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- John Frederick WHITFORD, 87,
Milton, died early Sunday morning, Dec. 5, in
- Mercy Hospital, Janesville, following
a brief illness.
- Funeral services were held Wednesday,
Dec. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Milton Seventh Day
- Baptist Church, Rev. Elmo Fitz Randolph
officiating. Burial was in the Milton Cemetery.
- Pallbearers were Stuart SHADEL,
Edward ELLIS, Norris ROWBOTHAM,
- Kenneth SMITH, Leland SKAGGS
and Milton VAN HORN.
- Born Jan. 18, 1878, in Berlin, N.Y.,
he was the son of John and Mary Francis
- SUMMERBELL
WHITFORD. He attended Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.,
transferring to Milton College and graduated in 1903 with a B.S.
degree. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907 from
the University of Wisconsin.
- As an educator and school administrator,
he was principal at Williams Bay, 1903-
- 1906, and at old Milton High School
from 1907-1913. Following his work in Wisconsin, he served
more than twenty years as an administrator in New York State
School systems. From 1923 to 1930 he was professor of education
and psychology at Milton College. Later he served seven years
as director of public relations for the college. In 1956 Mr.
WHITFORD was named recipient of the Pillar of Milton award
by the Milton College Alumni Association.
- He was married Sept. 2, 1903 to Leo
COON of Milton, who died Sept. 23, 1957.
- On Nov. 2, 1958 he was married to Mizpah
BENNETT, a teacher in Janesville schools for many years.
- He was a deacon in the Milton Seventh
Day Baptist Church, where he was active in
- the educational programs of the church.
He was president of the congregation, and superintendent of
its Sabbath School for several years. He had been affiliated
with the I.O.O.F. Lodge and the Masonic Lodge, together with
community and civic organizations.
- He was an authority on the life of
Abraham Lincoln and had done extensive research
- on his lifelong hobby, collecting many
rare documents and pictures. Of the many articles written on
Abraham Lincoln by Mr. WHITFORD, his most recent one was
published on Aug. 18.
- Survivors include his wife, Mizpah
of Milton; a daughter, Major Geraldine L.
- WHITFORD.
U.S. Army Nurse Corps, U.S. Army Hospital, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.;
two brothers, William G. WHITFORD of Orchard Park. N.Y.,
and Ferris S. WHITFORD of Little Genesee, N.Y. [p.
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- Courtesy of Jon Saunders
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