Lillian B. Colburn

COSSAYUNA Lillian B. Colburn, 86, of Cossayuna, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, April 23, 2008, at Pleasant Valley in Argyle. She was born June 1, 1921, in Pottersville, the daughter of the late William Herbert and Ada (Vandewalker) Beadnell. Mrs. Colburn graduated from Pottersville Central School. She worked as a waitress at the Travelers Diner in Pottersville for twenty years and later she worked as a nurses aide at Pleasant Valley in Argyle for 12 years before retiring. Mrs. Colburn was a member of the Lakeville Baptist Church in Cossayuna and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching and had a passion for sewing and crafts. Mrs. Colburn was predeceased by her husband, Dean Colburn on Sept. 27, 2000, as well as her daughter, Josephine Ingraham who passed away April 26, 1995. She is survived by a son, Harry Ingraham and his wife, Janet of Cheswick, Pa.; a brother, William Beadnell and his wife, Daisy, of Schenectady. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, April 25, 2008, at the McClellan Funeral Home, 19 East Broadway, Salem, with the Rev. Sandra Spaulding officiating. Interment will follow the service at Chester Rural Cemetery in Chestertown. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and may call at the funeral home Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Colburn may be made to the Lakeville Baptist Church, Cossayuna, NY 12823 For directions to the funeral home or to share a memory of Mrs. Colburn, please visit www.mcclellanfuneralservice.com