Linus Finch

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

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Beatrice I. Mitchell, 75, of Hamilton Street in Wayland died Wednesday (Sept. 2, 1987) in St. James Mercy Hospital, Hornell, where she had been a patient since Aug. 10.
A life resident of the Wayland and Ossian areas, she was born May 24, 1912, a daughter of Linis and Carrie Finch. Prior to her retirement, she owned and operated a health-related facility in Perkinsville. Earlier, she was employed at the former Westinghouse plant in Bath, the Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. plant in Dansville and at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.

Surviving are five sons, Ronald of Ossian, Larry of Waldorf, Md., Norbert of Bridgeport, Richard and Erwin of Wayland; five daughters, Carolyn Gruber of Andover, Marcia Galton of Greenwood, Sandra Emery of Summerville, S.C., Linda DiSalvo and Darlene Marble of Wayland; a sister, Lena Perry of Dansville; 34 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Stephen; a son, Jerry and two daughters, Judith Mitchell and Cheryl McGuinness.

A funeral service was conducted Saturday afternoon in the Dansville Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Richard Hepler officiating. Burial was in Wayland Village Cemetery with arrangements by the Chamberlin Funeral Home in Dansville. (GCE, September 10, 1987, p4)

Family/Spouse: Stephen Mitchell. Stephen (son of Mahlon Mitchell and Grace Bidlack) was born in May 1909 in Springwater, Livingston County, New York; died on 18 Sep 1973 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Wayland Village Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sandra married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: Abt 1951; Korean War US Marine Corps

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A funeral service was conducted Tuesday in the Dansville Assembly of God Church for the Rev. Jerry A. Mitchell, 44, of Dalton who died Saturday (July 16, 1977) following a long illness.

Born in Wayland, he had lived in Dalton the past six years where he served as pastor of the Dalton Assembly of God Church.

He had also been employed as a welder at Foster Wheeler Corp., in Dansville and was a member of that firm's 25-Year Club. He was a Marine veteran and served during the Korean War.

Surviving are his wife, Beverly Hinds Mitchell; two sons, Stephen and Jerry Andrew at home; four daughters, Robin, Dawn, April and Charity at home; his mother, Barbara Finch Mitchell; five brothers, Larry of Morningside, Md., Richard and Erwin of Cohocton, Ronald of Dansville and Norbert of Kirkville; six sisters, Carolyn of And-over, Linda of Mt. Morris, Marcia of Greenwood, Darlene of Wayland, Sandra of San Diego, Calif., and Cheryl of Andover.

Burial was in Westview Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dalton Assembly of God Church. (GCE, July 21, 1977, p8)

Family/Spouse: Beverly Hinds. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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A funeral service for a Perkinsville father of 13, Stephen Mitchell and one of his daughters, Judith, both accidentally electrocuted near their home Tuesday morning following a windstorm, will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Dansville Assembly of God Church.

Mr. Mitchell, 64, and his daughter, 29, were pronounced dead on arrival at Noyes Memorial Hospital, where they were taken by Wayland ambulance, by Livingston County Coroner Richard Johnson.

According to State Police, Miss Mitchell had apparently went out to investigate a wire that had been knocked down by a tree limb during a wind storm shortly before 1 a.m. The wire had fallen across a parked car in the street near the Mitchell home.

A neighbor, discovering Miss Mitchell on the ground after coming into contact with the wire, phoned the girl's father. Coming to his daughter's aid, he also touched the live wire. They were found by ambulance volunteers with the wire lying across them.

Mr. Mitchell was a bender operator at Foster Wheeler Corp. in Dansville. Born in Springwater, he had lived in Perkinsville for the past 24 years. He was a member of the Dansville Assembly of God Church.

Miss Mitchell was born in Wayland and had lived in Perkinsville all her life.

He is survived by six daughters, Mrs. Carolyne Gruber of Andover, Mrs. Sandra Emery of Shula Vista, Calif., Mrs. Marsha Galton and Mrs. Cheryl McGinnis of Genesee, Pa., Mrs. Darlene Marble of Dansville and Miss Linda Mitchell of Rochester; six sons, the Rev. Jerry Mitchell of Dalton, Ronald of Ossian, Larry of Morningside, Md., Norbert of Syracuse, Richard of Wayland and Erwin at home; three sisters, Mrs. Mae Finch of Wayland, Mrs. Nellie Thorp of Holcomb and Mrs. Mildred Neu of Wayland; a brother, Herbert of Wayland; 27 grandchildren.

Friends may call at the Chamberlin Funeral Home in Dansville today from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Wayland Village Cemetery. (GCE, September 20, 1973, p1)

Correction Noted

In the notice of the accidental deaths of Stephen Mitchell and his daughter, Judith, both of Perkinsville, the name of his wife and her mother, Beatrice Iona Mitchell, was inadvertently omitted from the list of survivors. (GCE, October 4, 1973, p15)

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Mrs. Sheryl M. McGinnis, 30, and her daughter, Lisa, 6, both of Gaffney, N.C., formerly of Andover RD 2 died of injuries received in an automobile accident, Tuesday (Feb. 15, 1983) in Gaffney where they had moved only a week ago.

Mrs. McGinnis, formerly of Wayland, had lived in Andover for the past several years.

They are survived by husband and father, Lawrence; son and brother, Stephen, both of Gaffney; mother and grandmother, Mrs. Beatrice Mitchell of Wayland; brothers and uncles, Richard of Wayland, Erwin and Ronald, both of Dansville; Norbert of Syracuse; and Lawrence of Maryland; sisters and aunts, Mrs. Linda DiSalvo and Mrs. Darlene Marble, both of Wayland; Mrs. Carolyn Gruber of Andover; Mrs. Marcia Gallton of Greenwood; and Mrs. Sandra Emery of Maryland.

Funeral arrangements at the Chamberlin Funeral Home are incomplete. (?Obituary.? GCE, 17 Feb 1983, p16)

Funeral services were conducted Saturday in the Assembly of God Church here for Mrs. Sheryl M. McGinnis, 30, of Gaffney, S.C. and Lisa McGinnis, 6, who died of injuries suffered in an automobile accident in South Carolina.

Mrs. McGinnis was a native of Wayland.

Burials were in Wayland Village Cemetery. Arrangements were by the Chamberlin Funeral Home of Dansville. (GCE, February 24, 1983, p10)

Cathleen married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]