W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300
7 November 1945 · The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York)
Citation: "W. H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300," The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), 7 November 1945, p. 15; image, Newspapers.com (clipping by mattjameswade, 4 July 2019).
Transcription
W.H. Wade Funeral Attended by 300
Three hundred persons witnessed funeral services yesterday for William H. Wade, former Republican leader of Queens, who died Sunday at his home, 118 Puritan Ave., Forest Hills. The Rev. Frederick Robert Tiffany conducted the services at the Richmond Hill Baptist Church, 91st Ave. and 114th St., Richmond Hill.
Among those who attended were Mr. Wade's widow, Mrs. Josephine Lynas Wade; a daughter, Ethel E. Wade; a son, Lt. Comm. Frank E. Wade, executive officer of a navy construction battalion, just returned from Okinawa; a grandson, Webb Wade, and a sister, Mrs. Nella Fyfe.
Also present were the church trustees, of whom he was said to be the last surviving incorporator, trustees of the Richmond Hill Savings Bank of which he was a founder in 1920, members of the Richmond Hill Republican Club of which he was president from 1907 to 1915, and members of Richmond Hill Lodge 892 of the Masons, of which he was a member.
Interment was at Maple Grove Cemetery.
[The rest repeats the obituary of 5 November.]
What it says, against the tree
| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Henry Wade Jr | Funeral | Tue 6 Nov 1945, Richmond Hill Baptist Church, about 300 present; burial Maple Grove Cemetery | Burial 6 Nov 1945 | agrees |
| William Henry Wade Jr | Societies | Richmond Hill Lodge No. 892, Free and Accepted Masons | — | new |