Allentown, N.Y.

Francis D. Vincent of 5828 Allen Street passed away on Friday October 24, 2003 at the Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo. He was born June 23, 1922 in Allentown, the son of Albert and Vera (White) Vincent. On August 23, 1950 in Bolivar he married Virginia Tucker, who survives. Franny was a life long resident of Allentown, was a 1939 graduate of the Allentown Union School and was a veteran of WW II serving with the U.S. Air Force in the European Theater of Operation. He began his career with the Vincent & Vincent Oil Company of Allentown and later was employed by the Ebenezer Oil Company of Wellsville for 31 years, retiring in 1984. He was a life member of the V.F.W. Post 2721 in Cuba, the Morrison-Hayes Post 702 American Legion in Wellsville, the Allegany County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, the Allentown Volunteer Fire Department and the North American Hunting Club. He was a member of National Rifle Association, the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association, the Alma Rod & Gun Club, the American Association of Retired Persons and the Allentown United Methodist Church.