Harriette Hayes Slawson

Harriette Hayes Slawson
of Sidney, N.Y.
Harriette Hayes Slawson passed away peacefully at A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta, N.Y. on September 1, 2008. Harriette was born on December 20, 1919 in Bainbridge, N.Y. She was a resident of Sidney, N.Y. She is survived by her three children and (spouses), Dolores (Franz Breunig), Sidney, N.Y., Keith Hayes (Carol), Prince George, Va., and Blake Hayes (Lorraine), Cherry Valley, N.Y.; grandchildren, Michael Breunig, Tina Breunig Woodyshek, Rebecca Hayes Gross, Ashley Hayes; and step grandchildren, John Hile, Gretchen Hile Slaven, Paul Hile, Loren Sutton, Will Sutton and Brian Sutton; her great-grandchildren, Joshua and Kelsey Woodyshek, twins Sophia and Isabella Breunig, Benjamin and Bryan Slaven, as well as Hannah Wood, Zachary and Faith Wheeler, to whom she was Great Harriette, were her pride and joy. Harriette is also survived by her sisters, Margaret Grant and Liz Allen; and her nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Gerald D. Hayes; her second husband, Calvin Slawson; her parents, William G. and Lura Chamberlain Spencer; and her sister, Mary Nichols. She will be missed by her friends at the Oneonta Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Oneonta, N.Y.; Sidney Senior Meals, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sidney; and her neighbors on Bridge Street, Sidney. Harriette was especially known and will be fondly remembered for her many beautiful patchwork quilts, having created over one thousand quilts during her lifetime.
Friends are invited to call on Thursday, September 4, 2008, from 6-8 p.m. at the C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main Street, Sidney. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 5, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, River Street, Sidney. Burial will follow at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney. In lieu of flowers, those who wish may send a contribution to Sidney Senior Meals and/or St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Sidney. Arrangements by C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main Street, Sidney.