John H Vincent Sr. and Kathryn "Kitty" Doane
Husband John H Vincent Sr. [13220] 1
Born: 27 Jan 1895 - Bath, Steuben, New York, United States 1 2 Christened: Died: 31 May 1966 - Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States 1 Buried: - Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States 1 2 FamilySearch ID: LWZK-RT5Marriage: 19 Jun 1918 - Chemung, New York, United States 2Events
• Military Draft Registration: Between 1917 and 1918, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States.
Wife Kathryn "Kitty" Doane [13120]
Born: 1 Feb 1895 - Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States 1 Christened: Died: 15 Jan 2003 - Painted Post, Steuben Co, NY 1![]()
Buried: 17 Jan 2003 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States 1 FamilySearch ID: G9QB-Y2C Find A Grave ID: 99722803
Father: Walter A Doane [13218] (1872-1942) 1 Mother: Sophia Corl [13219] (1866-1916) 1
Other Spouse: Waldo William Becraft 3 [3717] (1900-1967) - 15 Sep 1944 - Corning, Steuben, New York, United States 4Events
• Her obituary was published on 15 Jan 2003. Becraft, Kathryn
A longtime resident of Three Rivers Health Care Center in Painted Post passed away Wednesday afternoon January 15, 2003 following a long full life at the age of 107.
Born in the year of 1895 on February 1st in Elmira, Kathryn was the daughter of Walter and Sophia Doane. During her long life, which bridged three centuries, she was witness to many of the events stored in libraries and read in history books. She out lived three husbands and worked in food service as a waitress until she retired in the mid 1960's from the Stanton Diner in Corning. She was a former member of the American Legion Bentley Post #443 of Elmira. Kathryn was a long-time member of the First United Methodist Church of Corning. Throughout her life, she enjoyed her family and time spent with her many friends.
Surviving is her daughter-in-law, Clara Vincent of Elmira; grandchildren, Gary (Mary) Vincent of Timonium, MD; great grandchildren, Jennifer & Dan MacKerchar of Churchville, PA and Jonathon Vincent of Morgantown, WV and Timonium, MD; a niece, Eleanor Sprague of Horseheads; and a nephew, George Weaver of Elmira; She is also survived by cherished friends, Phyllis & Sam Robinson of Corning. In addition to her parents and three husbands, Kathryn was predeceased by her son, Walter Vincent, in 1997.
Family and friends will be received at Caywood's Funeral Home & Gardens, 1126 Broadway, Southport today, Friday January 17, 2003 from 11AM - 1 PM . Funeral services will follow visitation Friday afternoon (1PM) in the funeral chapel at Caywood's with the Reverend Patrick Haley officiating. Kathryn will be interred in the family plot of Woodlawn Cemetery following her funeral service.
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1 Findagrave.com.
2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 Nov 2025), entry for John H Vincent, person ID LWZK-RT5.
3 Larry Foley, "Foley Ancestors" (rootsweb.com).
4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 8 Nov 2025), entry for Waldo William Becraft, person ID G4K4-CS1.
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