She was born May 13, 1918 in Retsof the daughter of Niles and Elizabeth Slane Johnson. She was a retired member of the housekeeping staff at SUNY Geneseo. She was predeceased by her daughter, Virginia Johnson in 1983.
She is survived by her lifetime companion, Bill Sickles of Retsof; two daughters, Betty (Donald) Barber of Pavilion and Janet (Paul Conley) Burdett of Batavia; a son, Chester Babbit (Phyllis) Ashby, Jr. of Dansville; son-in-law Bill Johnson of LeRoy; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eilene Emo of Mt. Morris, Dorothy Beals of Geneseo; a brother, Jim Johnson of Florida; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours were held Tuesday at the Rector-Hicks Funeral Home in Geneseo where funeral services were held Wednesday. Rev. Dennis Swartz of the Church of the Nazarene, Springwater, officiated. Burial, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, York.
Memorials may be made to Retsof Ambulance Fund, PO Box 92, Retsof, New York.
Married to Chester Babbit Ashby on January 11, 1936 in York, New York.
She was born May 13, 1918 in Retsof the daughter of Niles and Elizabeth Slane Johnson. She was a retired member of the housekeeping staff at SUNY Geneseo. She was predeceased by her daughter, Virginia Johnson in 1983.
She is survived by her lifetime companion, Bill Sickles of Retsof; two daughters, Betty (Donald) Barber of Pavilion and Janet (Paul Conley) Burdett of Batavia; a son, Chester Babbit (Phyllis) Ashby, Jr. of Dansville; son-in-law Bill Johnson of LeRoy; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Eilene Emo of Mt. Morris, Dorothy Beals of Geneseo; a brother, Jim Johnson of Florida; several nieces and nephews.
Calling hours were held Tuesday at the Rector-Hicks Funeral Home in Geneseo where funeral services were held Wednesday. Rev. Dennis Swartz of the Church of the Nazarene, Springwater, officiated. Burial, Pleasant Valley Cemetery, York.
Memorials may be made to Retsof Ambulance Fund, PO Box 92, Retsof, New York.
Married to Chester Babbit Ashby on January 11, 1936 in York, New York.
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