Info. from FAG member Cherie Officer and Patriot and Free Press April 29 - May 5, 1998 Page 4A
CUBA -- Leonard C. Bixby of 1804 Wolf Creek Road died Sunday (April 19, 1998) at the Olean General Hospital following a long illness.
Born Feb. 19, 1925, in Cuba he was a son of Lou and Lena Clark Bixby. On June 30, 1946, in Portville, he married the former Ruth M. Stoner, who survives.
A lifelong resident of Cuba, Mr. Bixby was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy and being stationed in the Philippines.
In 1946 and 1947 he was employed with Lawrence Foote in Portville. From 1948 - 49 he was employed with Stoher and Rowe of Portville; from 1950 - 52 he was employed with Clark brothers in Olean, from 1952 - 58 he owned and operated a dairy farm in Arcade, from 1958 - 68 he was an artificial inseminator of cattle with Curtis Co. in the Arcade area; and from 1968 - 72 he was employed with Aronson's in Arcade.
In 1972, he owned and operated his family's dairy farm on Wolf Creek Road until his retirement in 1985. He raised Belgian horses with Century Farms.
He paraded horses and demonstrated log-skidding with the horses at annual bark peelers' conventions for several years at the Lumberman's museum in Coudersport, Pa. He was also a past 4-H leader in Arcade.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Craig Bixby of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mack (Gwen) Bixby of Fulton; two daughters, Ruthe (Jerry) Wolf of Allegany and Julie Bixby at home; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Lida) Bixby of Canisteo; a sister, Eleanor (Eddy) Wakefield of Angelica; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Arnold Bixby; and two sisters, Pauline Merrick and Doris Bixby.
Friends called Monday (April 20, 1998) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 51 S. Main St., Portville. Funeral services were held Tuesday (April 21, 1998) at 11 a.m in the funeral home. The Rev. Marilyn Hale, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Portville, officiated.
Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Portville.
Leonard entered the Navy in May of 1944 and completed his basic training at Sampson Naval Base. He recalled that Olean barber Bob Dunshie cut his hair while he was at Sampson.
On Christmas Eve in 1944 Seaman Bixby was aboard the Dutch ship transport M.S. Sommelsdijk in the Leyte Gulf when it was torpedoed.
He also served on the USS Rayfield and USS Todd as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class. He was awarded the American Theatre Medal, the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He served in New Guinea and the Philippines and was discharged on May 23, 1946.
CUBA -- Leonard C. Bixby of 1804 Wolf Creek Road died Sunday (April 19, 1998) at the Olean General Hospital following a long illness.
Born Feb. 19, 1925, in Cuba he was a son of Lou and Lena Clark Bixby. On June 30, 1946, in Portville, he married the former Ruth M. Stoner, who survives.
A lifelong resident of Cuba, Mr. Bixby was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy and being stationed in the Philippines.
In 1946 and 1947 he was employed with Lawrence Foote in Portville. From 1948 - 49 he was employed with Stoher and Rowe of Portville; from 1950 - 52 he was employed with Clark brothers in Olean, from 1952 - 58 he owned and operated a dairy farm in Arcade, from 1958 - 68 he was an artificial inseminator of cattle with Curtis Co. in the Arcade area; and from 1968 - 72 he was employed with Aronson's in Arcade.
In 1972, he owned and operated his family's dairy farm on Wolf Creek Road until his retirement in 1985. He raised Belgian horses with Century Farms.
He paraded horses and demonstrated log-skidding with the horses at annual bark peelers' conventions for several years at the Lumberman's museum in Coudersport, Pa. He was also a past 4-H leader in Arcade.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Craig Bixby of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mack (Gwen) Bixby of Fulton; two daughters, Ruthe (Jerry) Wolf of Allegany and Julie Bixby at home; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Lida) Bixby of Canisteo; a sister, Eleanor (Eddy) Wakefield of Angelica; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Arnold Bixby; and two sisters, Pauline Merrick and Doris Bixby.
Friends called Monday (April 20, 1998) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 51 S. Main St., Portville. Funeral services were held Tuesday (April 21, 1998) at 11 a.m in the funeral home. The Rev. Marilyn Hale, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Portville, officiated.
Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Portville.
Leonard entered the Navy in May of 1944 and completed his basic training at Sampson Naval Base. He recalled that Olean barber Bob Dunshie cut his hair while he was at Sampson.
On Christmas Eve in 1944 Seaman Bixby was aboard the Dutch ship transport M.S. Sommelsdijk in the Leyte Gulf when it was torpedoed.
He also served on the USS Rayfield and USS Todd as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class. He was awarded the American Theatre Medal, the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He served in New Guinea and the Philippines and was discharged on May 23, 1946.
Info. from FAG member Cherie Officer and Patriot and Free Press April 29 - May 5, 1998 Page 4A
CUBA -- Leonard C. Bixby of 1804 Wolf Creek Road died Sunday (April 19, 1998) at the Olean General Hospital following a long illness.
Born Feb. 19, 1925, in Cuba he was a son of Lou and Lena Clark Bixby. On June 30, 1946, in Portville, he married the former Ruth M. Stoner, who survives.
A lifelong resident of Cuba, Mr. Bixby was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy and being stationed in the Philippines.
In 1946 and 1947 he was employed with Lawrence Foote in Portville. From 1948 - 49 he was employed with Stoher and Rowe of Portville; from 1950 - 52 he was employed with Clark brothers in Olean, from 1952 - 58 he owned and operated a dairy farm in Arcade, from 1958 - 68 he was an artificial inseminator of cattle with Curtis Co. in the Arcade area; and from 1968 - 72 he was employed with Aronson's in Arcade.
In 1972, he owned and operated his family's dairy farm on Wolf Creek Road until his retirement in 1985. He raised Belgian horses with Century Farms.
He paraded horses and demonstrated log-skidding with the horses at annual bark peelers' conventions for several years at the Lumberman's museum in Coudersport, Pa. He was also a past 4-H leader in Arcade.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Craig Bixby of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mack (Gwen) Bixby of Fulton; two daughters, Ruthe (Jerry) Wolf of Allegany and Julie Bixby at home; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Lida) Bixby of Canisteo; a sister, Eleanor (Eddy) Wakefield of Angelica; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Arnold Bixby; and two sisters, Pauline Merrick and Doris Bixby.
Friends called Monday (April 20, 1998) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 51 S. Main St., Portville. Funeral services were held Tuesday (April 21, 1998) at 11 a.m in the funeral home. The Rev. Marilyn Hale, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Portville, officiated.
Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Portville.
Leonard entered the Navy in May of 1944 and completed his basic training at Sampson Naval Base. He recalled that Olean barber Bob Dunshie cut his hair while he was at Sampson.
On Christmas Eve in 1944 Seaman Bixby was aboard the Dutch ship transport M.S. Sommelsdijk in the Leyte Gulf when it was torpedoed.
He also served on the USS Rayfield and USS Todd as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class. He was awarded the American Theatre Medal, the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He served in New Guinea and the Philippines and was discharged on May 23, 1946.
CUBA -- Leonard C. Bixby of 1804 Wolf Creek Road died Sunday (April 19, 1998) at the Olean General Hospital following a long illness.
Born Feb. 19, 1925, in Cuba he was a son of Lou and Lena Clark Bixby. On June 30, 1946, in Portville, he married the former Ruth M. Stoner, who survives.
A lifelong resident of Cuba, Mr. Bixby was a veteran of World War II, having served in the United States Navy and being stationed in the Philippines.
In 1946 and 1947 he was employed with Lawrence Foote in Portville. From 1948 - 49 he was employed with Stoher and Rowe of Portville; from 1950 - 52 he was employed with Clark brothers in Olean, from 1952 - 58 he owned and operated a dairy farm in Arcade, from 1958 - 68 he was an artificial inseminator of cattle with Curtis Co. in the Arcade area; and from 1968 - 72 he was employed with Aronson's in Arcade.
In 1972, he owned and operated his family's dairy farm on Wolf Creek Road until his retirement in 1985. He raised Belgian horses with Century Farms.
He paraded horses and demonstrated log-skidding with the horses at annual bark peelers' conventions for several years at the Lumberman's museum in Coudersport, Pa. He was also a past 4-H leader in Arcade.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Craig Bixby of Indianapolis, Ind., and Mack (Gwen) Bixby of Fulton; two daughters, Ruthe (Jerry) Wolf of Allegany and Julie Bixby at home; eight grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Kenneth (Lida) Bixby of Canisteo; a sister, Eleanor (Eddy) Wakefield of Angelica; and several nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a brother, Arnold Bixby; and two sisters, Pauline Merrick and Doris Bixby.
Friends called Monday (April 20, 1998) from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Guenther Funeral Home Inc., 51 S. Main St., Portville. Funeral services were held Tuesday (April 21, 1998) at 11 a.m in the funeral home. The Rev. Marilyn Hale, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Portville, officiated.
Burial was in Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Portville.
Leonard entered the Navy in May of 1944 and completed his basic training at Sampson Naval Base. He recalled that Olean barber Bob Dunshie cut his hair while he was at Sampson.
On Christmas Eve in 1944 Seaman Bixby was aboard the Dutch ship transport M.S. Sommelsdijk in the Leyte Gulf when it was torpedoed.
He also served on the USS Rayfield and USS Todd as a Motor Machinist's Mate Third Class. He was awarded the American Theatre Medal, the Victory Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Medal and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon. He served in New Guinea and the Philippines and was discharged on May 23, 1946.
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