This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Stiles, Hinds, Coon, Perrault Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jdJBAEB/682 Message Board Post: THE DAILY STAR (Oneonta, NY) Wednesday, January 20, 1999 Letson P. Stiles Jr. COOPERSTOWN — Letson P. Stiles Jr., 67, of Middlefield Center Road, Cooperstown, died late Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, 1999, at M.I. Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. He was born on Jan. 21, 1931, in Cooperstown, the son of Letson P. Sr. and Edith (Hinds) Stiles. He married Alice Coon on June 13, 1953, in Needham, Mass. Letson was raised in Cooperstown and graduated from Cooperstown High School in the Class of 1948. A veteran of the United States Army, he served his country during the Korean conflict and was stationed in Korea from 1953 until 1955. He then attended Albany Business College. Following graduation, Letson and Alice settled in the Schenectady area until 1974, when they chose to return to Stilesholm Farm in Whig Corners. Upon his return to Cooperstown, he joined the Otsego County Sheriffs' Department and served on road patrol for many years. Letson was a 40-year member of the Sgt. Walter P. Eggleston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7128 in Cooperstown. He also enjoyed woodworking, renovating old buildings and gardening. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Alice of Cooperstown; two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey and Helen Stiles of Cherry Valley and Craig and Suzanne Stiles of Binghamton; one daughter and son-in-law, Tracy and Chris Perrault of Bristol, Conn.; six grandchildren; and several aunts and uncles. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown, with the Rev. Jeff Hale, pastor of the Cooperstown United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family in the Westville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday evening, Jan. 22, 1999, from 7 to 9 p.m. when Letson's family will be in attendance. Expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial donations in Letson's name may be made to the Cooperstown Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 322, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326; the Cherry Valley Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 540, Cherry Valley, N.Y. 13320; the Otsego County Chapter of the American Red Cross-Blood Services, 101 Main St., Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326 or to the charity of your choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. ========== DISCLAIMERS: Not related, no further details. Original obituary may be found at: http://www.thedailystar.com/news/community/obits/1999/01/ob0120.html ----------------- I thought it might be helpful to [Ancestry.com] subscribers if I posted obituaries from my local paper's online edition, a project that will take some time. THE DAILY STAR went online on 1 July 1998 and all spelling and grammar is theirs. I'm currently working on [January 1999]. For additional information, please search through Ancestry's other databases.