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Niagara Gazette - 3/31/1961

RANSOMVILLE - H.
Earl Myers, 79, of E. Main
St., died today (March 31,
1961) at Mt. View Hospital,
Lockport, after a long illness.
He was born in Town of
Porter, March 11, 1882, the son
of Henry H. and Eliza Myers.
He farmed until 1929 when he
joined the Town of Porter
H i g h w a y Department. Mr.
Myers retired in 1943.
His wife, the former Ella
Baicom, died in 1956. The couple
observed their golden
wedding anniversary in 1955.
Mr. Myers was a member
of the Youngstown Episcopal
Church and of Odd Fellows
Lodge, No. 716.
Surviving are two sons, Elric
and Loren Myers, both of
Ransomville; a daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Bailey of Niagara Falls,
Ont.; a brother, Howard Myers,
Town of Lcwiston, and a
sister, Mrs. Frank Jowes of
Youngstown. and six grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 p.m. Monday at'the
Gentle Funeral Home by the
Rev. A. C. French. Burial will
be in Oakland Cemetery, Lake
Road, Youngstown.

H married BALCOM, Ella A on 4 Sep 1905 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of BALCOM, Loren and Sarah) was born on 18 May 1878 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY; died on 16 Feb 1956 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/22/1955

RANSOMVILLE, Aug. 22 — A
golden wedding celebration in honor
'of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Myers
will be held at Legion Hall, Ransomville,
Sept. 3 between the hours
of 4 to 7.. Expected at the open
house affair is Howard Myers,
Bond Lake, one of the attendants
if the wedding, and Mrs, Charles
Balcom Sr., YoungstownV.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers were married
at the. Methodist .parsonage,
Youngstown, with the ; Rev. G.
Thompson Watts officiating on
Sept, 4, 1905. Attendants- were
Mr. Myers' brother, Howard, arid
Mrs. Myers' sister, Edith Balcom.
Mrs. Myers was born in the
Town of Lewiston, daughter of
Loren and Sarah Balcom.
Mr. Myers is a native of the
Town of Porter, son of Henry H.
and Eliza Myers. Farming was
his life work unitl 1929 when he
took a position in the Highway Department
of the 'Town of Porter
from which he retired in 1943,
Mrs. Myers, a devout Methodist,
held the post of-trustee in the
Wesleyan Methodist Church and is
now a member of the Free Methodist
Church. -
They have two sons, both residing,
in Ransomville, Elric and Loren,
also a. daughter, Sarah Nelson,
North-Tonawanda.
There was also a daughter, Doris,
who died in 1919 at the age of 13,
a son Paul, an accident victim in
1925, Martin, who died in an 'industrial
accident, and William, killed
in Italy in 1944 during World
War II.
Mr. and Mrs. Myers have six
grandchildren, all residing in Ransomville.
Avoid arguments is our best
advice," Mr. and Mrs. Myers said
when asked for their formula for
along and happy marriage.

1. MYERS, Doris was born about 1906 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY; died in 1919 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY.
2. MYERS, Loren P was born about 1910 in New York; and died.
3. MYERS, Elric H was born about 1911 in New York; and died.
4. MYERS, William E was born about 1913 in New York; died in 1944 in Italy.
5. MYERS, Sarah A was born about 1920 in New York.
6. MYERS, Martin M was born about 1921 in New York.
7. MYERS, Paul died in 1925.

Henry + Eliza. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]