Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 11/4/1985

CUNNINGHAM - Sadie L. Cunningham,
suddenly in Arnold
Gregory Hospital. Albion. Saturday
(November 2, 1985) Wife of the late
Irving I. Cunningham, mother of the
late Clifford and Irving W Cun
ningham; grandmother of Mrs
Walter (Sandra) Ponivas of Victor.
Mrs. Sean (Dawn) Noonan of Hilton.
Mrs. Bruce (Sherry) Waild of North
Tonawanda and Mrs Robert
(Crystal) Thornton of Rochester,
also survived by twelve great
grandchildren Sister of Leon Bixler
and Mrs. Ray Viola' Byerly. both
of Lockport and the late Lewis
Bixler
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. at Prudden & Kandt
Funeral Home. 242 Genesee St
Lockport where funeral service will
be held Tuesday afternoon at 2
o clock

Sadie married CUNNINGHAM, Irving I on 20 Apr 1918 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/9/1918

Mr. and Mrs, Scott Bixler of Hartland
announce the engagement ot
their daughter. Sadie L, to Erving T.
Cunningham of this city, the marriage,
to take place in the near fut-
ure.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/23/1918

On Saturday, April 20, the marriage
of Miss Sadie L. Bixler, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bixler of
Hartland and Irving I. Cunningham
of this city was solemnized at the
home of the groom's parents. Mr and
Mrs. Jonathan Cunningham of Good-
ing St., the ceremony taking place at
5 o'clock, Rev. Walter L. Hazen of-
ficiating.
The bride was gowned In white net:
over meaaallne and her bouquet was
of white rose buds and sweet peas.
She was attended by her cousin. Miss
Ethel Bixler of this city as bridesmuid,
also wearing white mesealine
with over-dress of net and hef flow,
ers were pink rose buds and sweet
peas. Clifford Cunningham, the
groom's brother, acted as best man.
A reception and supper for 20 fol-
lowed the ceremony, the bridal table
being decorated with white roses. To
her maid the bride's gift was a string
of pearls, while to his best man the
groom presented a scarf pin.
Later Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham
left for a trip to Waterford, Ont. the
bride wearing a suit of navy blue
serge with hat and veil to match, and
after May 15th they will be at home
at 170 Gooding St.
Among the out of town guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence staats and
daughter Violet of Middleport. Mr.
and Mrs. Scott Bixler and Louis Bix-
ler of Hartland.

1. CUNNINGHAM, Clifford was born about 1921 in New York; died before 1985.
2. CUNNINGHAM, Irving W was born about 1929 in New York; died before 1985.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/14/1961

NEWFANE-Scott W. Bixler. 84
a lifelong resident of the Town of
Newfane, died Sunday (Feb. 12,
1961) in Niagara Falls Memorial
Hospital, where he had been a pa-
tient for a week. He had been in ill
health for a year and had been a
resident of Restwell Nursing
Home, Buffalo Ave., Niagara
Falls.
Mr. Bixler was born Aug. 28,
1876, in Newfane, the son of
Joshua and Alice Brown Bixler.
He was a farmer on the Hess Rd.
for over 60 years. His wife, Emma
Bixler, died in 1959.
Survivors include three daugh-
ters, Mrs. Irving Cunningham,
Tonawanda; Mrs. Ray Byerly,
Lockport; and Mrs. Anthony Pag-
ano of Niagara Falls, two sons,
Lewis Bixler of Rochester and
Leon Bixler of Newfane, six
grandchildren and nine great
grandchildren.
Friends may call at their con-
venience at the Glenn H. Corwin
Funeral Home, 2670 Main St.,
Newfane, where the family will be
present from 7 to 9 this evening
and tomorrow from 3 to 5 and 7 to
9.
Services will be held at 2 Thurs-
day afternoon with the Rev. Her-
bert Durr of the Ridgewood Union
Church officiating. Burial will be
in Wright's Corners Cemetery.

Scott married JACOBS, Emma about 1898. Emma (daughter of JACOBS, Hardy) was born on 28 Dec 1881 in New York; died on 13 Mar 1959 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/14/1959

NEWFANE - Mrs. Emma A
Bixler, 77, of Hess Rd., Town of
Newfane, died in Roswell Park
Memorial Institute, Buffalo, Fri-
day (March 13, 1959). She had
been a patient for six weeks.
Mrs. Bixleer was born in New-
fane Dec. 28, 1881, the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hardy
Jacobs. She was a life-long resi-
dent of this area.
She is survived by her husband.
Scott W. Bixler; three
daughters, Mrs. Irving Cunningham,
Town of Tonawanda. Mrs.
Ray Byerly, Lockport, and Mrs.
Anthony Pagano, Niagara Falls;
two sons, Louis Bixler, Rochester,
and Leon Bixler, Newfane;
a sister, Mrs. Lovina Tripp, Miami,
Fla.; two brothers. Prank
Jacobs, Medina, and Clark Jacobs,
Gasport; six grandchildren
and five great-grandchil-
Services will be held hi the
Glenn H. Corwin Funeral Home
Inc., 3870 Main St., Newfane. at
2:30 Monday afternoon. The Rev
James Dereham of Ridgewood
Union Church will officiate. Burial
will be in Wright's Corners
Cemetery.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/11/1919

Joshua Bixler aged 77 years, a life
long resident of this road passed
away at his home Saturday, September
6th, he leaves besides his wife,
three sons, George and Glenn of Newfane,
and Scott of Hartland. Mr.
Bixler was a veteran of the Civil War,
burial in Wrights Corners cemetery.

Joshua married BROWN, Alice J about 1868. Alice (daughter of Lucretia) was born about 1847 in New York; died on 25 Oct 1933 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/26/1933

Alice J., widow of the late Joshua
Bixler, entered into rest at her home
on the Hess road, Wednesday, October
25, 1938, at the age of 87 years.
She is survived by two sons, George
and Scott Bixler of Newfane, N. Y.,
also eighteen grandchildren and
twenty-four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
her late home Saturday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Burial Wright's Corners
cemetery.

Notes:

Lockport NY Daily Journal - 4/22/1897

Died at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs, Joshua Bixler, on the Hess Road,
at 6 o'clock Thursday morning, April
22d, 1897 aged 74 years.
She leaves to mourn her loss, besides
her daughter, Mrs. Allie Bixler, two sisters,
Mrs. Richards of this city, and
Mrs. Libble Halstead of Grand Rapids,
Mich.
The funeral services will beheld from
the house at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon.