George F. Burns

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Known as "Petie West," he was killed instantly while picking up coal in the Northern Central yards at Canandaigua. He inadvertently stepped backwards onto a track in front of an approaching switch engine. He was knocked down and several cars passed over him.

Family/Spouse: Alice C. DeGroat. Alice was born in 1864 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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MRS. FRANKLIN E. TUCKER, FRANKLINVILLE - Mrs. Elizabeth B. Tucker of 3 1/2 Third Ave., died today (Friday, March 22, 1974) in Olean General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born at Canandaigua Aug. 15, 1884, a daughter of George and Alice DeGroat Burns. Her husband, Franklin E. Tucker, died May 25, 1939. Surviving are a son, Arthur H. Tucker of Almond; two daughters, Mrs. Zoebelle Preston of Caledonia and Mrs. Frances Holmes, both of Franklinville; 23 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren and 14 great-greatgrandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Tucker was a member of the First Church of Christ Scientist of Wellsville and the Women's Relief Corp. of Franklinville. Friends may call at the Babbitt and Allen Funeral Home, 7 N. Main St., Franklinville, Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Christian Science funeral and committal services will be held there Monday (March 25, 1974) at 1 p.m. Memorials may be made to the Franklinville Ambulance Fund or the Blount Library of Franklinville.
(Olean Times Herald, Friday March 22, 1974)

Family/Spouse: Frankin E. Tucker. Frankin was born on 5 Jan 1867 in Steuben County, New York; died on 25 May 1939 in Hornell, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Rural Cemetery, Hornellsville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]