Mildred May Champion

Boonville - Mildred May Champion, 83, a former resident of North Street in Madison for several years, and more recently of Oneida and Boonville, passed away on Friday, November 28, 2008, at Sunset Nursing Home, Boonville, where she had resided since January 2007. A native of Fulton, she was born on May 17, 1925, a daughter of Howard Edley and Thelma Tryon Gates. She grew up in Fulton, and received her education in Fulton, Syracuse and at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica. For several years she was employed at Lewis County ARC in Turin as a bus driver, then at Mele Manufacturing Co. of Utica. Her last employment was as a home care giver in the Oneida and Madison areas. Mrs. Champion was united in marriage with William Edward Champion in Fulton, a union that lasted for sixty-one years until Mr. Champion's death on October 13, 2006. She attended the Baptist Church of Madison, and for many years she also attended the Assembly of God Church, Boonville. Mildred enjoyed crafts, painting and bowling. Mrs. Champion is survived by four daughters and two sons-in-law, Phyllys McDougall and her husband, Elwood, Port Leyden, Marcia Snyder and her husband, Richard, Boonville, and Cynthis Kornmeyer and Kim Sibley, both of Pompano, Beach, FL; two sons, David, Boonville, and Joel, Cocoa Beach, FL; twenty-three grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Daryll, in 1998. Her family extends a heartfelt note of appreciation to the staff at Sunset Nursing & Rehabiltation Center for the kindness and care given to Mildred. Her Funeral Services will be Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at the Trainor Funeral Home, Inc., 143 Schuyler Street, Boonville, where Pastor David Hadeen of the Boonville Alliance Church will officiate. Spring interment will be in Boonville Cemetery. Calling hours are Monday 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Sunset Nursing Home Resident Fund, 232 Academy Street, Boonville, NY 13309.