Harold E. Whitford

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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]

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of Dansville

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

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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.