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Roy Schoonover

Roy Schoonover

Jan 14, 2009

Roy "Butch"Schoonover Hornell Roy "Butch"Schoonover, 68, of 139Dennis Ave., passed away Wednesday (January 14, 2009) at home. Born in Hornell, May 6, 1940, the son of Roy andDoris Reynolds Schoonover, he had resided in Galveston, Texasfor about 46 years prior to his retirement as a project manager for Stewart andStevenson Company in Houston,Texas. Since retirement, Butch spent summers inHornell. He...

Clarence Alson Payne

Clarence Alson Payne

Jan 13, 2009

Clarence Alson Payne Avoca Clarence Alson Payne, 86, aresident of Pine Crest Home for Adults in Avoca, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday(January 13, 2009)at Ira Davenport Hospital. Born in Hartsville, May 15, 1922, the son of ClarenceL. and Lida Woodworth Payne, he had been a lifelongarea Canisteo resident. Alson had been employed atStern & Stern Textiles, and American HardwardCorp. (Corbins) of...

Teresa J. Raner

Teresa J. Raner

Jan 12, 2009

Teresa J. Raner Canisteo Teresa J. Raner, 77, of 6 Ninth Street, passed away Monday (January 12, 2009) at the Steuben County Health Related Facility in Bath. Born in Hornell, May 28, 1931, the daughterof Francis and Vera Schmitz, she hadresided in Canisteo for several years. She was a graduate of Hornell High School,a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of...

Leon A White

Leon A White

Jan 8, 2009

Leon A "Gub" White Sr Hornell Leon A "Gub" White Sr, 82, of 7471 North Main Street Ext, passed awayThursday (January 8, 2009)at St. James Hospital. Born in Hornell, September 18, 1926, the son of Fordyce and Flossie Wyant White,he had been a lifelong area resident. In 1945 he left high school to join theUS Army and was discharged in...

Millicent I. Ahrens

Millicent I. Ahrens

Jan 5, 2009

Millicent I Ahrens Almond Millicent I Ahrens, 93, of 7 Crescent Ext, went to be withher Lord and Savior Monday (January 5, 2009) at herhome. Born in Salamanca,October 13, 1915,the daughter of J Ward and Christabel Young Crandall, she had resided in Almond,since 1968, coming from the Hornell area. Millicent was a member of theHillside Baptist Church of Hornell, where...

Thais A. Coots

Thais A. Coots

Jan 3, 2009

Thais A. Coots Bath Thais A. Coots, 58, of 27 West Morris Street, passed awaySaturday (January 3, 2009)at her home. Born in Bath,August 10, 1950,the daughter of George and Erma Buehler Spears,she had resided in the Bath area all her life. Thais was a graduate of Haverling High Schooland Corning Community College. She was employed as a Sociotherapist at SnellFarms...

Florence A. Smith

Florence A. Smith

Jan 1, 2009

FlorenceA. Smith Canisteo FlorenceA. Smith, 86, of 84 Maple Street,passed away Thursday (January 1, 2009) at herhome. Born in North Bingham, PA., February 24, 1922, the daughter of Vern and LauraCaulkins Clark,she had resided in Canisteo since1934. She was a member of Our Lady ofthe Valley Parish and communicant of theformer St. Joachims Church in Canisteo. She was the last...

William A. Flint

William A. Flint

Dec 31, 2008

William A. "Flinstone" Flint Hornell William A. Flint, 77, of 7476 North Main Street Ext, passedaway Wednesday (December 31, 2008) at Arnot Ogden inElmira. Born in Hornell, September 27, 1931, the sonof Bert and Golda Bonney Kenyon Flint, he had been a life long area resident.Bill was a member of the Hornell Elks Lodge for 50 years, as well as...

Alice M. Geffers

Alice M. Geffers

Dec 30, 2008

Alice M. Geffers Bath Alice M. Geffers, 70, formerly of the Town of Wheeler, has gone to bewith her Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease,Tuesday (December 30, 2008)at Fred & Harriett Taylor Health Center. Born in Hornell, May 14, 1938, the daughterof Claude S. and Beth O (MacBride) Lacy,she had resided in Bath,and the Wheeler area...

James A. Paul

James A. Paul

Dec 29, 2008

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Dortha R. Cox

Dortha R. Cox

Dec 26, 2008

Dortha R. Cox Hornell Dortha R. Cox, 89, of 15 Howard Street, passed away Friday (December 26, 2008) at McAuley Manor in North Hornell. Born in Hornell, January 16, 1919, thedaughter of Wilbur and Mildred Hyde Brown,she had resided in Hornell nearly all her life. She had been employed as aseamstress for Loohn's Cleaners for several years. She was predeceased...

Thomas D. Riley

Thomas D. Riley

Dec 24, 2008

Thomas D. Riley Wellsville Thomas D. Riley, 87, of 218 East Dyke St., passed away ChristmasEve morning, at Highland Healthcare, Facility. Born in Ellisburg, PA,October 20, 1921,a son of John and Lula Dewey Riley, he was a lifelong resident of the Wellsvillearea. Tom was a dairy farmer for many years as well an electricalcontractor in the Wellsville area for many...

Laura E. Ormsby

Laura E. Ormsby

Dec 16, 2008

Laura E. Ormsby Hornell Laura E. Ormsby, 82, of 1190County Rte 66, passed away Tuesday (December 16, 2008) at Jones Memorial Hospital. Born in Hornell, August 7, 1926, the daughter of Phillip M and Ada M Woodruff Ferry, she had resided in the Almond &Alfred Station area, and the Hornellsville area since 1997. In her earlieryears she had been a...

Penny J. Cavanaugh

Penny J. Cavanaugh

Dec 12, 2008

PennyJ. Hooker-Cavanaugh Rushford PennyJ. Hooker-Cavanaugh, 44 of 8152Lakeshore Drive passed away Friday (December 12, 2008) athome. Pennywas born on October 13,1964. She faced her illness with the same strength, courage andspirit that she applied to every venture of her life. She is known for livingevery moment in life; both personal and professional with passion and humor. Pennywas a graduate of...

Carl Shutt

Carl Shutt

Dec 7, 2008

Carl Shutt Ponchatoula, Louisiana Carl Shutt, 81, of Ponchatoula, passed away Sunday (December 7, 2008) at North Oaks Medical Center, LA. Born in Whitesville, August 1, 1927, the son of Royand Myrtil Smith Shutt, hehad resided in New York,before moving to Ponchatoula,LA. He served in the US Army honorably dischargedin July of 1947. Carl married Joyce Linza in 1951,who survives...

Nettie B. Kryger

Nettie B. Kryger

Dec 4, 2008

Nettie B. Kryger Arkport/Waverly Nettie B. Kryger,89, formerly of Arkport & Waverly, passed away peacefully with her daughterand granddaughter by her side, Thursday (December 4, 2008) at McAuley Manor. Born in Greene,NY, October 22, 1919, the daughter of Earl and PearlRussell Howell, she had been a 60 year resident of the Waverly area, beforemoving with her daughter Pearlin Arkport. Nettie...

Dolores Z. Maccrea

Dolores Z. Maccrea

Dec 3, 2008

Dolores Z. MacCrea, aged 73, passedaway on Wednesday, December 3rd, at St. James Mercy Hospital after a prolongedillness. Born Dolores Jean Zimmerman on November 11, 1935 in Neenah, Wisconsin,she married William R. "Scotty" MacCrea of Alfred on August 24, 1955, afterwhich the couple made their home in the "big house" at 1664 Waterwells Rd.Alfred Station. Three sons were born to...

James F. Blanchard

James F. Blanchard

Nov 26, 2008

James F. Blanchard Hornell James F. Blanchard, 83, formerly of Madison Avenue, passed away Wednesday (November 26, 2008) at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Bath. Born in Hornell, July 30, 1925, the son of Leon and Dora Hall Blanchard,he had resided most all his life in Hornell.He had been employed at the Former Westinghouse Plant in Bath, the former...

Ernest W. Downing

Ernest W. Downing

Nov 23, 2008

Ernest W. Downing Canisteo Ernest W. Downing, 93, of 26 3rd St., passed away Sunday (November 23, 2008) at Strong Memorial Hospital, in Rochester. Born in Hornell, February 24, 1915, the sonof Lloyd and Celia Wilkins Downing, hewas a graduate of Hornell High School, Class of1935. He had resided in Hornell until 1941, when he moved to Buffalo.While there, he...

Frank Thomas Smith

Frank Thomas Smith

Nov 23, 2008

Frank Thomas Smith Sr. Almond Frank Thomas Smith Sr, 85, of 1880 Karr Valley Rd,passed away Sunday (November23, 2008) at home. Born in Fremont, April 28, 1923, the son of James and Mary Hagadorn Smith, he had been a lifelong area resident, andhad served in the US Army during World War II from 1943-46. On June 29, 1946 he marriedEsther...

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