Mrs. Cora Fonda Filkins, 90, died early this morning at the Canajoharie Nursing Home after a long illness. She had lived in Amsterdam most of her life and prior to retiring had been employed as a floorlady at the Amsterdam Glove Corp. Her husband, Myron Filkins, died in 1956. Mrs. Filkins was born May 21, 1881, in the Town of Providence, Saratoga County, the daughter of Benjamin and Ella Copp Fonda. She was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam. She is survived by a son, Irvan Filkins, and a daughter, Mrs. George Covey, both of Amsterdam; six grand-children, 17 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren; also a sister, Mrs. Herbert Dore of St. Petersburg, Fla., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Amsterdam Recorder - Wednesday, September 29, 1971
Mrs. Cora Fonda Filkins, 90, died early this morning at the Canajoharie Nursing Home after a long illness. She had lived in Amsterdam most of her life and prior to retiring had been employed as a floorlady at the Amsterdam Glove Corp. Her husband, Myron Filkins, died in 1956. Mrs. Filkins was born May 21, 1881, in the Town of Providence, Saratoga County, the daughter of Benjamin and Ella Copp Fonda. She was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church in Amsterdam. She is survived by a son, Irvan Filkins, and a daughter, Mrs. George Covey, both of Amsterdam; six grand-children, 17 great-grandchildren and nine great-great grandchildren; also a sister, Mrs. Herbert Dore of St. Petersburg, Fla., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Amsterdam Recorder - Wednesday, September 29, 1971
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