Alice F. Camburn


PINE PLAINS - Alice F. Camburn, 84, passed away Jan. 13, 2008, at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was the widow of Vincent Camburn.

She was born March 22, 1923, the daughter of the late Bertha (Shook) and Albert Killmer.

Mrs. Camburn worked in the food service department at the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Service Office in Wassaic.

She is survived by two daughters, Pamala Camburn of Pine Plains and Patricia Silvernail of Millerton; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and several nephews.

In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by two daughters, Joan and June; four sisters, Rose, Ethel, Mildred and Louise; and two brothers, Fred and Les.

Arrangements are under the care of the Peck & Peck Funeral Home in Pine Plains.

Funeral services are Thursday, Jan. 17, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, the Rev. Andrew Smith officiating.Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Pine Plains.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Heart Assoc., PO Box 3049 Syracuse, NY 13220; or Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010, Rockville, MD 20852. To sign the online register, visit peckandpeck.net.

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