"The death of Percy W. Gould, a native of Cooperstown, and a former chairman of the Otsego County Democratic Committee, occurred suddenly Saturday morning at his home in Morris. He was 70 years old. Mr. Gould had been a resident of Morris for the past 40 years, and was formerly acting postmaster in that village. He had been in the antique business for the past several years, and prior to that was a member of the Morris equipment firm of Gould and Bridges. He also had been with the Westinghouse Corporation, and a salesman for the Linn Tractor Company of Morris. Mr. Gould was born in Cooperstown on April 28, 1890, a son of George L. and Elizabeth (Van Horne) Gould. He attended Cooperstown High School. Mr. Gould was a member of Hillington Lodge, F. and A.M. Hillington Chapter, R. A. M., both of Morris; Otsego Commandery, No. 76, K. T., of Cooperstown; and Ziyara Shrine Temple of Utica. He married the former Miss Laura Ferry on November 10, 1917. She survives together with a son, John Gould of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two grandchildren; and a niece. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 from the Tillapaugh Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. John E. Price, former pastor of the Chapin Memorial Universalist Church in Oneonta, officiating. Burial was in Hillington Cemetery in Morris." ["The Freeman's Journal" (Cooperstown, NY), Wed., Sept. 14, 1960, Page 1]
"The death of Percy W. Gould, a native of Cooperstown, and a former chairman of the Otsego County Democratic Committee, occurred suddenly Saturday morning at his home in Morris. He was 70 years old. Mr. Gould had been a resident of Morris for the past 40 years, and was formerly acting postmaster in that village. He had been in the antique business for the past several years, and prior to that was a member of the Morris equipment firm of Gould and Bridges. He also had been with the Westinghouse Corporation, and a salesman for the Linn Tractor Company of Morris. Mr. Gould was born in Cooperstown on April 28, 1890, a son of George L. and Elizabeth (Van Horne) Gould. He attended Cooperstown High School. Mr. Gould was a member of Hillington Lodge, F. and A.M. Hillington Chapter, R. A. M., both of Morris; Otsego Commandery, No. 76, K. T., of Cooperstown; and Ziyara Shrine Temple of Utica. He married the former Miss Laura Ferry on November 10, 1917. She survives together with a son, John Gould of St. Petersburg, Fla.; two grandchildren; and a niece. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 from the Tillapaugh Funeral Home in Cooperstown with the Rev. John E. Price, former pastor of the Chapin Memorial Universalist Church in Oneonta, officiating. Burial was in Hillington Cemetery in Morris." ["The Freeman's Journal" (Cooperstown, NY), Wed., Sept. 14, 1960, Page 1]
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