Class of 1931 In Memoriam


 

Burrell A. Fanton

April 25, 1913 ~ Marc 19, 2010

Burrell Fanton 1931 1 of 2

Burrell Fanton 1931 2 of 2

 

 


 

 Russell Harrington Fanton

December 2, 1914 ~ August 1, 2010

Russell Fanton 1931

 

 


 

Forest Wilson Hopkins

December 12, 1912 ~ April 1978

His tombstone shows that he was a Pennsylvania State Representative from 1966-1978. He served as a Lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II.

 

 


 

 Ervin Elias Johnston

March 28, 1914 ~ June 20, 1998

 

 


 

 Lawrence Pierce

November 6, 1911 ~ January 18, 1995

 

 


 

 Willard Deyo

1912 ~ May 28, 1962

 

 


 

 Dorothy Putzman

August 19, 1914 ~ December 30, 1932

 

 


 

Frances Pickens

 

 


 

 Donald Warren Chrisjohn

March 21, 1915 ~ February 5, 2001

 

 


 

 Katherine Ella Walsh-Rapan

August 30, 1907 ~ March 1985

 

 


 

 Margaret Yewdall-Dennison

January 3, 1914 ~ September 22, 2011

Margaret Y. Dennison, 97, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2011 at the Marshwood Nursing Home in Lewiston, after several years of declining health.  Margaret was born Jan. 3, 1914 in Wellsville, N.Y., a daughter of the late William Fletcher Yewdall and Edna Permelia Opp Yewdall.  She was a graduate of the Wellsville High School, Class of 1931, and continued her education at the University of Rochester, School of Nursing, Class of 1935.  After college, she was employed at the Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. until she married Frederick Dennison, who she met in college. They then moved to Thomaston where he set up his family practice and they raised their daughter.  Margaret resided in Thomaston from 1939 to 1941 and from 1946 through 2005 until she moved into an independent living facility in Auburn.  She enjoyed braiding and hooking rugs, sewing, and playing bridge. She loved to travel and enjoyed trips to the Southwest and Mexico. She was a member of the Knox County Women’s Medical Auxiliary.  Margaret was predeceased by her parents; husband, Dr. Frederick Dennison; sister, Mrs. Marlene Miller. Survivors include her daughter, Susan Harmon and her husband, Arnold, of Otisfield; granddaughter, Jennifer Wilson and her husband, Doug, of Gray, grandsons, Frederick Harmon, of New Gloucester, Steven Harmon and his wife Lindsay, of Hubbardston, Mass.; great-grandchildren, Morgan Wilson of Gray, Trinity Harmon of New Gloucester, Colin, Adelaide and Sawyer Harmon, all of Hubbardston, Mass. At her request, there will be no public services.

 

 


 

 Maxine W. Corbin

August 10, 1911 ~ ?

 

 


 

Genevieve Cusick-Dunigan

November 4, 1912 ~ February 8, 2007

Genevieve Cusick Dunigan, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007. She was 94 years old. Born in Wellsville, NY on November 14, 1912 to James Cusick and Nelly McGinns Cusick, Genevieve graduated Wellsville High School in 1931 and attended Robinson Music School. She married Gerald Joseph Dunigan in 1936 and moved to Hornell, NY in 1946.  In 1952 she moved her family to San Jose, Ca where she lived for the majority of her life. Along with her husband, Mrs. Dunigan owned and managed several local grocery stores, including the Spartan Market in San Jose. Mrs. Dunigan loved socializing and gardening. She was a member of the San Jose Women’s Club, the Santa Clara Woman’s Club and the Hibernian Ladies Auxiliary. She was an excellent pianist and her love of music followed her through out her life.  In 2003 Mrs. Dunigan moved to Dale Commons in Modesto, Ca to be closer to her family. She is survived by: her sons Jack and Jim, their wives Andrea and Dianne, her grandchildren Jacqueline, Michael, Matt and Ryan, and, her great granddaughters Carissa and Gabriella.  Services will be held February 14, 2007 at the Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary, 466 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara, CA.

 

 


 

 Dorothy Knepfler-Foster

July 1, 1912 ~ August 10, 1977

 

 


 

 Clair William Church

November 10, 1913 ~ November 16, 2000

 

 


 

Lytle Sherwood Church

September 18, 1911 ~ July 30, 1998

 


 

Marian Griffith-Meyers

March 27, 1914 ~ January 1, 2012

 


 

Russell B. Dye

4/24/1911 ~ March 7, 1995

russell dye 1931

 


 

William Mallery Adams

March 24, 1913 ~ January 31, 2009

US Navy Seaman 1st Class WW II


 

Dorothy Louise Durbin-Miinte

October 9, 1914 ~ January 6, 1995

 


 

Mary E. Graves-Joyce

November 13, 1911 ~ March 26, 1990

 


 

Keith Loran Whitney

November 4, 1908 ~ February 19, 1996

 


 

Lucille Fagan

June 22, 1912 ~ December 7, 1973

 


 

Grace Louise Kailbourn-Beuttner

August 2, 1913 ~ February 20, 1999

 


 

Beth Cross-Greene-Monroe

January 1, 1914 ~ May 30, 2007

 


 

Winifred Foland Harder-Moore

April 15, 1914 ~ September 14, 2004

 


 

Sanford Roland Stevens

December 29, 1913 ~ April 9, 2005

 


 

Agnes Heinemann-Weldon

February 20, 1915 ~ June 8, 1941

 


 

Margaret Culbert-Burns

August 26, 1913 ~ March 6, 1998

 


 

Lawrence Roehler

November 30, 1913 ~ January 4, 1977

 


 

Maude Perkins-Hallett

November 14, 1914 ~ February 26, 2001

 


 

Louis W. Miinte

December 21, 1910 ~ January 21, 1985

 


 

Katherine A. Shine

October 18, 1912 ~ March 11, 1991

 


 

Phoebe Mills-Beckering

June 14, 1913 ~ December 17, 2010

 


 

Onnalee Olsowsky-Chaffee

October 18, 1914 ~ January 3, 1998

 


 

Charles Ives

November 4, 1912 ~ May 1979

 


 

John Brundage

July 17, 1911 ~ January 17, 1997

 


 

Walter Benedict Manion

July 25, 2011 ~ June 21, 1978

WALTER MANION 1931

 


 

John Calvin Dunham

June 23, 1912 ~ March 23, 2006

 


 

Julia Boyd-McEnroe

August 10, 1911 ~ March 31, 1994

 


 

Mary Esther Rauber

July 13, 1911 ~ ?

 


 

Florence Meyne-Farrell

 


 

Cecil George Whitney

April 22, 1911 ~ September 29, 1999

 


 

Sylvester Fuller Pelton

September 26, 1911 ~ January 9, 1989

SYLVESTER PELTON 1931

 


 

Ruth Browning-Durbin

January 6, 1913 ~ January 28, 1964

 


 

Arthur Norbert Shear

September 19, 1913 ~ March 15, 1999

 


 

Margaret Moogan

July 20, 1914 ~ February 11, 1983

 


 

Edna Mae Harrington-Hussey

December 20, 1920 ~ April 27, 1990

 


 

Arthur Harold Saunders

November 25, 1910 ~ January 4, 1999

ARTHUR SAUNDERS 1931

 


 

Joseph Perrine

 


 

Esther Major-Batchelder

February 17, 1913 ~ November 25, 2012

ESTHER MAJOR 1931

Esther Virginia Major Batchelder died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at Doylestown Hospital. On Feb. 17, 2013, she would have been 100 years old. She was blessed to live an independent life up to the end.   Esther was born in a blizzard in Scio, N.Y. and spent most of her life in Williamsburg, moving there in 1942 before coming to Doylestown in 2005. She was a teacher at James Blair and Berkeley schools for 16 years in Williamsburg. She had a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s of education from William & Mary. As a young woman, she ran a preschool and was both a Girl Scout and Boy Scout leader. Esther directed the William & Mary Baptist Student Union, taught Sunday School for 47 years at Williamsburg Baptist Church, and was a costumed guide for Colonial Williamsburg. Her other volunteer activities included the American Red Cross, the Williamsburg Community Hospital Auxiliary, the Virginia Retired Teachers Association (president 1968-73), and the Advisory Council and Executive Board of the Peninsula Agency on Aging. She was a volunteer at the FISH thrift shop, a member of the 4H executive board, and a member of AAUW.   Esther was more than a list of accomplishments. She was fun, intelligent, honest, caring, and loved life and people and the opportunities around her. She never complained, took care of business and was always curious. Esther was there to help, cheer, and support family and friends.  Esther is the widow of William Paul Batchelder and is survived by her two children, Paula Batchelder Young of Doylestown and William Thomas Batchelder of Oakland, Calif. The spouses of her children, her eight grandchildren and their partners, plus her nine great-grandchildren will miss her deeply. She left these words for her friends and family: “Thanks to all. I have had a wonderful visit on this earth. Each of you has given me delight and I thank each of you for being supportive and loving friends. I have loved you all and am sorry I must leave… but leave I must. My best to each of you, Esther.”  A memorial service will beheld at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec.28, at Doylestown United Methodist Church. Refreshments will be served following the service. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Williamsburg Baptist Church, 227 Richmond Rd., Williamsburg VA 23185.

 


 

Roland Beach

August 14, 1913 ~ September 17, 1967

 


 

Estelle Hazzard

August 24, 1913 ~ March 19, 1989