All Obituaries

Robert (Bobby) N. Conley Jr. May 20, 1951 – August 29, 2018   Robert N. Conley Jr., age 67, passed away unexpectedly in his home in Unadilla on Wednesday, August 29th.  Bobby was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia to the late Eleanor and Robert N. Conley Sr., both of whom were longtime residents of Unadilla before their passing.  Bobby grew up in Unadilla and graduated from Unatego High School in 1971, after which he attended Delhi Community College.  Following...

Beatrice W. “Betty” Ford Of Unadilla   Beatrice W. “Betty” Ford, a longtime resident of Unadilla passed away on Sat. Sept. 15, 2018 at the A.O. Fox Nursing Home.  Betty was born on Oct. 23, 1919 in Newark, NJ, the only child of William and Margurrite Williams.  In addition to her parents, Betty was predeceased by her loving stepfather Joseph Magin.  Betty is survived by her sons William (Paulette) and John (Susan), grandchildren, Amber (Mike),...

Evelyn Jean Graves, 82 of Norwich passed away on August 9, 2018 after a long illness with her family by her side.  She was born on September 3, 1935 in NY to Adeline and Edward Christian who predeceased her. She married Merton Graves on September 5, 1953, for 42 years until his death in March of 1995. Also predeceased by her sister Helen Denmark of Hamilton, and her friend of 18 years Lloyd Ritchey, of Unadilla.   She is survived by her four children, Karlene (Mark) McGowan...

Doris R. Beckley Of Wells Bridge   Doris Beckley passed away peacefully at home on Tues. Aug. 14, 2018. She was born in 1925 in Walton, N.Y. to Burton and Shirley Robinson. She attended Methodist Hospital School of Nursing in Brooklyn as a part of the World War II Cadet Nursing program. She was married in 1947 to Clyde Beckley and together they operated Cly-Dor dairy farm in Otego for more than forty years. In her later years she loved her church, jigsaw puzzles, watching birds at...

James W. Crawford Of Unadilla   James W. Crawford, 79 passed away at his home on Tues. July 31, 2018 following a courageous battle with cancer.  His wife was at his side.  He was the son of, Julia Kovacs Crawford Clowens and Edward L. Crawford.  Born in Brier Hill, Pa in 1939, he moved with his mother to Bridgeport, Conn., as a young child.  He served in the US Coast Guard for 2 years.  He then married Jane Ann Lloyd Kornbrust in Dec. of 1992.  Jim...

Verna A. Higbie Of Unadilla Verna A. Higbie, 98 passed away Thurs. morning July 26, 2018 at her home.  She was born on May 24, 1920 to John & Vera (Slater) Ames in Utica, NY.   She married Robert L. Higbie on May 28, 1939 in Richfield Springs, who predeceased her.  She was also predeceased by a son, John and 2 granddaughters, Amelia & Kathleen. She is survived by her 5 children and their families, Roberta (Robert Pomerleau) Hubbard, Eliot, Maine, James (Annie)...

Walter “Joe” or “Tubby” Louis Campbell passed away peacefully Monday June 18th 2018 at Oneonta Fox Nursing Home. He was born at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown N.Y. on November 21st 1929 to Stanley and Ruth Campbell. He is survived by his children Richard Campbell CA, Cathy (Tom) Lloyd Jamesville N.Y. Douglas (Judy) Campbell Conesus N.Y., Terri (Duane) Long Mebane N.C. Margaret “Peggy” Eck Dryden N.Y. Walter “Joe” (Cindy) Campbell Jr. Unadilla...

Harold William Washburn Jr. Harold (Butch) passed away on January 10, 2018 in Port Richie, FL. Butch was born on June 15, 1951 to Harold (Steve) and Ruth (White) Washburn in Sidney, NY.  He attended Sidney Schools graduating in 1970. He attended college in Delhi. He also worked at Bendix. Butch was interested in culinary arts. He learned while working with the team of Stan Blum at Catskill resorts such as Grossingers, Concord, and resorts in Miami FL. Butch moved to Miami Beach in...

Albert C. Nichols Of Unadilla   Albert C. Nichols, 94 of Unadilla passed away on Feb. 21, 2018 at Chestnut Park Nursing Home.  He was born on Nov. 7, 1923 in Beerston, the son of George & Ann (Notage) Nichols.  Albert enlisted in the US Navy in 1943 and served during WW Ii in Dunkenville, England.  He was an arial photographer 2nd Class, looking for enemy submarines.  Before service, he worked for Crawford Browers and later Checker Brand.  He retired from...