Esther E. Bundy
b. 22 June 1903, d. 4 January 1992
- Father: Allen J. Bundy b. 31 December 1878, d. 30 September 1969
- Mother: Bessie M. Eyeington b. 19 September 1877, d. 8 February 1968
- Esther E. Bundy was born on 22 June 1903 in Angola, Erie County, New York.
- Allen J. Bundy and Bessie M. Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Angola, Erie County, New york, at Mill Street. Other members of the household included Esther E. Bundy, Milon John Bundy.
- Allen J. Bundy and Bessie M. Eyeington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Angola, Erie County, New York, at Fifth Street. Other members of the household included Esther E. Bundy, Milon John Bundy.
- She was attending school and employed as a church organist, according to the 1920 census.
- She married Harold Pendleton Peck, son of N. Jay Peck and Harriett Pendleton, on 3 September 1924 in Angola, Erie County, New York, at First Congregational Chuirch.
- The following appeared on 7 September 1924 in The Buffalo Sunday Express: The marriage of Miss Esther E. Bundy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Bundy of Angola to Harold P. Peck, son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Jay Peck of Cortland, was celebrated at the First Congregational church of Angola last Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Charles R. Hamblin. Mrs. William Chapman of Silver Creek played the wedding march. The bride wore a gown of ivory satin with a court train, her veil white tulle trimmed with orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the valley. She was attended by Miss Helen A. Grant of Buffalo, gowned in an apricot georgette crepe dress made in bouffant style. She carried a bouquet of pink butterfly roses. The bridesmaids were the Misses Esther Cockburn, Greta Ellis, Janet Hanley of Buffalo and Ethel Widmer of Angola. They wore bouffant gowns in pastel shades of georgette and carried Colonial bouquets in pastel colors. The bridegroom was attended by Frank G. Stisser of Cortland. The ushers were Harry W. Pea and William R. Halstead of Cortland, ??? J. Frawley of Angola, and Oliver C. Eyeington of Buffalo. . . . The cememony was followed by a reception at the Lake Shore Hunt Club at Derby. Covers were laid at the bride's table for fourteen and about 86? guests from Cortland, Jamestown, Batavia, Meadville and Buffalo were present. After a motor trip through New England, Mr. and Mrs. Peck will be at home at No. 41 ??? street, Cortland.
- Harold Pendleton Peck and Esther E. Bundy appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, at 49 West Court Street.
- Esther E. Bundy became a widow at the 29 January 1964 death of her husband Harold Pendleton Peck.
- The following appeared on 30 January 1964 in the Cortland Standard: Harold J. Peck, 65, of 49 W. Court St., died suddenly last evening at his home. He recently retired as president of the Peck Furniture House, Inc., of Cortland.
Mr. Peck was born April 29, 1898, in Cortland the son of N. Jay Peck and Harriett Pendleton Peck.
He was a member of the First Methodist Church, past president and member of Cortland Exchange Club, Cortlandville Lodge, 470, F & AM; Cortland Lodge of Elks, 748; Cortland Moose Lodge, director of the Cortland County Development Company, director of Cortland County United Fund.
Mr. Peck was active in the furniture business in Cortland all of his life.
Surviving him are his wife, Esther B. Peck, Cortland; a son, Jay A. Peck, Cortland; a daughter, Mrs. Harwood Spaulding, Cortland; a sister, Mrs. Hazel R. Pease, Lansdowne, Pa., five grandchildren, Charles, Susan and Anne Spaulding, all of Cortland, and William J. and Ellen Marie Peck, both of Cortland, and two nephews.
Funeral services will be held at Beard Memorial Home Saturday at 2 p.m. The Rev. Philip S. Nason, pastor of the First Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday evening 7 to 9. Friends may make contributions to the Memorial Fund of the First Methodist Church or the Heart Fund. - The following appeared on 8 February 1968 in the Cortland Standard: Mrs. Bessie Bundy, 90, of 89-1/2 N. Main St. died this morning at Cortland Nursing Home.
She was born Sept. 19, 1877 in Buffalo, the daughter of the late John and Isabell Adams Eyeington.
Mrs. Bundy had been a resident of Cortland for the past 25 years and was a member of the First Congregational Church.
Surviving are her husband, Allen J. Bundy; one son, Milon J. Bundy of Oneonta; one daughter, Mrs. Harold T. Peck, and seven great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Funeral arrangements are by the Wright - Beard Funeral Home.
Friends may contribute to the Memorial Fund of the First Congregational Church. - The following appeared on 23 October 1969 in the Evans Journal: Word has been received here of the death in late September of Allen J. Bundy in the Masonic Home, Utica, N. Y. A former proprietor of a garage and auto agency on Mill St., Angola, many years ago, and more recently a resident of Cortland, N. Y., he was 90 years of age.
Son of the late Milon J. and Ida Allen Bundy, Mr. Bundy was a member of Evans Lodge No. 261, F.&A.M., Angola, member and former deacon of the First Congregational Church of Cortland, and a former member of the First Congregational Church of Angola.
Survivors include one son, Milon J. Bundy of Oneonta; a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Esther) Peck; two brothers, Edward Bundy of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Merle Bundy of Blasdell; four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral and Masonic services were conducted in the Wright Beard Funeral Home, Cortland. Burial was in the Cortland Rural Cemetery. - The following appeared in The Daily Star: Milon J. Bundy, 80, of 44 Ford Ave., Oneonta, died Tuesday, Feb. 14, 1898, at his residence.
He was born Jan. 28, 1909, in Angola, N.Y., the son of Allen J. and Bessie (Eyington) Bundy. He married Helen Ormiston, who survives, on May 14, 1934, in Oneonta.
A 1932 graduate of Cortland State, he earned his Master’s degree at New York University. He taught Physical Education in the Huntington (L. I.) school system from 1930-43, when he came to Oneonta State (now SUCO), where he was head of the Physical Education Department. In 1954 he was named Director of Admissions, a position he held until his retirement in 1967.
He was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Oneonta, a past President of the Oneonta YMCA, a member of the New York State Retired Teachers Association, and a former member of the National Guard Co. G., Oneonta. He was also active in Boy Scouting, and had been presented the Silver Beaver Award.
Surviving, besides his wife, are two sons, Bruce Bundy of Amawalk and Keith Bundy of Cortland; two grandchildren; a sister, Esther Peck of Cortland; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family at the Lewis-Hurley Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. Burial will be in Oneonta Plains Cemetery in the spring.
There will be no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to the College Foundation at State University College at Oneonta. - Esther E. Bundy died on 4 January 1992 at age 88 in Cortland, Cortland County, New York, at Cortland Memorial Hospital.
- She was interred at Cortland Rural Cemetery, Cortland, Cortland County, New York.
- The following appeared on 6 January 1992 in The Post-Standard: Services for Esther B. Peck, 88, of 1177 Hillside Drive, who died Saturday in Cortland Memorial Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial will be in Cortland Rural Cemetery.
Calling hours are 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Peck was born in Angola. Her husband, Harold P. Peck, died in 1964. She was a resident of Cortland most of her life and was a member of the Homer Congregational Church. She was former president of the Cortland Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of the Fortnightly Club and was active in community volunteer work.
Surviving are a son, Jay A. of Homer; a daughter, Sally Spaulding of Cortland; five grandchildren; and two nephews.
Contributions may be made to the Cortland Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Cortland Free Library.
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