Elaine Daby

AMENIA — Elaine Daby, 72, of Lady Lake, Fla., died on June 26, 2016, at home.  

Born on June 30, 1943, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Pearl and Harlan Chapin.   

Elaine married Robert Sullivan on Sept. 18, 1976. He predeceased her in July 2010.  On May 6, 2013, she married Scott Reed Daby.

Elaine worked at the Wassaic Developmental Center in the staff development department as an educator, until her retirement. She enjoyed her retirement in Lady Lake and was a great golfer with a club championship and many hole-in-ones to her credit. She was also a life member of the Amenia Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary.

Elaine was very proud of her family. 

In addition to her husband, Scott Reed Daby, she is survived by her two daughters, Lauren Lyle and husband, Bruce, of Millerton and Linda Dingee and her husband, Joseph, of Dover Plains; the four grandsons who were the light of her life, Colin Lyle of Burlington, Vt., Shane  Lyle of Millerton and Christopher and Derek Dingee of Dover Plains; her brother, Harlan Chapin, and sister-in-law, Regina, of Lady Lake; her niece, Kim Jones, and her family; and her best friend and sister-in-law, Linda  (Daby) Gray.

There will be no calling hours and burial will be private. A memorial celebration will take place at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Amenia Fire Company, P.O. Box 166, Amenia, NY 12501.