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- Niagara Gazette - 8/26/1960
NORTH TONAWANDA-
Spencer P. Carney. 61, of .12
Payne Ave., died unexpected-
ly Thursday (Aug. 23, 1960)
while driving his car in Harlem
Rd. at Sheridan Drive.
Town of Amherst. Erie County.
Erie County Medical Examiner
James J. Creighton telephoned
Amherst police and
reported Mr. Carney suffered
no apparent injury but that
the victim had suffered a
heart attack.
Carney's auto, veering out
of control, sped across. Sheridan
through a red light into
moving traffic. His car struck
another v e h i c l e causing
minor injuries to the occupants.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Donohue, of Williamsville.
They were treated in Sisters
Hospital, Buffalo and released.
Amherst police said the
Carney car was northbound
in Harlem Rd. The light for
Harlem traffic w a s red and
traffic in Sheridan was be-
ginning to move when Carney's
ato shot into the traffic.
It came to rest in shrubbery
along Sheridan Dr .
Mr. Carney was a lifelong
resident of this city and was
employed as a plumber. He
was a member of St. Francis
of Assisi Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Sophia Balling Carney; two
sons, James and Jack Carney,
both of this city; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Floyd Meyers,
Hayes, this city and six
grandchildren.
Prayers will be said at
8:30 a.m. Saturday at the
Hamp Funeral Home, follow-
ed by Requiem Mass at 9 in
St. Francis Church. Burial
will be in Mt. Oliver Ceme-
tery.
ALSO
North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 8/26/1960
CARNEY - Spencer P. Carney,
61, of 12 Payne Ave., North Tonawanda,
died unexpectedly Thursday
(Aug. 25, 1960). Born in Tonawanda,
Mr. Carney was a resident
of the Tonawandas all his life.
He was employed as a plumber
and was a member of St. Francis
of Assisi Church. Surviving are his
wife, Sophia (nee Balling)
Carney; two sons, James and Jack
Carney, and a daughter, Mrs. Roger
Hayes, all of the Tonawandas;
another daughter, Mrs. Floyd
Meyers of Lockport, and six
grandchildren. Friends may call
at the Hamp Funeral Home Inc.,
37 Adam St., Tonawanda, where
prayers will be said at 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, followed by a Requiem
High Mass in St. Francis of Assisi
Church at 9 a.m., the Rev.
William Yaeger officiating. Burial
in Mt. Olivet Cemetary.
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Abt 1899 - 1960 (~ 61 years)