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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/1/1931

BILLS-In this city, Monday ninht,
Nov. 38, 1931, at the Auburn City
Hospttal, Francis Edward, son of
Mabel and Fitch S. Bills, aged 8
years, 6 months.
Funeral will take plaee from Mul-
len's funeral parlors. Thursday
morning at 9 o'clock. Services at
St. Alphonsus' Church at 9:30.
Burial In St. Joseph's Cemetery

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 10/4/1954

Fitch Stanley Bills Sr., a well
known Auburian, died Sunday
afternoon at his home, 67 E.
Genesee St., after a long illness.
Mr. Hills was born in Auburn
and resided here most of his life.
He operated the Island Park Hotel,
now Deauville on Owasco
lake. from 1919 through 1935.
He took a keen Interest In all.
types of sports and became widely
known.
Mr. Bills was a member of St.
Alphonsus Church.
Surviving are his wife. Mabel
Sewall Bills: two sons. Milo and
Fitch Jr.. six grandchildren: a
sister, Mrs. Elisabeth Parksrson
of island Orove, Fla.
Services will be held at 3 a.m.
Wednesday at the Hemans Funeral
Home with further services
at 1:11 a.m. at St. Alphoasus
Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's
Cemetery.

Fitch married SEWELL, Mabel M about 1919 in New York. Mabel was born about 1891 in Oswego, Oswego County, NY; died on 7 Jun 1963 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 6/8/1962

Mrs. Mabel Pickard Bills, 72.
widow of Fitch S. Bills, formerly
of 49 E. Genesee St.. died at the
Cauga County informary Friday
afternoon after an illness of several
months.
She was born in Oswego and
came to this city at an early age
and had always resided here. She
leaves two sons. Fitch S. Bills of
this city and Milo Bills of Scipio
Center; seven .grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Herman Frank, and
one brother, Louis Sewell, both of
this city. Services will be at the
funeral home of E. A. Heieck &
Son at 8:45 a.m. Monday with
services at St. Alphonsus Church
at 9:15 a.m. Burial will be made
in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Friends
may call from 7 to 9 p.m. and
from 3 to 5 and from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sunday.

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Auburn NY Citizen - 12/13/1909

Milo E. Bills proprietor of the
Two; Mile House at the foot of Owasco
lake, was. found dead In bed at
his hostelry yesterday morning and
the news of his death came as a great
surprise to his many friends.
He was downtown on Saturday af-
ternon and had his horse shod and
numerous aqualntances who saw him
then remarked that he was looking
very well. In spite of his good appearance
he was not in good health
and his family had been notified by
the attending physicians that be was
a sufferer from Bright's disease with
little hope of recovery. Coroner
O'Neill. on Investigation found that
death was due to Bright's disease and
a stroke of apoplexy that had occurred
sometime during the night of
Mr. Bills' death, and both of these
causes appeared In the death certificate
Milo Bills was .41 years old and
was very well known throughout
this section. He loved animals of
any kind and was seldom without
strange pets, many of Which after
death were mounted and formed an
Interesting collection. He was a
fancier and a breeder of game
chickens and was regarded as one
of the best In his line in the State.
He was a genial fellow, well liked
and his untimely demise will be deplored
by all his acquaintances.
His wife died but a short time ago
and the deceased is survived by a
son, Fitch Bills, and a daughter,
Libbie Means, both of whom made
their home with their father. Funeral
services will be held at the
late home of Mr. Bills tomorrow afternoon
at 3 o'clock and burial will
be made in St. Joseph's cemetery.

Milo married MURPHY, Mary about 1886 in New York. Mary (daughter of MURPHY, Thomas) was born in May 1868 in New York; died on 24 Apr 1909 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Citizen - 4/24/1909

Mary, wife of Milo Bills died at
the City hospital this morning at 4
O'clock of an illness of a few days'
duration. Mrs. Bills was a woman
whose many fine qualities of head
and heart won for her the esteem of
all who knew her. She is survived besides
her husband by two children.
Mrs. George Means and Fitch Bills,
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Murphy, four brothers, Fred, James,
Frank and Charles Murphy, and one
sister, Mrs. Thomas Giblin, who may
feel assured of the sympathy of the
community in their affliction. The
funeral will be heId from the family
home, No. 15 Cottage street. Monday
morning, at 8:45, with services at
the Holy Family church at 9:15
o'clock. Burial will be made in the
family plot In St. Joseph's cemetery.

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Auburn NY Argus - 4/10/1896

William S. Bills, an old resident of this
city, died last week after a lingering illness
of about six weeks, in the 70th year
of his age.
Mr. Bills came to this city in 1850 and
for a number of years conducted a marble
and granite works. He was promi-
nent in Democratic politics and at different
times was elected to the offices of city
assessor, alderman aud supervisor, taking
great interest in city atfairs.
He leaves t»eside a wife, three daughters,
Mrs. E. J. Congdon, Mrs. Mary E.
Austin of this city and Mrs L. A. Whiting
of New York city, and four sons,
Chester S., Wm.E , Chas. P and Milo E.
Bills of this city.

ALSO

Auburn NY Daily Bulletin - 4/3/1896

BILLS-Died in this city. 2 o'clock Thursday
morning, April 2, 1896, William S Bills, aged 70 years.
Funeral services At his late residence, 46 1/2 Lan-
sing st., Saturday, 4th inst. at 2 p.m.
Interment at North St. cemetery.

William + Elizabeth C. Elizabeth was born about 1827 in NJ; died on 2 Feb 1910 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Auburn NY Democrat Argus

BILLS-At the home of her-son,-Wil-
liam E. Bills. No. 62 Lansing street.
Auburn, N." Y.. Wednesday evenlng
February 2. 1910. Elizabeth C. wid-
ow of William S. Bills, in the 83d
year of her age