Published: 10/30/04

Keeseville — Marjorie H. Laundree, 84, of Pleasant Street, Keeseville, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at the CVPH Medical Center in Plattsburgh.

She was born in Port Kent on Sept. 25, 1919, the daughter of Theophile and Josephine (Meyers) Hamlin.

She was a graduate of Keeseville High School.

She married James Laundree June 22, 1942. He predeceased her March 22, 1976.

She was a member of the Catholic Community of Keeseville Altar Rosary Society.

Mrs. Laundree especially enjoyed spending time with her family and also enjoyed cooking.

Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Jim and Jane Laundree of Ticonderoga and Jerry and Joy Laundree of Keeseville; one daughter, Mary Helen Laundree and partner Carol Wera of Auburn; ten grandchildren, Joseph, John and Jamie Laundree, Christine Devins, Brian Laundree, Shannon LaDuke, Angie Provost, Jodi Gadway, Jason Merritt and Deanna Merritt; nine great - grandchildren; two half sisters, Marge Davis and Irene Crowningshield of Port Kent; and several nieces and nephews.

She was also predeceased by her parents; four brothers; and two sisters.

Calling hours will be held Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Keeseville. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Keeseville with Msgr. Leeward J. Poissant, pastor, celebrating. Burial will be in the spring in the parish cemetery.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Keeseville Rescue Squad.

Keeseville — Dorothy (Murcray) Bond, 98, formerly of Keeseville, passed away from this life Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at the Horace Nye Nursing Home in Elizabethtown.

She was born in AuSable Forks on April 4, 1905, the daughter of Frank and Bessie (McCarter) Murcray.

Dorothy graduated from St. Lawrence University with honors in mathematics and philosophy. She taught math and science at Keeseville High School until shortly after her marriage to Neil W. Bond of Keeseville in 1930.

Dorothy was active in the United Methodist Church, the Eastern Star, where she served as chaplain and past matron and the North Country Women’s Club.

Because of her husband’s position as civil engineer for the Corps of Army Engineers, Dorothy lived in many communities, including Baltimore, Md., Wilkes Barre, Pa., and Syracuse, N.Y. She and her husband retired to Keeseville in 1974.

Survivors include her daughters, Elizabeth (Bond) Starr of Westminster, Md., and Mary Bond of Baltimore, Md.; daughter and son-in-law, Margaret (Bond) and Robert S. Warner of Keeseville; three grand- daughters, Jacqueline (Starr) and Lynn Oberlechner of Westminster, Md., Susan (Warner) and David Jacobs of Oakland, Calif., and Sandra (Warner) and Ray Fannan of Manorville, N.Y.; three great - grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her husband of 49 years in 1980; two sisters, Florence Torrance and Virginia Hathaway; and a son-in-law, Jack Starr.

Calling hours will be held Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Hamilton Funeral Home in Keeseville. A funeral service will be held Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, at 3 p.m. at the Keeseville United Methodist Church with Rev. Sally White, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the spring in the Evergreen Cemetery in Keeseville.

Donations in her memory may be made to the Keeseville United Methodist Church.

Bradenton, Fla. — Cornelia C. Pope, 77, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away on Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, at her home.

She was born in Keeseville on June 21, 1926, daughter of the late Nicholas A. and Merilda H. (Latourelle) Pope.

Connie was a graduate of Plattsburgh High School, a graduate of City College of New York and SUNY Geneseo. She was a Librarian at the Feinberg Library for more than 25 years and was involved with the New York Collection for many years. While in Plattsburgh she was an authority on Adirondack ghost towns, leading many tours on the subject. After her retirement she moved to Bradenton, Fla., and was the Librarian for the City of Avon Park, Fla., for more than 10 years.

Survivors include a sister, Joan Pope of Plattsburgh; two brothers, Dr. Michael Pope of Poughkeepsie and Nicholas A. Pope and his wife Jeanne of Loon Lake; and several nieces and nephews.

Connie was predeceased by three brothers, Aneilo Pope, Anthony Pope and Carl Pope; and a sister, Mrs. Joseph "Tina" Orlando.

Calling hours will be Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Brown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2004, at 2 p.m. with Rev. Dennis Cregan, pastor of the Salvation Army, officiating. Burial will be later in the year in Mt. Carmel Cemetery.

WILLSBORO, N.Y. — William Oxley Randall, 89, of Middle Road, died Thursday morning, Jan. 1, 2004, at his home.

Born Oct. 29, 1914, in Columbus, Ohio, he was the son of Sherman Bronson Randall and Bessie Agnes Thompson. Known as "Bill," William was named after his maternal grandfather, William Oxley Thompson, president of Ohio State University for 25 of its formative years.

After the untimely death of his parents, Bill helped guide the lives of his two sisters through their high school years in Upper Arlington, Ohio.

Bill Randall completed his high school studies at Columbus Academy and then graduated from Harvard University in 1936, with a degree in physics. He continued his studies at Michigan Law School, graduating in 1939. In 1940, Bill married his college sweetheart, Ann Louise Edwards of Lancaster, Pa., a Wellesley College graduate.

Bill’s studies propelled his lifelong curiosity about the world around him. Until very recently, he was a continuing student of the sciences, including aeronautical, automotive, audio and nautical engineering; optics and photography; geology; physics; microbiology and evolutionary biology.

His career, however, led him to practice law and subsequently took him deep into the world of corporate finance. From 1939 to 1954, Bill practiced corporate law with Porter, Stanley, Treffinger & Platt in Columbus, Ohio.

This was followed by a career as a financial executive with Columbus & Southern Ohio Electric Co. — now American Electric Power Corp. Bill was hired by C&SOE in 1954 as Assistant Treasurer, later becoming Treasurer, then assuming the role as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

Bill’s interest in corporate finance extended to forming Dynamic Capital, or DYCAP, with four other Columbus investors. The DYCAP partnership helped launch Wendy’s International and Limited Stores. He was also an initial founding investor for E*Trade Financial Corp.

Bill retired from C&SOE in 1976, to spend more time studying investment markets, to go where his sense of adventure led him and to pursue his lifelong interests in economics, political science and public policy.

Throughout his life, Bill quietly championed the causes of racial, cultural and gender equality. He was a longtime member and supporter of the Urban League, the NAACP, the United Negro College Fund and various Native American charities.

Bill was a longtime, active member of First Congregational Church of Columbus Ohio, serving as deacon, moderator and trustee. He served similar roles later on with the Willsboro Congregational Church — United Church of Christ.

Bill also had a deep interest in political science and public policy. In later years, he was a member of the Libertarian Party and was a supporter of the Cato Institute.

He also enjoyed the outdoors. Bill and his wife Ann in the late 1930s were credited with the first recorded moonlight ascent of the Grand Teton. He loved the Western U.S. mountain ranges, but was particularly fond of the Adirondacks, taking his family on summer vacations for about 15 years to Back Log Camp on Indian Lake. In later years, Bill and Ann enjoyed their cabin on Carbon Peak near Gunnison, Colo., but retired to a home in Willsboro, N.Y., on the Eastern edge of the Adirondacks, where son Sherman and wife Nancy built them a retirement home in 1985.

Bill enjoyed his life to the end and thought of it as a continuously unfolding miracle — whether it was climbing a remote mountain, examining a rare plant or bird in the wilds, canoeing a meandering river, driving a sports car with its top down over rural back roads, or in recent years, reading an issue of The Economist in his armchair.

He was a nurturing father, who fostered a love of life’s phenomena in his four children. He was known to be an attentive and enthusiastic listener, who was fascinated with the experiences, observations and opinions of others.

Bill is survived by his wife Ann E. Randall, and his four children, Lewis Edwards Randall of Whidbey Island, Wash., Allison Randall of Temple, N.H., Sherman Bronson Randall of Willsboro and William Thompson Randall of Glens Falls.

His progeny includes 10 grandchildren, Aaron Thompson Emigh and Rebecca Jane Emigh, William Josiah Erikson, Jonah Randall Erikson, David Thompson Randall, Anna Randall Painter, Elizabeth Ellen Randall, Matthew Harris Randall, Grace Louise Randall and William Austin Randall; three great-grandchildren, Jaam Jibril Moynihan, Joshua Tobias Moynihan and Justice Lynn Erikson.

Bill is also survived by a sister, Marianne Randall Thompson of Portola Valley, Calif. His other sister, Marcella Randall Winemiller, died in 1998.

A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10th, at Willsboro Congregational Church, with the Rev. Gerald Sutch officiating. Arrangements, including cremation, are under the auspices of Huestis Funeral Home of Willsboro, N.Y.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bill’s name may go to the Willsboro Rescue Squad, Willsboro; the Willsboro Congregational Church; or to the charity of one’s choice.

Marjorie I. Bowen, 72, of Brookfield Road, Whallonsburgh, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at CVPH in Plattsburgh.

She was born July 21, 1931, in Willsboro, N.Y., the daughter of Cassius and Madeline (Herbert) Shappy.

No calling hours will be held. A graveside service will be held in Willsboro at Lakeview Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

W.M. Marvins Sons Funeral Home in Elizabethtown is in charge of the arrangements.

Helen T. Boucher, 80, of Montreal, Quebec, died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2004, at St. Margaret’s Nursing Home in Montreal, Quebec.

Arrangements were incomplete Saturday evening at the Lyon Mountain Funeral Home.

Harry Duckworth, 76, of Cedar Lane, Plattsburgh, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2004, in Raleigh, N.C., while visiting his daughter Jenny.

He was born in Hazel Park, Mich., on March 10, 1927, the son of Henry and Janet M. (Cross) Duckworth.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete as of Saturday at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home.

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