RUTH McCANNA (JORDAN)
CONESUS - Ruth McCanna (Jordan), 87, of North Street, died Sunday (June 29, 2003) at her home.
She was born Feb. 15, 1916, in Scottsburg, the daughter of Wiley and Sadie Smith Krisher.
She was predeceased by her husbands, John McCanna and John Jordan; and her son, John McCanna II.
She was long time standing member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, the Golden Years Club, the Wayland Rod and Gun Club, and the United Methodist Church in Conesus. The family would like to extend a special thank you to Doctors Sloand and Schiff of the Clifton Crossing Dialysis Center.
She is survived by her daughters, Jayne Pfluke of Conesus, Millie (Gene) Pragle of Dansville, Dianne (Pete) Spencer of Conesus; sisters, Mildred Huber and Julia (Stanley) Chittenden; grandchildren, Loir (Anthony) Torres, Joe (Kay) Pfluke, Terry (Ed) LeBar, Bob (Lisa) MacDonald, John (Karen) McCanna Esq., Michael (Heidi) McCanna; several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews; and many dear friends including Shirley Ross of Conesus.
Friends may call Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Kevin W. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., Route 15, Livonia, where services will be held Wednesday 2 p.m., with the Rev. David Hotchkiss officiating. Burial will be in Arnold Cemetery, Conesus.
Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to the National Kidney Foundation or your favorite charity.
WILLIAM F. "BILL" LIVINGSTON
HORNELL - William F. "Bill" Livingston, 73, of 12 McDougall Ave., Hornell, died Tuesday evening (July 1, 2003) shortly after being admitted to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
A native and life resident of Hornell, he was born April 16, 1930, and was the son of Willis and Ruth (Bellis) Livingston.
Bill was a graduate of Hornell High School, where he excelled in sports, especially football, basketball and baseball. He was a veteran of the US Army, having served during the Korean Conflict.
He was employed as a salesman for Standard Brands Inc. (a food distribution company) for about 18 years. For many years he was employed as a sales representative for the Canisteo Penn-E-Saver. He had also been associated with the Dagon Funeral Home in many capacities for over 40 years.
He was a communicant of St. Ann's Church, a member of the Knights of Columbus and a member of the Hornell American Legion. For many years he served as a coach for both the Hornell Grasshopper League and the Hornell Little League. Bill enjoyed working on (and occasionally solving) crossword puzzles. He also enjoyed growing flowers in his back yard. In 2002, he was honored by being selected to the Hornell High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Bill will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, his contagious laughter and his genuine love of family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his son, Steve, who died in 1999.
He was married on Oct. 17, 1953, to the former Lucy Ellen Dagon, who survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Joanie (Dave) Shabala of Olean; three sons, William "Will" Livingston of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Jim Livingston of Penfield, and Joe (Jill) Livingston of North Hornell; three grandchildren, Katie Prior of Rochester, Tim Prior of Lexington, Ky., and Sydney Livingston of North Hornell; many nieces and nephews.
The family of William F. "Bill" Livingston will receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Ann's Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Bill's family request that memorial contributions in his name be made to the Hornell YMCA, 12 Center St., Hornell, N.Y. 14843. Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral Home.
ADRIAN F. "ABE" JOY
DANSVILLE - Adrian F. "Abe" Joy, 75, of Franklin Street, passed away Tuesday (July 1, 2003) at the Teresa House in Geneseo, following a short illness.
He was born in Sonyea on Oct. 16, 1927, a son of the late Dr. Charles A. and Alice White Joy. On June 12, 1948, he was married to the former Sybil Parsons, who survives. He was predeceased by a son, Michael Joy; and his siblings, Charles and Betty Graves.
Abe was employed in the body shop at Shay's Service Inc. of Dansville for 28 years. He had also worked as a mechanic at Owen's Brothers Trucking of Dansville and had been a courier for the lab at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.
He was an Elder and Trustee at the Dansville Presbyterian Church, and was a former member of the Ossian Presbyterian Church. He was a charter member and treasurer of the former Ossian Volunteer Fire Department. Abe was a 4-H leader for the Ossian Aggies, and a former Ossian Town Councilman. He enjoyed working on cars, coin and bottle collecting and camping with his dear wife, Sybil, and his family.
Surviving in addition to Sybil, his wife of 55 years, are a son, Adrian (Kathy) Joy; and his daughter, Kathy (Fred) Goodell, both of Dansville; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandson.
Friends may call Thursday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hindle Funeral Home, 271 Main St., Dansville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Dansville Presbyterian Church, with Rev. Steven Bomely and Rev. Richard Fox officiating. Interment will be in Arnold Cemetery, Conesus.
Contributions may be made to the Dansville Presbyterian Church, 3 School St., or the Ossian Presbyterian Church, 4817 Ossian Hill Rd., both of Dansville, N.Y. 14437; or the Teresa House, 21 Highland Rd., Geneseo, N.Y. 14454.
GLORIA J. CLARK
HORNELL - Gloria J. Clark, 81, of 144 Thacher St., passed away Wednesday (July 2, 2003) at McAuley Manor.
Born in Alfred Station, Sept. 1, 1921, she was the daughter of Walter and Olive Woodard Green. She had resided in the Hornell area all of her life. She was a graduate of Alfred-Almond Central School, and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Hornell VFW Post #2250 and the first Baptist Church of Hornell.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Clark; two daughters, Jane Dodge and Barbara Dean; as well as one brother, Henry McGill.
She is survived by three daughters, Carol (Les) Monahan of Andover, Rose (Scott) Teller of Hornell and Sue (John) Green of Hornell; on son, Robert (Dawn) Clark of Hornell; her longtime friend and companion, Mervin Spicer of Hornell; 19 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family will be present to receive friends on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Bender-Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 354 Canisteo St., Hornell. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann's Cemetery.
EMILY A. COOK BAKER
HORNELL - Emily A. Cook Baker, 89, of 52 Elm St., died Thursday (July 3, 2003) at her home, following a long illness.
She is survived by two daughters, Virginia Vecchione of Brooklyn and Carole Pero of Cameron Mills; one son, Bruce Baker of Hornell; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
There will be no prior calling hours. Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.
Arrangements are by Robertson Funeral Home, Inc., Hornell.
LLOYD M. STOCUM
HORNELL - Lloyd M. Stocum, 70, of 45 Bennett St., died Wednesday (July 2, 2003) at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a short illness.
Born April 1, 1933, in Hornell, he was the son of William and Louise Powers Stocum. He was married June 27, 1970, in Canisteo, to Mildred L. Hagadorn, who survives. He was predeceased by a son, Michael Bowman, who died in 2002; and a sister, Jean Bowman, who died in 1979.
He was an electrician and retired from the former Morrison Knudson, Inc. in Hornell in 1997. Lloyd was a US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was affiliated with Alcoholics Anonymous for 26 years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Colleen (Kevin) Wilson, Hornell; one stepdaughter, Kathleen (Dean Johnson) Clarke, South Dansville; one stepson, Michael (Candyse) Clarke, Haskinsville; and nine grandchildren, Jaime, Joshua, Joseph and Jayson Wilson; Amie, Joseph and Tanya Stewart; Tracy and Chad Bowman.
Services will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Robertson Funeral Home, Inc., Hornell, with Rev. William Powell officiating. Burial will be in Rural Cemetery, Hornell.
Memorial contributions may be made to Southern Tier Hospice, 11751 East Corning Rd., Corning, N.Y. 14830.
DAVID W. MacDOUGAL
HORNELL/COHOCTON - David W. MacDougal, 43, passed away peacefully Saturday (July 5, 2003) at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, where he had been a patient since Wednesday, after he had fallen at Letchworth State Park.
Dave was born Oct. 9, 1959, in Bath, a son of Richard and Alberta (Neu) MacDougal. He was a 1979 graduate of Cohocton High School. He worked for the Steuben County ARC in Hornell. He loved sports, playing softball for the Kula softball team in Prattsburgh and rooting for the Buffalo Bills. He enjoyed attending tractor and truck pulls all over the area. His pride and joy was his GMC pickup, but his greatest love was for his family and friends.
Dave is survived by his parents, Richard and Alberta MacDougal of Cohocton; his brothers, Joe (Nancy) MacDougal of Anderson, S.C. and Tim (Gale) MacDougal Sr. of Cohocton; his sister, Bonnie MacDougal of Cohocton; three nephews, Tim MacDougal Jr., Adam MacDougal, Zachary MacDougal; one niece, Alicia MacDougal; many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Friends may call 3-6 p.m. Tuesday at the Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home, 100 E. Naples St., Wayland, where funeral services will be held at the conclusion of calling, with Rev. David Bernard officiating. Burial will be in Mapleview Cemetery, Cohocton.
Contributions may be made to any youth sports program, the Cohocton Ambulance Corps; or to the family, c/o Walter E. Baird & Sons Funeral Home in memory of David W. MacDougal.
LOUIS FISKE POOL
BIRDSALL - Louis Fiske Pool, 90, passed away Friday (July 4, 2003).
He was born in Helena, Mont.
Louis was predeceased by his first wife, Billie Jean (McLaren) Pool.
He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Mary Gail (Andersen) Pool; two sons, William (Nancy) Pool of Pittsford, and Robert Pool of North Tonawanda; stepchildren, Kristine (Jim) Sveinson of Helena, Mont., Eric (Debi) Andersen of Brea, Calif., David (Maribel) Andersen of Natchitoches, La., and Gary Andersen of Fort Wayne, Ind.; many loving grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends also survive him. Louis was the oldest of seven children and is also survived by two sisters and one brother.
After graduating from Montana State University with a degree in electrical engineering, Louis joined the Westinghouse Electric Company and moved from Montana to Wilkinsburg, Pa. He moved to Buffalo in 1950 and retired in 1975 after 35 years of service with Westinghouse.
While living in Buffalo, he also raised Evergreen trees on his property in the Town of Birdsall. He was actively involved in community activities in Birdsall and also served on the finance committee of his retirement community in Tampa, Fla.
There will be no calling hours.
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Garwoods United Methodist Church in Garwoods, where he was a member.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation of Upstate New York, 3300 Monroe Ave., Rochester, N.Y. 14618.
GLORIA M. "DOLLY" UNDERWOOD
SWAIN - Gloria M. "Dolly" Underwood, 74, died Sunday (July 6, 2003).
She was born July 24, 1928, in Westview, to Raymond and Mable Westbrook Denby.
Gloria was a member of the Canaseraga Lioness Club, and a member of the Canaseraga American Legion Auxiliary.
She was predeceased by her husband, LaRue "Rudy" Underwood.
Survivors include a daughter, Cheryle (Randy) Burrows of Dansville; two sons, LaRue "Butch" Underwood of Canaseraga and Michael (Roxanne) Underwood of Nunda; her grandchildren, Seth, Brandon, Marissa, Kaitlyn, Jason and Bethany; two sisters, Mary (Charles) May of Canaseraga and Shirley (Anthony) Pagano of Mt. Morris; brother, Raymond (Elizabeth) Denby of Nunda; sister-in-law, Pearl Underwood of Dansville; numerous nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Wednesday 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. at the Mann Funeral Home in Canaseraga, where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m., with Rev. Herb Shaffer officiating. Burial will be in Canaseraga Cemetery, Canaseraga.
Memorial donations may be made in her memory to the Canaseraga Lioness Club.
ROBERT P. LeCLAIR
DANSVILLE - Robert P. LeClair, 79, passed away unexpectedly Sunday (July 6, 2003) at his home.
Bob was born Nov. 28, 1923, in Biddeford, Maine, a son of Leonard and Marie (Mazerolle) LeClair. He was predeceased by his wife, Helena F. LeClair, on Nov. 29, 2001. He was a veteran of the US Army, serving during World War II from 1941 to
1944. He was a member of the Construction Workers Union in Elmira and he worked for S & J Groves Construction.
Bob was a member of the Dansville VFW Post and the Dansville American Legion Post.
He is survived by his son, Robert L. (Patricia) LeClair of Dansville; his daughter, Janet (Gerald) Prior of Charles City, Iowa; his grandchildren; his great-grandchildren; his brothers and sisters; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
There will be no prior calling. A graveside memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Oakwood Cemetery, Nunda.
The Chamberlin-Baird Funeral Home is handling the funeral arrangements.
