The almost instantaneous death of Mrs. William E. Pierce last Thursday afternoon as the result of a fall at her home in Elm Avenue, was a sad surprise and shock to all.
Mrs. Pierce was a strong vigorous woman in good health. She was preparing the evening meal at her home at about 5:30 o'clock, singing about her work and her husband was in the adjoining room when he heard her fall heavily in the kitchen. He hurried to her assistance and found her stretched at full length on the floor with her neck resting across a stool about the height of a low chair, which stood next to the wall at the south side of the kitchen near the dining room door. When Mr. Pierce raised his wife partially from the stool her head fell forward and with a gasp her life went out though he did not at once realize that his wife was dead. He called his next door neighbor, J.H. Peckham and Dr. L.H. Gardner was also called by phone but Mrs. Pierce had passed beyond human power to restore life.
The kitchen of the Pierce house has a smooth, hardwood floor and as Mrs. Pierce was coming from the pantry through the kitchen to the dining room carrying a plate of bread, she had stepped upon a small rug which had evidently slipped under her foot throwing her forward. Her neck evidently struck upon the edge of the stool and the force of the heavy fall either fractured the spinal cor or caused her heart to stop its action and death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Giles and she was born in this village , July 13, 1862. Most of her life had been spent in Homer. She was first married to Charles Frazier of the village who died in early life leaving three daughters, Fannie, who died several years ago, Mrs. W.L. Dowding of this village, and Miss Bertha Frazier, also of Homer.
In 1897 she was again married to William E. Pierce to whom she had been a faithful and helpful wife and They with Mrs. Pierce's daughter Miss Bertha Fraizer, enjoyed their pleasant home--a large happy family. The sudden death of the wife and mother while in perfectly good health with reasonable hope of many years more of useful life, is a grievous blow to husband, family and friends.
Besides her husband and her two daughters, Mrs. Dowding and Miss Bertha Frazier, who were devoted daughters, Mrs. Pierce is survived by two stepchildren, Mrs. M.A. Loomis and Edward Pierce of Syracuse, formerly of this village, by one sister Sarah Royce of Jersey City, NJ and by three brothers, Frank Giles of Carthage, NY, Julian Giles of Connecticut and Bert Giles, whose present residence is not known to the family here.
The Funeral was held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A.T. Dougherty, officiating. The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Glenwood cemetery to await burial there.
The funeral was largely attended and the floral tributes from relatives, friends and organizations were many and beautiful.
The pall bearers were E.J Fisher, Charles F. Fisher of Homer and G.W. Wilkins and Erwin Rogers of Cortland.
Among the relatives present from out of town were Frank Giles of Carthage, a brother of Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. M.A. Loomis of Syracuse, daughter of Mrs. Pierce.
Note: This Obituary was transcribed from the scrap book of Mrs. Leila Frazier Dowding Sherman
She was the Grandmother to Pauline Dowding Davies and Great-grandmother to James Leroy Davies
Mrs. Pierce was a strong vigorous woman in good health. She was preparing the evening meal at her home at about 5:30 o'clock, singing about her work and her husband was in the adjoining room when he heard her fall heavily in the kitchen. He hurried to her assistance and found her stretched at full length on the floor with her neck resting across a stool about the height of a low chair, which stood next to the wall at the south side of the kitchen near the dining room door. When Mr. Pierce raised his wife partially from the stool her head fell forward and with a gasp her life went out though he did not at once realize that his wife was dead. He called his next door neighbor, J.H. Peckham and Dr. L.H. Gardner was also called by phone but Mrs. Pierce had passed beyond human power to restore life.
The kitchen of the Pierce house has a smooth, hardwood floor and as Mrs. Pierce was coming from the pantry through the kitchen to the dining room carrying a plate of bread, she had stepped upon a small rug which had evidently slipped under her foot throwing her forward. Her neck evidently struck upon the edge of the stool and the force of the heavy fall either fractured the spinal cor or caused her heart to stop its action and death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Giles and she was born in this village , July 13, 1862. Most of her life had been spent in Homer. She was first married to Charles Frazier of the village who died in early life leaving three daughters, Fannie, who died several years ago, Mrs. W.L. Dowding of this village, and Miss Bertha Frazier, also of Homer.
In 1897 she was again married to William E. Pierce to whom she had been a faithful and helpful wife and They with Mrs. Pierce's daughter Miss Bertha Fraizer, enjoyed their pleasant home--a large happy family. The sudden death of the wife and mother while in perfectly good health with reasonable hope of many years more of useful life, is a grievous blow to husband, family and friends.
Besides her husband and her two daughters, Mrs. Dowding and Miss Bertha Frazier, who were devoted daughters, Mrs. Pierce is survived by two stepchildren, Mrs. M.A. Loomis and Edward Pierce of Syracuse, formerly of this village, by one sister Sarah Royce of Jersey City, NJ and by three brothers, Frank Giles of Carthage, NY, Julian Giles of Connecticut and Bert Giles, whose present residence is not known to the family here.
The Funeral was held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A.T. Dougherty, officiating. The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Glenwood cemetery to await burial there.
The funeral was largely attended and the floral tributes from relatives, friends and organizations were many and beautiful.
The pall bearers were E.J Fisher, Charles F. Fisher of Homer and G.W. Wilkins and Erwin Rogers of Cortland.
Among the relatives present from out of town were Frank Giles of Carthage, a brother of Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. M.A. Loomis of Syracuse, daughter of Mrs. Pierce.
Note: This Obituary was transcribed from the scrap book of Mrs. Leila Frazier Dowding Sherman
She was the Grandmother to Pauline Dowding Davies and Great-grandmother to James Leroy Davies
The almost instantaneous death of Mrs. William E. Pierce last Thursday afternoon as the result of a fall at her home in Elm Avenue, was a sad surprise and shock to all.
Mrs. Pierce was a strong vigorous woman in good health. She was preparing the evening meal at her home at about 5:30 o'clock, singing about her work and her husband was in the adjoining room when he heard her fall heavily in the kitchen. He hurried to her assistance and found her stretched at full length on the floor with her neck resting across a stool about the height of a low chair, which stood next to the wall at the south side of the kitchen near the dining room door. When Mr. Pierce raised his wife partially from the stool her head fell forward and with a gasp her life went out though he did not at once realize that his wife was dead. He called his next door neighbor, J.H. Peckham and Dr. L.H. Gardner was also called by phone but Mrs. Pierce had passed beyond human power to restore life.
The kitchen of the Pierce house has a smooth, hardwood floor and as Mrs. Pierce was coming from the pantry through the kitchen to the dining room carrying a plate of bread, she had stepped upon a small rug which had evidently slipped under her foot throwing her forward. Her neck evidently struck upon the edge of the stool and the force of the heavy fall either fractured the spinal cor or caused her heart to stop its action and death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Giles and she was born in this village , July 13, 1862. Most of her life had been spent in Homer. She was first married to Charles Frazier of the village who died in early life leaving three daughters, Fannie, who died several years ago, Mrs. W.L. Dowding of this village, and Miss Bertha Frazier, also of Homer.
In 1897 she was again married to William E. Pierce to whom she had been a faithful and helpful wife and They with Mrs. Pierce's daughter Miss Bertha Fraizer, enjoyed their pleasant home--a large happy family. The sudden death of the wife and mother while in perfectly good health with reasonable hope of many years more of useful life, is a grievous blow to husband, family and friends.
Besides her husband and her two daughters, Mrs. Dowding and Miss Bertha Frazier, who were devoted daughters, Mrs. Pierce is survived by two stepchildren, Mrs. M.A. Loomis and Edward Pierce of Syracuse, formerly of this village, by one sister Sarah Royce of Jersey City, NJ and by three brothers, Frank Giles of Carthage, NY, Julian Giles of Connecticut and Bert Giles, whose present residence is not known to the family here.
The Funeral was held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A.T. Dougherty, officiating. The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Glenwood cemetery to await burial there.
The funeral was largely attended and the floral tributes from relatives, friends and organizations were many and beautiful.
The pall bearers were E.J Fisher, Charles F. Fisher of Homer and G.W. Wilkins and Erwin Rogers of Cortland.
Among the relatives present from out of town were Frank Giles of Carthage, a brother of Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. M.A. Loomis of Syracuse, daughter of Mrs. Pierce.
Note: This Obituary was transcribed from the scrap book of Mrs. Leila Frazier Dowding Sherman
She was the Grandmother to Pauline Dowding Davies and Great-grandmother to James Leroy Davies
Mrs. Pierce was a strong vigorous woman in good health. She was preparing the evening meal at her home at about 5:30 o'clock, singing about her work and her husband was in the adjoining room when he heard her fall heavily in the kitchen. He hurried to her assistance and found her stretched at full length on the floor with her neck resting across a stool about the height of a low chair, which stood next to the wall at the south side of the kitchen near the dining room door. When Mr. Pierce raised his wife partially from the stool her head fell forward and with a gasp her life went out though he did not at once realize that his wife was dead. He called his next door neighbor, J.H. Peckham and Dr. L.H. Gardner was also called by phone but Mrs. Pierce had passed beyond human power to restore life.
The kitchen of the Pierce house has a smooth, hardwood floor and as Mrs. Pierce was coming from the pantry through the kitchen to the dining room carrying a plate of bread, she had stepped upon a small rug which had evidently slipped under her foot throwing her forward. Her neck evidently struck upon the edge of the stool and the force of the heavy fall either fractured the spinal cor or caused her heart to stop its action and death was almost instantaneous.
Mrs. Pierce was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Giles and she was born in this village , July 13, 1862. Most of her life had been spent in Homer. She was first married to Charles Frazier of the village who died in early life leaving three daughters, Fannie, who died several years ago, Mrs. W.L. Dowding of this village, and Miss Bertha Frazier, also of Homer.
In 1897 she was again married to William E. Pierce to whom she had been a faithful and helpful wife and They with Mrs. Pierce's daughter Miss Bertha Fraizer, enjoyed their pleasant home--a large happy family. The sudden death of the wife and mother while in perfectly good health with reasonable hope of many years more of useful life, is a grievous blow to husband, family and friends.
Besides her husband and her two daughters, Mrs. Dowding and Miss Bertha Frazier, who were devoted daughters, Mrs. Pierce is survived by two stepchildren, Mrs. M.A. Loomis and Edward Pierce of Syracuse, formerly of this village, by one sister Sarah Royce of Jersey City, NJ and by three brothers, Frank Giles of Carthage, NY, Julian Giles of Connecticut and Bert Giles, whose present residence is not known to the family here.
The Funeral was held from the home Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. A.T. Dougherty, officiating. The remains were placed in the receiving vault in Glenwood cemetery to await burial there.
The funeral was largely attended and the floral tributes from relatives, friends and organizations were many and beautiful.
The pall bearers were E.J Fisher, Charles F. Fisher of Homer and G.W. Wilkins and Erwin Rogers of Cortland.
Among the relatives present from out of town were Frank Giles of Carthage, a brother of Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. M.A. Loomis of Syracuse, daughter of Mrs. Pierce.
Note: This Obituary was transcribed from the scrap book of Mrs. Leila Frazier Dowding Sherman
She was the Grandmother to Pauline Dowding Davies and Great-grandmother to James Leroy Davies
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