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Stanley Vail obituary 1967Entry/Object ID
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Stanley VailScope and Content
Stanley Vail 2-24-67 MIDDLETOWN A memorial service will be held Sunday evening at the First Methodist Church, Delmar, for Stanley Vail, a native of Middletown. Mr. Vail, a former manager of the Orange County Telephone Company, died Saturday at his winter home in Sarasota, Fla. He had maintained a residence at 456 Kenwood Ave., Delmar, for many years. He was 78. Mr. Vail entered the telephone business in Middletown in 1908. In 1914 he joined the New York Telephone Company at Kingston. He served in a number of posts, including that of operations head of the Monticello territory. At the time of his retirement in 1950 he was general plant manager for the upstate area. He was a member and former trustee of the First Methodist Church of Delmar, a member of Masters Lodge of Masons, the Fort Orange Club, University Club, and Albany Country Club. He was past president of the Upstate Chapter of the Telephone Pioneers of America, and was a past president of Monticello Rotary Club. Surviving are his widow, the former Mary Louise Jordan, a native of Middletown; a son, C. Jordan Vail, both of Delmar; a brother, Roger B. Vail of Cornwall; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Jessup of Middletown; and three grandchildren.