Elvira Gordon

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Obituary - Mrs. Elvira M. Swezey died last Friday evening at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George D. Dill on Snedecor Avenue, Bayport. Mrs. Swezey died at the age of 75 years after a long illness.

She was born in New York and had lived in Patchogue for 45 years until she went to Bayport to make her home with her daughter. She was a member of the Patchogue Congregational Church. Mrs. Swezey was the widow of Richard Swezey, former painting contractor of Patchogue.

She is survived by her daughter, two sisters, Mrs. Minnie L. Jones of Elmhurst, and Mrs. Carrie Corlett, of Amityville, and two brothers, William Gordon of Merrick, and Clarence Gordon of Brooklyn.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday from the Ruland Funeral Chapel, in Patchogue, with the Rev. Arthur T. Tedcastle, pastor of the Bayport Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue.

(New York, New York, Marriage Indexes 1866-1937; 1860, 1880 US Federal Census; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, April 01, 1938, Page: 4)

Note: I have found no marker for this grave.

Elvira married Richard Edward Swezey 25 Dec 1890, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Richard (son of John Rose Swezey and Ophelia Hatfield Terry) was born Jul 1853, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 30 Jan 1927, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

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Died at his home

Obituary - Herbert H. Swezey, 24 years old, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. Swezey, died at his home in Patchogue following a brief illness of pneumonia. He was employed as a bookkeeper in the Patchogue Bank until recently when he left to accept a position with the Patchogue Manufacturing Co. He is survived by his parents and one sister, Helen. Funeral services were held at the Congregational Church, the pastor the Rev. Louis H. Johnston, officiating and interment was in the Cedar Grove Cemetery.

(Records of Cedar Grove Cemetery; Suffolk County News (Sayville), Friday, February 16, 1917, Page: 4)

Helen married George D. Dill. George (son of George H. Dill and Cora) was born 1904, , , New York, United States; died 17 Jul 1961, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States; was buried 21 Jul 1961, Palms Memorial Park, Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet]

Carol married Edward Smith. [Group Sheet]