Sophia Carolyn Lander

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Mrs. Fay (Sophia Lander) Wallace, 81, died in her Home in South Dansville Sunday (Jan. 23, 1966) following a long illness.

Mrs. Wallace was born in Oak Hill Feb. 27, 1884, the daughter of David and Mary Folts Lander. She had resided in the South Dansville area most of her lifetime.

Surviving are a son, Harold; a sister, Miss Julia Lander; two brothers, Wilbur and Harry, all of South Dansville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be conducted in the Baird Funeral Home here at 1 p.m., tomorrow. The Rev. John Junghans will officiate. Interment will be in St. Peter?s Cemetery, Perkinsville. (DB, January 25, 1966, p1)

Sophia married Fay D. Wallace on 27 Jun 1905 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York, and was divorced on 2 May 1916 in Akron, Summit County, Ohio. Fay (son of Charles Byron Wallace and Eva Leona Palmer) was born in 1884 in Birdsall, Allegany County, New York; died on 10 May 1950 in Steuben County, New York; was buried in Heritage Hill Cemetery, Arkport, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Harold L. Wallace, 74, of Arkport RD 2 died Friday (Dec. 4, 1981) in Noyes Memorial Hospital here following a long illness.
He was a native and lifelong resident of South Dansville and had been employed as an automobile mechanic for the former Hale dealership in Hornell before retiring several years ago.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Dansville and was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons of Dansville.

Surviving are his wife, Alberta; a son, William of Geneseo; two daughters, Mrs. Mary Nelson of Rexford and Mrs. Martha Fellows of Monroe, Conn.; and seven grandchildren.

A private funeral service was conducted with arrangements by the Chamberlin Funeral Home of Dansville. Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Arkport Ambulance Fund. (GCE, December 10, 1981, p4)

Harold married Rena Cecelia Duryea on 08 Jul 1934. Rena (daughter of William A. Duryea and Carrie B. Sherwood) was born on 01 Apr 1918 in Howard, Steuben County, New York; died on 16 Feb 1961 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; was buried in Rogersville Forest Lawn Cemetery, Dansville, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William H. Wallace, 54, of 5523 Lakeville Rd., Geneseo, died Saturday (Dec. 30, 1989) at the Buffalo Veterans Administration Hospital following a long illness.
Born Apr. 7, 1935 in Howard, he was a son of Harold and Rena Duryea Wallace.

A registered nurse, he graduated in 1975 from Alfred University with a degree in health care and facility management. An Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam War, he was a flight nurse.

Prior to becoming disabled, he was employed by the Craig Developmental Center in Sonyea and the New York State Department of Mental Health in Mt. Morris.

A member of the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo, Mr. Wallace also was a member of Geneseo American Legion Post, a life member of the Disabled American Veterans. He was a member and master of the Geneseo Grange.

Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth; two daughters, Robin of Geneseo, and Lynne Wallace-Lee of Buffalo; a sister, Martah Fellows of Buffalo Grove, Ill.; his step-mother, Alberta Wallace, South Dansville; several nieces and nephews.

A service was conducted Tuesday at the Central Presbyterian Church in Geneseo. Burial was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo. Arrangements were by Brown-Drowne Funeral Home, Livonia.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Central Presbyterian Church, Geneseo, N.Y. 14484, or the Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 60783, Rochester, N.Y. 14606. (GCE, January 4, 1990, p4)

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