This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BUB.2ACI/6078 Message Board Post: CECILE BIDWELL No date Funeral services will by conducted at the Caneadea Methodist Church for Mrs. Cecile BIDWELL, 48, one of that community's most outstanding women, having been affiliated with activities of wide scope. Mrs. BIDWELL, who had been in failing health for several weeks was not considered in a critical condition until Sunday when her condition suddenly became worse. She was removed to the Fillmore Hospital late Monday afternoon for blood transfusions, but passed away Tuesday morning. Mrs. BIDWELL was a prominent member of the Methodist Church and Sunday School, Red Cross, member of the Board of Education of the Belfast Central School and was recently elected to the office of county vice president of the Home Bureau. She had been an active member of the Caneadea Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star and served as Matron for several terms. She was active in numerous local endeavors and her passing leaves a distinct void in these circles. Surviving are her husband Claude E. BIDWELL, three grandchildren, Mrs. Robert TEMPLETON of Hackensack, N.J., Keith BURR of Marcellus and Lynn BURR of San Antonio, Texas; her mother Mrs. Rose HAMPTON of Friendship, a brother Weir KELLOGG of East Orange, N.J., and two sisters, Mrs. Henry CLARK of Caneadea and Mrs. Chris SMITH of Fillmore also several nieces and nephews. [Northern Allegany Observer obituary, transcribed by Louise Y. Mills, 2003, from Cora Lahr's scrapbooks, Fillmore, NY]