William Arthur Irish, son of Amy Elizabeth Potter and William Babcock Irish (of Potter Hill, R. I.), was born in Farina, Ill., March 23, 1870, and died October 1, 1945, at Bethesda Hospital, Hornell, N. Y., after a brief illness.
Mr. Irish came to Alfred from Farina in 1893 and has been a farmer in this vicinity during the past fifty-two years. He was an active member of the First Alfred Seventh Day Baptist Church, joining by letter from Farina. He married Hattie Estelle Burdick of Alfred on June 5, 1897, who preceded him in death June 25, 1942.
Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. John E. Oman and Mrs. Myron A. Burrows, a son, William Arthur, and a foster son, James Anderson.
Farewell services were conducted at the church by his pastor, Rev. E. T. Harris. The Alfred Grange assisted at the grave. Burial was in Alfred Rural Cemetery. E. T. H.
