George C. Paine
Veteran Railroad Conductor, D&H Employee 60 years, dies
The railroad world lost another venerable retired conductor in the death Thursday of George C. Paine, 82, who distinguished himself with an unblemished record as an employee of the D&H Railroad for 60 years.
Mr. Paine, who lived at 3 Draper St., died in Fox Hospital where he had bee a patient for ten days.
Prior to his retirement in January, 1950, Mr. Paine had a record marked "clear" which means that throughout his long years of service, no train under his charge was involved in an accident or other difficulties resulting in discipline or reprimand.
Mr. Paine entered the D&H employ on Aug. 1, 1889, and worked in various capacities until June 21, 1893, when he was appointed a trainman. On April 22, 1907, he was promoted to conductor, a post he held continuously with the exception of a leave of absence from January, 1916 to 1932, to serve as chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors of the D&H system.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. The Rev. Boyd McCleary, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Mr. Paine was born June 13, 1873, in Kortright, son of Frederick and Lydia (Baker) Paine. He married Myrtle I. Graves Aug. 12, 1891, in Oneonta. She died in 1952.
He lived in Oneonta for 80 years and was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and of the BPOE for over 30 years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Brownell, 3 Draper St.; two brothers, Sidney, of 24 Broad St., and Frederick, of 355 Chestnut St.; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Hutchinson, 86 Spruce St.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Virginia Petchtle, 7 Hudson St., and several cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.["The Oneonta Star, Page 5, Oneonta, Otsego, New York, August 13, 1955."]
Veteran Railroad Conductor, D&H Employee 60 years, dies
The railroad world lost another venerable retired conductor in the death Thursday of George C. Paine, 82, who distinguished himself with an unblemished record as an employee of the D&H Railroad for 60 years.
Mr. Paine, who lived at 3 Draper St., died in Fox Hospital where he had bee a patient for ten days.
Prior to his retirement in January, 1950, Mr. Paine had a record marked "clear" which means that throughout his long years of service, no train under his charge was involved in an accident or other difficulties resulting in discipline or reprimand.
Mr. Paine entered the D&H employ on Aug. 1, 1889, and worked in various capacities until June 21, 1893, when he was appointed a trainman. On April 22, 1907, he was promoted to conductor, a post he held continuously with the exception of a leave of absence from January, 1916 to 1932, to serve as chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors of the D&H system.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. The Rev. Boyd McCleary, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Mr. Paine was born June 13, 1873, in Kortright, son of Frederick and Lydia (Baker) Paine. He married Myrtle I. Graves Aug. 12, 1891, in Oneonta. She died in 1952.
He lived in Oneonta for 80 years and was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and of the BPOE for over 30 years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Brownell, 3 Draper St.; two brothers, Sidney, of 24 Broad St., and Frederick, of 355 Chestnut St.; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Hutchinson, 86 Spruce St.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Virginia Petchtle, 7 Hudson St., and several cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.["The Oneonta Star, Page 5, Oneonta, Otsego, New York, August 13, 1955."]
George C. Paine
Veteran Railroad Conductor, D&H Employee 60 years, dies
The railroad world lost another venerable retired conductor in the death Thursday of George C. Paine, 82, who distinguished himself with an unblemished record as an employee of the D&H Railroad for 60 years.
Mr. Paine, who lived at 3 Draper St., died in Fox Hospital where he had bee a patient for ten days.
Prior to his retirement in January, 1950, Mr. Paine had a record marked "clear" which means that throughout his long years of service, no train under his charge was involved in an accident or other difficulties resulting in discipline or reprimand.
Mr. Paine entered the D&H employ on Aug. 1, 1889, and worked in various capacities until June 21, 1893, when he was appointed a trainman. On April 22, 1907, he was promoted to conductor, a post he held continuously with the exception of a leave of absence from January, 1916 to 1932, to serve as chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors of the D&H system.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. The Rev. Boyd McCleary, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Mr. Paine was born June 13, 1873, in Kortright, son of Frederick and Lydia (Baker) Paine. He married Myrtle I. Graves Aug. 12, 1891, in Oneonta. She died in 1952.
He lived in Oneonta for 80 years and was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and of the BPOE for over 30 years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Brownell, 3 Draper St.; two brothers, Sidney, of 24 Broad St., and Frederick, of 355 Chestnut St.; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Hutchinson, 86 Spruce St.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Virginia Petchtle, 7 Hudson St., and several cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.["The Oneonta Star, Page 5, Oneonta, Otsego, New York, August 13, 1955."]
Veteran Railroad Conductor, D&H Employee 60 years, dies
The railroad world lost another venerable retired conductor in the death Thursday of George C. Paine, 82, who distinguished himself with an unblemished record as an employee of the D&H Railroad for 60 years.
Mr. Paine, who lived at 3 Draper St., died in Fox Hospital where he had bee a patient for ten days.
Prior to his retirement in January, 1950, Mr. Paine had a record marked "clear" which means that throughout his long years of service, no train under his charge was involved in an accident or other difficulties resulting in discipline or reprimand.
Mr. Paine entered the D&H employ on Aug. 1, 1889, and worked in various capacities until June 21, 1893, when he was appointed a trainman. On April 22, 1907, he was promoted to conductor, a post he held continuously with the exception of a leave of absence from January, 1916 to 1932, to serve as chairman of the Order of Railway Conductors of the D&H system.
Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Monday at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. The Rev. Boyd McCleary, D.D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.
Mr. Paine was born June 13, 1873, in Kortright, son of Frederick and Lydia (Baker) Paine. He married Myrtle I. Graves Aug. 12, 1891, in Oneonta. She died in 1952.
He lived in Oneonta for 80 years and was a member of the Order of Railway Conductors and of the BPOE for over 30 years.
He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Brownell, 3 Draper St.; two brothers, Sidney, of 24 Broad St., and Frederick, of 355 Chestnut St.; a sister, Mrs. Mabel Hutchinson, 86 Spruce St.; a granddaughter, Mrs. Virginia Petchtle, 7 Hudson St., and several cousins.
Friends may call at the funeral home at their convenience.["The Oneonta Star, Page 5, Oneonta, Otsego, New York, August 13, 1955."]
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