869 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 15, 1882 Town of Ellery. Age 13/6/23. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lazell George Stanton. b. June 22, 1859 Stockton, NY. d. Sept. 1, 1937 Town of Ellery. bd. Sept. 4, 1937 Lot 226 G - 1. Age 78/2/10. s/o Bryon & Ellen Lazell.

md. Dec. 24, 1883 by Rev. O. T. Wyman at resident of bride’s mother, in Dexterville, NY - Nellie May Parker. PJ: 9/2/1937: George S. Lazell, aged 78 years, died at his home in Ellery at 9:30 o’clock last evening. He is survived by his wife, Nellie Parker Lazell, a son, Lavern Lazell of Ellery; a daughter, Miss Edith Lazell at home, and a granddaughter, Alice Lazell. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Ellery Center and of the Dewittville Grange. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. (EST) at the Baptist Church in Ellery Center. Flowers are gratefully declined.....The funeral at the Ellery Center Baptist Church was following a prayer service at the home. Rev. L. R. Higgs of Ellery officiated assisted by Rev. W. M. Wall of Jamestown. Bearers were Chester Bull, Alfred Haviland, Clarence Parker, Eugene Link, Paul Lazell and Clifford Pierce. Music was furnished by Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Higgs. Burial was in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lazell, Nellie May (Parker). b. Aug. 3, 1863 Town of Ellery. d. Nov. 2, 1945 at Maple Springs, NY. bd. Nov. 5, 1945 Lot 226 G - 3. Age 82. d/o Jonathan & Eliza (Mulvin) Parker. w/o George Stanton Lazell. PJ: 11/ /1945: Mrs. Nellie M. Lazell, 82, a lifelong resident of the Town of Ellery, died at her home at Maple Springs this morning. She is survived by a daughter, Miss Edith Lazell, at home; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Flossie Lazell, and a granddaughter, Alice Lazell, of Bemus Point. She was a member of the Ellery Center Baptist Church and Ellery Grange. The remains are at the Haskin & Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point, for funeral services on Monday, at 2 p.m., with Rev. A. J. Powell of Jamestown officiating. Interment will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Children of George Stanton & Nellie May (Parker) Lazell included:

1. Laverne Charles Lazell. 1884-1941. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Flossie Mahanna.

2. Edith A. Lazell. 1887-1976. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. never married.

Lazell, Laverne Charles. b. Oct. 21, 1884 Dewittville, NY. d. Mar. 6, 1941. bd. Mar. 9, 1941 Lot 226 G - 2. Age 56. s/o George Stanton & Nellie M. (Parker) Lazell. md. Oct. 14, 1884 in Bemus Point by C. L. Parker of Denver County, uncle of the groom - Flossie M. Mahanna. PJ: 3/7/1941: Laverne C. Lazell, a resident of Bemus Point for 43 years died at the Jamestown General Hospital yesterday at 1:20, aged 56 years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Flossie Lazell; a daughter, Alice Edith; his mother Mrs. Nellie Lazell, and a sister, Edith Lazell, all of Bemus Point. Mr. Lazell was a member of the Ellery Baptist Church and Ellery Grange. The funeral will he held Sunday at 2 p.m. from the church... The funeral of Laverne C. Lazell was held yesterday afternoon from the Ellery Center Baptist Church, preceded by a prayer service at the home. Rev. A. J. Powell officiated, assisted by Rev. A. W. Holder. Bearers were Bert Cross, Ralph Gould, Dr. Clair Culver, Clayburn Culver, Willis Miller and Willard Miller. Burial was in the Bemus Point Cemetery. Music was furnished by the Calvary male quartet.

Lazell, Flossie M. (Mahanna) b. Feb. 11, 1888 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 10, 1960 Westfield Hospital. bd. Apr. 13, 1960. Lot 226 G - 4. Age 72/1/29. d/o William & Susie (Hayes) Mahanna. w/o Laverne Charles Lazell. PJ: 4/11/1960: Mrs. Flossie Mahanna Lazell, 72, of Bemus Point, died in Westfield Memorial Hospital at 11:30 a.m., yesterday (April 10, 1960). Mrs. Lazell was a member of the Ellery Center Baptist Church and the Ellery Grange. She was born in the Town of Ellery, Feb. 11, 1888, a daughter of William and Susie Hayes Mahanna and had been a lifelong resident there. Her survivors include a daughter, Miss Alice E. Lazell, at home, and a sister-in-law, Miss. Edith A. Lazell, Maple Springs. Her husband, Lavern Lazell, died some years ago. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Ellery Center Baptist Church. Rev. Martin Hamlin, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. Friends may call at Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point, until noon Wednesday.

Child of Laverne Charles & Flossie M. (Mahanna) Lazell was:

1. Alice Edith Lazell. 1910-1976. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. never married.

LEACH

Leach, Orin "Leslie". b. July 29, 1881 Corry, Pa. d. Aug. 21, 1959 at his home in the Town of Stockton. bd. Aug. 24, 1959 Lot 335 G - 2. Age 78/0/22. s/o Rodney & Eleanor (Thomas) Leach. md. 1st - Grace. md. 2nd. Maude Mahala (Preston) Walker.

PJ: 8/21/1959: Orin Leslie Leach, 78, of R.D. 1, Sinclairville, died at his home on the Stockton-Centralia Road at 7 a.m. today (Aug. 21, 1959). Mr. Leach was a retired farmer. His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Maude Walker Leach; a sister, Mrs. Lulu Currie, Fredonia; a brother, Lucius Leach, Mayville. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point.....Bearers at the funeral were: Jerry Smith, Wilson Leach, Anson Prosser, Arthur Palmer, Alvin H. Griffith and David Sack.

Leach, Maude Mahala (Preston) Walker. Widow of Corydon Guy Walker. b. Aug. 30, 1885 Red House, Cattaraugus County, NY. d. Aug. 10, 1969. bd. Aug. 12, 1969

Lot 335 G - 3. Age 83/11/10. d/o William M. & Carrie Belle (Decker) Preston. 2nd w/o Orrin "Leslie" Leach. PJ: Aug. 1969: Mrs. Maude Walker Leach, 84, formerly of Centralia, died at 8:30 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 10, 1969). She was born at Red House, Aug. 30, 1885, the daughter of William and Carrie Decker Preston. Except for seven years, when she resided in Braxton, Miss., Mrs. Leach had resided most of her life in the Town of Ellery. She was a former member of Centralia Grange. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Doris Carlson; a granddaughter, Mrs. Jerry Smith and two great-grandchildren, all of Bemus Point. Committal services will be held at the convenience of the family on Tuesday at the Bemus Point Cemetery.

LEBER

Leber, Andrew. bd. Mar. 14, 1973 Lot 375 G - 9. Age 72/ w/ Florence.

Liber, Florence ( ). bd. June 14, 1971 Lot 375 G - 9. Age 70. w/o Andrew Leber.

LEET

Leet, Ann E. b. Oct. 5, 1840 Chautauqua County, NY. d. Jan. 10, 1927 Town of Ellery. bd. Jan. 12, 1927 Lot 238 G - 9. Age 87/3/5. d/o Simon & Harriet (Weed) Leet. md. Sept. 15, 1868 on groom’s 24th birthday - Eber Furlow. b. Sept. 15, 1844 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 30, 1919 Town of Ellery. bd. Feb. 2, 1919 Lot 238 G - 8. Age 74/4/15. s/o Joseph S. & Matilda (Hull) Furlow.

Child of Ann E. Leet & Eber Furlow was:

1. Martin H. Furlow. b. July 15, 1844 Town of Ellery. d. Jan. 30, 1919 Town of Ellery. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. Belle Carpenter.

LENHART

Lenhart, Charlotte Lucille. b. July 25, 1877 Ellery Center, NY. d. Feb. 25, 1968 WCA Hospital, Jamestown, NY. bd. Feb. 28, 1968 Lot 271 G - 6. Age 90. d/o Dr. John Jordan & Sarah Isadora "Dora" (Baldwin) Lenhart. md. June 11, 1912 Bemus Point, NY - George Anson Johnston Sr. b. 1867. d. Dec. 1939. bd. Dec. 15, 1939 Lot 271 G - 5. Age 72. s/o George & Mary Josephine Johnston. PJ: 2/26/1968: Bemus Point: Mrs. Charlotte L. Johnston, 90, of 8 Lenhart Ave., owner of the Lenhart Hotel here, died at 12:05 a.m. Sunday (Feb. 25, 1968) at WCA Hospital in Jamestown. She was born in Ellery Center, July 25, 1877, the daughter of Dr. John Jordan Lenhart, and Dora Baldwin Lenhart, original owners of the Hotel Lenhart. After the death of her father in 1915, her mother managed the hotel until her death in 1934. Mrs. Johnston had been assisted in managing the hotel in later years by her sons, George A. Johnston and John Lenhart Johnston, both of Bemus Point. Mrs. Johnston, a life-long resident of Bemus Point, was a graduate of Jamestown High School and Collegiate Institute, Class of 1898 and the Hill Piano School in Jamestown. She was a member of the Jamestown Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution; Order of the Eastern Star, Mozart Club, Music Study Club and Browning Society, all of Jamestown; Chautauqua County Society of Artists; American Hotel and Motel Association; New York State Hotel and Motel Association, Inc.; the Universalist Society of Bemus Point; and the Bemus Point Study Club. Besides her two sons, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jane Johnston Pardee, Hendersonville, N.C.; four grandchildren, Mrs. Margaret Hynes, Mrs. Patirck Ricks, John L. Johnston, Jr., and Barbara Jane Johnston, and several great-grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by the Evans Funeral Home.....Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Lenhart Johnston, 90, of 8 Lenhart Ave., will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point. The Rev. Eugene Adams, minister of the Unitarian Church of Jamestown, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery. Mrs. Johnston was the widow of George A. Johnston, who died in 1939.

Lenhart, Dr. John Jordan. b. Sept. 10 1841 Westmoreland, Pa. d. Mar. 26, 1915 Bemus Point, NY. bd. Mar. 30, 1915 Lot 270 G - 7. Age 70. s/o Peter & Catherine Lenhart. md. Apr. 29, 1875 at Bemus Point, NY - Sarah Isadora "Dora" B. Baldwin. Dr. Lenhart moved to Ellery Center in 1871 where he practiced medicine. In 1879 he moved to Bemus Point. Dr. Lenhart built the Lenhart Hotel in 1881 which was destroyed by fire in 1891 and rebuilt in 1892.

PJ: Undated Obit: Abt. Mar. 1915: Dr. John Jordan Lenhart, a resident of Bemus Point for 35 years, and one of the most widely and highly respected men in Chautauqua County died at his home in that village Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock, aged 70 years. He was widely known in medical circles, although he retired from active practice about seven years ago. He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. George Anson Johnson of Bemus Point; two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Koontz of Ligonier, Pa., and Mrs. Carrie McDowell of Latrobe, Pa., and two brothers, Noah Lenhart of Johnstown, Pa., and Dr. C. P. Lenhart of Ligonier, Pa. Mr. Lenhart was born in Westmoreland county, Pa., Sept. 10, 1841, and was a graduate of the Cincinnati Medical college and the Buffalo Medical university. In 1871 he moved to Ellery Center and took up the practice of medicine. Four years later, in 1875, he was married to Miss Dora Baldwin of Bemus Point. In 1879 he moved to Bemus Point and followed his profession there until about seven years ago when he retired because of advancing age. He had always been actively interested in the affairs of the village and was one of its most prominent business men, being engaged in the hotel business. About 35 years ago he erected a large hotel which was destroyed by fire in 1891. After the fire he erected a still larger hotel building on the site of the one which stands and is the largest building in the village, being known as the Hotel Lenhart.

Lenhart, Sarah Isadora "Dora" B. (Baldwin). b. Sept. 18, 1850 Town of Ellery. d. Apr. 1934 as a result of a fall. bd. Apr. 29, 1934 Lot 270 G - 11. Age 82. d/o Philander & Alcina (Copp) Baldwin. w/o Dr. John Jordan Lenhart. PJ: 4/28/1934: Mrs. Isadora Baldwin Lenhart of Bemus Point died in Miami, Fla., Wednesday evening as the result of injuries sustained in a fall a few days previously. She had been spending the winter in Miami with her daughter and her family. The remains will arrive in Bemus Point this evening, accompanied by Mrs. Johnston. The funeral will be held tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Universalist Church of that place. Mrs. Lenhart was born in the Town of Ellery on September 18, 1850, the daughter of Philander and Alcina Copp Baldwin. On April 29, 1875, she was united in marriage with Dr. J. J. Lenhart, who predeceased her in death March, 1915. To this union was born one daughter, Charlotte Lenhart Johnston. In addition to the daughter, Mrs. Lenhart is survived by three grandchildren: Jane Isadora Johnston, John Lenhart Johnston, and Geroge A. Johnston Jr. She was a member of the Univeraalist Church of Bemus Point, The Library Guild, and was a charter member of the Bemus Point Civic Club (later the Community Club), and was especially active in the earlier civic development of Bemus Point. Mrs. Lenhart had resided in Bemus Point for over 65 years and with her late husband, operated the Hotel Lenhart. Following the doctor’s death, Mrs. Lenhart assumed practically the entire management of the establishment, retaining her alertness and business acumen to the end of her life. Hotel Lenhart was first built in 1881 on the site occupied by the present structure on Lakeside Drive near the ferry, but burned in 1891. It was rebuilt in 1892 and since that time many improvement have been added from year to year, the hostelry being one of the best known on Chautauqua Lake. Mrs. Lenhart had an extended circle of personal friends among the clientele of her hotel, guests returning season after season from Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Buffalo and other cities.

Child of Dr. John Jordan & Isadora "Dora" B. (Baldwin) Lenhart was:

1. Charlotte Lucille Lenhart. 1877-1968. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. md. George Anson Johnston Sr.

LENOX

Lenox, Caroline Adelia (Wheat) Potter. b. Apr. 25, 1834. d. Feb. 22, 1903. Age 68. bd. Lot 308 G - 4 beside 1st husband -Franklin J. Potter. md. Mar. 18, 1860 -Franklin J. Potter. b. Jan. 18, 1835 Vermont. d. Jan. 31, 1888 Town of Ellery. bd. Lot 308 G - 1. Age 53. Caroline md. 2nd - Wesley Lenox. In 1874 Mr. and Mrs. Lenox lived on the Slide Road in the Town of Ellery. Wesley Lenox was from Clayton, Wis.

LEONARD

Leonard, Mary A. b. xxxx. d. Nov. 1893. bd. Nov. 17, 1893 Lot 47 Old Plot E S.

LESHER

Lesher, Alice C. b. 1852. d. Dec. 30, 1869. bd. Lot 50E G - 6. Age 16/11/17. d/o David F. & Catherine (Wood) Lesher.

Lesher, Clyde A. b. ca. 1883. d. Jan. 28, 1885 Fluvanna, NY of pneumonia. bd. Lot 18W G - 1. Age 2/3/7. s/o John D. & Ariete "Etta" (Rice) Lesher.

Lesher, David F. b. May 13, 1816. d. Mar. 23, 1884 Fentonville, NY of paralysis.

bd. Lot 50E G - 4. Age 67/10/10. md. 1st Alice Rice. md. 2nd Catherine Wood.

Lesher, Alice (Rice). b. 1820. d. Jan. 5, 1852. bd. Lot 50E G - 2. Age 32/11/0. d/o Joseph & Delana (Herrin) Rice. 1st w/o David F. Lesher.

Lesher, Catherine (Wood) Walrath. b. ca 1816. d. Jan. 9, 1870. bd. Lot 50E G - 3.

Age 53/7/4. md. 1st Charles Walrath. 2nd w/o David F. Lesher.

Children of David F. & Alice (Rice) Lesher included:

1. Marenda Lesher. xxxx-1845. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

2. George A. Lesher. xxxx-1856. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

3. John D. Lesher.

4. Grover Lesher. d. about Jan. 28, 1885. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery. Age 2/3/7. A double funeral with his grandmother Delana Rice.

5. Garrett Lesher. b. abt 1844. d. Pint Island, MN. bd. Pine Island Cemetery. md. 1st Sally Brown. md 2nd Phebe Cate.

6. Martha Lesher.

Children of David F. & Catherine (Wood) Walrath Lesher included:

1. Alice C. Lesher. 1852-1869. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

2. Harriet O. Lesher. 1856-1888. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lesher, George A. b. xxxx. d. Mar. 15, 1866. bd. Lot 50E G - 7. Age 22/11/1. s/o David F. & Alice (Rice) Lesher.

Lesher, Grover. b. ca. 1883. d. abt. Jan. 28, 1885. Age 2/3/7. A double funeral with his grandmother Mrs. Delana (Herrin) Rice w/o Joseph B. Rice. s/o David F. & Alice (Rice) Lesher.

Lesher, Harriet O. b. 1856 Town of Ellery. d. May 21, 1878. bd. Lot 50E G - 5.

Age 21/7/7. d/o David F. & Catherine (Wood) Lesher.

Lesher, John Grover. b. ca. 1886. d. Oct. 4, 1888 in Fluvanna, NY. bd. Lot 18W G - 2. Age 2. s/o John D. & Ariettte "Etta" (Rice) Lesher.

Lesher, Marenda I. b. xxxx. d. Mar. 13, 1845. bd. Lot 50E G - 1. Age 0/8/23. d/o David F. & Alice (Rice) Lesher.

Lesher, Sally (Brown). b. July 21, 1806 West Moreland Township, Cheshire, N.H.

d. June 1833. bd. Lot 15W G - 1 beside her father Amos Brown. d/o Amos & Hannah (Staples) Brown. md. Sept. 8, 1831 Town of Ellery - Garret Lesher. b. abt 1844 probably Chautauqua County, NY. d. in Pine Island, MH. bd. Pine Island Cemetery. s/o David & Alice (Rice) Lesher. He md. 2nd Phebe Cate.

LESUER

Lesuer, Sarduis Newton. d. Aug. 19, 1843. bd. Lot 16W G - 1. Age 5 years. s/o Asa & Clarinda L. Lesuer.

LEWIS

Lewis, Bertha R. b. 1896. d. June 2, 1913. bd. June 5, 1913 Lot 231 G - 1. Age 17. d/o M. Edgar & Alice B. (Tallman) Lewis.

Lewis, M. "Edgar". b. Feb. 1, 1869 Town of Ellery. d. Mar 22, 1953 Allen Nursing Home. bd. Mar. 25, 1953 Lot 231 G - 3. Age 84/1/21. s/o Marshall & Rhoda Lewis.

w/ Alice R. Tallman. PJ: 3/23/1953: Edgar Lewis, 87, a life long resident of the Town of Ellery, died at 1:15 a.m. Sunday at the Allen Nursing Home. A dairy farmer most of his life Mr. Lewis was born Feb. 1, 1869. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Robert Elderkin, and two grandchildren, Virginia and Robert Elderkin, Jr. all of Montpelier, Vt. The funeral will be held from the Evans Funeral Home, Bemus Point on Wednesday. Rev. C. H. Hagadorn, pastor of Hurlbut Memorial Church, Chautauqua, will officiate. Burial will be in Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lewis, Alice R. (Tallman). b. Nov. 13, 1874. d. 1934. bd. June 17, 1934 Lot 231

G - 2. Age 59. bd. Aug. 17, 1934 Lot 231. w/o M. Edgar Lewis. PJ: Aug. 1934: Mrs. Alice Tallman Lewis, wife of M. Edgar Lewis, died Tuesday night at 9:30 o’clock at her home near Maple Springs, aged 59 years. She was for several years substitute mail carrier on rural routes from the Bemus Point Post Office and well known in the Township of Ellery, where she had resided for 39 years. Besides her husband, Mrs. Lewis is survived by a daughter, Miss Bernice Lewis, at home; and a sister, Mrs. Albert Ball of Stow. The funeral will be held tomorrow (Friday) at 2 o’clock (EST) at the home. Burial will be in the Bemus Point Cemetery.

Children of M. Edgar & Alice R. (Tallman) Lewis included:

1. Bernice Lewis. md. Robert L. Elderkin.

2. Alice Lewis. died young.

3. Bertha R. Lewis. 1896-1913. bd. Bemus Point Cemetery.

Lewis, Florence. b. 1865. d. June 5, 1931. bd. June 7, 1931 Lot 258 G - 6. d/o Ira Haskin & Kate (Briggs) Lewis. md. Sept. 15, 1898 - George Arnold Phillips. b. Sept. 10, 1861 Phillips Mills, Bemus Point, NY. d. July 20, 1938. bd. July 22, 1938 Lot 258

G - 7. s/o Joseph & Annette (Arnold) Phillips.

Lewis, Fred Henry. b. 1856. d. Nov. 18, 1889 at Panama, NY at home of his brother.

bd. Lot 253 G - 1. Age 33/7/0. md. Dec. 29, 1881 - Minnie Ellen Haskin.

Lewis, Minnie Ellen (Haskin). b. Sept. 24, 1861. d. April, 1939 at her home in Maple Springs. . bd. Lot 253 G - 3. d/o David G. & Jane (Carpenter) Haskin. w/o Fred Henry Lewis. Minnie md. 2nd Smith T. Francis. Minnie md. 3rd - James T. Hall.

Child of Fred Henry & Minnie Ellen (Haskin) Lewis was:

1. Jane "Janie" Lewis. b. 1882. d. Aug. 12, 1979. md. John J. Francis.

Lewis, Ira. d. Sept. 1908. bd. Sept. 16, 1908 Lot 26E G - 3. Age 71.

Lewis, Ira. H. d. May 8, 188_ of congestion of the lungs. bd. Lot 26E G - 1. Age 6 months, 24 days. May be son of Ira Lewis whom he is bd. beside.

Lewis, Joanna. b. 1784. d. 1859.

Lewis, Melvina W. bd. May 7, 1904 Lot 303 G - 5. Age 82.

Lewis, William. d. Dec. 1920. bd. Dec. 23, 1920 Lot 303 G - 32. Age 68.