The Daily News, Huntingdon County, Huntingdon, PA - 21 March 1975.
Oscar M. Chilcote, 69, of R.D.3, Huntingdon, was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:50 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 1975, at the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He was unexpectedly stricken yesterday while working near his home.
A native of Mapleton, he was born May 10, 1905 to Oliver J. and Mae (Foster) Chilcote Orr. June 19, 1926, he was married to the former Dora Eckroth in Huntingdon by the Rev. Mr. Shue.
He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. George (Jean) Smith, Hanover, and Mrs. Bernard (Geraldine) Flanigan, Huntingdon. There are five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister Mrs. Hazel Young, Falls Church, Va. Another sister, Kathryn, is deceased.
Mr. Chilcote belonged to the Twelfth Street United Methodist Church in Huntingdon. He was a life member and past exalted ruler of the Huntingdon Elks Lodge No. 976; a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Huntingdon Lodge No. 223, and a life member and former chief engineer of the Huntingdon Hook and Ladder Fire Company. IN 1940, he started the Ambulance Division of the former West End Fire Company. In 1945, Mr. Chilcote organized the Huntingdon County Baseball League.
He assisted in the formation of the Huntingdon City Baseball League and served as its president for 10 years. He was employed in the textile industry for 36 years, first with the Susquehanna Silk Mill and Huntingdon Mill and Huntingdon Throwing Mill and later with their successor, Owens- Corning Fiberglas.
In 1967, he retired from Fiberglas, where he had served as production supervisor in both the Twist and Ply and Winding Departments. Active in community affairs, Mr. Chilcote served on Huntingdon Borough Council for many years and as council president for two years. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon.
Oscar M. Chilcote, 69, of R.D.3, Huntingdon, was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:50 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 1975, at the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He was unexpectedly stricken yesterday while working near his home.
A native of Mapleton, he was born May 10, 1905 to Oliver J. and Mae (Foster) Chilcote Orr. June 19, 1926, he was married to the former Dora Eckroth in Huntingdon by the Rev. Mr. Shue.
He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. George (Jean) Smith, Hanover, and Mrs. Bernard (Geraldine) Flanigan, Huntingdon. There are five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister Mrs. Hazel Young, Falls Church, Va. Another sister, Kathryn, is deceased.
Mr. Chilcote belonged to the Twelfth Street United Methodist Church in Huntingdon. He was a life member and past exalted ruler of the Huntingdon Elks Lodge No. 976; a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Huntingdon Lodge No. 223, and a life member and former chief engineer of the Huntingdon Hook and Ladder Fire Company. IN 1940, he started the Ambulance Division of the former West End Fire Company. In 1945, Mr. Chilcote organized the Huntingdon County Baseball League.
He assisted in the formation of the Huntingdon City Baseball League and served as its president for 10 years. He was employed in the textile industry for 36 years, first with the Susquehanna Silk Mill and Huntingdon Mill and Huntingdon Throwing Mill and later with their successor, Owens- Corning Fiberglas.
In 1967, he retired from Fiberglas, where he had served as production supervisor in both the Twist and Ply and Winding Departments. Active in community affairs, Mr. Chilcote served on Huntingdon Borough Council for many years and as council president for two years. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon.
The Daily News, Huntingdon County, Huntingdon, PA - 21 March 1975.
Oscar M. Chilcote, 69, of R.D.3, Huntingdon, was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:50 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 1975, at the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He was unexpectedly stricken yesterday while working near his home.
A native of Mapleton, he was born May 10, 1905 to Oliver J. and Mae (Foster) Chilcote Orr. June 19, 1926, he was married to the former Dora Eckroth in Huntingdon by the Rev. Mr. Shue.
He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. George (Jean) Smith, Hanover, and Mrs. Bernard (Geraldine) Flanigan, Huntingdon. There are five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister Mrs. Hazel Young, Falls Church, Va. Another sister, Kathryn, is deceased.
Mr. Chilcote belonged to the Twelfth Street United Methodist Church in Huntingdon. He was a life member and past exalted ruler of the Huntingdon Elks Lodge No. 976; a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Huntingdon Lodge No. 223, and a life member and former chief engineer of the Huntingdon Hook and Ladder Fire Company. IN 1940, he started the Ambulance Division of the former West End Fire Company. In 1945, Mr. Chilcote organized the Huntingdon County Baseball League.
He assisted in the formation of the Huntingdon City Baseball League and served as its president for 10 years. He was employed in the textile industry for 36 years, first with the Susquehanna Silk Mill and Huntingdon Mill and Huntingdon Throwing Mill and later with their successor, Owens- Corning Fiberglas.
In 1967, he retired from Fiberglas, where he had served as production supervisor in both the Twist and Ply and Winding Departments. Active in community affairs, Mr. Chilcote served on Huntingdon Borough Council for many years and as council president for two years. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon.
Oscar M. Chilcote, 69, of R.D.3, Huntingdon, was pronounced dead on arrival at 12:50 p.m., Thursday, March 20, 1975, at the J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon. He was unexpectedly stricken yesterday while working near his home.
A native of Mapleton, he was born May 10, 1905 to Oliver J. and Mae (Foster) Chilcote Orr. June 19, 1926, he was married to the former Dora Eckroth in Huntingdon by the Rev. Mr. Shue.
He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. George (Jean) Smith, Hanover, and Mrs. Bernard (Geraldine) Flanigan, Huntingdon. There are five grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Also surviving is a sister Mrs. Hazel Young, Falls Church, Va. Another sister, Kathryn, is deceased.
Mr. Chilcote belonged to the Twelfth Street United Methodist Church in Huntingdon. He was a life member and past exalted ruler of the Huntingdon Elks Lodge No. 976; a member of the Loyal Order of Moose, Huntingdon Lodge No. 223, and a life member and former chief engineer of the Huntingdon Hook and Ladder Fire Company. IN 1940, he started the Ambulance Division of the former West End Fire Company. In 1945, Mr. Chilcote organized the Huntingdon County Baseball League.
He assisted in the formation of the Huntingdon City Baseball League and served as its president for 10 years. He was employed in the textile industry for 36 years, first with the Susquehanna Silk Mill and Huntingdon Mill and Huntingdon Throwing Mill and later with their successor, Owens- Corning Fiberglas.
In 1967, he retired from Fiberglas, where he had served as production supervisor in both the Twist and Ply and Winding Departments. Active in community affairs, Mr. Chilcote served on Huntingdon Borough Council for many years and as council president for two years. Burial will be in the Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon.
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