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Maplehurst lost one of its most esteemed residents Thursday morning of last week, April 25, with the death of Harriet Wheeler Hackett, wife of John Hackett known to many Cuba people. Mrs. Hackett was born in the town of New Hudson Oct. 25, 1855, the daughter of John Wheeler and Laura Haskell Stone Wheeler. On her twenty-ninth birthday anniversary she was married to John Q. Hackett and they moved to Ischua, where they lived until 1900, then moving to Maplehurst, which has since been their home. The deceased is survived by her husband; one daughter, Laura H., at home and one granddaughter, Mrs. Beatrice Clayson of Ischua. Of four brothers of Mrs. Hackett two survive -- Arthur Wheeler of Cuba and Charles of Mayville. Some 16 years ago Mrs. Hackett United with the Baptist Church at Maplehurst, and she was also a member of the Loyal Workers Class of that Church. The funeral of Mrs. Hackett was held from her late home Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. B. W. Shepard, pastor of the Baptist Church at Meridian and a former pastor at Maplehurst, officiated. He was assisted by Mr. E. E. Evans of Olean. Mrs. Grace Brown and Mrs. Lottie Hull, with Mrs. Parepa Chamberlain as accompanist, sang "Lead Kindly Light." The pall bearers were Roswell Martin, Willard Brown, Willian Ransbury, Dana Hedden, William Phillips, Eugene Farwell. The Loyal Worker class of the Baptist Church attended in a body. Burial was in Maplehurst Cemetery. Relatives and friends from out of town who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Theo Clayson, Mrs. Varnie Learn, Ischua; Mr. Arthur Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Rense Osmun, Mrs. Nettie Vincent, Cuba; Mr. and Mrs. George Price, Willard; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hackett and daughter Elsie of Allentown; Mr. George Pike of Friendship; Mr. and Mrs. William Reynolds, Mrs. Bert Roblee, Mrs. Myra Langmade, Olean; Mrs. Mae Herrick, Mrs. Nellie Trowbridge, Mrs. Ross Mabey, Franklinville.+

1. Statement that family record shows marriage of parents 20 November 1820, by Baptist Minister, Thomas Baker, Hamburg, NY.
2. After abandonment of mother [Eliza] by father, Benjamin was sole support of mother.
3. Eliza made declaration for Benjamin's pension 17 December 1862 and applied on his service 24 December 1862.
4. Deposition of Mary J. Byrun of Cuba, N.Y., sister of Benjamin F., 24 June 1867.
5. Deposition of Asa Byrun, brother-in-law of Benjamin F. 1 Mar 1865.
6. Deposition of Jonathan Hascall, brother of James, 27 May 1863.
7. Deposition of Dolly Hascall, widow of Dr. Hascall's brother (Rodney) 27 May 1863.
8. Deposition of Zulia Layton, sister of Eliza Hascall, 17 Dec 1862.
9. Deposition of Mary J. Noble, half sister of Eliza Hascall, November 1862.
Depositions are to show that Eliza had no way to support herself after her son's death. She had been a tailoress, but was in poor health and no longer able to work.