Wife of Rufus Lincoln (R.L.) Brown & Mother to Rufus Middaugh (R.M.) Brown
*Daughter of Crandall Lester
BROWN, Roena (Lester) [source unknown, date unknown, 2/--/1982] – OBITUARY
“Mrs. Roena Brown
Roena L. Brown, formerly of 34 E. State St., died Saturday (Feb. 20, 1982) at the skilled nursing facility at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, Pa.
Mrs. Brown was 101 years old, and a descendant of the first settlers of the Richburg area, where she was born on Nov. 3, 1880, a daughter of Crandall and Frances Richardson Lester.
She was the widow of Rufus L. Brown, whom she married in 1899. They had two sons, both deceased.
She had lived in Richburg, Indiana, Oklahoma and Rochester, prior to moving to Wellsville, where she lived for 40 years. In Wellsville, she had managed the former Hotel Fassett and also owned and operated the former Wellsville Hotel. She had been employed by J. W. Embser Sons for 25 years.
Her ancestors were among the original settlers of Richburg. Her father drilled the first oil well on the Harding lease in 1881. Several oil leases were operated by her family during the early days of the discovery of oil in Richburg.
She was a member of Brookside Wesleyan Church in Wellsville.
She is survived by a niece, Lucille Whittenhall of Lecando, Fla.; two great-grandnieces, Mrs. Gus Rigas of Wellsville and Mrs. Joseph Beyers of Gross Point, Mich.; and a great-grandnephew, Donald Lester of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Embser Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Alton J. Shea of Houghton and the Rev. Gordon Chapman of Brookside Wesleyan Church officiating.
Burial will be in Richburg Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.”
*Daughter of Crandall Lester
BROWN, Roena (Lester) [source unknown, date unknown, 2/--/1982] – OBITUARY
“Mrs. Roena Brown
Roena L. Brown, formerly of 34 E. State St., died Saturday (Feb. 20, 1982) at the skilled nursing facility at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, Pa.
Mrs. Brown was 101 years old, and a descendant of the first settlers of the Richburg area, where she was born on Nov. 3, 1880, a daughter of Crandall and Frances Richardson Lester.
She was the widow of Rufus L. Brown, whom she married in 1899. They had two sons, both deceased.
She had lived in Richburg, Indiana, Oklahoma and Rochester, prior to moving to Wellsville, where she lived for 40 years. In Wellsville, she had managed the former Hotel Fassett and also owned and operated the former Wellsville Hotel. She had been employed by J. W. Embser Sons for 25 years.
Her ancestors were among the original settlers of Richburg. Her father drilled the first oil well on the Harding lease in 1881. Several oil leases were operated by her family during the early days of the discovery of oil in Richburg.
She was a member of Brookside Wesleyan Church in Wellsville.
She is survived by a niece, Lucille Whittenhall of Lecando, Fla.; two great-grandnieces, Mrs. Gus Rigas of Wellsville and Mrs. Joseph Beyers of Gross Point, Mich.; and a great-grandnephew, Donald Lester of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Embser Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Alton J. Shea of Houghton and the Rev. Gordon Chapman of Brookside Wesleyan Church officiating.
Burial will be in Richburg Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.”
Wife of Rufus Lincoln (R.L.) Brown & Mother to Rufus Middaugh (R.M.) Brown
*Daughter of Crandall Lester
BROWN, Roena (Lester) [source unknown, date unknown, 2/--/1982] – OBITUARY
“Mrs. Roena Brown
Roena L. Brown, formerly of 34 E. State St., died Saturday (Feb. 20, 1982) at the skilled nursing facility at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, Pa.
Mrs. Brown was 101 years old, and a descendant of the first settlers of the Richburg area, where she was born on Nov. 3, 1880, a daughter of Crandall and Frances Richardson Lester.
She was the widow of Rufus L. Brown, whom she married in 1899. They had two sons, both deceased.
She had lived in Richburg, Indiana, Oklahoma and Rochester, prior to moving to Wellsville, where she lived for 40 years. In Wellsville, she had managed the former Hotel Fassett and also owned and operated the former Wellsville Hotel. She had been employed by J. W. Embser Sons for 25 years.
Her ancestors were among the original settlers of Richburg. Her father drilled the first oil well on the Harding lease in 1881. Several oil leases were operated by her family during the early days of the discovery of oil in Richburg.
She was a member of Brookside Wesleyan Church in Wellsville.
She is survived by a niece, Lucille Whittenhall of Lecando, Fla.; two great-grandnieces, Mrs. Gus Rigas of Wellsville and Mrs. Joseph Beyers of Gross Point, Mich.; and a great-grandnephew, Donald Lester of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Embser Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Alton J. Shea of Houghton and the Rev. Gordon Chapman of Brookside Wesleyan Church officiating.
Burial will be in Richburg Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.”
*Daughter of Crandall Lester
BROWN, Roena (Lester) [source unknown, date unknown, 2/--/1982] – OBITUARY
“Mrs. Roena Brown
Roena L. Brown, formerly of 34 E. State St., died Saturday (Feb. 20, 1982) at the skilled nursing facility at Charles Cole Memorial Hospital in Coudersport, Pa.
Mrs. Brown was 101 years old, and a descendant of the first settlers of the Richburg area, where she was born on Nov. 3, 1880, a daughter of Crandall and Frances Richardson Lester.
She was the widow of Rufus L. Brown, whom she married in 1899. They had two sons, both deceased.
She had lived in Richburg, Indiana, Oklahoma and Rochester, prior to moving to Wellsville, where she lived for 40 years. In Wellsville, she had managed the former Hotel Fassett and also owned and operated the former Wellsville Hotel. She had been employed by J. W. Embser Sons for 25 years.
Her ancestors were among the original settlers of Richburg. Her father drilled the first oil well on the Harding lease in 1881. Several oil leases were operated by her family during the early days of the discovery of oil in Richburg.
She was a member of Brookside Wesleyan Church in Wellsville.
She is survived by a niece, Lucille Whittenhall of Lecando, Fla.; two great-grandnieces, Mrs. Gus Rigas of Wellsville and Mrs. Joseph Beyers of Gross Point, Mich.; and a great-grandnephew, Donald Lester of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Embser Funeral Home, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, with the Rev. Alton J. Shea of Houghton and the Rev. Gordon Chapman of Brookside Wesleyan Church officiating.
Burial will be in Richburg Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.”
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