 1917 - 2014 (96 years)
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| Name |
Bessie May Ayerst |
| Born |
16 May 1917 |
Clayton, New York, USA  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
2 Apr 2014 |
Cortland, New York, USA |
| Buried |
Church of Saint Mary Cemetery, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York, United States |
| Person ID |
I4259 |
Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
29 Mar 2023 |
| Father |
Everton John Ayerst, b. 6 Jun 1892, Cape Vincent, New York, USA , d. 26 Aug 1967, New York, USA (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Charlotte Mary Cooke, b. 28 May 1895, Pamelia, New York, USA , d. 1971 (Age 75 years) |
| Married |
16 Sep 1914 |
Watertown, New York, USA |
| Family ID |
F16344 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Harry Gordon Kirkby, b. 30 Aug 1913, Morristown, New York, USA , d. 28 Dec 2007, Evans Mills, New York, USA (Age 94 years) |
| Married |
10 Jul 1940 |
Chaumont, New York, USA |
| Last Modified |
29 Mar 2023 |
| Family ID |
F16351 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Born - 16 May 1917 - Clayton, New York, USA |
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 | Married - 10 Jul 1940 - Chaumont, New York, USA |
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 | Died - 2 Apr 2014 - Cortland, New York, USA |
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 | Buried - - Church of Saint Mary Cemetery, Evans Mills, Jefferson County, New York, United States |
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| Headstones |
 | Harry & Bessie Kirkby
KIRKBY
Harry G.
Aug. 30, 1913
Dec. 28, 2007
Married
July 10, 1940
Bessie M. Ayerst
May 16, 1917
Apr. 2, 2014 |
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| Notes |
- Bessie M. Kirkby, 96, of Cortland, NY passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Cortland Park and Rehabilitation Center. Bessie had previously lived on Peck Street in Evans Mills.
She was born May 16, 1917 in Clayton, NY, and was the daughter of the late Everton and Charlotte Cook Ayerst.
Bessie worked at the Borden's Cheese Factory in Antwerp, provided daycare to several families in Evans Mills for numerous years, and worked several years in the cafeteria at the Evans Mills Elementary School.
She loved her flower gardens, her church, cooking and her family. She enjoyed any opportunity for a picnic or party with her family. She was an extremely hard worker and enjoyed life to the fullest.
Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Cathy Northrop and Jeffrey Jesmer of Groton, NY; three grandsons, Sam and Michelle Northrop and their son, Jack, of Mechanicville, Ben and Caitlin Northrop of Fonda, and Jeffrey Northrop of Groton, NY; and sisters Rose Fleming of Mattydale, and Beatrice (George) Randall of Adams Center.
Her husband, Harry G. Kirkby, brothers, Albert and Lester Ayerst and a sister, Margaret Shultz predeceased her.
The funeral will be 1:30 pm Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Evans Mills with Rev. Thomas Kornmeyer officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Evans Mills.
Calling hours are 11 to 1 pm Friday at Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Evans Mills.
Anyone wishing to make a memorial contribution in Bessie's name is asked to consider the Cortland Park and Rehabilitation Center, 193 Clinton Avenue, Cortland, or St. Mary's Catholic Church in Evans Mills, NY.
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