Pasco Whitford

Family/Spouse: Lydia Bly. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moved to Litchfield, Litchfield, CT then on to Berlin, NY. David and are buried on the farm of David Hull in South Hollow, 2 1/2 miles from Berlin, NY.

David married Mercy Wells on 5 Apr 1722 in North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Possibly the David Hall Whitford that married Mary Holden January 2,
1777 in Kent,RI

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
DAR

Died:
DAR

Joshua married Prudence Burdick about 1755. Prudence (daughter of Edward Burdick and Sarah Clark) was born in 1734; died in 1807. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Brookfield,NY in 1794

Joshua married Phebe Palmer on 18 Nov 1779 in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, New York. Phebe (daughter of William Palmer and Phebe Darrow) was born on 29 Mar 1760 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island; died on 26 Aug 1831 in Brookfield, Madison County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Stephen Maxon on 11 Aug 1779. Stephen (son of Stephen Maxon and Martha Stewart) was born on 25 Aug 1757 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island; died in 1842 in DeRuyter, Madison County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Brookfield,NY in 1800 near David Whitford

Family/Spouse: Ruhama Greenman. Ruhama (daughter of Nathan Greenman and Eunice) was born in 1767 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Stephentown,NY in 1790 (1-2-1)

John married Margaret Coon on 6 Feb 1788 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Carey Burdick, Jr.. Carey (son of Carey Burdick and Dorcus Cottrell) was born in 1763 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island; died on 28 Nov 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Berlin from 1799 to 1836 then moved to Rodman.

Family/Spouse: Polly Maxon. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hannah Clark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Pheobe married Hazard Perry Clarke on 10 Apr 1807. Hazard (son of Stephen Clarke and Susanna Potter) was born on 9 Dec 1784 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island; died on 25 Dec 1863 in Independence, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Records from "First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church" Membership
Records.

Family/Spouse: Olive Burdick. Olive (daughter of Amos Burdick and Catherine Barber) was born about 1799 in Brookfield, Madison County, New York; died in Townsend Twp, Sandusky County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Avis Satterlee about 1815. Avis (daughter of Reverand William Satterlee and Mehitable Moon) was born on 11 Nov 1794 in Rhode Island; died on 28 Aug 1846 in Berlin, Rensselaer County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Julia A. about 1830. Julia was born about 1810 in Rensselaer County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moved to Berlin in 1811, then Alfred in 1815 and Wisconsin in 1841.

Notes:

HON. WILLIAM C. WHITFORD, President of Milton College, of Milton, Wis., and a leader in the cause of education in this state, was born in the town of West Edmeston, Otsego Co., N.Y., May 5, 1828, and is a son of Capt. Samuel and Sophia (CLARKE) WHITFORD. His father and mother were descended from English ancestors who settled in Rhode Island early in the seventeenth century. The father was born in the town of Brookfield, Madison Co., N.Y., Aug. 28, 1797, was a farmer by occupation and also raised and dealt in cattle and sheep for market. David WHITFORD, the grandfather of our subject, died when his son Samuel was but sixteen years of age, leaving a family of eleven children, all of whom except one sister were younger than himself. Two of that number were cripples from their birth and all he assisted until of mature years. He carried on the small farm left by the father and added to the income of the family by the manufacture of potash. For fourteen years he devoted his earnings to the support of his mother, brothers and sisters. Oct. 26, 1826, he married Miss Sophia CLARKE, who was born in Plainfield, Otsego Co., N.Y., Feb. 6, 1802. Mrs. WHITFORD was related to the several families of CLARKEs that originated in Rhode Island, members of which have occupied important positions in that State. She was the eldest of eight children, and lost her father at an early age, when after reaching her majority, she aided her mother several years in supporting the younger children of the family. Mr. and Mrs. WHITFORD, the parents of our subject, first made their home in West Edmeston, and later at Plainfield, Otsego Co., N.Y. The husband possessed great physical strength and endurance, sound judgment and superior moral and religious character, and in later years became a man of considerable influence, holding various positions of honor and trust in both civil and military life. His death occurred Sept. 21, 1848, his good wife surviving him until July 14, 1888, her death occurring at the old homestead.

William C. WHITFORD, our subject, was the eldest of four children, all sons; Hamilton Joseph, the second, who for many years owned the homestead and cared for his mother after the death of his father in 1848, until her death, is now residing in Plainfield, N.Y., and is engaged in farming; Albert, the third son, since his graduation at Union College, Schenectady, New York, has been engaged in teaching, having served as principal of De Ruyter Institute, and as professor in Alfred University, both in the State of New York. He was also a professor of Milton College, Wis., and during the service of his brother William as Superintendent of Public Instruction of this State, served as President of the College. He is now the professor of mathematics in that institution. The youngest son, Herbert David, was a soldier during the most of the Civil war, having enlisted in a Wisconsin Regiment. He was in several of the principal engagements of the southwest. He has served four years in the regular service, and now resides at Leavenworth, Kansas. The subject of this sketch passed his early life on his father's farm where he developed a strong constitution and laid the foundation for that mental and physical strength and vigor, and capacity for endurance, that has since characterized his life. He attended the district or select schools in winter and worked on the farm during the other seasons of the year. At the age of twelve years he developed an extraordinary fondness for reading, and for the ensuing five years applied himself assiduously to the perusal of all works of travel, history, biography and works of a didactic nature, that came within his reach. Finding farm work ill suited to his taste, he resolved to make preparations for some literary or professional calling, and accordingly at the age of sixteen years he entered Brookfield Academy, near his home, where he was a student for nearly three years. When nearly of age, he entered De Ruyter Institute in New York, where he prepared himself to enter the Senior Class of Union College, from which he graduated in 1853. He began teaching at the age of sixteen years and taught his way through both Brookfield Academy and De Ruyter Institute. While a student at the Institute he had charge during nearly every term, of classes in penmanship, elocution, Latin and rhetoric. After graduating at Union College, he entered Union Theological Seminary of New York City, where he took a three years' course of study, graduating in 1856, and was ordained a minister of the Seventh Day Baptist Church at New Market, N.Y., in April of that year. He immediately accepted the position of pastor of the church of his faith at Milton, Wis., and held that charge for two years, when he assumed the charge of Milton Academy, in the summer of 1858, and has continued to serve as president of that institution and of Milton College, which is an outgrowth of the academy, until the present time, covering a period of thirty-one years. During five years of this time his connection with the college was only nominal, as he was granted a leave of absence to serve as Superintendent of Public Instruction for Wisconsin, to which office he was elected in the fall of 1877. Under his administration, Milton Academy enjoyed healthy development and rapidly acquired great vigor and popularity. During the late Civil War, the spirit of patriotism led to the enlistment in the military service of the country of 311 of its students, many of whom were aided by Mr. WHITFORD in securing good positions in various regiments in the State. For nine years, the school as an academy was under his charge, and in 1867, largely through his efforts, was converted into a college. Mr. WHITFORD has not only served as president of the college all these years, but has also been the head of its Board of Trustees. Under his administration old debts have been cancelled, additional rooms and other accommodations furnished and quite a large endowment fund secured. In the denomination to which President WHITFORD belongs, he has filled influential positions, among which is the presidency of its Conferences in this county, which he has twice held. He also served more than four years after 1872 in an important agency for raising a Memorial Fund of that people, visiting in that time most of the churches of the Seventh Day Baptists in the United States. From 1865 until 1882, with the exception of intervals amounting to three years, he served as a member of the State Board of Normal Regents, and for a while was an ex-officio Regent of the University of Wisconsin. In 1867, he was elected a member of the Wisconsin Legislature, and served one term; in 1877, was elected Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin, was re-elected to that position in 1879, and served in all four years, proving a very competent and popular officer. He was during that time editor of the Wisconsin Journal of Education - a monthly. He is now corresponding secretary of the Seventh Day Baptist Education Society, and one of the corresponding editors of the Sabbath Recorder of Alfred Center, N.Y., also has been editor of the Quarterly, published by that denomination. Since residing in Milton he has been Superintendent of the Sabbath School of his church for fifteen years. Mr. WHITFORD has been twice married. His first wife was Miss Elmina E. COON, a graduate of De Ruyter Institute, N.Y., to whom he was married at that place Oct. 19, 1850. She was a most amiable and accomplished woman, who had fitted herself for teaching and a missionary life. Her death occurred within six months after her marriage, from quick consumption. Mrs. WHITFORD was a daughter of Clarke and Betsey COON and was born in Lincklaen, Chenango Co., N.Y. Mr. WHITFORD's second marriage was celebrated at Shiloh, N.Y., March 23, 1852, when Miss Ruth HEMPHILL became his wife. She was born in Deerfield, Oneida Co., N.Y., June 15, 1829, and is a graduate of Alfred University of the class of 1848. At the time of her marriage, she was engaged as a teacher in the academy at Shiloh, where Mr. WHITFORD was also employed some two years as principal during his early life. Mrs. WHITFORD began teaching in Allegany County, N.Y., when but fourteen years of age. She also taught a select school at Adams Center, Jefferson Co., N.Y., was preceptress of an academy at Shiloh, N.J. for two years, and had charge of the Seminary at New Market in the same State for three years. Since coming to Milton she has taught at intervals in the college for twenty-five years or more. Mrs. WHITFORD is a woman of superior culture and possesses a moral and religious nature most highly trained. Four children have been born of their union, only one of whom is yet living. Minnie, the eldest, died at the age of five years; William died when sixteen months old; Freddie, the third child, lived to the age of twelve years; Milton, the youngest, who was born at Milton, Wis., Sept. 17, 1866, is now employed in the mercantile business in his native village. The parents have an adopted daughter, Elizabeth A. STEER, now residing with them, who was born July 22, 1859, in the town of Cavan, Ontario. Mr. WHITFORD has been prominently identified with the educational interests of the State. While serving as a member of the Board of Normal Regents, which position he filled for nine years, he usually acted on the committees for examination of graduating classes and for conducting Teachers' Institutes in the State. He was twice elected as visitor to the State University and has frequently been called upon to lecture before teachers associations and lyceums. During the Centennial year of our country, he prepared at the request of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, a work containing a succinct history of education in Wisconsin, a most thorough and exhausted one, the result of much research on his part. This, with other contributions from the State, was on exhibition at Philadelphia. During his service as Superintendent of Public Instruction, he devoted much attention to such measures as would improve and elevate the standing of the country or upgraded schools, and delivered many addresses in various parts of the State on educational subjects. In his religious opinions and practices, Mr. WHITFORD is devoid of all cant or bigotry, while his convictions in respect to the doctrines and precepts of Christianity are firm and ardent. Among the thousands of young men and women who have been under his instructions, there is probably no one who does not cherish sentiments of respect and esteem for him, or who has not been benefited and influenced in moral and religious character by his teachings. He is endowed with a powerful physical and mental organization, which has been trained to habits of ceaseless activity; and while he does an immense amount of work, he never tires or shows signs of fatigue. He is exceedingly fond of public speaking; and with a full choice, earnest manner, a practical view of the subjects discussed and ready action of mind, he attracts and holds his audiences. From his early boyhood to the present, the subject of education has been the all-absorbing idea of his life, and he has the pleasure of knowing that thousands of young men and women have risen to a higher plain of intelligence and culture through his well-directed efforts.
Taken from "The Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock County, Wis." (c)1889, pp. 875-877.

Samuel married Sophia Clarke on 26 Oct 1826. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Phebe married Schuyler Greenman about 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Meribah married Herman Perry about 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Meribah married Thomas W. Boss on 1 May 1856 in Rockville, Washington County, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Samuel is the sixth son of Jesse S.

Samuel married Maria Welles Langworthy on 16 Oct 1849 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York. Maria (daughter of Daniel Lee Langworthy and Susan Potter) was born on 9 Nov 1830 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York; died on 28 Jul 1861 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Cyrenia Sophia Saunders about 1865. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jane Elizabeth Barker. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1860 living in Hornellsville as a farmer, also living with Schyuler is
David Satterly(b.1786) and Mary Satterly(b.1832)...Probably uncle and
cousin. Schuyler served on the building committee of the 7th Day
Baptist

Schuyler married Mary Satterlee about 1840. Mary (daughter of David Satterlee and Cynthia Saunders) was born in 1816 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York; died on 3 Mar 1889 in Hartsville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Alfred in 1860 as a farm laborer

Died:
1865 census,,Carpenter, b.NY d.Typhes Fever

Horatio married Malvina Satterlee about 1848. Malvina (daughter of David Satterlee and Cynthia Saunders) was born on 13 Jan 1828 in New York; died on 16 Mar 1891 in Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Hornell in 1900 with his nephew Daniel Whitford

Notes:

Hartsville cemetery
WHITFORD, Langford 1831-1912
WHITFORD, Anna M. (his wife) 1837-1933

Langford married Anna M. Pettibone about 1858. Anna was born in 1837; died in 1933. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with her brother Schuyler in 1880 in Hornellsville.

John married Mary Frances about 1873. Mary was born in Jan 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ruth Hemphill. Ruth (daughter of James Hemphill) was born about 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ALFRED WHITFORD, Professor of mathematics, Milton College; born in
Plainfield, Otsego
Co., N.Y., May 28, 1832; son of Samuel and Sophia C.; they had four
sons - Walter C., Hamilton D., Alfred and Herman D. Alfred attended
Brookfield Academy and De Ruyter Institute, Madison Co., N.Y., and
Alfred Academy, Allegany Co., N.Y.; graduated at Union College,
Schenectady, N.Y., in the Class of '57; then returned to Milton, where
he had taught as assistant to this brother, Prof. William WHITFORD,
from 1854 to 1856. He also was Professor of Mathematics at Alfred
Academy, from 1868 to 1872. Married, in 1857, Miss Chloe, daughter of
George and Maria CURTIS, of East Toy, N.Y. Had five children - Anna
S., Albert C., WilliamH., Alfred E., and a baby.
Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis." (c)1879, p. 830.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth West. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Hornell,NY in 1892 at 43 Erie Ave. and working for
Wells,Fargo and Co.

Notes:

In 1880 in Hornellsville, living next to his father.

Daniel married Hulda Stillman in 1874. Hulda was born in Oct 1852. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

served in Civil War from Hornellsville

Family/Spouse: Sardina Stillman. Sardina was born about 1847 in Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Scott Guernsey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Zephaniah Hall. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living with his father in 1880 in Hornellsville. In 1920 in
Hornellsville with his son on Pine Ridge Farms,

Family/Spouse: Jennie Hood. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fremont married Jemima White in 1894. Jemima was born in Jan 1871 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Morsh. John was born about 1839 in New Jersey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adelbert married Ella M. about 1880. Ella was born about 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Russell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Eva May Weld. Eva (daughter of Albert Weld and Larissa Haight) was born on 19 Mar 1875 in Cohocton, Steuben County, New York; died on 26 Dec 1946 in Almond, Allegany County, New York; was buried in Alfred Rural Cemetery, Alfred, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1920 Living in Almond

Family/Spouse: Thomas W. Emerson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Bernard J. Pettibone. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

George married Allena M. Rouse on 25 Nov 1915 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York. Allena (daughter of Charles H. Rouse and Elnora D. Wheeler) was born about 1889 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Living in Hornellsville in 1920 with his father.

Notes:

A native of Hornell, he had resided in Almond since 1936 and was employed by the former Erie-Lackawanna Railway Co. for 42 years. He retired in 1970.
He was a farmer in the early years, avid gardener an was a caretaker of the Almond Library for more than 40 years and also for Woodlawn Cemetery.
He served on the Almond Town Board; was an elder, deacon and former trustee of the Almond Union Churches; was a member of the United Transportation Union and the Erie-Lackawanna Veterans Association.
Survivors include his wife; Dorothy Clark Whitford, now of Lockport; two daughters, Genevieve Lewis of Lockport, Helen Force if Wellsburg; two sisters, Hazel Dunn of Hornell, Lillian Clark of Andover; three brothers, Harold of Dansville, Frank of Hornell, Max of Corning; two grandsons; five great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.

Family/Spouse: Dorothy Clark. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Mr. Dunn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Jesse D. Clark. Jesse was born on 06 Oct 1903; died on 07 Aug 1999; was buried in Valley Brook Cemetery, Andover, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DANSVILLE - Harold E. Whitford, 87, died Sunday, Aug. 20, 2000 at St.
James Hospital in Hornell where he had been a patient for two weeks.
He was born June 16, 1913 in the Town of Hornellsville, the son of the
late Silas and Eva (Weld) Whitford. He was married on Dec. 4, 1945 in
Bath, N.Y. to Lois M. (McDaniel) Whitford to whom he was married for
54 years.
He was employed on the family farm with his father for several years
and by the Erie Railroad for eight years. He had been the co-owner and
operator of the Beacon Inn on the Almond Rd. and was owner and
operator of the Whitehorse Crest along with his wife for 20 years.
Harold also owned and operated his own water well drilling business
for 20 years.
He was predeceased by a very special nephew, Billy McDaniel, in 1992;
three sisters, Marion Whitford, Hazel Dunn and Lillian Clark; and
three brothers, Robert, Frank and Max Whitford.
Besides his wife, Lois, he is survived by one daughter, Diane (Pat)
Kenney of Dansville; and one son, Royce Whitford of Dansville; two
grandchildren, Todd (Stacie) Faulds of Florida and Brandi Kenney of
Springwater; one great-grandchild, Jayson Faulds of Florida; one
sister-in-law, Ruth Smith of Hornell; two brothers-in-law, Lewis
(Shirley) McDaniel of Dansville and Lyle McDaniel of Arkport; and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends called Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Chamberlin Funeral
Home, Inc., 73 Main St., Dansville, N.Y. where funeral and committal
services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jamie Stevens
officiating. Burial was in the Arkport Cemetery, Arkport, N.Y.
Friends who wish may make memorial contributions to the Sparta United
Methodist Church, Dansville N.Y. (GCE, August 24, 2000, p4)

Harold married Lois McDaniel on 4 Dec 1945 in Bath, Steuben County, New York. Lois (daughter of William McDaniel and Ethel McDaniels) was born on 24 Jul 1925 in Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York; died on 8 Feb 2005 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Max married Rita Catherine McDaniel on 31 Dec 1949. Rita (daughter of William McDaniel and Ethel McDaniels) was born on 02 Aug 1928; died on 23 Jun 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ALFRED/LAKELAND, Fla. -- Thomas Kenneth Emerson, age 85, formerly of
Alfred and Waterloo, died unexpectedly at his home in Lakeland, Fla.
He was born Dec. 17, 1916 in Hornell, the son of Thomas and Agnes
Whitford Emerson. He was married Aug. 31, 1941 to the former Charlotte
M. Ferry, who died in 1985. He was predeceased by a daughter, Carol
Ann McLaughlin.
He resided his early years in Alfred and was a graduate of former
Alfred High School.
A long time employee of Agway, Inc., he retired as Manager of the
Geneva Agway, Inc., in 1980 with over 40 years of service. He moved to
Geneva in 1969 and had resided in Waterloo and Lakeland, Fla. since
his retirement.
He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity for many years and was a
past Secretary of the Batavia Kiwanis Club. He served with the U.S.
Army during WWII.
He enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid hunter, fisherman, and more
recently, a golfer.
He is survived by one daughter, Jean Humiston of Arlington, Texas; a
granddaughter, Patricia Mae Humiston of Arlington, Texas and several
cousins.
The family will receive friends from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, at the
Robertson Funeral Home, Inc., Hornell, where funeral services will be
held immediately following at 3 p.m., with the Rev. Terry Kelly,
officiating. Burial will be Saturday in the Alfred Rural Cemetery,
Alfred.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Assoc., 136
1/2 E. Second St., Corning, N.Y. 14830.

Harry married Mary Irene Griffin on 15 Aug 1940 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York. Mary (daughter of John Griffin and Irene Jordan) was born on 26 Nov 1921 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; died on 6 Jun 2004 in Almond, Allegany County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

of Dansville

Family/Spouse: Pat Kenney. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

ARKPORT/DANSVILLE, N.Y. - Royce E. Whitford, 66, passed away Saturday (May 7, 2011) at Rochester General Hospital.

Royce was born March 27, 1945 in Hornell, the son of the late Harold E. and Lois M. (McDaniel) Whitford. Royce had been a life-long resident of the Dansville and Arkport areas and had been employed by Wegmans for many years. Royce loved to dance; especially line dancing which he enjoyed teaching. He also liked square dancing, clogging, tap dancing at the VA Hospital in Bath and on stage at the Minstrel Show. Royce loved Niagara Falls and he especially enjoyed going to the casino in Salamanca and Atlantic City, along with playing bingo.
Royce is survived by his sister, Diane (Pat) Kenney of Dansville; his uncle, Cyrus (Jean) Buckholz of Arkport; his aunt, Shirley McDaniel of Dansville; his niece, Brandi (Bill) Delaney of Dansville; his nephew, Todd (Stacie) Faulds of Coral Springs, Fla.; great-nieces, Lauren and Allison; great-nephews, Jayson, Billy and Cameron; and his close friend, Kevin Johnson of Arkport.
Royce?s family and friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the St. George-Stanton Funeral Home, 109 West Naples St., Wayland. Royce's funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Reverend James Stephens officiating. Interment will be at Arkport Cemetery. Memorial contributions in Royce E. Whitford's memory may be made to the Sparta Center United Methodist Church, 8455 Sparta Center Rd., Dansville, N.Y. 14437 or to the Hornell Area Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park Rd., Hornell, N.Y. 14843.

Notes:

Kevin Whitford, 52, of State Route 414, Corning, passed away Wednesday (Aug. 19, 2009) at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa.

He was the son of Max and Rita (McDaniel) Whitford, who predeceased him.

Kevin enjoyed life to the fullest and had many, many friends to prove it. It didn't matter where he went, by the time he left he had made new friends. He enjoyed listening to country music, attending concerts or shows. He also enjoyed watching Cinderella softball but his absolute favorite was racing. It didn't matter what kind, local or national. Nascar was his passion from the time he was a young boy, with Jimmy Spencer being his all time favorite and current favorites being Ryan Newman and Marcos Ambrose. In fact if you watch the Nationwide Series race from Montreal on Aug. 29, you may just see his name on Kenny Wallace's No. 28 car. Kevin was a member of the VFW bowling team, the Men's Auxiliary of the VFW, Sons of the American Legion, Corning Junior Bowling Hall of Fame and the Ryan Newman Fan Club.

He is survived by his sister, Maxa Whitford of Corning. He had special friends, Vicki Hoover, Paula Cook, Lisa and Harold Bitler, Judy Johnson, CC Wilson, Rodger Keenan and Dave Stalbird.

Friends may gather from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Acly-Stover Funeral Home, Corning, with services taking place at 11 a.m. at the funeral home on Monday. Per Kevin's request there will be a luncheon at the VFW following the services. Burial will be at Chapel Knoll Cemetery in Coopers Plains.

It is also Kevin's wish for donations to be made to BVL (Bowlers to Veterans Link), Victory Junction Gang Camp or the American Heart Association.