Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, December 28, 1958. [9]
1925 William T. Bolas was born on April 4 in Genesee County, New York. [1]
1927 Murial Isobel Watkins was born on April 10 in Pompano, Broward County, Florida. [2] [3]
1954 William Thomas Bolas and Muriel Isobel Watkins were married on July 31 in Brookline, Massachusetts.
The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported, [4]
Muriel Watkins Wed to William T. Bolas
The marriage of Miss Muriel Isobel Watkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton B. Watkins of Brookline, Mass., and Wolfeboro, N.H., to William Thomas Bolas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Bolas of Batavia, took place Saturday in Brookline.
The bride, a graduate of Boston University, has been home demonstration agent in Genesee County for the last three years.
For her marriage Miss Watkins chose a gown of Chantilly lace and net over white satin, and a fingertip veil of illusion. Her attendants were Miss Marion Pyne of Brockport, Mass., maid of honor, and Miss Marianna Sears of Manchester, Mass., and Mrs. Walter Maxwell Fife Jr., the bride's sister, as bridesmaids, both in turquoise. The bride and her attendants carried roses.
Frank Keizer of Alexander, N.Y., was best man, and Walter Maxwell Fife Jr. of Lakeport, N.H., was usher.
The couple will live in Batavia.The Buffalo Courier-Express reported, [5]
Miss Watkins Married to Batavia Man
At a ceremony attended by members of the immediate families and a few friends, Miss Muriel Isobel Watkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton B. Watkins, of Brookline, Mass., became the bride of William Thomas Bolas, of Batavia, yesterday in Brookline. Mr. Bolas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Bolas, of Batavia.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. She wore a gown of Chantilly lace and net over white satin and a fingertip veil of French Illusion. Miss Marion Pyne of Brockton, Mass., was maid of honor. She wore a gown of pink net over taffeta with a matching headband. The bridesmaids, Miss Marianna Sears, of Manchester, Mass., and Mrs. Walter Maxwell Fife Jr., of Lakeport, N. H., sister of the bride, were attired in turquoise. The attendants carried old-fashioned bouquets of roses.
Frank Keizer, of Alexander, N. Y., was best man. Walter Maxwell Fife Jr., was usher.
After the ceremony, a reception was given at the Hotel Beaconfield.
After a wedding trip through New England, Mr. and Mrs. Bolas will live in Batavia.
1958 William T. Bolas of Batavia, Genesee County, New York, died on December 27 in a car-train crash in Corfu, Genesee County, New York. [6] He was buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery and Mausoleum, Batavia, Genesee County, New York. [7] The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported, [8]
Batavian Killed Instantly in Corfu Train-Car Crash
Corfu, Dec. 27--William T. Bolas, 33, of the Pratt Road, Batavia, a field man for the Artificial Breeders Cooperative in Genesee County, was killed instantly at 11:14 a.m. today (Dec. 27, 1958) when his car was struck by a fast moving New York Central Railroad passenger train at a private crossing a half mile west of here.
Bolas died of multiple injuries, according to Dr. S. L. McClouth of Corfu, a Genesee County coroner, who issued a certificate of accidental death. The car was literally torn apart by the crash. The front portions were carried on the front of the locomotive for half a mile.
Scene of the tragedy was a private railroad crossing known as Etzold Road and leading from Route 33 to the barns on the Lavern Kruger and W. J. Etzold farms. It is unguarded and is used only by persons driving to the barns.
Bolas was northbound, having just left the barns where he had been called in connection with his work for the Artificial Breeders Cooperative. State Police, under the direction of Cpl. J. W. Lawrence of Alexander, and sheriffs deputies, Undersheriff Sanford L. Bock, blamed icy conditions of the roadway for the accident.They theorized that Bolas, alone, saw the eastbound passenger train approaching, but that his car skidded on the icy patch. When he saw he could not stop, Bolas apparently gunned the car in an effort to clear the tracks.
The eastbound train was traveling at 80 miles an hour, according to investigators. The body was taken to the C. B. Beach & Son Funeral Home in Corfu.
1959 Muriel and Ann moved to Brookline, Massachusetts. An article in the Batavia Daily News stated on April 1, [10]
Plans Graduate Work
Mrs. William Bolas. formerly of the Pratt Rd., and one time County home demonstration agent, has left for Brookline, Mass., where she and her daughter, Ann, will make their home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton B. Watkins of 12 Parkway Rd., Apt. 3, Mass. In September Mrs. Bolas plans to return to Boston University where she will take graduate work in the general field of home economics. Her daughter, Ann, will be enrolled in nursery school.
Before leaving Mrs. Bolas gave as a memorial to her husband, the late William Bolas, a trophy for an outstanding boy or girl for achievement in dairying during the past year.
2000 Muriel Watkins Bolas died on October 9. Her last residence was Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida. [11] [12]
[1] Find A Grave Memorial 80186125, [FindAGrave].
[2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].
[3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].
[4] Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Friday, August 8, 1954, p. 25, col. 3, [URL].
[5] Buffalo Courier-Express, Sunday August 1, 1954, p. 6-C, col. 5, [URL].
[6] New York State, Death Index, 1957-1968, [AncestryRecord].
[7] Find A Grave Memorial 80186125, [FindAGrave].
[8] Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Sunday, December 28, 1958, p. 18, [URL].
[9] Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, December 28, 1958, page 18, [NewspapersClip].
[10] Batavia Daily News, Wednesday, April 1, 1959, p. 19, col. 1, [URL].
[11] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, [AncestryRecord].
[12] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, [AncestryRecord].