Alton Roy Danforth

Cambridge Springs

Alton Roy Danforth, 17, of Cambridge Springs, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016. He was born on November 23, 1998, in Meadville, son of Frank S. and Holly Smith Danforth.

Alton was going to be a senior at Maplewood High School in the fall. He played football, was a junior member of the Blooming Valley Fire Department and was studying electrical occupations at Crawford County Career and Technical Center.

Alton was preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Roy Alton Danforth; grandfather, Frank Danforth, Sr.; great-grandmother, Charlotte Danforth; step-great-grandmother, Francis Bechtel Danforth; uncle Richard Smith; great-grandmother, Catherine May Schaw-Snyder; great-grandfather, Ray Coleman; great-grandmother, Freda Coleman; great-grandmother, Lena Smith; grandparent, James and Joan Smith; and aunt, Rebecca Danforth.

Survivors include his parents, Frank and Holly Danforth of Cambridge Springs; sister, Tamara Rae Danforth-Huddleston and her husband Jeremiah of Meadville; grandmother, Betty Jeanne Danforth; Aunt Wilma Smith; Jim and Jeanne Smith; Tracy and Dan Jordan; Rayleen Smith Sharon and Jeff DeMaison; and Tammy Danforth-Prest; godparents, Jamie Rogers and Dr. Erinn Lake; and many cousins, great-uncles and great-aunts.

Family and friends are welcome to call on Tuesday, July 19th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Ryan M. Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 33353 N. Main Street, Townville. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, July 20th at 11:00 a.m. at New Richmond United Methodist Church with John Snyder and Stephanie Gottschalk officiating.

Burial will take place in New Richmond Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made in Alton's memory to Blooming Valley Fire Department, 15288 Mill Street, Saegertown, PA 16433, Townville Fire, Rescue, and EMS, 33441 N. Main Street, Townville, PA 16360, New Richmond United Methodist Church, 29776 State Route 77, Cambridge Springs, PA 16403, East Mead VFD, 23876 Hwy. 27, Meadville, PA 16335, or Ryan M. Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 544 Chestnut Street, Meadville, PA 16335, to help defer funeral expenses.

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