Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Mudge, Earl Griffin |
Genealogy ID |
02576 |
Born |
14 JUN 1904 |
Birthplace |
Sullivan, Tioga PA |
Deceased |
18 MAR 1964 |
Deceased where |
Mansfield, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
St. Andrews, Blossburg, Tioga PA |
Education |
Red School in Sullivan Mansfield High School 1925 |
Occupation |
Basketball Player Project Engineer for Tioga, Bradford and Sullivan Counties Curtis Wright Corporation Mudge Brothers Distributing Company |
Titles & honors |
Mansfield Lions Club Knights of Columbus |
Father |
Orris Eugene Mudge |
Mother |
Dorcas Lucinda Monro |
Spouse |
Regina Kelly |
Notes |
MUDGE, Earl G. [SRGP 2576] - Earl G. Mudge, 59, Mansfield, died March 18, 1964 at his home after an extended illness. He was well known for his athletic ability at the local high school and college where he excelled in basketball and football. An outstanding lineman, he was captain of the Mansfield State College football team. After college he played with Corning All''-High, one of the strong semi-pro teams of that era. From 1936 to 1939 he was Project Engineer for Tioga, Bradford and Sullivan Counties. In 1940 he joined the management division of Curtis Wright Corporation in Wood Ridge, NJ. After 16 years he retired and returned to Tioga County as an owner and operator of Mudge Brothers Distributing Company in Blossburg. In 1962 he sold his business and entered partnership with his brother, Cole J. Mudge, in the American Oil Company, Covington, PA. He belonged to Holy Child Church of Mansfield and was a member of the Knights of Columbus of Blossburg and the General Assembly of the 4th Degree of K. of C. of Williamsport and a member of the Mansfield Lions Club. Surviving are his wife, the former Regina Kelly; brother, Cole J. Mudge; sisters, Mrs. Gladys Stilwell of Mansfield and Mrs. Florence Smith of Elmira NY. Funeral was held March 21 from Shaw & Robena Funeral Home and Hold Child Church with Father Martin A. Roche officiating. Burial was in St. Andrew's Cemetery, Blossburg. - Mansfield Advertiser, 1 April 1964, p.2 Earl G. Mudge, married = 2576 Death Cert. #031025-64; Cause Carcinoma of Lt. kidney & mainly metastases b. 14 July 1904, Sullivan Twp.; d. 18 March 1964, Mansfield Boro, PA Occupation Distributor Spouse Regina Kelly Mudge Parents Orris Mudge + Dora Munro Informant Mrs. Regina Mudge, Mansfield, PA Signed by J.J. Moore, MD, Mansfield, PA; 20 March 1964 Burial 21 March 1964, St. Andrews Cemetery, Blossburg, PA |
