Percy Claire WOLFE

1899 - 1956  (56 years)

• Name	Percy Claire WOLFE
  Born	16 May 1899
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Apr 1956	New Windsor, Carroll Co., MD   [1]
  Buried	St. Luke's (Winters), New Windsor, Carroll Co., MD
  Person ID	I5255	Primary
  Last Modified	10 May 2014

  
  

  Father	Wlliam H WOLFE,   b. 1862,   d. 1929  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth GARBER,   d. 24 Oct 1944
  Family ID	F5578	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Agnes Mae STITELY,   b. 30 May 1900,   d. Dec 1974  (Age 74 years)
  Children	+ 1. Emory Hamilton WOLFE,   b. 1 Mar 1922,   d. 29 Aug 1994  (Age 72 years) + 2. Ruth WOLFE   3. James L. WOLFE   4. Earle WOLFE
  Last Modified	10 May 2014
  Family ID	F518394952	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S268] NEWS: The News, Frederick (Reliability: 3), 13 Apr 1956. NEW WINDSOR FARMER DIES BY HANGING Percy C. Wolfe, 56, Had Been Despondent; Funeral Services To Be Held Monday Percy Claire Wolfe, 56, well-known New Windsor farmer, was found dead by hanging in the wagon shed by his wife at his home this morning on the property of Philip B. Snader, near New Windsor. He had been despondent due to ill health. State trooper John W. Crout, investigating officer called to the scene at 6:45 o'clock this morning, Carroll County medical examiner, pronounced Wolfe dead at the scene at 8:05 o'clock. Trooper Crout gave the following recapitulation: Wolfe placed a rope over the rafters in the wagon shed and placed a ladder on the back of his pickup truck. He climbed the ladder and then jumped off. Wolfe was born May 16, 1899 in Frederick county, a son of the late William H. and Lizzie Garber Wolfe. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Agnes Stitley Wolfe, four children, George W. Wolfe of Westminster; Emory H and James Wolfe, both of New Windsor; and 18 grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and the following brothers and sisters: Claude Wolfe, Hagerstown; Harry and Grayson Wolfe, both of Union Bridge; Wilbur Wolfe, New Windsor; Lester Wolfe, Rocky Ridge; and Mrs. Cora Black, near Hagerstown. He was a member of the Edgewood Church of the Brethren, and a member of the New Windsor Fire Company. Friends may call at the New Windsor funeral home of D.D. Hartzler and Sons after noon on Sunday. He will be removed to the Winters Lutheran church at 10 a. m. Monday where services will be held at 11 o'clock. Rev. Thronton Black will officiate, assisted by Rev. Donald Warrenfeltz. Interment will be made in Winters cemetery near New Windsor.