Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen - 7/1/1930

Mrs. Ann Hawelka Bills, 81. died
yesterday afternoon at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. Susan Hedges,
385 Owasco Road. Mrs. Bills was
born in Germany but lived 75 years
in this country and 60 of them in the
Sixtft Ward In this city.
She is survived by three sons,
Claude J., William S., and Frank E.
Bills, all of Auburn; six daughters,
Mrs. Elisabeth White of New York
City, Mrs. Susan Hedges of Owasco,
Mrs. Joseph E. Plckard, Mrs. Pearl
Reynolds, Mrs. Laura Banks and
Miss Grace Bills, all of Auburn; 13
grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Services will be held Thursday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock' from the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Susan
Hedges. Rev. Malcolm MacPhail,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church officiating.
Burial will be In. Soule Cemetery,

Anna married BILLS, Chester S about 1866. Chester (son of BILLS, William S and Elizabeth C) was born in Dec 1847 in Aurelius, Cayuga County, NY; died on 23 Feb 1907 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 3/4/1944

Claude J. Bills of 74 Lansing
Street, well kqown Auburnlan,
father of Police Chief Cheater J.
Bills, died this morning in Auburn
City Hospital after a brief
illness.
Mr. Bills was born In Auburn
and resided in this city throughout
bis life time. He was active
In Democratic politics here and
was aldermau of the Sixth Ward
for two terms. During the administration
of the late Mayor Mark I Koon
Mn Bills was assistant city
superintendent of streets.
For many years, Mr. Bills was
employed by the International
Harvester Company. More recently
he was assistant engineer at Auburn
State Prison, retiring about
two and a half years ago.
Mr. Bills is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Julia Hoey Bills; two daughters,
Mrs. Joseph Wildner and
Mrs. Edward Ellis, both of Auburn;
one son, Police Chief Chester
J. Bills of this city, two granddaughters,
Beverly and Barbara
Bills; four sisters, Mrs- Susan B.
Hedges of Owasco Road, Mrs.
Harry Pickard of Miami, Fla.,
Mrs. Raymond Reynolds of
Attica; Miss Grace Bills of Auburn;
and by nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at
3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Langham Funeral Home, 91 East
Genesee Street. Burial will be in
Soule Cemetery. Friends have
been invited to call at 91 East Genesee
Street from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
on Sunday and Monday.

Claude married HOEY, Julia T about 1890. Julia (daughter of HOEY and Mary) was born on 16 Sep 1867 in New York; died on 27 Mar 1952 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Daily Bulletin - 10/10/1895

The funeral of the late Adelbert
Bills took place from the family re
dence. No. 90 Lewis street, this morning
at 8:45 with services at the Holy Family
church at 9:30 and was very largely at-
tended. Rev. J. J. Hickey perform
the burial services and read a requiem
high mass.
The flowers were many and beautiful
among them being a large scroll, from
the prison officials; pillow, from brother
of the deceased; anchor, Hawelka fam-
ily: heart, W. and J, M. McQueeney
basket, Mame McGan; wreath, Bridgit
Mabar and Annie Foley; cross, Mr. and
Mrs. Nagles. The bearers were John
Callahan, Frank Bohn, Charles Bohn
Timothy Ryan, James McDonnell and
Matthew Gazan. Interment was in the
Joseph's cemetery.

Family/Spouse: MCQUEENEY, Jane. Jane died on 3 Mar 1946 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married CREHAN, Michael about 1890. Michael was born in Oct 1867 in New York; died on 16 Jan 1909 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WHITE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 2/6/1932

William S Bills, 64, well known
resident of the Sixth Ward, died
early this morning at his home,
3 1/2 Button Street, as the result
of a stroke of apoplexy. He had
been In poor health for the past
week or more but his condition
was not deemed serious and he
was up and around.
A staunch Democrat in politics,
Mr. Bills had been an active party
worker for years and for many
terms and right up to bis death
he was committeeman in his district.
He was an uncle of Police
Chief Chester J. Bills and as a
boy and young man resided with
his parents at the corner of Paul
and Lansing Street.
His first employment was with
the D.M.Osborne Company which
concern he left to enter the em-
ploy of the Auburn Publishing
Company. about the Citizen plant
he was well liked, always wearing
a smile and being most loyal. He
was a friend to all, from the officials
of the company, down
through the ranks of the "newsies."
Some 12 years ago, Mr. Bills
became an employe of the Bowen
Products Corporation and was
with that concern until several
months ago. He was a familiar figure
at city, county and state confabs
of the Democratic Party for
many years.
Besides his wife, Mrs. Sarah No-
Ian Bills, he is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Francis E. Burns
and Miss Lydia Bills; six sisters,
Mrs. John White, Mrs. Byron
Hedges, Mrs. Harry Plekard, Mrs.
Raymond Reynolds, Mrs. Laura
Banks and Miss Grace Bills; two
brothers, Claude and Frank Bills,
all of Auburn/ Funeral services
will be held at 2:30 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the family home
in Button Street,.

William married NOLAN, Sarah M on 30 Apr 1902 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Sarah was born about 1874 in Irish Free State; died in 1949 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser

BILLS-At his home. 137 North Fulton
Street, Tuesday morning, Octo-
ber 24. 1939, Frank E. Bills.
Funeral services will be held Frl-
day afternoon, October 27, 1939. a t
t o'clock at Langham's Funeral
Home, East Genesee and Lewis
Streets.
Burial in Soule Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call at the
funeral home Wednesday and
Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9
o'clock.

Frank married KING, Julia on 26 Nov 1902 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Julia and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Argus - 11/6/1896

Funeral services of the late Lydia Bills*
daughter of Chester S. and Anna Mt Bills
who died early Sunday morning-,- was
largely attended at the family residence,
74 Lansing street, Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Rev. W. H. Hubbard officiated.
The following young ladies acted as
honorary bearers: Misses Mamie Cooper,
Lizzie Graham, Lizzie McGarr, and Bella
Toohey. The acting bearers were Wal-
ter Sanders, Richard Graham, William
Nolan and Daniel Cuddy. the burial
was in Soule cemetery.

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 1/15/1970

Mrs. Susan Bills Hedges, widow
of Byron E. Hedges, of 385
Owasco Road. Owasco died
Wednesday at Auburn Nursing
Home after several w e e ks
illness.
Born in Auburn, she had resided
in Owasco for 52 years.
Surviving are one son. Byron
E. Hedges, Farley's Point, and
one sister, Miss Grace Bills,
Owasco.
Funeral services will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at the Langham
Funeral Home. The R e v.
Richard Sparrow pastor of St.
Luke's United Church of Christ,
will officiate. Burial wifl be in
Fort Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Susan married HEDGES, Byron E on 24 Jul 1900 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Byron was born about 1881 in IL; died about Oct 1927 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 7/31/1961

Mrs. Josephine Bills Pickard died
unexpectedly at the home of her
sister. Mrs. Susan H. Hedges of
385 Owasco Rd., early Sunday. She
had been in poor health since last
December. Born in Auburn she had
resided in Florida for 20 years
before returning here six years
ago.
Surviving are her husband, Harry
Pickard of Elbridge: one son.
Chester Pickard. Laurinburg, N.C.;
three sisters, Mrs. Hedges, Miss
Grace M. Bills, Owasco, Mrs. Ray
R. Reynolds, Attica; eight grand-
children, several nieces and
nephews.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tues-
day at the Langham Funeral
Home. Rev. Harris B. Stewart,
D.D. of Aurora will officiate. Burial
will be in Soule Cemetery. Calling
hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m.
today at the funeral home.

Josephine married PICKARD, Harry R about 1905. Harry was born on 3 Dec 1883 in ND; died on 2 Jan 1965 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 6/6/1967

Mrs Pearl A. Reynolds. 81. of
126 West Main St., Attica, died
last night in Wyoming County
Community Hospital, Warsaw,
Anna Hawelka Bills. Her hus-
band, Raymold R. Reynolds,
died in September, 1961. She had
lived in Attice for 37 years.
She is survived by a son,
Hobart Reynolds of Attica;
three grandsons; five great-
grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs.
Susan Hedges and Miss Grace
Bills of Auburn.
She was a member of the
First United Presbyterian
Church of Attica.
Friends may call at the Mar-
ley Funeral Home, 135 Main St.,
Attica, at their convenience.
Funeral services will be held
at 10 a.m. Thursday at the fu-
neral home. Burial services will
be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in
Soule Cemetery.
Those desiring to do so may
contribute to the Attica Presby-
terian Church Memorial Fund.

Pearl married REYNOLDS, Raymond about 1906. Raymond was born about 1886 in Ithaca, Tompkins County, NY; died on 24 Sep 1961 in Warsaw, Wyoming County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Attica NY News - 11/7/1940

Mrs. Laura G. Banks. 48, of Auburn,
was killed late Saturday af-
ternoon and three others were in-
jured in a two-car crash on the
Buffalo road near Canandaigua.
The injured are: Mrs. Pearl A.
Reynolds, 55, Attica, driver of the
car, her sister, Mrs. Josephine E.
Pickard, 57, of Auburn. Mrs. Rey-
nolds suffered a fractured leg and
scalp wound and Mrs. Pickard
has a fractured nose and bruises
Slightly injured was Mrs. Dorothy
Williams, 32, Poughkeepsie, driver,
of the other car.
Mrs. Williams had been visiting
in Buffalo and was driving to New
York. The Reynolds car, proceed-
ing west, started to pass a .truck
on the three-lane highway when
the Williams car either skidded on
the wet pavement or got out of
control and a head-on collision re-
sulted between the two cars. Cor-
oner Leon A. Stetson of Canandaigua
is investigating.

ALSO

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser

Funeral services will be held
at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon,
at the Langham Funeral Home,
91 East Genesee Street, for Mrs.
Laura G. Banks, 51, of 386 Owasco
Road, who was killed in an
automobile accident late Saturday
afternoon four miles west of Canandalgua
on the Buffalo Road.
Burial will be In Soule Cemetery.
Rev. Dr. Ralph A. Philbrook will
officiate. The body of Mrs. Banks
is at the Langham Funeral Home.
Mrs. Banks, with two of her
Maters, Mrs. Pearl A. Reynolds,
55, of Attica; and Mrs. Josephine
Pickard. 57, of Owasco Road had
left Auburn on a vacation trip
and had reached the vicinity of
Canandagua when the accident
happened. Mrs. Banks, for 20
years a telephone operator at the
office of the American Locomotive
Company in this city and
popular among her associates, was
the widow of Luther Banks. She
was an aunt of Police Chief Chester
J. Bills
Deputy Sheriff Harold Bacon
of Ontario County and State
Trooper N. G. Dean, who investigated
the accident, were told
that Mrs. Reynolds was driving
the car. The officers learned that,
while the Auburn women were
endeavoring- to pass a truck, the
car driven by Mrs. Reynolds collided
with one. operated by Mrs.
Dorothy E. Williams. 32, of
Poughkeepsie.
Mrs. Banks died soon after the
accident, apparently as the result
of a fractured skull. Mrs. Reynolds
sustained a scalp wound
and a fracture of the left ankle.
Mrs. Pickard suffered shock and
body bruises. Mrs. Williams also
suffered shock and body bruises.
They were taken to Thompson Memorial
Hospital, Canandalgua,
where they were reported as
"more comfortable" today.
Besides Mrs. Reynolds and Mrs.
Pickard, Mrs. Banks Is survived
by three other sisters. Mrs.
Elizabeth A. White and Mrs.
Susie Hedges of Owasco Road and
Miss Grace M. Bills of Auburn.
Also by a brother, Claude J.
Bills of Auburn; and a granddaughter,
Ann Elizabeth Guse of
this city.
Ontario County officials were
making a further investigation today
into the cause of the fatal
accident.

Laura married BANKS, Luther on 11 Jun 1907 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY. Luther was born about 1889 in New York; died before 1930. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 3/2/1970

Mrs. Iva Bills Wildner. 79.
wife of Joseph F. Wildner of 74
Landsing St. Died unexpectedly
Saturday in Auburn Memorial
Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Auburn she had always
resided here. She was a co-
mmunicant of St. Alphonsus
Church and a member of the
Rosary and Altar Society.
Surviving besides her husband
are a sister, Mrs. Edward R.
Ellis; two nieces, Mrs. Thomas
Walsh and Mrs. Joseph Chayka,
all of Auburn.
Funeral services will be at
9:15 a.m. at St. Alphonsus
church Wednesday. Burial will
be in Soule Cemetery. Calling
hours will be from 3 to 5 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the
Langham Funeral Home. The
Rosary and Altar society will
conduct services at 8:30 p.m
Tuesday at the funeral home.

Iva married WILDNER, Joseph F about 1925. Joseph was born in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY; died on 7 May 1971 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 2/25/1963

BILLS-At Mercy Hospital, Sunday,
Feb. 24, 1963, Chester J. Bills, husband
of Mrs. Augusta Wappler
B i l l s of 46 1/2 Cayuga St.
Funeral services will be at 8:45
a.m. Thursday, Fab. 29. 1963 at
the Langham Funeral Home. 91 E.
Genesee St. and at 9:15 a.m. in
St. Alphonsus Church.
Burial in Soule Cemetery.
Friends are invited to call from
7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 4
to 6 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday
at the funeral home.

ALSO

Same date and paper

Chester J. Bills Dies at 69
Chester J. Bills. 69, of 464 Cayuga
St., died in Mercy Hospital
yesterday after an illness of several
months.
A native of Auburn, Chief Bills
had always resided here. He was
a veteran of World War I and a
member of W. Mynderse Rice Post
97, American Legion.
He was made an honorary life
member of the New York State
Association of Police Chiefs, the
Cayuga Club PBA, and the International
Association of Police
Chiefs.
Chief Bills was a communicant
of St. Alphonsus Church and a
member of its Holy Name Society.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Augusta Wappler Bills; two
daughters, Mrs. Thomas F Walsh
and Mrs. Joseph S Chayka; two
sisters, Mrs. Joseph Wildner and
Mrs. Edward Kills; seven grandchildren,
all of Auburn.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m
Thursday at the Langham Funeral
Home and at 9:15 a.m in St. Alphonsus
Church Burial will be in
Soule Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9
m.
tomorrow and from 4 to 5 and
7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the fu-
neral home,
Chief of Police John T. Costello.
who was appointed a patrolman
and later promoted to the Detec-
tive Bureau under the leadership
and encouragement of Chief Bills
said today "I am very saddened
by the news of the death of my
friend, Chief Chester J. Bills. Chief
Bills was a friend of the Police-'
men who served under him and
was a chief's chief."
Teletype notices of Chief Bills'
death went out to all police departments
in the nation today as
members of the Auburn Police
Department and the Cayuga Police
Benevolent Association entered a
30-day period of mourning.
Mr. Bills was appointed chief of
the Auburn departmen on March
30, 1929, the 10th anniversary of
his return to the States after serv-
ing with the 108th Infantry in
France.
Chief Bills was born in Auburn
on March 25, 1893. He was educat-
ed in Auburn elementary schools
and in Auburn Academic High
School.
He was appointed a patrolman
on Aug. 10, 1919 and was assigned
to duty Sept. 1, 1919. He resigned
from the force on Dec. 1, 1922.
On Feb. 15, 1927, he was appointed
superintendent of supplies
at Auburn Prison. He filled this
position until his appointment as
Chief of the Auburn Police Department
in 1929.
Chief Costello said today that
Chief Bills was a pioneer of modern
law enforcement During his
years as chief, he inaugurated
many crime prevention methods
which later have been adapted on
a national scale, Chief Costello
said of his late superior officer.
Specifically, Chief Costello noted
the late chiefs achievements: the
use of a lie detector to aid in
crime detection, a project the late
chief worked on from 1935 until
1938, and for which he was awarded
patents;
Development of a speed control
device for automobiles, also patented,
that allows the setting of a
certain speed on an auto speedometer
so that a car can not be
driven at an excessive speed, but
allows for full motor power even
though the speed is limited to a
certain point;
Collaborated with the Auburn
Police fingerprint department and
prepared material for a book on
latent fingerprint classifications
giving auburn the distinction of
obtaining the first criminal con-
viction in the nation using this
method of classification.
Assisted the Auburn department
in obtaining the first arson con-
viction of its kind in the nation
with his work using a spectrogra-
phic chemical analysis of clothing,
dust.
Adapted the first one-way patrol
radio from headquarters to patrol
car to be used in the nation, a
system that was later developed
into the present communications
system.
Instrumental in establishing one
of the finest firing systems in the
nation.

Chester married WAPPLER, Augusta Ann on 21 Aug 1919 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Augusta (daughter of WAPPLER, Herman and Bertha) was born on 7 Feb 1894 in New York; died in Sep 1981 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Auburn NY Citizen Advertiser - 12/6/1982

Mrs. Beatrice Bills Ellis,
widow of Edward R. Ellis of
98 Franklin Street died
Friday. December 3.1982 at
Auburn Memorial Hospital.
Born in Auburn Mrs. Ellis
was a life resident. She was
a retired telephone operator
having been employed at the
Auburn office for 50 years.
Mrs. Ellis was a member of
the Telephone Pioneers of
America. Iroquois Chapter.
She also was a communicant
of St. Alphonsus
Church and a member of the
Rosary and Altar Society.
Her husband predeceased
her in May of last year.
Surviving are: two nieces;
Mrs. Joseph (Barbara)
Chayka of Auburn and Mrs.
Thomas (Beverly) Walsh of
St. Petersbury. Fla.. also
several cousins.
A private Mass of Christian
Burial will be offered
Tuesday at the Langham
Funeral Home. 91 East
Genesee Street. Rev.
Clarence Gardner, pastor of
St. Alphonsus Church, will
be celebrant. Burial will be
in Soule Cemetery.
There will be no calling
hours and friends are asked
to contribute to St. Jude's
Children's Hospital in memory
of Mrs. Ellis.

Family/Spouse: ELLIS, Edward R. Edward was born in Erie, Erie County, PA; died on 4 May 1981 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Irene married BURNS, Francis E on 16 Jul 1929 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Francis was born about 1899 in New York; died on 14 Jan 1955 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lydia married HUNGERFORD, Edwin Lloyd on 26 Nov 1936 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Edwin (son of HUNGERFORD, Frances) was born about 1907 in New York; died about Nov 1951 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moravia NY Republican Register - 10/3/1946

G. Earl Hedges of 106 Franklin
Street, widely known sportsman
and manufacturer, died early
Thursday morning, September 26,
at Auburn City Hospital.
Mr. Hedges was an ardent hunter
and fisherman and was a member
ot the Cayuga County Sportsmen's.
Association and the Frontenac
Rod and Gun Club of Union
Springs. He was also a member of
the Industrial Club of Auburn.
Surviving are his wife, Carolyn
Hawley Hedges; his mother, Mrs.
Byron E. Hedges and a brother,
Byron E. Hedges.
Funeral services were held at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon from
Langham's Funeral Home, 91 East
Genesee Street, with Rev. George
E. Davies of Calvary Presbyterian
Church officiating. Burial was in
Fort Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hedges (nee Carolyn Haw-
ley) is a niece of Mrs. Arthur Aus-
tin.
Mrs. Austin was in Auburn, Sat-
urday, September 28, to attend the
funeral.

Family/Spouse: HAWLEY, Carolyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Beverly married WALSH, Thomas F on 29 Dec 1945 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. Thomas (son of WALSH, Francis L and CAREY, Elizabeth A) was born on 4 May 1923; died on 29 Aug 1998 in Auburn, Cayuga County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Barbara married CHAYKA, Joseph S [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]