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Niagara Gazette

Private services for Miss Eliza B.
Whitney, a teacher here for 40
years and a leader at the First
Presbyterian church, will be held
at her home, 552 Seventh street,
tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Whitney died at her home
yesterday.
A member of one of the pioneer
families of this area. Miss Whitney
was born on the Whitney farm.
Lockport road. Town of Niagara.
She retired 20
years ago after
teaching 40 years
at the Cleveland
a v e n u e , Fifth
street and Third
street schools.
She and her sister.
Miss Emma
Whitney, were
lifelong workers
at the First Presbyterian
church.
They were the senior
members in
the church and represented a con-
Unuous family membership in rts
century and a quarter long history.
The Whitney family membership
started in 1831 when Theodore
Whitney, grandfather of the Whitney
sisters. Immigrated here from
England and Joined the First Presbyterian
Society of Niagara Miss
Whitney's father. John Whitney,
was also' a lifelong member of \he
church and became an elder there
in 1858.
Besides her sister Miss Whitney
is survived by two neices. Mrs. Fred
M. Ackerson. this city, and Mrs
Charles Welch. Sarasota. Pla ; three
nephews. Dr. Clarence Vogt.
Charles W. Vogt. Tampa. Fit
and J. Whitney Vogt. Buffalo
The Rev. Charles C. Berryhill
will officiate at the services
Friends may call at the Whitney
home until noon tomorrow.