Betty G. Perry Tongue, age 79, of Sunset Trail, Wayne/Hammondsport, NY formerly of Hornby passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Painted Post.
Friends were invited to call from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee; where a funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3 with Pastor Richard Schied officiating. Burial followed in Tyrone Union Cemetery, Tyrone, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wayne Fire Department, P.O. Box 91, Wayne, NY 14893.
Betty was born Nov. 15, 1930 in Knoxville, PA, the daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Miller Perry. On Dec. 4, 1948 in Painted Post, she married the late Ernest L. Tongue; who passed away on July 26, 2000. A cook for over 20 years at the Watson Homestead, in Painted Post. She was a former member of the Hornby Presbyterian Church; and the Hornby Grange. She retired in 1982; and moved with her husband to the banks of Waneta Lake, where she enjoyed gardening, and all kinds of crafts.
She is survived by one son Ernest “Skip” (Gail) Tongue Jr. of Wayne; five daughters, Suzanne (Harold) Hazzard of Hammondsport, Linda (Michael) Brewer of Woodhull, Debora (Leon) Wilson of Hornby, Kathy (Billy) Thomas of Painted Post and Christine (Michael Mandeville) Snyder of Waverly; three sisters, Ella Preston, Ruth (Phil) Arduini and Wanda Matthews; a brother, John Perry; 19 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was pre-deceased by a son, Steven in 1996; a daughter, Carol Dunn in 2007; a brother, Fred Perry; and two sisters, Shirley Hunter and Ethel Long.
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Betty G. Perry Tongue, age 79, of Sunset Trail, Wayne/Hammondsport, NY formerly of Hornby passed away Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010 at Three Rivers Nursing Home in Painted Post.
Friends were invited to call from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2 at the Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee; where a funeral service was held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 3 with Pastor Richard Schied officiating. Burial followed in Tyrone Union Cemetery, Tyrone, NY.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wayne Fire Department, P.O. Box 91, Wayne, NY 14893.
Betty was born Nov. 15, 1930 in Knoxville, PA, the daughter of the late Arnold and Blanche Miller Perry. On Dec. 4, 1948 in Painted Post, she married the late Ernest L. Tongue; who passed away on July 26, 2000. A cook for over 20 years at the Watson Homestead, in Painted Post. She was a former member of the Hornby Presbyterian Church; and the Hornby Grange. She retired in 1982; and moved with her husband to the banks of Waneta Lake, where she enjoyed gardening, and all kinds of crafts.
She is survived by one son Ernest “Skip” (Gail) Tongue Jr. of Wayne; five daughters, Suzanne (Harold) Hazzard of Hammondsport, Linda (Michael) Brewer of Woodhull, Debora (Leon) Wilson of Hornby, Kathy (Billy) Thomas of Painted Post and Christine (Michael Mandeville) Snyder of Waverly; three sisters, Ella Preston, Ruth (Phil) Arduini and Wanda Matthews; a brother, John Perry; 19 grandchildren; 30 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband, she was pre-deceased by a son, Steven in 1996; a daughter, Carol Dunn in 2007; a brother, Fred Perry; and two sisters, Shirley Hunter and Ethel Long.
