Garlock, Katherine 1911-2000 Attended Morris School

Katherine Garlock
NEWPORT — Miss Katherine M. Garlock, 89, of Newport, and formerly of Oneonta, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2000, at the Little Falls Hospital.
Born in Garrattsville on March 23, 1911, Katherine was a daughter of the late William and Ivah Jackson Garlock.
She graduated from Morris High School and furthered her education at Morrisville College, from where she received her licensed practical nursing certification.
For 22 years, Katherine served as a nurse at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, from where she retired.
She was a member of the Main Street Baptist Church as well as the Retired L.P.N. Association, both of Oneonta.
Miss Garlock was a 13-year resident of Garden View Manor in Otego before moving to Valley Health Services in Herkimer one year ago.
Survivors include two nephews and their wives, Elbert and Helen Garlock and Douglas and Marie Garlock, all of Newport; one sister-in-law, Lucille Garlock of Skaneateles; and many grandnieces and grandnephews.
She was predeceased by her two brothers, Carl and Elbert Garlock Sr.
Funeral services will be held at the Autenrith Funeral Home, Newport, on Saturday at 3 p.m., with the Rev. William H. Stubba, pastor of the Cold Brook United Methodist Church, officiating.
Spring interment will take place in the Newport Cemetery.
Calling hours at the funeral home will be one hour before the funeral on Saturday from 2 to 3 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to the Butternut Valley Cemetery Association, care of Ruth Miller, Garrattsville, N.Y. 13342.

Published in The Daily Star on Dec. 8, 2000.

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Godley, G. McMurtrie 1917-1999 Morris NY Obituary

G. McMurtrie Godley

MORRIS — G. McMurtrie Godley, a U.S. Ambassador, a career diplomat and an active public leader, died Sunday, Nov. 7, 1999, at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta. He was 82. The cause of death was heart failure.
In the past 23 years since his retirement from the State Department, Godley was active in local community organizations.
Among other activities he served as chairman of the boards of Hartwick College as well as Fox Hospital, both in Oneonta. He was one of the founders and longtime president of the Glimmerglass Opera in Cooperstown and went on to become its chairman of the board and at the time of his death he was chairman emeritus of the opera.
Ambassador Godley, known to his friends as "Mac" had an enormous zest for life and a generosity of heart, intellectual energy and spirit, some of his friends were quoted as saying.
His career as a diplomat as just as notable. As a junior Foreign Service officer, he attended the San Francisco Conference in 1945, when the United Nations was founded.
He was fluent in French and specialized in politico-military affairs. He had postings in Marseilles, Paris, Brussels, Bern and Cambodia. He served as ambassador to the Congo (1964-66), to Laos (1967-73) and to Lebanon (1974-76). He retired in 1977, due to cancer of the throat. He had also served in the Navy during World War II and the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Ambassador Godley was born in New York City on Aug. 23, 1917, to Frederick Augustus Godley and Anne Franchot Godley. His father was professor of architecture at Yale University and his mother was a descendant of Stanislaus Pascal Franchot, an 18th century settler of the Butternut Valley.
Ambassador Godley was educated at Hotchkiss and Yale (Class of 1939).
Ambassador Godley is survived by his wife of 33 years, Elizabeth McCray Godley; and two sons, George of London and Nicholas of Madagascar. In addition, he is survived by his brother, Frederick A. Godley of New Canaan, Conn.; and his sister, Anne Godley St. Goar of Brookline, Mass.; and seven adoring nieces and nephews.
The funeral will be held on Saturday, Nov. 13, 1999, at 11:30 a.m. at the Zion Episcopal Church in Morris and will be followed by the burial service at Hillington Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, friends could make contributions to: The Morris Emergency Squad; Fox Hospital Auxiliary, Oneonta; or the New York Sheriff's Association, Albany.

Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 9, 1999.


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Gross, Rebecca 1984-2001 Gilbertsville NY Obituary

Rebecca Gross
GILBERTSVILLE — Rebecca Marie "Becky" Gross, 17, of Gilbertsville, died on Thursday, June 14, 2001, at A.0. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
She was born Feb. 23, 1984, in Oneonta, the daughter of Thomas N. and Debra (Wilber) Gross.
Becky was a junior at Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School. A lifelong resident of Gilbertsville, she was very active in school, church and the community. She played varsity softball, basketball and soccer in school. She was a member of Explorer Post 44 of the Gilbertsville Emergency Squad and Gilbertsville Fire Department. She was a major in Troop C Explorer Post of the state police and had attended the National Explorer Post Convention in Atlanta, Ga.
Becky was a member of the Gilbertsville Baptist Church and was a member of the Gilbertsville Baptist Youth Group. She was a first runner-up for the Gilbertsville Fire Department Queen and was also a past fire queen in 1999. She was a certified first responder for the Gilbertsville emergency squad and fire department, as well as being a member of the SADD chapter at school.
Becky is survived by her parents, Thomas and Debra Gross of Gilbertsville; three sisters, Leigh Ann Gross, Sue Ellen Gross, and Kaitlyn Gross and a foster sister, Ariel Mills, all of Gilbertsville; two brothers, Christopher and Dustin Gross of Gilbertsville; her maternal grandmother, Dorothy J. Wilber of Wells Bridge; aunts and uncles, James and Susan Wilber of Franklin, Kathy and Rick Pope of Rockdale, Sharon and Steve Herrmann of West Oneonta and Beth Fite of Boulder, Colo.; and several cousins. She was predeceased by her maternal grandfather, Fred Wilber, and paternal grandparents Martha and Gordon Gross.
Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday June 18, 2001, at the Gilbertsville Baptist Church in Gilbertsville. The Rev. Randolph Palada will officiate.
Friends may call at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 30 River St., Otego, N.Y., on Sunday, June 17, 2001, after 3 p.m. The family will be present at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 17, 2001.
Burial will be in the Brookside Cemetery in Gilbertsville.
Donations may be sent to the Becky Gross Memorial Fund, c/o Gilbertsville-Mount Upton Central School, 693 State Highway 51, Gilbertsville, NY 13776.
This obituary maybe viewed at www.bookhout.planforever. com/obituaries.
Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Homes of Oneonta and Otego.

Published in The Daily Star on June 16, 2001.

Halbert, Robert W. 1918-2001 Gilbertsville NY Obituary

Robert Halbert
GILBERTSVILLE — Robert Wilson Halbert, 82, of Gilbertsville, died Sunday, April 22, 2001, at The Hospital, Sidney.
He was born June 17, 1918, in the town of Butternuts, the oldest of six children to Robert M. and Jennie (Wilson) Halbert.
He graduated from Gilbertsville Central School, Class of 1938, and graduated from Delhi Ag and Tech College, Class of 1940.
He married Georgianna Currie on June 22, 1946, in DeLancey.
Bob was a dairy farmer his entire life, retiring in July of 1986.
He will always be remembered for his distinct laugh and smile, his love of playing cards and his melodious whistle when he heard a familiar tune.
He served as the town of Butternuts assessor and councilman for nearly 30 years. He was a 66-year member of the Butternut Valley Grange holding several offices including master from 1946 to 1949, and 1956 to 1967. He was master of the Otsego County Pomona Grange from 1968 to 1971, as well as a member of the New York State and National Grange; elder of the Gilbertsville Presbyterian Church; a former member of the Eagle Hose and Fire Engine Co.; The Dairymen's League; the Otsego County Agriculture Stabilization Committee, Farm Bureau and the Extension Service.
He is survived by his wife, Georgianna of Gilbertsville; a daughter, Roberta Halbert; and a son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Helen Halbert, all of Gilbertsville; three sisters and their husbands, Helen and Charles Prentice of Montrose, Pa., Gertrude and Peter D'Ambrosio of Yeadon, Pa., and Charlotte and Melvain Oliphant of Chenango Bridge; a brother, James Halbert and his wife, Elma, of Bradenton, Fla.; a sister-in-law, Joyce Halbert of Palmento, Fla.; a grandson, Jeffrey Halbert, a student at Ithaca College; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2001, at 2 p.m. at the Gilbertsville Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Dr. Donald Boardman and assisted by the Rev. Randolph Palada. Burial will follow in the Brookside Cemetery in Gilbertsville. Calling hours will be Tuesday at the Johnston Funeral Home in Morris, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A Grange memorial service, arranged by the Otsego County Pomona Grange, will be held at 8:30 p.m. This service open to all Grange members.
Those who wish are asked to send memorials to the Butternut Valley Grange Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 102, Gilbertsville, or the Bell Tower Fund of the Gilbertsville Presbyterian Church in Bob's memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on April 24, 2001.

Hall, John H. 1926-1999 Morris NY Obituary

John H. Hall Jr.

MORRIS — John Hudson Hall Jr., 73, a resident of Greenwich, Conn., and Morris died at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown on Friday, Sept., 10, 1999, due to complications after an operation.
Mr. Hall was the son of the late Katherine and John H. Hall of Hartsdale, and the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. Lewis R. Morris of New York City and Manor House Farms in Morris. He was the direct descendant of Lewis R. Morris, a New York signer of the Declaration of Independence, and General Jacob Morris, one of the earliest settlers of the Butternut Valley immediately following the American Revolution. He was also the great-grandson of William Andrews Clark, who was the first senator from Montana, and a noted art collector.
Mr. Hall was born in New York City and raised in Hartsdale. For several years he attended the Thomas School and Arizona Desert School in Tucson, Ariz., and then to Middlesex School in Concord, Mass. He received a bachelor's degree from Williams College and a master's degree in geology from Queens College, Ontario.
As a young man, he worked for Kennecott Copper Corp. as an exploration geologist. Later he worked as a portfolio manager for Carl M. Loeb Rhoades & Co. in New York City.
He served as chairman of The Philatelic Foundation in New York and was a member of the Board of Trustees of The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
John is survived by his wife of 48 years, Erika P. Hall; and their two children, John R. Hall III of California and Carla Hall Friedman of New York City; as well as four grandchildren; and a brother, Lewis R.M. Hall of New York City and Morris.
A funeral service will take place in All Saints Chapel between Morris and Gilbertsville, on Wednesday, Sept. 15, at 2 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his name may be made to the Critical Care Unit of Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, Glimmerglass Opera, Cooperstown or Zion Church, Morris.
Local arrangements have been entrusted to the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on Sept. 13, 1999. 

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Harrington, George A. 1934-2006 Morris NY Obituary

George Arthur Harrington MORRIS — George Arthur Harrington, 71, of Morris, died Monday, March 6, 2006, at his home in Morris.
He was born March 22, 1934, in the town of New Lisbon, the son of Kenneth Arthur and Viola (Richards) Harrington.
He married Charlotte Marie Douglas on Aug. 18, 1957, at the Morris United Methodist Church.
He was employed with the New York State Department of Transportation for 30 years, retiring in 1996.
He was well-known for his tidiness and sense of humor. Telling a good joke was George’s fame; he knew one for every occasion. He kept a diary faithfully, which solved many a family discussion, and George also prided himself as keeper of the family stories.
His love of hunting, fishing and camping were evident by his 30 years of trips to Beaver River and Canada with the Valentines. He was a somewhat avid snowmobiler who traveled locally and to the Old Forge area. He was also known for his two favorite hobbies, mowing his large lawn and washing, waxing his shiny cars and trucks. He was a collector of John Deere tractors, guns and hats, and in his later years carved owls out of wood and stone.
He was a member of the Morris United Methodist Church and the Rods and Relics Car Club.
George, or "Poppy," as his grandchildren affectionately called him, is survived by his wife of over 48 years, Charlotte; his daughter, Janann Marie Phillips and her husband, John, of Williamson; and his beloved grandchildren, Tyler and Tricia. He is also survived by his siblings, Madeline Daniels and husband Larry of New Berlin, Eva Joy and husband Jerry of Morris, Hilda Bowen of Burlington Flats, Gary Harrington and wife Debby of Edmeston, Donna Mumbulo and husband Dennis of Edmeston, Ray Harrington and wife Penny of Garrattsville; his extended family who include Ken and Bette Coats and Al and Pat Deforest; as well as a multitude of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and in-laws.
He was predeceased by a brother, Roy Harrington; as well as several aunts, uncles and in-laws.
Calling hours will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the Johnston Funeral Home in Morris.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 9, 2006, at the United Methodist Church in Morris, with the Rev. Ann Blair officiating.
Burial will be in Hillington Cemetery in Morris.
In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make contributions to the United Methodist Church of Morris, PO Box 246, Morris, NY 13808 or the Morris Emergency Squad, PO Box 452, Morris, NY 13808, in George’s memory.
Funeral arrangements are by the Johnston Funeral Home of Morris.

Published in The Daily Star on March 8, 2006.

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Harrington, Kenneth A. 1909-1967 Garrattsville NY Obituary

Harrington, Kenneth A. 1909-1967

Kenneth A. Harrington

GARRATTSVILLE---Kenneth Arthur Harrington, 58, died July 18 at his home, New Berlin RD3, after a two month illness.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Houk-Johnston Funeral Home, Edmeston, with the Rev. Wilfred Lyon, pastor of Garrattsville Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Edmeston Union Cemetery.

Mr. Harrington was born in the Town of New Lisbon June 11, 1909 son of Arthur and Ida (Gardner) Harrington. He married Viola Richards Sept. 20, 1930.

He was a dairy farmer. He was a member of Garrattsville Methodist Church, the Farm Bureau and Eastern Milk Producers Cooperative Association.

He is survived by his wife; four daughters, Mrs. Madeline Daniels, New Berlin; Mrs. Eva Joy, New Lisbon; Mrs. Hilda Bowen, Edmeston; Miss Donna Harrington, at home; four sons, George of New Lisbon; Roy of Governeur; Gary and Ray, at home; a sister, Mrs. Glenn Chase, Garrattsville; ten grandchildren, and several nephews, nieces and cousins.

Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.