Mary Smith

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Family/Spouse: Bare. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27118209
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His obituary appeared on 1 Apr 1997 in the Watertown Daily Times in Watertown, Jefferson, New York, as follows:
" Reginald B. Smith Retired Dairy Farmer. Canton. Reginald Bush Smith, 88, of 318 Hawthorne Blvd., Leesburg, Fla., formerly of 16 Pine St., died Sunday at his home.
"Mr. Smith was a dairy farmer on River Road, Old DeKalb, for many years. He moved to Leesburg from Canton in 1985.
"He was a member of Richville Masonic Lodge 633 for 67 years and Hawthorne Chorus and Hawthorne Orchestra, both in Leesburg, and attended Morrison United Methodist Church, Leesburg.
"Born Jan. 5, 1909, at Hermon, son of Edward and Mary Bush Smith, he graduated from Richville Union School.
"He married Betty Jane Best on April 25, 1943, at her parents' home in Richville with the Rev. Edward J.W. Burston, then pastor of the United Church of Richville, officiating.
"Surviving besides his wife are two sons, Chandler, Leesburg, and Rodney, Martinez, Ga.; two daughters, Mary Bare, Xenia, Ohio, and Martha Vining, Fletcher, N.C.; a sister, Marjorie Fuller, Richville; and six grandchildren.
"The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morrison United Methodist Church. Arrangements are with Beyers Funeral Home, Leesburg.
"Donations may be made to the Hawthorne Memorial Fund, Leesburg."

Reginald married E.J.B. Best [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lester married Mary Louise Bush. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27117055
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His obituary appeared on 18 Oct 1978 in the Tribune Press in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "Walter C. Best. Walter C. Best, 84, of 9 Cleveland Ave. [Canton], former associate of Mayhew Wholesale Co. and retired Woolworth Co. store manager, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11:30 p.m. in the Canton-Potsdam Hospital where he had been a patient for two days.
"The funeral was held Saturday, Oct. 14, at 2 p.m. at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Georgiana) Wranesh, Rev.
Richard Stone, pastor of the Canton Presbyterian Church, and Rev. William Masters of the United Church of Richville, officiating. Burial was in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville.
"A Masonic service was conducted at 8 p.m. Friday. Arrangements are with the Denesha-Gardner Funeral Home.
"Surviving are his wife, Nellie; a son, Frederick, Gouverneur; two daughters, Mrs. Wranesh and Mrs. Reginald (Betty)
Smith, Canton; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Howard (Gretchen) Ritchie, Hudson Falls, and Mrs. Dennis (Anne Marie) Real, Roy, Utah; two brothers, Theodore, Watertown, and Robert, Seminole, Fla; 16 grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, a niece and three nephews.
"He was born in Ogdensburg July 20, 1894, son of Austin and Georgiana Lowery Best and was a navy veteran of World War I.
"He first married Alice Spooner Sept. 16, 1919. She died Dec. 25, 1944. He married Mrs. Nellie Overacker Harmon in
1946.
"Mr. Best was employed by the F. W. Woolworth Co. from 1912 to 1936 and served as manager of several company stores. For many years he was associated with Mayhew Wholesale Co. of Canton.
"He was a member of the Canton Presbyterian Church, 42-year member of Richville Lodge 633, F&AM; served on the
draft board during World War II and was a Republican town committeeman in the Town of DeKalb. Mr. Best was a former justice of the peace in the Town of DeKalb, was a past president of the Richville School District and a past director and vice president of the Gouverneur and St. Lawrence County Fair Association.
[http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn93063671/1978-10-18/ed-1/seq-16/]

Walter married Alice Chandler Spooner on 16 Sep 1919 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Alice (daughter of Archibald Fredrick "Fred" Spooner and Lettie E. Chandler) was born on 6 Jul 1893 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 25 Dec 1944 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Mrs. Walter Best. Gouverneur -- Alice Spooner Best, 51, wife of Walter Best, died Monday afternoon at her home in Richville. Mrs. Best was the daughter of Frederick and Lettie Chandler Best." [Ogdensburg, NY, Journal, 12/28/1944]

Her obituary appeared on 27 Dec 1944 in the Tribune Press in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows: "Mrs. Walter C. Best. Mrs. Alice Best wife of Walter C. Best, died at the home on Main Street the afternoon of Christmas day following many years of ill health and for several years was confined to a wheel chair by partial paralysis. She was born in Richville, July 6, 1893 the only child of A. Frederick Spooner and Lottie Chandler Spooner.
"On September 16, 1919, she was married to Walter C. Best of Cape Vincent in a home wedding. Three children were born to this union: Ensign Frederick A. Best, U. S. N. R. stationed in the Aleutians, Mrs. Robert S. (Georgiana) Butterworth, Mrs. Reginald (Betty) Smith who survive with her husband and two grandchildren, Robert S. Butterworth, junior and Chandler Smith.
"Mrs. Best was a graduate of the Lowville Academy, Class of 1912, and of Elmira College in 1916.
"Although Mrs. Best had been badly afflicted for so many years she was always cheerful and took a keen interest in her home life and thoughtfulness of others, even to the last. She was a member of the Richville United Church, Order of Eastern Star and Richville Grange.
"Funeral services will be held from the home Thursday afternoon at 2, with Rev. Edward J. W. Burston officiating. Burial will be at Maple Grove Cemetery." [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83031312/1944-12-27/ed-1/seq-6/]

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Austin married Georgiana Lowry on 16 Sep 1919 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27118254
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His obituary appeared on 2 Nov 1934 in the Ogdensburg Journal in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows:
"A. F. Spooner Died At Home In Richville. Was Well Known Cattle Breeder--Funeral Services Saturday. Gouverneur, Nov. 2 -- A. Frederick Spooner, Aged 76, died at his home in Richville at 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
"Mr. Spooner was born Jan. 4, 1858, in DeKalb, the son of Edwin and Ages Miller Spooner. He had lived in this section all his life. He was well known in the North Country as a breeder of Ayrshire cattle. At one time he was an official of the St. Lawrence Valley Ayrshire Breeders' association.
"He owned two farms and managed a farm belonging to his wife. On one of the farms, known as the River Farm, he had 100 head of registered cattle.
"Mr. Spooner always took an active interest in the dairying industry, and was always ready to help with any measures calculated to aid dairymen of the North Country. At one time he was director in the Dairymen's League, District No. 10, which included Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties. He had a thorough knowledge of the dairy industry, and paid especial attention to the marketing end of dairying.
"He was one of the organizers of the Spooner-Campbell Company of Gouverneur, but retired from that organization a number of years ago.
"Mr. Spooner was a member of the Congregational Church. He was a member of Richville Grange and of the Forresters.
"Surviving besides his wife, Harriet Barber Spooner, are a daughter, Mrs. Walter Best of Charleston, West Va., and three grandchildren, Frederick A. Best, Georgianna Best, all of Charleston.
"Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from the Spooner home in Richville. Rev. Frank T. Bennetts, pastor of the
United Church at Richville, will officiate. Nephews of Mr. Spooner will be bearers. Interment will be made in the family plot of the Richville cemetery." [http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031165/1934-11-02/ed-1/seq-2/]

Archibald married Lettie E. Chandler on 5 Oct 1892 in Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Lettie (daughter of Benjamin "Franklin" Chandler and Ellen Holland) was born on 25 Jan 1866; died on 6 Jul 1897; was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Richville, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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