Transcribed Obituaries
Surnames Beginning with
P
Steuben County
New York

DEATH OF AN INFANT
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Paine died Sunday night. The funeral will be held today. The parents have general sympathy in their bereavement.
Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY) July 10, 1907

In this city on Friday morning 23d June, F. PARK, in the 30th year of his age. Mr. P. was from Alexandria, D.C., to his family residence in Addison, Steuben county, N.Y. His remains were deposited in the family vault of John M. Park, in the New York City Marble Cemetery.
The New York Herald. (New York, NY) June 25, 1843; Issue 172; col. A.

Mrs. Daniel Pease died suddenly Friday night of childbirth. She was 22 years old and was greatly beloved by those who knew her.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) June 29, 1904.

Mrs. Daniel Pease
(Eva D. Fenton) died at home on Dryden Hill June 25, 1904. She had been sick a short time but had been improving. She took a turn for the worse and the Doctor was unable to get to her in time. She leaves her mother, Mrs. W. Woodward, her grandparents Mr. & Mrs. David Fenton, a sister Mrs. John Cafferty. Funeral Services held at M.E. Methodist Church in Greenwood.
Greenwood Times, (Greenwood, NY) June 31, 1904.

Mrs. Julia E. Purdy
The body of the wife of Dr. Frank O. Purdy of Moreland, Schuyler Co., was brought to Corning on the 2 pm train on Thursday and taken to Hope Cemetery where the casket was opened before the burial to enable friends to take the last look at the face of the deceased. Services were held in the Presbyterian Church at Moreland before leaving there and a large audience was addressed by Rev. D. Livermore, presbyterian pastor at moreland and also at Montour Falls (Havana). The pastor came with the mourners to Corning, as did also the pall-bearers who are residents of Moreland, namely, M.H. Gray, Frank O. Ganung, O.J. Sanford and Oscar C. Bennett. The deceased Mrs. Purdy was highly esteemed at Moreland, and the bereaved husband has the profound sympathy of the community, where he and his wife had resided for 20 years. Dr. Purdy  has also the tender sypathy of his acquaintances in Corning, in his great sorrow. A good woman has gone to her reward and her memory will be cherished by all who knew her.

Death of Mrs. Frank O. Purdy
The wife of Dr. Frank O. Purdy died at their home in Moreland, Schuyler Co., at midnight on Monday, January 2, after an illness of 9 weeks, from disease of the heart. Her maiden name was Julia E. Odell. She was married to Dr. Purdy at Addison in 1873, and they resided in Corning until 1878 when they removed to Moreland and have since resided there. The deceased was an amiable and intelligent woman, beloved by her relatives and highly esteemed by all acquaintances. Her practical sympathy comforted those in need, and cheered the bereaved or unfortunate. Her memory will be cherished by a large circle of friends. The deceased was a devout member of the Presbyterian Church.
The Corning Leader. (Corning, NY) Wednesday,  January 11, 1899.

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