COOPERSTOWN — Mrs. Donna L. Lamb High, 60, of Cooperstown died unexpectedly in an automobile accident on Monday morning, Sept. 16, 2002, in Emporia, Va.
Donna was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Sidney, a daughter of Keith and Lida (Wilson) Latham.
She was first married to Forrest "Frosty" Misner of Fly Creek. She later married John A. Lamb on Jan. 27, 1977, in Fly Creek. John died Nov. 18, 1999. On Aug. 18, 2002, she married James R. High, formerly of Brookfield, Conn., in the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Raised in Masonville, Donna graduated from Sidney High School with the Class of 1959.
For many years she worked at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown as the secretary to the medical records director. She then worked at Co-Optics of America in Oneonta. In July 1989 she became employed at what is now the Mang Cooperstown Insurance Agency as a customer service representative. She retired from this position on Dec. 1, 2001.
A community-minded individual, Donna was always ready to help with events for the Cooperstown Rotary Club and Pierstown Grange No. 793. She was also a faithful attendee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Donna is survived by her husband, Jim of Cooperstown; her two daughters, Terry Mestyanek of Schenectady and Cindy Misner of Brandenburg, Ky.; four stepchildren, Renee J. Lamb of Mastic, Long Island, Jeanette J. Lamb of Ballston Spa and Jaclyn J. Lamb and John A. Lamb II, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; six grandchildren; her three brothers, Lewis Latham of Norfolk, Va., Ronald Latham of Endicott and David Latham of Binghamton; many nieces and nephews; many friends; and her dog, Tiny.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends in the church chapel immediately following the church service.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Cooperstown Youth Baseball Building Fund, P.O. Box 282, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Donna was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Sidney, a daughter of Keith and Lida (Wilson) Latham.
She was first married to Forrest "Frosty" Misner of Fly Creek. She later married John A. Lamb on Jan. 27, 1977, in Fly Creek. John died Nov. 18, 1999. On Aug. 18, 2002, she married James R. High, formerly of Brookfield, Conn., in the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Raised in Masonville, Donna graduated from Sidney High School with the Class of 1959.
For many years she worked at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown as the secretary to the medical records director. She then worked at Co-Optics of America in Oneonta. In July 1989 she became employed at what is now the Mang Cooperstown Insurance Agency as a customer service representative. She retired from this position on Dec. 1, 2001.
A community-minded individual, Donna was always ready to help with events for the Cooperstown Rotary Club and Pierstown Grange No. 793. She was also a faithful attendee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Donna is survived by her husband, Jim of Cooperstown; her two daughters, Terry Mestyanek of Schenectady and Cindy Misner of Brandenburg, Ky.; four stepchildren, Renee J. Lamb of Mastic, Long Island, Jeanette J. Lamb of Ballston Spa and Jaclyn J. Lamb and John A. Lamb II, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; six grandchildren; her three brothers, Lewis Latham of Norfolk, Va., Ronald Latham of Endicott and David Latham of Binghamton; many nieces and nephews; many friends; and her dog, Tiny.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends in the church chapel immediately following the church service.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Cooperstown Youth Baseball Building Fund, P.O. Box 282, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
COOPERSTOWN — Mrs. Donna L. Lamb High, 60, of Cooperstown died unexpectedly in an automobile accident on Monday morning, Sept. 16, 2002, in Emporia, Va.
Donna was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Sidney, a daughter of Keith and Lida (Wilson) Latham.
She was first married to Forrest "Frosty" Misner of Fly Creek. She later married John A. Lamb on Jan. 27, 1977, in Fly Creek. John died Nov. 18, 1999. On Aug. 18, 2002, she married James R. High, formerly of Brookfield, Conn., in the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Raised in Masonville, Donna graduated from Sidney High School with the Class of 1959.
For many years she worked at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown as the secretary to the medical records director. She then worked at Co-Optics of America in Oneonta. In July 1989 she became employed at what is now the Mang Cooperstown Insurance Agency as a customer service representative. She retired from this position on Dec. 1, 2001.
A community-minded individual, Donna was always ready to help with events for the Cooperstown Rotary Club and Pierstown Grange No. 793. She was also a faithful attendee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Donna is survived by her husband, Jim of Cooperstown; her two daughters, Terry Mestyanek of Schenectady and Cindy Misner of Brandenburg, Ky.; four stepchildren, Renee J. Lamb of Mastic, Long Island, Jeanette J. Lamb of Ballston Spa and Jaclyn J. Lamb and John A. Lamb II, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; six grandchildren; her three brothers, Lewis Latham of Norfolk, Va., Ronald Latham of Endicott and David Latham of Binghamton; many nieces and nephews; many friends; and her dog, Tiny.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends in the church chapel immediately following the church service.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Cooperstown Youth Baseball Building Fund, P.O. Box 282, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
Donna was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Sidney, a daughter of Keith and Lida (Wilson) Latham.
She was first married to Forrest "Frosty" Misner of Fly Creek. She later married John A. Lamb on Jan. 27, 1977, in Fly Creek. John died Nov. 18, 1999. On Aug. 18, 2002, she married James R. High, formerly of Brookfield, Conn., in the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Raised in Masonville, Donna graduated from Sidney High School with the Class of 1959.
For many years she worked at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown as the secretary to the medical records director. She then worked at Co-Optics of America in Oneonta. In July 1989 she became employed at what is now the Mang Cooperstown Insurance Agency as a customer service representative. She retired from this position on Dec. 1, 2001.
A community-minded individual, Donna was always ready to help with events for the Cooperstown Rotary Club and Pierstown Grange No. 793. She was also a faithful attendee of the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown.
Donna is survived by her husband, Jim of Cooperstown; her two daughters, Terry Mestyanek of Schenectady and Cindy Misner of Brandenburg, Ky.; four stepchildren, Renee J. Lamb of Mastic, Long Island, Jeanette J. Lamb of Ballston Spa and Jaclyn J. Lamb and John A. Lamb II, both of Okeechobee, Fla.; six grandchildren; her three brothers, Lewis Latham of Norfolk, Va., Ronald Latham of Endicott and David Latham of Binghamton; many nieces and nephews; many friends; and her dog, Tiny.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2002, at the First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, with the Rev. Lin R. Quinlan, co-pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends in the church chapel immediately following the church service.
In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in the form of memorial gifts may be made to Cooperstown Youth Baseball Building Fund, P.O. Box 282, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.
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