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George E. Pidgeon
George E. Pidgeon died last evening at his home. No. 8 jay
street aged 48 years. He leaves a wife.
Funeral from the house at 8:30 Monday morning and
from St. Patrick’s Cathedral at 9 o’clock.
Union advertiser May
8, 1897 page
11 Col. 4
FUNERAL
OF GEORGE PIDGEON
Services Held in the New Chapel of the Cathedral This Morning
The funeral of George Pidgeon was held this morning at 8:45
from his late home, No. 84 Jay Street, and at 9 o’clock
from the new Cathedral Chapel, requiem Mass being celebrated
by Rev. A. A. Hughes. The following gentlemen acted as bearers:
James Shaw, John J. Lynch, Frank Searson, James McKeon,
Charles Taylor and Fred A. McGill.
The funeral
offerings were many and handsome comprising cut flowers
and beautiful designs from Mr. & Mrs. William Pidgeon,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bown, Mrs. J. Leveque,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Searson, Mrs. M. W. Lynch, Miss
Mary McKeon, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Lynch, Mrs. M. Glazier,
Mrs. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. John Heaney, H. Plu???, Mrs. Taylor,
the misses Hogan, Miss Vener, Miss Emma McGill and the ladies
of Crystal Hive, l.O.T.M.
Mr. Pidgeon
was born at Cullompton, Devon County, England in 1849. and
came to this country in 1872.
Since 1879, he has lived in this city, with the exception
of a year spent in England and Wales.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Margaret Pidgeon, he leaves
one sister, Mrs. Ann Cann of Oil City, PA. And one brother,
William Pidgeon of this city.
Transcribed
on 9/11/01 by Linda Blum-Barton from newspaper clipping
in my possession.
Union Advertiser
5/10/1897 Page
7 Col.
4
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