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McCRANIE — Jean Steele McCranie, 55, of Denton, Texas, died Nov. 7, 2010, after a short illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Reformed Dutch Church of Schodack, Muitzeskill, N.Y.
FOOTE — Carl J. Foote Sr., age 87, of 365 Dryden-Harford Road, Dryden died Nov. 19, 2010. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, at the Perkins Funeral Home. Burial will be in Willow Glen Cemetery.Friends are invited to call from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, 55 W. Main St., Dryden.
HARTNETT — Elizabeth S. “Dickie” Hartnett, 82, of Truxton, died Friday at the Cortland Regional Residential Care Facility. A prayer service will be held Monday at 1:15 p.m. at Smith Funeral Home, DeRuyter, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 2 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Church, Truxton. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Truxton. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Smith Funeral Home, DeRuyter.
HITCHCOCK — Ira E. “Poke” Hitchcock, 54, of 4349 Sweeney Road, Cortland, died Nov. 18, 2010, at the Cortland Regional Medical Center. Friends are invited to call from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. A brief time of sharing will follow the calling hours at 3 p.m.

CAMINITI — Joseph Caminiti, 70, of Cortland, N.Y., died Nov. 17, 2010, at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Syracuse. Services will be at 10 a.m. in St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church in Marathon. Prayers of committal will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Johnson City. Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Sunday in the Chapel of Riccardi Funeral Home, 69 N. Main St., Cortland. A Vigil for a deceased deacon will be held at the funeral home at 7:15 p.m. on Sunday.
KANALLEY — Grace L. Kanalley, 92, of Black St., Scipio Center, N.Y., died Nov. 14, 2010, in Auburn Memorial Hospital.Services will be at noon on Tuesday in St. Patrick’s Church, Aurora. Interment will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery, Scipio Center. Calling hours are from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Shakelton Funeral Home, 418 Main St, Aurora.

BURNS-MCCALL — Gloria J. Burns-McCall, 61, of Cortland, N.Y., died Nov. 16, 2010, at Northwoods nursing home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland. A calling hour will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
CHRISTOPHER — Orvis Elson Christopher, 81, of McGraw, N.Y., died Nov. 16, 2010, at Cortland Regional Medical Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Barth Funeral Home, McGraw. Burial will be in McGraw Cemetery. Calling hours are from noon to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
MANTELLA — Helen Lucille Mantella, 90, of Cortland, N.Y., died Nov. 16, 2010. Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home, 9 Lincoln Ave., Cortland, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Anthony’s Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Calling hours are from 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
TOBIAS — Janet M. Tobias, 71, of Mulcahy Road, town of Solon, N.Y., died Nov. 17, 2010, at her home. There will be a graveside service at 2 p.m. on Sunday in McGraw Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the family home following the service.

CHRISTOPHER — Orvis E. Christopher of McGraw died Nov. 16, 2010 at the Cortland Regional Medical Center, Cortland. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Barth Funeral Home, McGraw.
LUCEY — David P. Lucey 57 of Cortland, N.Y., died Nov. 15, 2010. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Wright-Beard Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Glenwood Cemetery. Friends are invited to call one hour prior to the service.
TOWERS — Donald R. Towers, Sr., 72, of Freetown, N.Y., died Nov. 13, 2010, at University Hospital in Syracuse. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Briggs Hall Memorial Home in Homer. Burial will follow at the Marathon Cemetery, Marathon. Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. tonight at the funeral home.
SAYLES — Cleone “Peggy” Sayles, 99, long-time resident of East Pharsalia, N.Y., passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2010, in the Residential Health Care Facility of Chenango Memorial Hospital. Services for Peggy will be held at 11 a.m. Friday from The East Pharsalia Baptist Church. Burial will follow in J. D .Lewis Cemetery. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at R. J. Fahy Funeral Home, Norwich.

GILLESPIE — a son, Nicholas Ransom John, 7 lbs. 9 oz., Nov. 9, 2010, to Joshua Gillespie and Jacqueline Danielle West, 38 Penguin Drive, Cortland, N.Y.
TURNER — a daughter, Olivia Grace, 7 lbs. 10 oz., Oct. 22, 2010, to Chase and Kathryn Buyer Turner, 12 Brooklyn Road, Freeville, N.Y.

GORMAN — Patricia M. Gorman, 75, of Erieville, N.Y., died Nov. 15, 2010. Services will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. James Church, Cazenovia. Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

EVA B. ALLEN — Eva B. Allen, 92, died Nov. 11, 2010, at Cortland Care Center. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 23 at the Scott Union Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.

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