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     Vincent Lewis Smith was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Russell, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.⁵ He Vincent Lewis Smith, 78, of 7132 Matthews Run Road, Sugar Grove, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at Warren General Hospital. Vincent was born April 14, 1930 in Cameron County, Pa., the son of the late Lewis Alfred and Alice Lehman Smith. He enlisted in the United States Army on Feb. 19, 1946 and was honorably discharged on Dec. 2, 1946. Vincent was employed with the US Forestry Service for several years before retiring due to ill health. He later worked as a general maintenance worker for the Erie Railroad and also in maintenance and construction for other places during his lifetime. He was a member of the Warren County Fire Police for many years and a member of the Sugar Grove Volunteer Fire Department. Vincent loved the outdoors, doing lawn work, going for rides, shopping, collecting fire trucks, donkeys, and trains, and loved to do word searches. He was a fun loving, caring person who was there whenever someone needed him, he was a buddy, a friend, and someone to lend an ear when you were feeling down. He is survived by a companion and special friend with whom he resided, Laura Lee Ruland, Sugar Grove; two sisters, Janet Witham and Jeanne Armstrong, both of Emporium; several nieces and nephews; special friends and God grandkids from the Titusville and Erie area, of whom he got to know through the years. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce Miller Smith, whom he married on April 26, 1969 in Warren; two brothers, George and Paul Smith; a sister, Imelda MacMillan; one niece, Joyce Condario; and two nephews, Robert MacMillan Jr. and Lee MacMillan.⁴ He was born on April 14, 1930 at Driftwood, Cameron Co., Pennsylvania; His draft card has a birth year of 1928.^2,3,4 He married Joyce Ann Miller, daughter of Ellsworth Leray Miller and Twila Blanche Hulings, on April 26, 1969 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^1,4 Vincent Lewis Smith died on January 10, 2009 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, at age 78.^3,4

     David Preston Taylor David P. Taylor, 93, of Warren PA, died Friday December 21, 2018, at the Rouse Home where he was recovering from a fall. He lived in his family's homestead on Dartmouth Street for the last several years. He and his wife, Dorothy lived for many years in a cabin he built on Morrison Run Road, where they enjoyed seasonal campers, hunters and occasional bears. In his free time, David enjoyed family, friends, fishing, hunting, pistol shooting and taxidermy. David was born September 5, 1925 to the late Preston and Hannah (Bohren) Taylor. David was a lineman for Hoosier Engineering and CC Mix. He also served in the US Navy on the USS LST 555 during WWII in the South Pacific Theatre. David is survived by his six nieces and nephews whom loved him dearly: Jack (Gayle) Baker, Barbara Spetz, Patricia Hall, Pamela (Jack) McCurdy, Elaine (Kenneth) Seeley and Toby (Patty) Miller. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife, Dorothy Miller Taylor, his sister, Marie Taylor Baker and his niece, Kathryn Smith Niemeyer.⁵ He was buried at Oakland Cemetery, 37 Mohawk Avenue, Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ He married Dorothy M. Miller, daughter of Ellsworth Leray Miller and Twila Blanche Hulings.^1,2,5,7 David Preston Taylor was born on September 5, 1925 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 He died on December 21, 2018 at Warren, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, at age 93.⁵

     Charleene E. Proper was born on October 12, 1913 at Pennsylvania; Her gravestone has a birth year of 1912.^5,2 As of September 2, 1933,her married name was Hulings.³ She married Orville Howard Hulings, son of Walter Vinleer/Vanlear Hulings and Anna Katherine Irwin, on September 2, 1933 at Ellicott, Chautauqua Co., New York.^3,4 Charleene E. Proper died on November 2, 1973 at Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, at age 60.² She Mrs. Charleene Proper Shoup, 60, of 367 Pacific St., died at 7:25 pm Friday in Franklin Hospital following a brief illness. She was born at Diamond October 12, 1913, daughter of Warren and Margaret Proper. In 1945 she married Edward C. Shoup, who survives, with a son, Orville A. Huling of Albion; two daughters. Mrs. Clarence (Betty) Keener of Cooperstown and Mrs. Robert (Linda) Haney of Franklin; her mother, Mrs. Margaret Seeley; a sister. Mrs. Paul (Margaret) Samuelson of Jamestown, NY; a brother, Warren Proper of Townville; and nine grandchildren. Her father is deceased. on November 3, 1973.²

     His Social Security Number was 164-24-5556.¹ Orville Arnold Hulings was buried at Albion Cemetery, Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^6,5 He married Joanne Otis.⁶ Orville Arnold Hulings was born on September 18, 1933 at Diamond, Venango Co., Pennsylvania; The SSDI has a birth year of 1931.^1,6,7,8,5 He died on September 12, 2005 at Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania, at age 71.^1,6,8,5 He Orville Hulings, 71, Erie, formerly of Albion, Pa., died on Monday, Sept. 12, 2005, at his residence at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. He was born in Diamond, Pa., on Sept. 18, 1933, the son of Orville and Charleene Proper Hulings. He was a past member of the Albion Moose Club and the Albion Vets Club. He retired as a foreman from the Bessemer and Lake Erie RR in 1982. He served with U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his wife, Joanne Otis Hulings, on March 28, 1974; and a son, Orville (Butch) Hulings, Jr. He is survived by three daughters, Debra Hulings and her partner, Vivian (Polly) Smith, Cassett, S.C., Bonnie (Mark) Stevens, Albion, Pa., and Becky (Alex) Ploechinger, Aylett, Va; and two sisters, Betty (Norman) Umstead and Linda Haney, of Franklin. Further survived by six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Samuel J. Steff Funeral Home, 188 East State St., Albion, on Thursday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and may attend funeral services there on Friday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Albion Cemetery. on September 14, 2005.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 199-24-1361.² Joanne Otis was buried at Albion Cemetery, Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.³ Her married name was Hulings.³ She married Orville Arnold Hulings, son of Orville Howard Hulings and Charleene E. Proper.³ Joanne Otis was born on May 7, 1931.² She died on March 28, 1974 at age 42.^2,1

     Orville Arnold "Butch" Hulings Jr. was buried at Albion Cemetery, Albion, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was born on December 28, 1962.¹ He died on December 6, 1987 at age 24.¹

     Norman J. Umstead was buried at Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 He was born on December 29, 1927 at Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co., Ohio.^3,4,5,6 He married Betty K. Hulings, daughter of Orville Howard Hulings and Charleene E. Proper, on June 27, 1980.^1,2,3 Norman J. Umstead died on November 17, 2005 at Seneca, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, at age 77.^3,4,6,5 He Norman J. "Skip" Umstead Sr., 77, of 125 Holly St., Franklin, died at 4:33 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, 2005, at UPMC Northwest, Seneca. Born Dec. 29, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio, he was a son of Joseph and Beulah Cauvel Umstead. He attended Bradleytown School. A veteran of the Korean War, he served in the U.S. Army, worked for the City of Franklin Street Department, was a member of the Franklin Free Methodist Church, of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars and a life member and past commander of the American Legion Post No. 476 of Franklin. For 49 years he performed as Santa Claus for various local agencies and family functions. He was married June 27, 1980, to Betty K. Hulings, who survives, with a son, a daughter, four step-sons, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, a sister-in-law, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the grandparents that raised him, Plumer and Blanche Cauvel; six sisters, Ruth Noger, Phyllis Carter, Irene Harvey, Helen Worst, Joanne Hoover and Alvira Lindsey; and two brothers, Donald Umstead and Bill Cauvel. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home, 1315 Chestnut St. Services will be held at Robert W. Gardinier Funeral Home, 1315 Chestnut St., with Rev. Ralph Tanner of the Franklin Free Methodist Church officiating, assisted by the Rev. Ronald C. Bole, pastor of the VNA Hospice. Interment will be in the Franklin Cemetery. on November 19, 2005.³

     Sarah Elizabeth Kutz was buried at Newton Cemetery, Emporium, Cameron Co., Pennsylvania.² She was born on July 12, 1821 at Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,2 As of circa 1868,her married name was Chatham.¹ She married William Chatham, son of Walter Sweetman Chatham and Eleanor Hall, circa 1868.¹ Sarah Elizabeth Kutz died on December 20, 1902 at Pennsylvania at age 81.⁴ She Mrs. Sarah Chatham died Saturday morning, Dec. 20th, 1902 aged 81 years and five months. The immediate cause of her death was pneumonia, though for a number of years she has been afflicted with partial blindness and the infirmities attendant upon old age. She was born in Easton, Pa, is survived by three sons and two daughters, George Van Lew, of Butler, Pa , William Van Lew, of the state of Washington, Charles Van Lew of town, Mrs. Driver of Clinton County and Mrs. Harlan, of Jersey Shore. For the past ten vears she has made her home with her son Charles and his wife of town, by whom she has been tenderly and faithfully cared for. She was a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, the services of which she regularly attended as her health would permit. She was a person of rare patience, great christian fortitude and faith and died in the full comfort and hope of the gospel. Her character was indeed beautiful. Her disposition bright and sunny, and all feel the better for being in her society. The funeral was held at the home of her son Charles on Monday afternoon, her pastor the Rev. O. S. Metzler officiating. The music was rendered by a quartette composed of Dr. lleilman, I. K. Hockley, Charles Felt and Geo. A. Walker, Jr. on December 25, 1902.⁴