Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 20 Feb. 1985): CLAYTON---The funeral for Mrs. Ruth E. Farr, 57, Spicer Bay Hill Road, wife of Willard C. Farr, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Clayton United Methodist Church, Rev. Dale Austin, pastor,
officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery, Town of Cape Vincent.There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are with the Cummings Funeral Home.
Donations may be made in her name to the Clayton United Methodist Church.
Mrs. Farr died at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday at Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, where she was admitted Monday.
She is survived by her husband, Willard C.; two sons, Willard C. 2nd, Clayton, and Douglas W., Mount Marion; a daughter, Mrs. David (Kathy) Bristol, Middletown; four grandchildren; three brothers, Claude and Gordon Hurchinson, Clayton, and
Roland Hutchinson, Sackets Harbor; two sisters, Mrs. Esther Cerwins, Champlain, and Mrs. Rita Neujens, Watertown, and nieces, nephews, and cousins.Five brothers, Edward, James, Norman, Charles and Maurice Hutchinson, and a sister, Leota Hutchinson, died before her.
Born Feb. 22, 1927 in Clayton, daughter of Claude and Laura Garnsey Hutchinson, she was graduated from Clayton High School in 1945 and married Willard C. Farr on Sept. 1, 1946 in an outdoor ceremony at Sand Bay at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Farr.A member of theClayton United Methodist Church, she was a past member of the Order of the Eastern Star and a member of the United Methodist Women.
Obituary (from newspaper of Thursday, 10 Jan. 1980): CAPE VINCENT---Stanley E. Farr, 78, Cape Vincent, died at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mercy Hospital, where he had been a patient two days. He had been in failing health a number of years.
The funeral will be Saturday morning at 11 at the King Funeral Home with Rev. Norman Sabin, pastor of United Church, officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Union Cemetery,
Calling hours at the funeral home are Friday afternoon and evening from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
Donations may be made in his name to the Heart or Cancer Fund.
He is survived by three sons, Willard Farr, Clayton, Stanley J. and Richard J. Farr, both of Cape Vincent; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a brother, John A. Farr, Orlando, Fla.
A sister and a brother died previously.
Born March 29, 1901 in Cape Vincent, the son of Edward R. and Florence Fox Farr, he attended local schools.
He was married to Florence Bovee of Depauville on Nov. 13, 1923, and the couple lived all their married life in the Clayton-Cape Vincent area. Mrs. Farr died May 27, 1966 at the age of 58.
Mr. Farr was a railway freight clerk in the Cape Vincent-Watertown area until his retirement.
He was an active member of the Cape Vincent Grange until it ceased operation.
Obituary (from newspaper of 27 May 1966): CLAYTON---Mrs. Florence M. Farr, 58, wife of Stanley E. Farr, Clayton, R.D. 2, died Thursday at 5:45 p.m., in the House of the Good Samaritan, Waterown, where she had been a patient since Monday. She
had been in failing health three years and had been hospitalized a number of times.The funeral will be Sunday at 2 p.m., at St. Lawrence Methodist Church, St. Lawrence Four Corners, Rev. Dean P. Shaw, pastor of the St. Lawrence and Clayton Methodist Churches, officiating. Burial will be in St. Lawrence Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Cummings Funeral Home tonight from 7 to 9 and Saturday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Surviving, besides her husband, are three sons, Willard C., Clayton, Route1, Stanley J., Cape Vincent R.D., and Richard J., Clayton R.D. 2; five grandchildren; a brother, Harold L. Bovee, Clayton, and two sisters, Mrs. Perry (Leota)
Sheley, Clayton, and Mrs. Lowell (Ada) Keithly, VanBuren, Ark.Mrs. Farr was born in the town of Clayton, Oct. 4, 1907, a daughter of Hiram and Mae Johndrow Bovee. She was married to Stanley E. Farr on Nov. 13, 1923. The couple had always lived in Clayton. 1 HEAL 9
Obituary (from Watertown Daily Times of 10 Sep. 1985): CLAYTON---Capt. Gordon G. Hutchinson, 63, Deferno Road, long-time riverboat captain, died Monday after being stricken in his home.
The funeral will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Clayton United Methodist Church with Rev. Dale Austin, pastor, officiating.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Theresa.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton.
Donations may be made in his name to the Clayton Volunteer Ambulance Fund or the local chapter of the American Heart Association.
He is survived by his wife, Geneva; a son, Ralph J., Anchorage, Alaska; a daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (Cheryl) Hockey, Watertown; two brothers, Claude Hutchinson, Clayton and St. Petersburg, Fla., and Roland, Sackets Harbor; two sisters, Mrs.
Esther Cerwins, Champlain, and Mrs. Rita Nuijens, Watertown; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.Two sisters, Mrs. Ruth Farr and Mrs. Leota Lindsay, and three brothers, Charles, Norman, and James, died before him.
Born on Aug. 19, 1922 on Grindstone Island, the son of Claude and Laura Garnsey Hutchinson, he attended Clayton schools.
He married Geneva Newton on July 11, 1943 in the Antwerp Methodist Church.
In the late 1940s and 1950s, he operated tour boats in Clayton in the summers and Florida in the winters. He later worked for Staebler and Baker in Clayton (now Graphic Controls).
In 1965, Capt. Hutchinson worked as a captain for the Seaway pilots of Cape Vincent and later for the Uncle Sam Boat Tours, Clayton, until 1979. He was a commercial diver for many years and a licensed river captain for 45 years and was
known as the "youngest old pro on the river."He ran Hutchinson's Freshwater Clams from 1962 to 1965.
He was a member of the Clayton United Methodist Church for 40 years, and a naval veteran of World War II, a long-time Clayton bowler and a member of the Clayton American Legion Post 821.
1 CMNT came to U.S. in 1914
Obituary from the Watertown Daily Times of Friday, 14 Dec. 1953: CLAYTON--John K. Lindsay, 44, former resident of this village, died Thursday evening at 9 at his home at Liverpool where he had lived for the past 14 years. He had been in poor
health for six months.Funeral services will be held Monday at Liverpool and burial will be that afternoon in the Clayton cemetery.
Mr. Lindsay is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patricia E. Lindsay; a son by his first marriage, John Claude Lindsay, and his father, John Lindsay of Clayton.
Mr. Lindsay was born in Scotland, March 9, 1909, and came to this country in 1914 with his parents. His mother died about 1936. On July 25, 1931, he married Miss Leota K. Hutchinson of Clayton. Shortly afterwards, they moved to Syracuse
where they lived for seven years, moving at that time to Liverpool, She died in September, 1946.Several years later, Mr. Lindsay married Miss Patricia Ellis of Syracuse. Mr. Lindsay was formerly manager of the electrical department in Chappel's department store, Syracuse.
Obituary (from newspaper of 7 Sept. 1945): CLAYTON---Mrs. Leota K. Hutchinson Lindsey, 37, wife of John C. Lindsey, died Friday morning at her home, 105 Alder St., Liverpool, after an illness of four months. Death was due to a heart
condition.Funeral services will be held Monday at 2 p.m., from the Methodist Church, Clayton. Burial will be made in Clayton Cemetery.
Mrs. Lindsey was born in Clayton, May 19, 1909, a daughter of Claude and Laura Garnsey Hutchinson, Clayton. She was graduated from the Clayton High School in 1928 and from the Clayton Training Class. She taught school for three years at
Spicer Bay Hill on the Alexandria Bay Road. On July 25, 1931, she was married to John C. Lindsey of Clayton at the Watertown Presbyterian Church. The couple lived in Syracuse for seven years and for the past seven, have lived at Liverpool.
Mr. Lindsey is department manager of the Chappel Department Store, Syracuse.Surviving her besides her husband and parents, are one son, John C. Lindsey, jr., aged 7; three sisters, Mrs. Esther Reed of Champlain, Mrs. Joseph Cerwins, and Mrs. Willard Farr, both of Clayton; five brothers, Claude Hutchinson of
LaFargeville, and Norman, Gordon, James, and Roland Hutchinson, all of this village.
1 CMNT came to U.S. in 1914
Obituary from the Watertown Daily Times of Friday, 14 Dec. 1953: CLAYTON--John K. Lindsay, 44, former resident of this village, died Thursday evening at 9 at his home at Liverpool where he had lived for the past 14 years. He had been in poor
health for six months.Funeral services will be held Monday at Liverpool and burial will be that afternoon in the Clayton cemetery.
Mr. Lindsay is survived by his wife, Mrs. Patricia E. Lindsay; a son by his first marriage, John Claude Lindsay, and his father, John Lindsay of Clayton.
Mr. Lindsay was born in Scotland, March 9, 1909, and came to this country in 1914 with his parents. His mother died about 1936. On July 25, 1931, he married Miss Leota K. Hutchinson of Clayton. Shortly afterwards, they moved to Syracuse
where they lived for seven years, moving at that time to Liverpool, She died in September, 1946.Several years later, Mr. Lindsay married Miss Patricia Ellis of Syracuse. Mr. Lindsay was formerly manager of the electrical department in Chappel's department store, Syracuse.
Obituary (from newspaper of Monday, 3 Oct. 1983): ALEXANDRIA BAY---Clark Newberry, 72, of the Swan Hollow Road, died Sunday in the Edward J. Noble Hospital here.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete this morning with the Frederick Brothers Funeral Home, Theresa.
Mr. Newberry is survived by his wife, Jessie; a son, Royce, Alexandria Bay; and two daughters, Mrs. Vincent (Joyce) Rudnick, East Syracuse, and Mrs. Jack (Nancy) Martin, North Syracuse. A brother, Harold, died Aug. 27.
1 CMNT Wrote "The Longest Winter" & "The Summer After"
Obituary (from newspaper of Monday, 2 April 1990): ALEXANDRIA BAY---Jessie Matthews Newberry, 74, Swan Hollow Road, formerly of Grindstone Island, widow of Clark Newberry, died shortly after 4 a.m. today in the Edward John Noble Hospital,
where she had been a patient since Jan. 3.The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Theresa, with the Rev. Winifred Daughen, pastor of the Alexandria Bay United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Barnes Settlement Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Alexandria Bay Fire Department Rescue Squad or Edward John Noble Hospital.
Surviving are a son, Royce, Alexandria Bay, two daughters, Mrs. Vincent (Joyce) Rudnick, Charleston, S.C., and Mrs. Jack (Nancy) Martin, North Syracuse; 10 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Grace Calhoun, Clayton, and several nieces and
nephews.Four brothers, Allen, Stanley, Pearl, and Charles Matthews, and a sister, Nina Garnsey, died previously.
Born in Leeds County, Ont., on May 2, 1915, daughter of George and Carrie Orvis Matthews, she spent her childhood on Grindstone Island and was graduated from Clayton High School in 1931, at the age of 16.
She married Clark Newberry of Alexandria Bay on May 12, 1932.
The couple lived on the Swan Hollow Road after their marriage. Mrs. Newberry served as the clerk for the Town of Alexandria from 1967 to 1977. She was also the author of two books, "The Longest Winter" and "The Summer After," memoirs of
her life on Grindstone Island.Mr. Newberry operated a farm until 1948, when he began working as a carpenter for various firms until 1971. He then owned and operated Newberry Sand & Gravel. He died Oct. 2, 1983. He was 71.
Obituary (from newspaper of 6 Nov. 1967): CLAYTON---Mrs. Carrie L. Matthews, 86, of 507 Jane St., widow of George Matthews, died Sunday at 12:20 p.m. in the Edward John Noble Hospital, Alexandria Bay, where she had been a patient since Oct. 3.
The funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Clayton Methodist Church with Rev. Dean P. Shaw officiating. Burial will be made on Grindstone Island.
Friends may call at the Cummings Funeral Home, Clayton, tonight from 7 to 9 and Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Surviving are : two sons, Stanley A., Chaumont, and Charles L. of Grindstone Island; two daughters, Mrs. Clark (Jessie) Newberry, Alexandria Bay and Mrs. Grace A. Calhoun, Clayton; a sister, Mrs. Ida M. Solar, Clayton; 26 grandchildren;
41 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.A daughter, Mrs. Nina M. Garnsey, died in February, 1966. A son, Allen R., died July, 1963, and another son, Perl H., died January, 1957.
Born Jan. 13, 1881 at Clayton, a daughter of Samuel and Delinda Chapman Orvis, she was married to George Matthews, Sept. 8, 1897, in Watertown.
Mr. Matthews died May 1936.
Mrs. Matthews had lived most of her life in or near Clayton except a few years following her marriage when the couple lived in the Gananoque-Kingston, Ont., section.
1 CMNT Living with Truman Merrill in 1875 according to census