(September 19, 1870-April 5, 1949)

The funeral of James E. Ferry, 79, Adirondack caretaker and guide, who died suddenly while attending services at the Pilgrim Holiness Church in Gouverneur of a heart attack Tuesday, was held at 2 p.m. Friday at the home of a son, Hamilton Ferry, near Childwold. Interment was in the Gale cemetery.

He was born at a community named after his father and had always resided in that area. The family was among the first settled in the region.

Mr. Ferry was for over 40 years a caretaker for the Hollywood club and also served as a guide for hunting and fishing parties. His wife, Olive, died several years ago and a daughter, Clare, had resided with him at the Childwold home.

Other survivors include his son, Hamilton; an adopted son, Paul Ferry, also of Childwold; an adopted daughter, Mrs. Shelly Stephner, Potsdam, and nieces and nephews.

(From the Wednesday, April 13, 1949 edition of the Potsdam Herald Recorder, page 3, courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network at http://news.nnyln.net/)