Samuel Stacey CROSS was born June 21, 1857 the son of James and Marinda FAULKNER CROSS. He died March 28, 1935 at the age of 77 years. On May 10, 1882 he married Carrie Lavina (GRANGER) WILSON who was the adopted daughter of Prentice and Polly BUNKER WILSON. She was born November 16, 1864 and died Septmeber 1, 1943 at the age of 78 years. Her birth parents were Thomas and Bridgett MCDERMOTT GRANGER.
SAMUEL CROSS, 77, DIES AFTER ILLNESS OF 12-DAY DURATION
Canisteo, March 28--Samuel S. Cross, 77 years old, prominent resident of this
villiage, died last night at about 10:30 o'clock at his home 73 Maple Street. He
suffered a cerebral hemorrhage 12 days ago and this was given as the cause of
death.
Mr. Cross was born in Canisteo on June 21, 1857 and lived here most of his life.
His parents were James Cross of England and Marinda Faulkner. On May 10, 1882 he
married Carrie L. Wilson who survives him. Mr. Cross was a retired farmer and
lived at his Maple Street home for the past 20 years.
Besides his widow, he is survived by three daughters; Mrs. J. Roy Clark of
Cazenovia, NY, Mrs. Floyd Caple and Mrs. Hugh Kenyon of Hornell, eight
grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several neices and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon with a prayer at the Maple
Street home at 1:30 and the services at the Scranton Funeral Home on Greenwood
Street. The Rev. Harry L. Somers, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will
officiate. Burial will be in the Hillside Cemetery, Canisteo. (Canisteo Times)
OBITUARY--MRS. SAMUEL CROSS
Canisteo, Sept. 2---Mrs. Carrie L. Cross, widow of Samuel Cross, died at 11:15
p.m. Wednesday at her home, 73 Maple Street, after an illness of four weeks.
Cerebral hemorrhage was the cause of death.
She was born here November 16, 1864 and had spent her entire life in this
vicinity. She married Mr. Cross May 10, 1882. He died in 1935. She was a member
of First Presbyterian Church.
Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. J. Roy Clark of Syracuse, Mrs. Floyd Caple
of Hartsville, and Mrs. Hugh Kenyon of Bennetts Creek Road; her stepmother Mrs.
Ada Wilson of Hornell; eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren; one
niece.
Funeral services will be held at the late home Saturday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. J.
Gordon McKenzie will officiate and burial will be in Hillside Cemetery. (Hornell
Evening Tribune)
OBITUARY--MRS. SAMUEL S. CROSS
Mrs. Carrie L. Cross, 78, died at her hom 73 Maple Street, Canisteo Wednesday
night at 11:15 pm. She had been ill for the past 4 weeks.
Cause of death was cereberal hemmorhage. Mrs. Cross was born in Canisteo, Nov
16, 1864 and lived in this vicinity all her life. On May 10, 1882 she was united
in marriage to Samuel S. Cross of this place, who died in 1935.
Survivors include three daughters: Mrs. J. Roy Clarke, Syracuse; Mrs. Floyd
Caple, Hartsville; Mrs. Hugh Kenyon, Bennetts Creek; 8 grandchildren, 8 great
grandchildren, her stepmother Mrs. Ada Wilson, Hornell and one niece.
Funerakl services will be held from the late home Saturday at 2 pm Rev J. Gordon
Mcenzie officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Canisteo.
The children of Samuel Stacey and Carrie WILSON CROSS were:
1. Carolyn Daisy CROSS who was born April 9, 1883 and died December 7, 1962 at the age of 79 years. On November 21, 1907 she married Jay Roy CLARK who was born April 20, 1878 and died July 21, 1950 at the age of 72 years. They had a daughter: Helen Loucile CLARK who married Alexander SMITH. Her second marriage was to George FORBES. And a son: Edward Roy CLARK.
2. Lola Delle CROSS was born October 9, 1884 and died December 16, 1957 at the age of 73 years. On September 24, 1902 she married Floyd Russell CAPLE who was born June 30, 1880 and died February 23, 1952 at the age of 71 years. The children of Lola Delle CROSS and Floyd Russell CAPLE are:
OBITUARY--MRS. FLOYD R. CAPLE
Mrs. Lola D. Caple of Hornell RFD 1, widow of Floyd R. Caple, died yesterday
afternoon at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell where she had been a patient
for the past five weeks. She was 73 years old.
She was born in the Town of Canisteo.
Survivors include one son, Samuel of Dansville; three daughters, Mrs. Ira Davis
of Poland, NY, Mrs. Russell Stiles of Little Ferry, NJ, and Mrs. Donald Miles of
Hornell; two sisters, Mrs. J. Roy Clark of Canisteo, and Mrs. Hugh Kenyon of
Hornell; her stepmother, Mrs. Ada Wilson of Hornell; 12 grandchildren, and seven
great-grandchildren.
The body is at Curry's Funeral Home in Hornell, where funeral services will be
held at 2 pm Thursday with the Rev. George A. Parmelee, pastor of the Baptist
Church in Canisteo, officiating. Burial will be in Hartsville Center Cemetery.
(Hornell Evening Tribune)
OBITUARY--MRS. FLOYD CAPLE
After four weeks of hospitalization in St. James Mercy Hospital, Mrs. Lola Cross
Caple passed away on December 16, 1957. She was born in Canisteo in 1884, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Cross of that place and lived there during her
girlhood. Following her marriage to Floyd Caple, son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Caple of Hartsville, in 1902, they resided in his home town most of their
married life. Her husband preceeded her in death in 1952.
Surviving her are: a son, Samuel Caple of Dansvillel; three daughters, Mrs.
Eloise Davis of Poland, NY, Mrs. Francis Stiles of Little Ferry, NJ, and Mrs.
Marian Miles of Hornell RFD 1. Also two sisters; Mrs. Daisy Clark of Canisteo
and Mrs. Louise Kenyon of the Hornell-Canisteo Road; a step-grandmother, Mrs.
Ada Wilson of Hornell; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The
funeral was held December 19, from the Curry Funeral Home in Hornell. The Rev.
George Parmalee, pastor of the Canisteo Baptist and Hartsville Churches
officiated. Burial was made at Hartsville Center Cemetery. (Canisteo Times)
Floyd Russell Caple died early today at his home on the Purdy Creek Road. He
was 71 years old.
Caple was born in Alfred and had been a resident of Purdy Creek Road for the
last 16 years. He has been an invalid forthe past eight years and was employed
at the Erie Railroad Shops in Hornell as a Blacksmith's helper utnil he retired
seven years ago.
Surviving are his widow, Lola Cross Caple, at home; a son, Samuel Caple of
Wayland; Three daughters Mrs. Ira Davis of Salamanca, Mrs. Russell Stiles of
Little Ferry, NJ and Mrs. Donald Miles of Hornell RFD. Eight grandchildren and a
great grandchild.
The body is at Curry's Funeral Home on Canisteo Street where services will be
held at 2 pm Monday. The Rev. Abraham Garippa of Hornell will officiate and
burial will be in the Hartsville Center Cemetery. (Hornell Evening Tribune)
Floyd R. Caple, 71, of Hornell, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1952. A native of Alfred. Mr.
Caple was employed as a blacksmith's helper at the Erie Railroad Shops in
Hornell until he retired seven years ago. Survived by wife, Lola Cross Caple, at
home; son, Samuel Caple of Wayland; daughters Mrs. Ira Davis of Salamanca, Mrs.
Russell Stiles of Little Ferry, NJ, and Mrs. Donald Miles of Hornell RD; eight
grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Curry Funeral Home,
Hornee, where funeral will be held today, 2 p.m. The Rev. Abraham Garippa.
Hartsville Center Cemetery.
a. Samuel Eugene CAPLE who married Marge MCHENRY first. Second marriage to Irene MATHERS and third marriage to Mabel SMITH ASHBAUGH.
INTERLACHEN--Samuel E. Caple, 79, died Monday at his home after a sudden
illness. A native of New York, he lived in Interlachen 17 years, coming from
Dansville, NY where he retired as a welder from Foster Wheeler Corporation. He
was an Army Veteran of World War II, and a member Machinists and Aerospace
Workers for 34 years.
He is survived by his wifer, Mabel Caple of Interlachen; one step son Durwood
William Ashbaugh of Phenix City, Ala; three sisters Eloise Davis of Alfred
Station, NY Marian Miles of Hartsville, NY and Francis Stiles of New Jersey; and
one grandchild, Brenda Lynn Moseley of Middleburg.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 2 pm at Palatea Memorial Gardens with the
Rev. Everett officiating. Flag presentation will be made by the Putnam County
Veterans Council.
b. Russell Charles CAPLE who died as an infant.
c. Carrie Eloise CAPLE who married Ira DAVIS
OBITUARY--ELOISE C. DAVIS
ALFRED STATION--Eloise C. Davis, 92, of East Valley Rd., died Thursday, Oct. 7,
1999 at the home of her daughter, Geraldine (Francis) Goss at 220 N. Lackawanna
St., Wayland, where she had been for the past week.
She was born Sept. 2, 1907, in the Town of Hartsville, the daughter of Floyd and
Lola Cross Caple. She was married Nov. 13, 1926 in Canisteo, to Iral L. Davis,
who died in 1990. She was predeceased by a daughter, Lola Fursman in March 1999.
Eloise has resided in the Alfred Station area since 1963 and was a member of
Kanakadea Chapter #626 O.E.S. of Alfred, where she had served as
"Martha" for 27 years. She was a member of the Almond Union of
Churches and Alfred Senior Citizens.
Survivors besides her daughter include, a son, Ira (Sylvia) Davis of Holland
Patent, NY; a sister, Marian Miles of Hartsville; five grandchildren; six
great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the
Robertson Funeral Home, Inc., Hornell, Where funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. Sunday, with Michelle Ormsby officiating. Burial in Maplewood Cemetery.
Alfred. Kanakadea Chapter #626 will conduct an Eastern Star memorial service at
7:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. (Hornell Evening Tribune, October 8,
1999)
OBITUARY--- IRA L. DAVIS
ALFRED STATION - Ira L. Davis, 83, of East Valley Road, Alfred Station, died
Wednesday (July 18, 1990) at his home following a long illness.
Born July 22, 1906, in AlFred, a son of Leslie and Sarah Pierce Davis, he was
married Nov. 13, 1926, in Canisteo, to the former Eloise Caple, who survives.
A life-long resident of Aifred, he was earlier engaged in farming, and later
manager several GLF feed stores including Arkport, Ulysses, Pa., Salamanca,
Poland, Holland Patent and Auburn, for 20 years, retiring in 1963. More recently
he was employed in the custodial department at Alfred State College, retiring
from there in 1971.
A member and serving as tiler for 10 years of University Lodge No. 994 F&AM
of Alfred, he also was a past patron of Kanacadea Chapter No 626 Order of
Eastern Star of Alfred. He was a member Alfred Senior Citizens and an avid
gardener. He belonged to the Almond Union of Churches. , Survivors, in addition
to his wife, include two daughters, Geraldine Goss of Waylanad and Lola
Fursman of Holland Patent; one son, Ira Davis of Holland Patent; five
grandchildren, four greatgranddaughters; several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Robertson Funeral
Home in Hornell where a funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday. Burial will
be in Maplewood Cemetery, Alfred Station.
University Lodge No 994 F&AM will conduct a Masonic memorial service at 7:30
p.m. Friday at the Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Masonic Temple Building Fund, in care
of Mary Lou Cartledge, Alfred Station, N.Y. 14803, or to the Alfred Ambulance
Fund, Alfred, N.Y. 14802. (Hornell Evening Tribune)
d. Frances Lucile CAPLE who married Russell Eugene STILES.
RUSSELL E. STILES, 76, of Little Ferry died Wednesday. He was a blacksmith
for the New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railroad before retiring in 1970 and
a life member of the Ridgefield Park Elks Lodge 1506. Surviving are his wife,
Frances Caple Stiles; a daughter, Carolyn Gorris of Reno, Nev.,; a son, Russell
Jr. of Little Ferry, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Elks
services will be tonight at 8 at the Vorhees Funeral Home, Ridgefield Park. The
funeral will be tomorrow at 10am with burial in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson.
Visiting hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
e. Fred Roy CAPLE who died as an infant
f. Marian Beatrice CAPLE who married Donald E. MILES.
OBITUARY DONALD E MILES
Donald E, Miles, 47, of Hornell RD 1 was dead on arrival early this morning at
St. James Mercy Hospital where he was taken by Canisteo ambulance.
A native of Brookfield, Pa., he had lived in the Troupsburg area and for the
past 26 years resided in Hartsville. He was a veteran of World War II, a member
of Corporal Joseph J. Mooney Post No. 2250, Veterans of Foreign Wars and was a
foreman for Asplundh Tree Experts where he was employed 25 years.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Marian Caple Miles; three sons, Darwin of Hornell
RD 1, Specialist 4c Larry D. with the U.S. Army in Germany, Darrel at home; five
daughters, Mrs. Terry Mann of Hornell·RD 1, Mrs. Linda Hoskins of Hornell,
Lois, Laura and Marlene at home; six brothers, Eldon of North Fork, Pa., A.
Duane of Clinton, N.C., Gale and Elwood of Hornell RD 1, Jesse of Addison and
Philip Webb of Hornell· RD 1; two sisters, Mrs. George Bliss of Painted Post
RD, Mrs. William Smith of Almond, and two grandchildren.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 p.m. and
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the H.P. Smith and Son Funeral Home, Canisteo, where
funeral and committal services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. David
Truscott will officiate. Burial will be in Hartsville Center Cemetery. (Hornell
Evening Tribune--12/3/74)
OBITUARY--DONALD E. MILES
HORNELL -- Donald E. Miles, 47, of Hornell RD 1 died today enroute to St. James'
Mercy Hospital here, of apparent natural causes.
He was employed for 25 years for the Asplundh Tree Experts firm, serving last as
foreman. He was a veteran of World War Two and a member of Mooney VFW Post at
Hornell.
He had resided in the Hornell area 26 years.
Mr. Miles was born in Brookfield, Pa. July 15, 1927, a son of Jesse and Ica
Clark Miles.
Surviving are his wife, Marian Caple Miles, to whom he had been wed 26 years;
three sons, Darwin of Hornell RD 1, Spec. 4 Larry D. Miles with the U.S. Army in
Germany and Darrel Miles at home.
Also, five daughters, Mrs. Terry Mann of Hornell·RD 1, Mrs. Linda Hoskins of
Hornell and Misses Lois, Laura and Marlene at home.
Also, six brothers, Eldon of Northford, Pa., A. Duane of Clinton, N.C., Gale and
Elwood of Hornell RD 1, Jesse Miles of Addison and Philip Webb of Hornell RD 1;
two sisters, Mrs. George Bliss of Painted Post and Mrs. William Smith of Almond.
An aunt and two uncles; two grandchildren.
Friends may call at the H.P. Smith and Son Funeral Home, Canisteo, today 7-9
p.m. and Wednesday 24 and 7-9. Funeral and committal services will be held there
Thursday at 2 p.m., the Rev. David Truscott officiating. Burial will be in
Hartsville Center Cemetery.
3. Grace Louise CROSS who was born January 17, 1897 and died February 5, 1973 at the age of 76 years. On June 25, 1926 she married Hugh KENYON who was born December 9, 1896 and died at an unknown date.
OBITUARY--MRS. HUGH KENYON
Mrs. Grace Louise Kenyon, 76, RD1 Hornell, was dead on arrival at St. James
Mercy Hospital Monday.
A native of Canisteo, she lived in the area the greater part of her life, and
was a 1916 graduate of the Canisteo Academy. She received a B.S. degree in
education from Alfred University in 1920 and taught in Scio, Bath, and Andover.
She was a 50-year member and former secretary of the Hornellsville Grange, and
also belonged to the Steuben County, New York State and National Granges.
Survivors include her husband Hugh Kenyon; a son, Kenneth Kenyon of RD 1,
Hornell and a daughter, Mrs. David Stocum of Watkins Glen.
Services will be at H.P. Smith & Son Funeral Home in Canisteo Wednesday at 3
pm. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery in Canisteo.
KENYON---The family will receive friends at the H.P. Smith & Son Funeral
Home in Canisteo Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Also surviving are 11
grandchildren. Rev. William Semple will conduct funeral services
OBITUARY--HUGH C. KENYON
CANISTEO--Hugh C. Kenyon, 74, of Hornell RD 1, died unexpectedly at St. James
Mercy Hospital this morning where he had been a patient three days.
He was born in Little Genesee, NY and lived in the Canisteo area for the past
several years. He was a machinist's helper for the former Erie Railroad. A
graduate of Andover High School and Alfred Agricultural and Technical Institute,
he was a past master of the Hornellsville Grange and a member of the Pomona,
State and National Granges.
Surviving is one son, Kenneth of Hornell RD1; one daughter, Mrs. Donald Stocum
of Watkins Glen. Funeral and committal services will be at the H.P. Smith &
Son Funeral Home in Canisteo Sunday at 2 pm. Burial will be in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Canisteo.
KENYON--The family will receive friends at the funeral home 2-4 and 7-9 pm
tomorrow and Saturday 7-9 pm. Other survivors include 11 grandchildren. The Rev.
William Semple will officiate.
The children of Grace Louise CROSS and Hugh KENYON are:
a. Shirley S. KENYON who died as an infant.
b. Kenneth KENYON who married Jean BOSSARD.
c. Ester KENYON who married Donald STOCUM.
4. Shirley S. CROSS was born November 9, 1903 and died November 30, 1904 at the age of 1 year.