| Lee H. Capron | |
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Born: 18 Nov 1915 Loc: Sugar Grove, Warren Co., PA Died: 28 Feb 2004 Loc: Sebring, FL Bur: Sunset Hill Cemetery, Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY |
Father: Robert J. Capron Mother: Edna Fern Butler |
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Married: 24 Jun 1939 Spouse: Elsie M. Tibbetts |
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| Children: Living | |
| 1920 Census: Amity Twp. Erie Co., PA | |
| SS Death Index: Name: Lee H. Capron Last Residence: 14701 Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York, United States of America Born: 18 Nov 1915 Died: 28 Feb 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) |
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Obituary: Lee H. Capron, 88, of 4133 Mead Road, died at 11:05 a.m. Saturday (Feb. 28, 2004) in the home of his son in Sebring, Fla. An area resident most of his life, he was born Nov. 18, 1915, in Sugar Grove, Pa., the son of Robert and Edna Butler Capron. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II as a minesweeper in the Mediterranean. Prior to retirement, he was employed in the radiator division of the former Blackstone Corp. for several years. He also owned and operated a farm on the Mead Road for many years. In earlier years, he was employed by the Erie Railroad, where he built railroad tracks throughout the area. He was a former member of the John W. Tiffany Post 53 VFW. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman, where he enjoyed being outdoors, loving and appreciating the beauty of Mother Nature. He truly loved being a gentleman farmer. He loved and cherished the times he spent with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. in-law, He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Elsie M. Tibbetts Capron, whom he married June 24, 1939, and who died June 28, 1999; two brothers: Earl and Gibb Capron; and an infant sister. The funeral service will be held at 11a.m. Saturday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Lee A. O'Brien, pastor of the Clarks Corners Community Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Hospice Chautauqua County, 4840 W. Lake Road, Mayville, N.Y., 14757. Notes: Survivors omitted. |
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