Lola A. Byam

Lola was born in Corning, NY on March 2, 1942 the daughter of Victor and Louise Preset Bentley. She grew up in Corning, was a graduate of the Corning High School and earned her associates degree from Elmira College. She met her future husband, Everett Byam, in Preston and they were married in Oxford on Sept.20, 1959. He passed away Sept. 29, 1980. While making her home in Norwich Lola had worked for the Norwich Shoe Co. and Shop-Vac. She also worked for the Ribbon Mill in Greene and the Evergreen Home of Greene with her good friends Mona and Barb.

Lola will be remembered as a very kind and generous person.

Lola is survived by her children Christian Byam and wife Lisa, Everett Byam and companion Pat Martin all of Elmira, Daniel Byam of Greene and Dawn Thompson of DeRuyter, her sister Nora Bixby of Greene, her brother Frank Bentley of FL along with numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Besides her husband Everett, Lola was predeceased by her step-father Nobel Merrill, her sons Lloyd and Loren, her sisters Ruth Pierce and Juanita Bauer and her brothers Ken, Victor, Paul and John.

Memorial services for Lola will be held on Friday, Sept. 20, at 1:00 pm from the R.J.Fahy Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.

Please consider memorial contributions to the Chenango County SPCA, 6160 County Road 32, Norwich, NY 13815 or to the American Cancer Society, 13 Beech St., Johnson City, NY 13790.