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- Syracuse Herald
March 30, 1927
Funeral services for Nelson Spencer Mumford, 56, of 753 Allen Street, who died yesterday at St. Josephs Hospital of injuries suffered in a fall at the New York Central Railroad station, will be conducted at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The body will be taken to DeRuyter by John McCarthy Sons, undertakers, for burial.
Mr. Mumford, an employee of the American Express Company, fell from the top of a truck when a pile of boxes he was loading slipped, and he lost his balance in an attempt to keep the boxes from falling. His death was attributed to a fracture of the skull.
Mr. Mumford was a son of the Dr. and Mrs. Erasmus S. Mumford, pioneer physician in this city. He recieved his education in the schools of the city and attended Alfred University. Following his graduation from college, Mr. Mumford entered the trucking business. The firm name was the Mumford Trucking Company. He later became associated with the American Express Comoany and was in their employ for the last 18 years.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice M. Mumford; a son Raymond S. Mumford, and three step children, John B. Moran, vice-president of the City Bank Trust Company, Mrs, Morris H. Tolcott and Miss Ella A.
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