Henry O. Snapp

Copied from the scrapbook of Velma Chrysler Cleveland. My mother has written on the end of it "Grandma's brother." This appears to be from the Newark Valley paper as W.E. Elwood was a pastor of that church and there is no date on the article. Other articles on the same page are dated 1928 and 1930 so I feel it would be somewhere in that time frame.

DEATH OF HENRY SNAPP

Henry O. Snapp, a well known resident of this village and life long resident of the town, died at his home on Main Street, Sunday night, May 27.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist church, Rev. W.E. Elwood officiating, R.H. Hall of McGraw, Undertaker, and burial was in Hope Cemetery. He was a member of the Newark Valley Lodge, F & A M, and the lodge conducted services at the grave, L.H. Smith delivering the funeral oration.

Henry Oscar Snapp was the son of George and Emeline (Shoultes) Snapp and born at East Newark on Jan. 5, 1862. He leaves one sister, Mrs. Elber Chrysler of Union Center, the last of a family of ten children. He married Miss Estella Pierce who survives him, forty-six years ago. He also leaves two sons, Reed, of Newark Valley, and Paul, of Newark, N.J.

Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Snapp purchased a farm on Wilson creek, in the northeastern part of the town, which he operated for many years until he removed to this village about 25 years ago. He operated the stage from this place to Union for some time and later, for 14 years was employed as assistant to F.W. Witter in his furniture and undertaking business. He had also been employed at various periods in several other stores in town, but for the past eight or nine years, had worked at the Bordon plant, a valued employee, well liked by all his fellow employees.

Some four months ago, he was taken ill with grip and flu and later suffered (a) severe heart attack, being in critical condition for some days. He had recovered so as to be about the house but about six weeks ago, suffered a slight cerebral hemorrhage and failed gradually.