Beaver County PA Archives Obituaries.....KIDD, Walter Scott June 20 1918 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Kelly Selcher selcherkid@hotmail.comid Beaver News, June 21, 1918 SUMMONS COMES TO W.S. KIDD Walter Scott Kidd, age 70 years, for a number of years a prominent manufactuer of Beaver county and a widely known resident of Beaver died last night at 5:20 o' clock at his residence on Sharon road. He had been ill but a few days. Last Sunday he was out for the last time, having then as usual taught his class in the First Christian church. Mr. Kidd, who was president and chief owner of the Kidd Drawn Steel company at Aliquippa, was born in Canthorne (should be Cawthorne), Yorkshire, Eng., March 1, 1874 (should be Mar. 1, 1847). He was the son of William and Elizabeth Hall Kidd. His ancestors were strictly English in their origin and a great-uncle of his mother was with the Duke of Marlborough at the battle of Blenheim and fell mortally wounded in the sanguinary conflict. His father was a wire manufacturer in Cawthorne, England for many years. Walter S. Kidd obtained his early educational training in the splendidly equipped schools of his native shire, and when 14 years of age entered the manufacturering plant of his father, who had previously died and the business was being conducted by the family. He remained with the plant until he was 22 years of age, when he came to America and secured employment with the with the firm of Washburn & Moen of Worcester, Mass., the largest manufacturer of steel wire in the United States, holding a superintendency there. He was with this concern for five years and then attended a literary course of three years at Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind. Then he became general superintendent of the wire factory of R. H. Wolff & Co., of Peekskill, N.Y., remaining two years. In 1895 the firm of Kidd Bros. and Burgher Steel wire company was formed, their first plant being at McKees Rocks, and later at Aliquippa. The plant now is known as Kidd Drawn Steel company, and is a growing concern in the Beaver-Ohio valley. Mr. Kidd was married in 1876 to Miss Vine E. Barnes of Barnesville, Ohio. With one son and three daughters, she survives. The son is Walter F. (should be S.) Kidd of Beaver, who is associated with his father in the Kidd Drawn Steel company. Daughters are Miss Ada. D. Kidd at home, Mrs. W.A. Bliss and Mrs. Paul C. Truckis of Beaver. Not only was Mr. Kidd a manufacturer, but a minister of the Christian church. He spent ten years in the ministry chiefly in the west. He held charges at three cities in Wisconsin and one in Illinois. He has been particularly active in church endeavors. SCORES AT FUNERAL SUNDAY OF W.S. KIDD Attended by scores of friends from Beaver and from a distance, the funeral of Walter Scott Kidd, widely known manufactuer, was held Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with obsequnes at his late home on Sharon road. Rev. Charles H. Bloom, pastor of the First Christian church, of which Mr. Kidd was an elder, trustee and Men's Class teacher, was in charge of the services. He was assisted by Rev. Park Chapman and R. S. Latimer of Pittsburgh, former associates of Mr. Kidd in missionary endeavor. Singing was by a quartet from the First Christian church, Miss Mae Taylor, Miss Marion Bloom, James Taylor and Fred Garvin. Business associates and warm friends from Chicago and New York were numbered among those present to pay their last tribute of affection. Floral tributes were many and varied, testifying to the esteem in which the deceased was held by his friends and associates. Burial took place in Beaver cemetery. Pall bearers were: L. F. Morian, J. G. Kimple, Dr. E.S. H. D. C. Truckis, and W.A. Bliss, the last named two being sons-in-law. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 4.1 Kb