BIOGRAPHY

JOSEPH WILLIAM SHIRLEY

OBITUARY: Joseph William Shirley; Batavia, Genesee Co., New York

The Daily News, Batavia, New York, October 24, 1918

Le Roy, Oct. 24. - The funeral of Joseph William Shirley will be held from St. Peter's church at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, with interment in St. Francis Cemetery.

Mr. Shirley died at his home on North street at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He had been ill since Friday, congestion of the lungs following influenza. He was born in the town of LeRoy on May 22, 1884, being a son of the later Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Shirley, and had always lived here. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of St. Peter's church and the Holy Name Society. He is survived by two brothers and six sisters, John of Buffalo, Mrs. Louise Powers of Geneseo, Mrs. Anna Palmer and Miss Genevieve Shirley, both of Rochester, Mrs. Mary Rider, Miss Nellie Shirley, Mrs. Emma Buckley and Charles, all of Le Roy.

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