MYERS, H Earl

1882 - 1961  (79 years)

• Name	MYERS, H Earl
  Birth	11 Mar 1882	Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 1961	Lockport, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I85267	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	MYERS, Henry H
  Mother	Eliza
  Family ID	F42717	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BALCOM, Ella A,   b. 18 May 1878, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY d. 16 Feb 1956, Ransomville, Niagara County, NY (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	4 Sep 1905	Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	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.
  Children	1. MYERS, Doris,   b. Abt 1906, Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY d. 1919, Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 13 years)   2. MYERS, Loren P,   b. Abt 1910, New York d. Yes, date unknown   3. MYERS, Elric H,   b. Abt 1911, New York d. Yes, date unknown   4. MYERS, William E,   b. Abt 1913, New York d. 1944, Italy (Age ~ 31 years)   5. MYERS, Sarah A,   b. Abt 1920, New York   6. MYERS, Martin M,   b. Abt 1921, New York   7. MYERS, Paul   d. 1925
  Family ID	F28313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  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.