Asahel Cole died in Havana NY Sep 25 1884; born June 5, 1814 Carmel NY to Joseph and Phebe Cole; one of six children. One sister survives, Mrs. Minerva N. Patchen of NY. Married June 23, 1836, Mary Ann Savory at Post Creek NY. Wife and three children survive, Harlem of Watkins NY, Ira S. of Havana, and Mrs. Charles Bennett of Dix NY. Buried Montour NY.

Died, Nancy T. Cole, wife of Watson, formerly of Dix NY; in Corning NY Nov. 4 1887; sons Nathan D. of Corning and Edwin out west.

Darius Chase, one of the oldest and best-known residents of Pawling, died on Monday about noon. He had been very feeble for a few weeks and confined to his bed. He was born Nov. 1, 1807, in the town of Kent, this county, being in his 92d year at the time of his death.

The death of an old settler and neighbor on Gospel Ridge, Mr. L. B. Chase of Weldon was received here on Saturday.  Mr. Chase was born in l811 and has a brother living who was born in l807. He and the good wife were married in l833. The merry holiday time is here but every one will remember those whose homes are shrouded in darkness. "To them it seems that joy can never again cross their thresholds".  Our friends languish on beds of pain but when their lives are full of years and homes we calmly submit to One who knows best.

OBITUARY: From Garden Grove Express, Garden Grove, Iowa, January 18, 1894

Elizabeth Mead, wife of Lyman B. Chase, died in Weldon, at her residence, Jan. 7, 1894, at five p.m. from the effects of la grippe, at the advanced age of eighty years, nine months and thirteen days; was born on the 25th day of March, 1813; married to Lyman B. Chase, in Pawling, New York, on the 28th of October, 18-, there was born to them thirteen children, six sons and seven daughters, of whom five preceded her, together with her husband, who preceded her one year and fourteen days; eight still remain, five sons and three daughters, Alvin H., D. Millard, Eugene L., Cyrus B., and Ulric Z., Mary E. Winters, Sarah A. Myers, and Josephine N. Foster. Mother Chase was baptized by Elder Higby, of the Baptist, fifty-four years ago, in Pawling, New York. Six years after she united with the Christian church in Danbury, Conn., and since remained in fellowship with them. She was an earnest and devoted christian. Mother Chase immigrated to this county from Pawling, N. Y. in the spring of 1855, and made her home a pleasant resort for her many friends and neighbors, caring much for the needs of her household and acquaintance. She was kind and loving to all. They moved from the farm to Weldon in 1890, where she has since resided. The funeral sermon was preached by Elder Utz, after which her remains were deposited in the Garden Grove cemetery beside her husband, attended by a large concourse of relatives and friends. The Hornet extends sympathy to the bereaved friends in this the saddest hour of their lives, knowing by experience the loss of mother to be the saddest of all.

In the death of Milan Cole, early on Thursday morning last, the village of Carmel loses one of its oldest and most respected residents, one who has honorably been identified with its business, social and political life for three score years. Mr. Cole was born in the town of Kent on December 16, 1819. His father was Ashel Cole, of Carmel, and his mother, Betty Wood, of the town of Southeast. He had one brother, Alonzo W., and one sister, Hannah C.; both are dead. He received his early education in the school district at this village and later went to Brown's academy, which occupied the building now owned by William Weir, adjoining the M. E. church on the south. At the age of nineteen, he commenced teaching. When teaching at Drewville, he was examined by ex-Judge Foster, Albert E. Ellis and Gilbert Davis, all of Southeast, and again when teaching at Red Mills, now Mahopac Falls, he was examined by Peter E. Anderson, George L. Dean and Alva Colwell, inspectors of schools. After three years of teaching, he formed a partnership with the late Augustus Hazen and under the firm name of Hazen & Cole bought out Alonzo W. Tayloy, who kept a store where the Smalley House is now situated. After running the store thus for three years, he purchased Mr. Hazen's interest and continued the store for about fifteen years, during which time he was one of the first shippers on the Harlem road. He then sold out and engaged in other occupations and dealing in fine horses and stock. At one time he sold six horses for $6300, selling one pair to James Gordon Bennett, Sr., for $2600, big prices in those days. He secured horses from Canada and other parts of the country and mated them for the New York trade. During Dr. Gregory's ownership of the ill-fated Gregory House at Lake Mahopac, he was chief clerk there. About thirty-five years ago, he went into the wholesale flour, feed and butter business and continued it alone until his last sickness, heart disease, in 1897, which resulted in his death on Thursday. He became so much attached to the trade that it seemed to become a second nature to him.

In politics he was a whig until the establishment of the republican party in the early history of which none worked harder for its success than he. His church connections were with the Baptists of Carmel. On November 15, 1870, he was married to Susan B. Hazen, nee Kelley, a sister of Thomas e. Kelley. She survives him with her son, Calvert J. Hazen, teller in the Putnam County National Bank. Mrs. Cole has been confined to her bed since May, of a broken hip. She is now just able to be lifted out of bed by attendants. The last severe attack of his heart trouble came suddenly on July 11 last. He has been in bed ever since and much of the time his death was expected daily. The funeral service will be held at his late residence on Glenida avenue, on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and Rev. H. B. Warring, pastor of the Baptist church will conduct them. The interment will be made in the family plot in the Kelley cemetery.

Mrs. Susan Cole died rather suddenly at her house in this village on Thursday morning, November 30. For several years she has been a sufferer from asthma which had greatly weakened her, but not until Saturday was she obliged to take her bed. On Wednesday, she seemed to grow worse but her death was not expected and came as a great shock. Mrs. Cole was the third daughter and one of eight children of the late Ebenezer and Huldah Kelley. She was born at the Kelley homestead, this village, May 7,  1837, and at the time of her death was 68 years, 6 months, and 12 days old. She was married to Jerome B. Hazen and again in 1870 to Milan J. Cole. Mrs. Cole joined the Mt. Carmel Baptist church about the year 1860, and was baptized in the lake by the late Rev. Mr. Clapp. She has proved a loyal member and earnest Christian and always attended regularly the services of the church as long as physical strength would allow. She is survived by her only son, Calvert J. Hazen, who resided with her; and by two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Emily Virginia Hopkins, Miss Sarah E. Kelley and Thomas Kelley of this village, and Frederick M. Kelley of New York. The funeral services will be held at the house Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

Horace Cole died at the residence of son-in-law, Hosea Longwell, Jr., Sonora, Steuben Co., N. Y., on Saturday, July 28th, in the 89th year of his age. Deceased was born at Cole's Mills, this county, and was the son of John Cole, and a brother of the late Hiram Cole. The only surviving member of his father's family is Mrs. Viola Barrett, widow of Marcena Barrett, who resides in Steuben County. Mr. Cole married G. Ruth Hopkins, a sister of Mrs. Eliza Hazen and Miss Rebecca Hopkins of this village; and also of Erastus Hopkins of Cole's Mills, who survives her husband, at the ripe age of eighty-four years. Three children were born to them, one of whom, a son, Ansel, died years ago. A daughter, Mrs. Longwell, and one son, Chester E. Cole, remain. About fifty-five years ago, Mr. Cole removed with his family to Ohio, but some years after returned to New York State, locating in Steuben County, where he had since resided. He was a man of exemplary habits, sociable disposition, a true Christian and highly esteemed by his relatives and the community in which he lived. Farming had been his occupation until the feebleness of old age compelled his retirement from active duties. The funeral was held at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Longwell, on Monday, Rev. J. C. Mallory of Savona officiating. The remains were taken to Bradford for interment.

Mrs. Goulda Ruth Hopkins Cole, widow of Horace Cole, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hosea Longwell at Savona, N. Y., Wednesday, December 17, after a brief illness, in the ninety-first year of her age. She was the daughter of Enos and Cynthia Hopkins, and was born in Carmel, Putnam County, May 8, 1812.

On Wednesday, May 10, 1905, Miss Hopkins died at the residence of Chauncey A. Hopkins, a nephew. She was born May 21, 1816, therefore was 88 years, 11 months and 19 days. Her birthplace was the Robert Kelly house now covered by Reservoir D. Enos Hopkins was her father, and she is the last of a family of five children, Mrs. Almira Yeomans, Mrs. Eliza Hazen and Mrs. Ruth Cole, William and Erastus Hopkins. For over seventy years she was a member of the Carmel Baptist church, regular in attendance until infirmity kept her at home. The funeral will take place Saturday at 1 o'clock at the church.

William A. Hopkins, a well-known resident of Cole's Mill, died early on Monday morning last. He had been poor health for a number of years, and about two weeks ago symptoms developed showing his family that his life was very near its close. Mr. Hopkins was one of the family of seven children of the late Enos and Cynthia Hopkins and was born Dec. 5th, 1818, on the farm now owned by Robert Kelley, in the town of Carmel. Four sisters and one brother survive him, Mrs. Eliza Hazen, Mrs. Almira Yeamans, Miss Rebecca Hopkins, of Carmel; and Mrs. Horace Cole of Sonora, N. Y., and Erastus Hopkins of Carmel. The deceased was a farmer by occupation, industrious and thrifty; a good citizen and neighbor and a man who walked uprightly through all the paths of life. He leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Theodore Yeamans, Frank A. Hopkins and Edwin M. Hopkins; two children, twins, died in early childhood. Mr. Hopkins was a member of the Carmel Baptist church and the funeral services were held there on Thursday at 12 o'clock noon. Rev. W. S. Clapp officiated and the remains were interred in Kelley Cemetery.

Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Hopkins died at the home of her son, Prof. Frank A. Hopkins at 30 Robbins Place, Yonkers, on Wednesday, May 20, 1908. The deceased was born in this town on August 24, 1822, and lived the whole of her well-spent life in this vicinity. All of her latter life has been in this village until she went to live with her son last year. She was the daughter of Daniel and Ada Myrick Sunderlin. She married the late William Hopkins and occupied the farm, now owned by Mr. Kittredge, on the Carmel Kent Cliffs road. Of her five children, twins, Henry and Henrietta, died many years ago. A daughter, Mrs. Emma L. Yeomons has been dead only a few months. Prof. Frank A. Hopkins and Prof. Edwin M. Hopkins of Lawrence, Kansas, survive their parents. Mrs. Hopkins was a member of the Carmel Baptist church of long standing. Her funeral services will be conducted there on Saturday at 11 o'clock, a.m. The interment will be made in Raymond Hill cemetery.

Erastus Hopkins died at his home on Monday evening, June 9, after an illness of over three years. He was born June 17, 1821, near the place which for more than a half century has been his home. He was the youngest son of Enos and Cynthia Cole Hopkins. He is survived by his sister, Ruth, widow of Horace Cole of Sonora, Steuben Co., and also by Miss Rebecca Hopkins, so many years a resident of Carmel, but who has lived at the home of her brother for the past two years. November 28, 1849, Mr. Hopkins was married to Theda Cole of this place. Of their three children, Alice Augusta, wife of Isaac L. Barrett, Theron C. and Chauncey A., one, Theron, died thirteen years ago. When about twelve years of age, the deceased united with the Carmel Baptist church and during all these years he has been a trusted counsellor of its body. Believing in living a consistent life, he early became identified with temperance movements and for many years has regularly voted the prohibition ticket. His life of purity and honesty is too well-known to need further comment. The funeral is held today at the Carmel Baptist church, his pastor, Rev. H. B. Warring, officiating.

Mrs. Almira Yeamans, widow of the late Leonard Yeamans, died at the residence of her brother, Mr. Erastus Hopkins, in this town, on Wednesday, where she had made her home for the past year. Her death was not unexpected as she had been in poor health for the past six years and very feeble and confined to her bed for the past two weeks. She was the youngest child of the late Enos and Cynthia Hopkins, and three sisters and brother survive her, Mrs. Eliza Hazen, Miss Rebecca Hopkins and Mr. Erastus Hopkins, of this town, and Mrs. Horace Cole of Sonora, N. Y. In 1847 she married Leonard Yeamans and two little girls were born to them, both of whom died when they were about twelve years old with the diphtheria. Mr. Yeamans died in April, 1886. She was a woman greatly esteemed and loved by all who knew her; gentle in manner, amiable in disposition, always pleasant, and true in all the relations of life. She early united with the Carmel Baptist church and for years has lived a sincere and devout Christian life. The funeral services will be held at the Carmel Baptist church today, at 1 o'clock p.m. Her former pastor, Rev. W. S. Clapp will conduct the services and the remains will be interred beside her husband in Kelly Cemetery.

The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Barrett, whose death at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. J. Charlton, Peekskill, on Tuesday evening, August 20, was published in the Courier last week, was held at the Mahopac Falls Baptist church on Saturday. Rev. H. B. Waring, of Pawling, officiated. The body was buried in the cemetery adjoining the church.

Mary Ann Cole was born near Long Pond in the town of Carmel, September 10, 1815. Her parents were Deacon Levi H. and Hannah Cole. They came from good old Putnam stock. Her grandparents on the paternal side were Joseph and Rebecca Cole; on the maternal, Daniel and Susannah Ogden Cole. Her great-grandparents were Elisha and Hannah Smalley Cole, who came from Cape Cod to Putnam county in 1746, when Joseph was an infant. When quite young, her parents moved from her birthplace to another part of the town of Carmel, near the Putnam Valley line, and also adjoining the farm of Hon. Saxton . Here she passed her girlhood and was wooed and won by Dr. Isaac Barrett, who lived not far away. They were married at her father's home, November 4, 1837, by Rev. Mr. Higbie. Of those who witnessed the interesting ceremony but few now remain. Their married life of nearly forty-three years was a happy one. Dr. Barrett died February 20. 1880. After living for a time on the homestead, she went to Peekskill remaining four years, an honored guest in the family of her daughter, Mrs. Charlton. She then, by invitation of another daughter, Mrs. James K. Smalley, moved to Cole's Mills, where she lived until April, 1891, when she returned to Peekskill, where she passed the remainder of her days.

Surrounded by christian influence and living in an atmosphere of piety, she, at an early age, openly confessed a Savior's love and was baptized. Since young womanhood, she has been a faithful, consistent, and honored member of the Baptist church at Mahopac Falls. Mrs. Barrett was the mother of nine children. Two, Levi C., who died in boyhood, and Emma S., wife of Theodore F. Cole, have gone before. Those who survive are Mrs. Theron Cole of Bradford, Mrs. W. J. Charlton and A. Judson Barrett of Peekskill, Elon G. and Alonzo C. Barrett of Mahopac Falls, Mrs. James K. Smalley of Brewster, and Marcus M. Barrett of Canopus. She leaves sixteen grand and two great grandchildren. Of her father's family of eleven children, only three, Alonzo O. Cole of Brooklyn, Joseph W. Cole of New York city, and Mrs. Amos L. Austin of Mahopac Falls, survive her.

Died on Saturday, Nov. 30, Charlotte L., beloved wife of Ramah Cole in the 68th year of her age. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral services from her late residence, 458 First street, Brooklyn, on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. Interment Monday at Mahopac Falls.

Ramah Cole, who died at his home, 458 First street, Brooklyn, on Friday, May 6 was the second child and the eldest son of Levi H. and Hannah Cole. His grandparents on his father's side were Joseph and Rebecca Berry Cole; on his mother's side were Daniel and Susan Ogden Cole. His great-grandparents were Elisha and Hannah Smalley Cole, who came from Cape Cod to Putnam county in 1746, when Joseph was an infant. Ramah was born in Carmel, near the spot where Henry C. Cole now lives; but his father's family soon moved to the farm near the residence of the late Saxton Smith, where he lived and reared a family of 11 children. Ramah received his education at the public schools in this county. November 22, 1835, he united by baptism with the Red Mills, now Mahopac Falls, Baptist church and continued a member thereof until February 26, 1848, when he moved his membership to the Stanton Street Baptist church of New York city, then under the pastoral care of Rev. Mr. Remington.

In February, 1844, he was married to Charlotte, daughter of James and Sarah Carver. In the spring of the following year, he moved to New York city and engaged in the business which he continued until his death. In 1854 he moved to Brooklyn into a house he then purchased, standing almost alone in the open country, and in which he has since lived, until two or three years ago, watching the wonderful growth during this almost half century of an overgrown village into a city of munificent distances. Immediately on moving to Brooklyn, he united with the Hanson Place Baptist church and held his membership there until his death. For seventeen years he was treasurer of the church and disbursed many thousands of dollars in that capacity. In early life he was a Whig; but when the republican party began organization, he was among the first to join it and has always been a staunch republican, although naturally of a conservative disposition. He was a Baptist, heart, soul and body, but did not judge another sharply for entertaining different views of church government and ethics. He was at the time of his death and had been for many years a member of the Produce Exchange of New York city.

He leaves two sons, Wallace H. Cole and Frank J. Cole. Another, the second son, named Abiather died in his youth. As a man he was companionable; always carrying sunshine into the homes he visited, and none gave him a heartier welcome than the children. The children living in the vicinity of his home knew him well and saluted him with cheery voices and kind words as they met him on the streets. Springing from a family thoroughly religious for generations back, it is no wonder that he early manifested a love for christian work, which grew with his growth and increased with his years so that to him no place was more pleasant than the House of God and no work more agreeable than to advance the Master's kingdom.

Alonzo O. Cole, who died at his residence, 208 Sixteenth street, Brooklyn, March 12, 1899, was widely known. He had grown up with the section of the city in which he lived and had been identified with many of its interests. About one year ago he was elected life superintendent of the Sunday school of the Memorial Baptist church. He was the founder of this church and his church work was centered in its interests. It was while connected with the Greenwood Baptist church that Mr. Cole, twenty-one years ago. started a little mission in the neighborhood, which grew under his constant care and direction into the Memorial church. Few knew of his constant hard work, the many difficulties, the tears, and prayers of the man of God before the enterprise succeeded. Mr. Cole was a deacon and a member of the board of trustees at the time of his death.

Stricken with paralysis on Monday, the 6th inst., hopes were entertained for his, at least, partial recovery until Saturday evening. All that medical science and loving care could do failed to restore him, and, surrounded by his wife and daughters, he fell asleep early on the Sabbath morning.

The funeral services were held at the Memorial Baptist church on Tuesday evening and at Mahopac Falls on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Cole was born in 1827 on the farm, now occupied by the family of the late Henry C. Cole, in the town of Carmel. His father was Levi and his mother, Mrs. Hannah Cole. He has one sister living, Cyntha, widow of the late Amos Austin, of Mahopac Falls, and one brother, Joseph of New York. Besides there were eight other brothers and sisters, now dead. They were Mary Ann, wife of Isaac Barrett; Ramah, John, Caroline, wife of Sidney Tompkins; Amanda, wife of Theron Cole; Adeline, wife of Ira Horton; Antoinette, wife of Jasper Cole and Daniel. He lived with his father, Levi H. Cole, near Mahopac Falls, until 1848, when he went to New York, where he lived until 1861. He then moved to Brooklyn and lived there until he died. He was married four times and leaves a widow, Mary Fayette, a sister of the late Joseph Cole, and three daughters, Mrs. M. F. Agor, Mrs. Dr. W. F. Willington and Mrs. W. F. Kinsman.

In the death of Amos L. Austin, which occurred about 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Austin homestead near Mahopic Falls, the town of Carmel loses one of its best and most respected citizens. As one who knew him well remarked in our presence yesterday, he was a thoroughly honest, upright, good out-and-out man, word was always to be depended upon. His death was due to pneumonia. Amos L. was the youngest son of Silas and Elizabeth Tompkins Austin and was a descendant of Jonathan Austin, who was said to have come to this part of the country from Rye, Westchester county long before the Revolution, and died previous to 1777. He was born June 10, 1827, and at his death was aged 69 years, 10 months, 11 days. He married Cynthia, daughter of Levi Cole. She survives him with one daughter, Elizabeth, wife of Lafayette Pinckney; and four sons, Silas, Levi Cole, Nelson and Theodore. A sister, Phebe Austin, resided with him at the old homestead. The funeral services will be attended tomorrow at 10:30 from the house and 11:30 at the Baptist church, Mahopic Falls.

The death of Joseph Cole occurred at his home near Dundee June 4, 1921. He was 89 years old and was born in Catlin, Chemung County, on September 2nd, 1832. He had always lived in this vicinity with the exception of a few years when he worked as a boatman on the Hudson River. He had lived on the Locust Grove farm for the past twenty-six years. He married his first wife, Miss Lucy H. Gowery, when a young man, her death occurring in 1878. In 1884 he married Miss Mary Putnam of Dundee, whose death took place in 1909. Mr. Cole is survived by one son, Grover Cole, with whom he lived; and one daughter, Mrs. Norris Barthololmew of Detroit, Mich.

Dundee, N. Y. - At her home in North Reading, near this village, last night, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary Cole, wife of Joseph Cole. Mrs. Cole had been in her usual good health until last night when she was suddenly stricken with a severe hemorrhage of the lungs and soon died. The deceased was born in the town of Orange, Schuyler County, in 1850 and would have been 59 years of age next September. Besides her husband, she leaves one son, Grover Cole, and one daughter, Miss Louise Cole, both of whom reside at home.

    Mrs. Mary A. Cole died 19 October 1908 at the home of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Edward Cole of Corning NY. Survived by Mrs. Jay Jones of Geneva; O. S. Cole of Beaver Dam NY; Albert Cole of Springfield, OH; Burr Cole of Phoenix OR.

    Charles M. Bennett of Montgomery, Ill., and Melissa Cole of Havana, N. Y., married June 12, 1870, in Horseheads, N. Y.

Mrs. Mary A. Cole died on Tuesday at her home on East Hill, aged about 65 years. She had been failing in health for some time, an infection of the optic nerve causing blindness. The funeral was held at the home Thursday at 2 o'clock, the burial being in Montour Cemetery. Mrs. Cole was a daughter of Jacob Hendrick and married Ira Cole, who died November 1908. One son, Claude Cole, survives, besides her mother and two sisters, Misses Julia and Lottia Hendrick; and one brother, Alanson of this city; one sister, Mrs. Alice Doherty of Elmira and one sister in Cortland.

Beaver Dams, R. D. 2 - The funeral of Orville S. Cole was held from the Methodist Episcopal Church of Beaver Dams with its pastor, the Rev. John Lewin, officiating. Burial was in Beaver Dams Cemetery. Bearers were Floyd Ellison, Byron Bucher, Aaron Duvall, Ivan Clark James Moore and John Vosburgh. Orville S. Cole was born here January 10, 1855, the son of George and Mary Stewart Cole. His grandparents, Ira and Nancy Cole, were pioneers from Putnam County, a few miles north of New York City, in 1832. He was united in marriage to Dell VanLoon and they built the house in which he had since resided and where he died. Mrs. Cole died six years ago. No children were born to them. His only surviving relatives are: Mrs. Nellie VanOrder and Vernon Smith of Chambers, Orville E. Bryan of Elmira, G. E. Bryan of Geneva, J. C. Bryan of Wellsburg, Mrs. Anna M. Vreeland of Montezuma, Mrs. Alice E. Holiday of Geneva, Mrs. Maud E. Loop of Rochester, Edward Cole and Lucille Cole of Zanesville, Ohio.

Word was received by relatives here this week of the death of Austin LaFever of Corning, which occurred in that city Monday. He leaves a widow, two sons, Dr. Sidney LaFever of Ann Arbor, Mich., Lester of Painted Post and Mrs. Marion Lovejoy, at home; also a grandson, Robert Lovejoy. Mr. LaFever had many relatives in Cuba and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. LaFever and Mrs. Fannie Burney, cousins of Mr. LaFever, attended the funeral today.

Mrs. Agnes Bong, 67, of Brooklyn, who before her marriage was Miss Agnes Lafever of Beaver Dams, was taken ill while on her way to Dundee to attend the alumni reunion and banquet during commencement week and was taken to Bath Hospital where she died July 29th. 

From Rochester Democrat & Chronicle 12 November 1896

Herman Bong, a well-known jeweler of Corning, died Tuesday afternoon at Beaver Dams where he was convalescing from an attack of pneumonia but suffered a relapse. He leaves a wife and child.

Dana Lafever, whose passing is mourned by many relatives and friends, spent 63 years of his life on a farm near Beaver Dams. He was the son of Lovette and Susan Cole Lafever and was born July 25, 1874. His death occurred April 26, 1942, at the Arnot-Ogden hospital in Elmira. On February 19, 1902, he was united in marriage to Elsie Smith of Hemlock, Michigan, who survives him. To them was born one son, Ira C. Lafever of Beaver Dams. Besides his wife and son, he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Eldora Lockwood of Corning; five grandsons and one granddaughter of Beaver Dams and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held from the home at 1:30 and at 2:30 at the Beaver Dams Methodist church on Wednesday, April 29. Burial was in the Beaver Dams cemetery. Rev. Mounder of Horseheads officiated.

Frank G. Cole, 72, of 220 William street, Elmira, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack yesterday, was a partner and active head of the Terbell-Calkins Drug Company in that city. Mr. Cole was the father of the Rev. Stuart Cole, chaplain of Hobart College. He had been in the drug business for 58 years, 42 of which he spent in Elmira. He served his apprenticeship as a pharmacist in Watkins Glen, starting in 1881, and was later with drug stores in Watkins Glen, Syracuse and Sayre before going to Elmira in 1897.