Below are clippings from several scrapbooks we have at the Linesville Historical Society. Please enjoy them, and I hope you are able to make a connection! LAWRENCE HAMILTON IS DEAD (IN PENCIL -DEC. 20, 1953) Lawrence Hamilton, 553 Randolph St., local tax consultant, died suddenly of a heart condition at his home Sunday morning. He was a graduate of Erie High School in the Class of 1903 and formerly lived at Linesville. for eight years he was a deputy collector of internal revenue here. Since then he has had a private tax consultant business. His office was at 893 Park Avenue. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Hazel A. Hamilton; two sisters, Miss Mary W. Hamilton of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Miss Margaret Hamilton, of Erie; two nephews, Dr. Thomas P. Hamilton, Watertown, N.Y., and Wallace P. Hamilton, of Atlanta, Ga. Friends may call from 2 to 4p.m and 7 to 9 p.m. today, at the Byham Funeral Home where services will be held Tuesday at 2pm. Death of Darrell R. Spaulding (in pencil - Jan. 7, 1954) - Darrell R. Spaulding, Linesville, died Thursday morning at Crille Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, where he had been a patient since last June. He was 26. He was born in Conneaut Township, the son of Carl and Donna Duncan Spaulding. He was a life long resident of the Linesville area and a graduate of Linesville High School. Spaulding entered the U.S. Army in February of 1945 and was discharged in July, 1947. He served with the Army Medical Corps after graduating from the Brooks Medical School at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex. He had been employed at Talon, Inc., Meadville, and at the Timken Roller Bearing Co., Ashtabula, Ohio. Survivors, besides his parents, are his widow, the former Betty Clark of Linesville; a son, Michael, at home; two sisters, Mar. Marguerite Leonard, Kenmore, N.Y., and Mrs. George Nendze, Linesville, and several nieces and nephews. Removal will be made to the Marriott Funeral Home, Linesville, where friends may call after noon today. Services will be held Sunday at 2pm. at the funeral home. Interment will be at Linesville Cemetery. Death of Ira Garwood - Ira Garwood, a retired farmer and Crawford County native, died Tuesday evening at The Smith Institute, Saegertown. He was 78. (in pencil - died May 11, 1954) He was born in Summit Township. Survivors include several cousins. Friends may call at the Maryott Funeral Home, Linesville, where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. Interment will be at Linesville Cemetery. Death of Mrs. Blanch G. Partch (in pencil - Dec. 27, 1953): Mrs. Blanche G. Partch, 72-year-old widow of Homer Partch, died at her home on Penn Street, Linesville, Monday morning following an illness of about two years. Born March 6, 1881, near Geneva, Ohio, Mrs. Partch was a daughter of the late john and Harriet Dodge Gates. She moved from Geneva to the Linesville area in 1911. She was a member of Linesville Methodist Church and its Mary Martha Class and the Women's Society of Christian Service. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Richard Frisk, Meadville, and Mrs. Marvin Furman, Linesville, and a son, Cecil Tuttle, El Paso, Texas. Friends may call at the Maryott Funeral Home, Linesville, where services will be held Wednesday at 2p.m. Interment will be at Penn Line Cemetery. Death of Porter P. Greenfield - Porter P. Greenfield, 66, died at 8:40 o'clock Monday night at his home in Conneautville following an illness of two months. Survivors are his widow, Edna; three sons, Gerald of Meadville, Howard of Conneautville, and Robert, Beaver Falls; two step-sons, Frederick and Joseph Wing, both of Conneautville; a step-daughter, Mrs. M.J. Monroe, Harrisburg; and two sisters, Mrs. Effa Beard and Mrs. Bernice Holcomb, both of Linesville. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home, Conneautville, where services will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be at Conneautville Cemetery. Death of Roy Penfield - Roy Penfield, 80, a retired farmer, died Thursday (in pencil - March 3, 1955) at his Conneautville home. He was a life long resident of the Conneautville area. Surviving are his widow, Nellie, and two sons, Sterle and Glen, both of Conneautville. Friends may call at the White Funeral Home, Conneautville, where services will be held at 2p.m. Saturday. More to follow! Kathy Brubaker Volunteer Genealogist Linesville Historical Society kbrbkr@toolcity.net Join the LHS free web page - send an email requesting to join to the above e-mail address. Only those provided with an access code can see what we have to offer (currently!)