Royce married BLANKENSHIP, Lois Ann on 25 Aug 1958 in Castile, Wyoming County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nunda NY News - 9/5/1957

Lois Ann Blankenship, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Blankenship of Hunt, and Royce
Laverne Billings. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Billings of Lamont,
were united in marriage Aug. 25,
at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist
church in Castile by Rev. Perkins.
The double ring ceremony was
performed before the immediate
families and close friends of the
couple
Mrs. Virginia Schneider, sister
of the bridegroom, was matron
of honor, and Paul Schneider,
brotner-in-law, was best man.
A reception was held at Letchworth
Court.
The young couple will reside
in Castile, where Mr. Billings is
employed in Washburn's Service
Station, after a brief honeymoon
at the Thousand Islands.
Prenuptial events were a variety
shower by Mrs. Arliss Ransom
of Hunt, and a kitchen
shower by Miss Imogene Evans
of Nunda,,

Howard married PERRY, Lena B about 1917. Lena (daughter of PERRY, Edgar and SMITH, Electa) was born on 8 Jul 1900 in New York; died on 31 May 1972 in Castile, Wyoming County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Warsaw NY Wyoming County Times

CASTILE -Mrs. Lena B.
Billings, 71, a longtime resident
of Lamont, died yesterday
(May 31, 1972) in Wyoming
County Community Hospital,
Warsaw.
She bad been hospitalized
for eight months. She was the
former Lena Perry and was a
native of Silver Springs.
She leaves ber husband,
Howard Billings; two sons,
Forrest of Perry Center and
Royce of Castile; two daughters.
Mrs. Virginia Snyder of
Castile, and Mrs. Donald Blankenship
of Perry; two brothers.
Darwin Perry of Oakland
and Dewey of Dansville; 10
grandchildren and 13 .greatgrandchildren.

Notes:

Castile NY Castilian - 6/16/1949

Edson Billings, 83, died at his home
in Lamont on Wednesday, June 15,
1949. Funeral will be held on Friday,
June 17th at 2:00 p.m. from his late
residence. Burial will be at Eats Kay
Cemetery. Elder Otis Fisher of the
Christian Missionary Alliance, Post
Washington, L. I. will officiate.
He is survived by four daughters,
Mrs. Lewis Perry of Dalton, Mrs. Ray-
mond Welch of Lamont, Mrs. Anson
Bigelow of Cory, Pa., Mrs. Jack La-
France of Hunt; three sons, William
and Howard of Lamont and Frank
Billings of Dalton; three brothers,
Elijah of Hornell, Joseph and Ruben
Billings of Castile; one sister, Mrs.
wm. Beamish of Erie, Pa., also seve-
ral grandchildren, great grandchild-
ren, and severla nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the residence
in Lamont.

ALSO

Nunda NY News

Edson Billings, 83, died Wed-
nesday, June 15, at his home at
Lamont.
The funeral will be held at the
residence at Lamont this Friday at
2 p.m. Elder Otis Fisher officiat-
ing. Burial will be made in the
East Koy cemetery.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs. Lewis Perry of Dalton, Mrs.
Raymond Welch of Castile, Mrs.
Anson Bigelow of Cory, Pa. and
Mrs. Jack LaFrance of Hunt;
three sons, William and Howard
of Lamont and Frank of Dalton;
three brothers, Elijah of Hornell
and Joseph and Reuben of Cas-
tile; one sister, Mrs. William Bea-
mish of Erie, Pa.; also several
grandchildren, great-grandchil-
dren, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence.

Edson married Belle M about 1887. Belle was born in Sep 1868 in New York; died on 13 Feb 1944 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mt. Morris NY Picket Line Post - 2/18/1944

Mrs. Belle Billings passed away at
her home Sunday. She was 74 years
of age, leaves seven children and
numerous grandchildren. Funeral
services were held at-Duryea.parlors
Tuesday afternoon.

Edgar + SMITH, Electa. Electa died on 17 May 1947 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nunda NY News - 5/30/1947

Funeral services for Mrs. Electa
Perry, who passed away May 17
at the age of 79 years in the Warsaw
hospital, were held Tuesday
afternoon at the Aldrich Funeral
Home, Silver Springs.
She leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Lena B. Billings and Mrs. Jennie
M. Bennion of Castile, and three
sons, Walter W. Perry of Hunt,
Dewey Perry of Short Tract and
Darwin Perry of Nunda.