By Jaime Thomas Many locals got a chance to have their voices heard at Mettawee Mania on Saturday. Producer and director Rod Hawkins’ son Luke opened the show with a strong vocal performance, and he was followed by many others. Songs ranged from eight-year-old Emily Powers’ version of “Call Me Maybe” to fourth-grader Jade [...]
Margaret J. Gardner, 80
Margaret J. Gardner, 80, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 5, 2012, at The Orchard Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in North Granville following a long illness. She was born on Aug. 14, 1931, in Danby, Vt., the daughter of John Corey and Edna Ackley Corey. Margaret was a member of the United Baptist Church of [...]
George H. Benway, 83
George H. Benway, 83, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011, at Glens Falls Hospital following a long illness. He was born on Nov. 4, 1928, in Danby, Vt., the son of the late George and Anna (Dennison) Benway. George was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Whitehall and a former [...]
Jacqueline Macheski, 46
Jacqueline Macheski, age 46, of Danby, Vt., passed away at her residence on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. She was born March 1, 1964, in Rutland, Vt., the daughter of Joseph Macheski of Danby and Joan (Gould) Morey. Jackie had been employed at numerous businesses throughout the years, a few being the Hookery in West Pawlet, [...]
Florence Ruth Martelle, 88
Florence Ruth Martelle, age 88, passed away at Mt. View Center in Rutland, Vt., on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010. Florence was born on July 20, 1924, in Arlington, Vt. She was employed for more than 20 years at Telescope Casual Furniture in Granville. Florence was a very kind and loving person, who enjoyed helping others [...]
Clifford L. Greene, 93
Clifford Lawrence Greene, age 93, of Pawlet, Vt., died Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010, at the Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center. Clifford was born on Oct. 24, 1917, in Danby, Vt., the son of Roy E. and Cassie (Harrington) Greene. Clifford was a real people person and loved to visit, therefore his job as the postmaster [...]
Golan H. Lurvey III, 49,
Golan H. “JR” Lurvey III passed away peacefully on Nov. 1, 2009, after a short but courageous battle with cancer. JR was born on April 12, 1960, in Granville, the son of Golan and Betty (Donnelly) Lurvey.JR attended Pawlet (Vt.) Elementary School and Granville Central School. JR enjoyed hunting and fishing in his spare time. [...]
Cecil W. Brown
Cecil Wayne Brown died unexpectedly on June 7, 2009, at Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center. Cecil was born on April 20, 1936, in Danby, Vt., the son of Merritt D. “Tink” Brown and Velma (Corey) Brown. Cecil always worked on the family farm, eventually partnering with his brother Homer and ran the “Two [...]
Ruth M. (Hayes) Morris
Ruth M. (Hayes) Morris, age 92, passed away peacefully following a brief illness on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 at the Indian River Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granville. She was born on Dec. 2, 1916 in Danby, Vt., the daughter of Asa J. and Ola (Philips) Hayes. Mrs. Morris was member of the Granville Baptist [...]
Evelyn F. VanGuilder
Evelyn F. VanGuilder, age 89, of Granville passed away at Glens Falls Hospital on Thursday, October 23, 2008. Evelyn was born on Jan. 23, 1919 in Danby, Vt., the daughter of Anna Dennison. Evelyn was a very social person. She was very independent and thoroughly enjoyed life. She was the life of the party. She [...]






