Katharine Stone Couper

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Katharine Couper Watrous, 81, died March 20, 2007 in Binghamton, NY. She was born on November 13, 1926, in Binghamton.

Predeceased by husband, Joseph B. Watrous, Jr., MD and parents Edgar Williams Couper and Esther Watrous Couper and brother, Richard Watrous Couper.
Survived by children: Janet Couper Watrous Kochersberger, Peter Shaffer Watrous, Elly Williams Watrous Summers and Carolyn Cory Watrous.
Also five grandchildren.

Considered by some to be somewhat philanthropic to her community. Considered by others to be unloving and cruel--especially to several of her children. She suffered in her later years from numerous neurosis. Her "love tank", was never filled in childhood preventing her from having the ability to love unconditionally. It was a tragic ending.

Cremated and scattered on her private estate. Allen Memorial Home in charge of arrangements.

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Edgar Williams Couper, 88 of Binghamton, died January 17, 1988. Born in Boonville, NY, on February 14, 1899.

Predeceased by parents: Walter Thomas Couper and Ruth Delia Williams Couper; Sister: Rachel Williams Couper; Brother: Frederic Maxwell Couper.

Survivors include wife: Esther Watrous Couper, (m. 1921); Son: Richard Watrous Watrous, (Patricia), Couper; Daughter: Katharine Stone Couper, (Joseph),
Watrous; Grandchildren: Frederick P, (Donna), Couper, Barrett W. Couper, Thomas H., (Allison), Couper and Margaret Couper, (John) Haskins, Janet C. Watrous, (Robert), Kochersberger, Peter S., (Pamela), Watrous, Eleanor W., (Ralph)Abelow, Charles C., (Dennis Stabler), Watrous and Carolyn C., (James Buckley), Watrous.
Also Sister: Mary Williams Couper and seven great-grandchildren.

Graduate Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, and received honorary doctorate degrees from Hamilton College, Manhattan College, Hofstra University, Long Island University, Hartwick College, Elmira College, Columbia University, and Colgate University.
Chancellor Board of Regents New York State, Chairman of the Board First City National Bank, Binghamton, Owner/President Couper-Ackerman-Sampson Insurance Company.
Edgar was a leading community member and philanthropist. Board member, trustee, and officer of many Binghamton and New York State companies, banks, utilities, and organizations. Driving force behind the formation of the New York State University System.

Funeral service January 19 with interment to follow in the Couper family plot in Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, NY. Allen Memorial Home in charge of arrangements.

Edgar married Esther Hayes Watrous in 1921. Esther (daughter of George Ansel Watrous and Grace Hayes) was born on 15 Jun 1899; died on 19 Jul 2008 in Johnson City, Broome County, New York, United States; was buried in Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census-Household Member: 1870, Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; United States

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Walter Thomas Couper, widely known leader in law, business and political circles, died suddenly at his home on Chesnut Street, June 1, 1934. He was 64 years old.

Mr. Couper was the victim of a sudden heart attack. While he had not been in good health for the last 18 months and had slowly been withdrawing from more strenuous activities in Republican politics and business, it was not known that his heart was seriously affected.

Death came suddenly in a room on the second floor of his home as he was preparing to leave for New York City to bring back a son, Frederic, who has been undergoing treatment for injuries suffered while the young man was a member of the Binghamton Central High Football team in 1928. The Couper family had planned to go early next week to the commencement at Elmira College where their daughter, Mary, is an honor member of the graduating class.

Ruth Couper heard her husband fall as he passed from one room to another on the second floor and rushed to his side but he already was dead.

Walter Couper was prominent in the affairs of the Binghamton Chamber of Commerce, the Central YMCA and the Broome County Bar Association. He was widely known in the Republican Party having been assistant corporation counsel in 1917 and having served as Supervisor from the Third Ward for 14 years prior to his retirement on January 1, 1934.

He was born in Morristown, St. Lawrence County on April 13, 1870, the son of Joseph P. Couper and Hannah Wilson Couper. He attended the Ogdensburg Academy and graduated in 1888. He then attended and graduated from Hamilton College in 1892 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and the following year receiving a Master of Arts degree.
He completed his course in law at the University of Minnesota and received his Bachelor of Laws in 1905 and was admitted to practice law in that state the same year.
Walter came to Binghamton in 1908 and was associated with W. J. & F. W. Welsh, one of the leading law firms in the area. He continued with the firm until 1915 when he became a partner. It was then known as Welsh and Couper. Eventually through business partner changes, the firm became Couper, Terry and Turnbull.
He was counsel for the Binghamton Savings Bank and associate counsel for the City National Bank of Binghamton. Walter had held at various times the chairmanship of every important committee on the Board of Supervisors and it was his record of strength and ability in this connection that made him regarded as a key man in this group.

He brought into his service information acquired during years of teaching for four years at Hamilton College after his graduation and as principal of the Boonville High School for five years. Later he served at the head of the department of history in the East High School of Minneapolis MN, while fitting himself for his law career by night study at the University of Minnesota.

He was a member of the American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and Broome County Bar Association. He also belonged to the University Club, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi Beta Kappa, Honorary Scholarship Society and Delta Chi.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth Delia Williams Couper; daughters Rachel Williams Couper and Mary Williams Couper; sons, Edgar Williams Couper and Frederic Maxwell Couper; sister, Mrs. J. B. Witherhead, Morristown and a brother, Edgar J. Couper of Minneapolis, MN.

Funeral service was held and interment followed in the Couper plot of the Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, NY.

Walter married Ruth Delia Williams in 1897. Ruth (daughter of Elliott Strong Williams and Rachel Wood Squires) was born on 17 Sep 1875 in Kirkland, Oneida County, New York, United States; died on 3 Oct 1960 in Binghamton, Broome County, New York, United States; was buried in Chenango Valley Cemetery, Binghamton, Broome County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ruth Williams Couper died in September of 1960 in Binghamton General Hospital after a short illness. She was a member of the Tuscarora Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. Her funeral service will be at the Prentice Funeral Home in Binghamton, NY. She was born in 1875 in Kirkland, NY.

Survived by her Son: Edgar Williams Couper; Daughter: Mary Williams Couper both of Binghamton, NY; Grandchildren; Richard Watrous Couper and Katharine Couper Watrous both of Binghamton, NY. Also survived by several Great-Grandchildren.
Predeceased by Husband: Walter Thomas Couper; Son: Frederic Maxwell Couper; Daughter: Rachel Williams Couper.

She faced many challenges, (including the loss of two of her children), but did so with grace and dignity. Beloved by family and friends.

Burial in the family plot in Chenango Valley Cemetery in Binghamton, NY following her funeral service.

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George married Grace Hayes. Grace was born in 1874; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census-Household Member: 1850, Morristown Twp, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; United States Census

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Joseph married Hannah Wilson Cooper. Hannah was born in 1836; died in 1870; was buried in Pine Hill Cemetery, Morristown, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elliott married Rachel Wood Squires. Rachel was born in 1846; died in 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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