DeRoy Putman

PUTMAN DeRoy
Lawton "Putt"
Age 80 of Horseheads, NY passed away on Sunday August 3, 2008 at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira, NY. DeRoy was born on September 22, 1927 in Wellsboro, PA the son of the late Allen and Lorena Lawton Putman. He was a Veteran of the Post WWII Occupation serving his country with the U.S. Army and achieving the rank of Captain in the Army Reserve. Mr. Putman was a retired Service Foreman for the NY Telephone Company in Elmira, NY where he worked for 30 years. DeRoy married his wife Elizabeth Smith Putman on August 15, 1948 and they would have celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on August 15, 2008. Putt was a life member of the Horseheads Elks BPOE Lodge #2297 and a former member of the Masonic Order in Wellsboro, PA. Mr. Putman was a loving and caring man who was very proud of his family and cherished all the time spent with them. He had a wonderful sense of humor and always had a joke to tell. Putt had a gift of working with his hands, fixing things and enjoyed woodworking. He was pre-deceased by his parents and sister Arlene Wetherbee. Mr. Putman is survived by his loving wife Elizabeth Smith Putman; son and daughter-in-law: Thomas and Marilyn Putman of Hamburg, NY; daughters and sons-in-law: Shari and Mark Herrick of Wellsboro, PA; Barbara and Kirk Vieselmeyer of Horseheads, NY; grandchildren: Erin and Jeff Winston; Alan Putman; Kimberly and Vic Paternosh; Amy and Keith Cavanaugh; Rebecca and Thomas Ulmer; Brian and Elisabeth Vieselmeyer; Jeffrey, Jared and Kyle Vieselmeyer; great grandchildren: Taylor, Abbye and Brenna Cavanaugh; Nathan and Trista Paternosh; brother and sister-in-law: Edgar and Keren Putman of Doylestown, PA; several nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of caring friends. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Lynch Funeral Home 318 West Broad Street Horseheads, NY on Tuesday August 5, 2008 from 4-7 PM. Mr. Putman's Funeral Services will be held at the Funeral Home on Wednesday August 6, 2008 at 11 AM. Interment in Maple Grove Cemetery in Horseheads, NY. Flowers are acceptable or those wishing may remember DeRoy through a memorial of one's choice or to the Horseheads Little League. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at the Arnot Ogden Medical Center and the staff at Elcor for all of the care and support they gave.