All Obituaries

Howard “Smitty” Robert Smith, 86, of McGraw, NY, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Wilson Memorial Hospital, Johnson City, NY. Smitty was born in Cuyler, NY, on December 19, 1932, the son of the late John and Florence Bennett Smith.  A lifetime resident of the area, he was a 50 plus year member and past captain of the McGraw Fire Department.  He retired from the McGraw Central School after 27 years of service and had proudly served in the U.S. Navy during...

Calvin P. Wentworth, 70, of North Pitcher, NY, passed away suddenly on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at his home. Calvin was born in Cortland, NY, on December 9, 1948, the son of the late Guy Pierce and Winifred Wood Wentworth.  He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era Conflict.  Prior to his retirement, he had been employed by the NYS DOT as an equipment operator. He is survived by his children, Katherine (James) Forrester of Wintergarten, FL, James Wentworth of...

Marie Graves, 91, of South Otselic, NY, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at her daughter’s home in South Plymouth, NY. Born in Erieville, NY, on July 29, 1928, Marie was the daughter of the late Edgar and Pansy Sternberg Wilcox.  A longtime resident of the area, she was a member of the United Methodist Church of South Otselic.  She retired from Continental Cordage after several years of service and, prior to that, had worked at Gladding Corporation for many...

Reta M. (Maricle) Johnson, 98, of Cincinnatus, NY, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2019, at her home. Born in Pitcher, NY, on August 28, 1921, Reta was the daughter of the late Edwin and Hazel Loomis Maricle.  A lifelong resident of the area, she was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Cincinnatus.  She was a member and past officer of the Order of the Eastern Star, Cincinnatus Chapter.  For many years, she supported her family as a successful Avon distributor and...

Anna M. Dailey, 90, of Berkshire, NY, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at Bridgewater Center, Binghamton, NY. Anna was born in Speedsville, NY, on January 8, 1929, the daughter of the late Delmar and Elma Cleveland.  She was predeceased by Frank Dailey, foster son, Ronald Stonemetz and siblings, Pearl, Bertha, John, Lillian and Jean, a niece and nephews. Anna is survived by her daughter and her husband, Rolanda and Clifford Rich, granddaughters and their husbands, Rolanda and...

Thomas C. Jones, Jr., 95, of South Lyon, MI, passed away peacefully on September 29, 2019. Tom attended Cincinnatus High School and became an honorably discharged Navy veteran in 1946.   Tom was a graduate of the Simmons School of Mortuary Science in Syracuse, NY, and spent his career as a funeral director proudly serving families throughout New York State for many years.  He also was a member of many civic, charitable and trade organizations and was a 50+ year member of the...

Charles H. “Bucky” Bishop, 69, of North Pitcher, NY, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2019, while surrounded by family and friends. Born in Oxford, NY, on August 23, 1950, Bucky was the son of the late Earl and Genevieve Stone Bishop.  He was a proud member of Union Local 1249 in East Syracuse.  Bucky was very meticulous and could work all day and still appear spotless.  He took great pride in keeping his lawn manicured and his home, garage and John Deere...

Donald “Don” G. George, 94, of Cincinnatus passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 23, 2019. Don was in the United States Navy serving in World War II. He was a hard-working craftsman and entrepreneur who enjoyed hunting and loved making pie. He enjoyed his dear friends at the Willet Senior Center playing pool and cards. He was a beloved grandfather of eight grandchildren, Donnie (Lori) of Cortland, Greg of Summerhill, Tim (Shannon) of South Carolina, Natalie of...

Edith P. Rowe, 92, of Willet, NY, passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019, at the Crown Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Cortland, NY. Born in the Town of German, NY, on July 15, 1927, Mrs. Rowe was the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel Law Temple.  A lifelong resident of the area, she retired from Simmons Precision, Norwich, after several years of service. She is survived by her daughters, Diane Duda of Ashboro, NC, and Sharon (Keith) Kenyon of Willet; and a stepson,...

Ralph C. Parks, died September 22, 2019, at the family home. He was born July 27, 1932 to Leon and Stella Eaton Parks.  Ralph spent his life on the family farm.  He was a successful dairy feed dealer.  He then became a crop farmer, which was his passion.  In later years, he spent many hours fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marjorie Calhoun Parks; three children, James Parks, Andrea Bare, and Linda Parks; three granddaughters, Carrie Bradley,...