Batavia, Genesee County, NY Batavia paper - probably the Daily January 6, 1897 BERT M'ELVER Death at Byron This Morning of a Prominent Young Business Man Byron, Jan. 6 - Bert L. McELVER died at his home in this place at 1 o'clock this morning, aged 30 years. Three weeks ago he was taken ill with pneumonia, which attacked both lungs, and about a week ago, he successfully passed the crisis. During all this time he had been in delirium and for the last 24 hours suffered from hiccoughs. About 1 o'clock he sat up and when he was laid down he was dead, his death being from heart failure. Mr. McELVER was born and had always lived in Byron. When a boy he entered the employment of SEAVER & HALL, general merchants, and afterwards entered the employment of MOORE & SEAVER, remaining with them until the spring of 1889, when he and George H. RADLEY of Albion entered into a copartnership and opened a general store here. The partnership continued until the fall of 1893, when Mr. McELVER purchased the interest of Mr. RADLEY and continued the business for a few months, then selling a half interest to his brother, E.L. McELVER. In April, 1896, he sold his remaining interest to his brother and entered the employment of S.J. ARNOLD & Co. of Rochester as traveling man, remaining with the firm until his last sickness. He was a member of Byron Lodge, I.O.O.F., and Byron Tent of the Maccabees. He was a Republican in politics and had held the office of Town Clerk ever since he reached his majority, with the exception of four years, from 1889 to 1893, when he was postmaster. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Edna, aged six years, and Florence, aged 2 years, and is also survived by his father, mother, one sister, Mrs. George G. POST, and three brothers, James H., William H. and Edwin L. McELVER, all of Byron. A large circle of friends deeply sympathize with the family in their sad bereavement. The funeral will be held from the house on Friday at 2 p.m. *************************** Submitted by Joan Falcone Arnold - Jma8763@aol.com Copied from Obit books at Genesee County History Department