My great-grandfather was Arthur Richard SELBY, of Ansonia, Conn. These are death notices following his death. Christina Auch theauchs@adelphia.net http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~familiesacrosstime/ ARTHUR R SELBY CLAIMED BY DEATH AT HIS HOME HERE [printed Friday, June 17, 1949] Arthur R. Selby, husband of Mrs. Edith Baker Selby, died this morning at his home, 31 Johnson Street, after a short illness. Mr. Selby was born in Ansonia, September 6, 1881, son of the late Thomas and Annie Bowen Selby. Mr. Selby, who spent most of his life in Ansonia, had been employed in the American Brass company for many years, retiring in November of 1948. He was a member of Immanuel Episcopal church, George Washington lodge, A.F. and A.M.; Mount Vernon chapter, R.A.M.; union council and New Haven Commandery, and was a 32nd degree Mason. Mr. Selby was very well known and his sudden death brings sadness to a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who held him in high esteem. Surviving, besides his wife, are four sisters: Miss Annie Selby and Miss Fannie Selby both of Ansonia, and Mrs. Ralph Andrews and Mrs. Ellsworth Matthias, both of New Haven; a brother, Thomas E. Selby of Los Angeles, Calif., and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Leslie O. Jensen funeral home, 52 State Street. Burial will be in Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD SUNDAY FOR ARTHUR SELBY [printed Monday, June 20, 1949] Funeral services for Arthur R. Selby on 31 Johnson Street, who died Friday, were held Sunday afternoon at the funeral home of Leslie O. Jensen, 52 State Street. Rev. G. Ross Morrell, rector of Christ Episcopal church, officiated. The services were largely attended by relatives and friends and the numerous floral tributes manifested the high esteem in which Mr. Selby had been held. Numbers called at the funeral home Saturday night to pay their tribute of respect. Burial was in Pine Grove cemetery where Rev. Mr. Morrell read the committal. Pallbearers were Sidney Clayton, Ralph Fillingham, Ralph Andrews, Richard Andrews, Ellsworth Matthias and Frederick Bruenin.