Henry C. Talbot Sr.

OLEAN - Henry C. Talbot, Sr., 90, of Olean, formerly of Salamanca, died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at Buffalo General Hospital, following a long illness.

Born Dec. 19, 1931, in Great Valley, he was the son of the late Stanley and Grace Talbot. He was married March 6, 1954, in Bradford, Pa., to the former Ruth "Elaine" Groves, who predeceased him in 2001.

He was a graduate of Ellicottville High School, Class of 1949.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving from 1950 – 1971, during the Vietnam War and was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal.

After his career in the Navy, returning to Salamanca, Henry and his wife he owned and operated the former Langworthy's Restaurant in Kill Buck for over 11 years. Previously, he had been employed at the former Bob's Texaco, Salamanca.

Henry enjoyed spending time with his family.

Surviving are three sons, Henry Talbot Jr. of Salamanca, Wade (Bethann) Talbot of Palm Bay, Fla. and Howard (Dora) Talbot of Salamanca; two nephews, Charles Talbot and Joel Talbot; seven grandchildren; a great-grandchild.

He was predeceased by a daughter, Elaine Talbot Murphy.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 2, 2022) at O'Rourke & O'Rourke Inc. Funeral Home, 25 River St., Salamanca. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 3, 2022) in the funeral home, with Pastor Eric Hice officiating.

Full military honors will be conducted by members of the American Legion Hughes-Skiba Post 535, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars John F. Ahrens Post 5296, in the funeral home at the conclusion of the service.

Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Bradford, Pa.

E-condolences can be sent to orourke.orourkefh@gmail.com or posted to facebook.com/onofh.