March 13, 2008  

LOWVILLE, N.Y. —  Christine M. Towne, 85, formerly of Carthage, died Thursday morning at Lewis County Residential Healthcare Facility, where she had resided since April 2000. 

Born May 27, 1922, in Harrisville, daughter of Hiram J and Nettie Mae Brown Mealus, she attended Harrisville schools. 

She married Harold K. Towne on June 24, 1939, at the Carthage Methodist Church. He died Aug. 3, 1962. 

She was a housewife during her married years and became a domestic after her husband’s death, working in many Carthage area homes. 

Mrs. Towne enjoyed crocheting and knitting, and spending time with her grandchildren and great- grandchildren. 

Surviving are two daughters and their husbands, Alice and John Wood, Carthage, and Jane and Richard Boyce, Croghan; six grandchildren, John, Jeffery, Kenneth, Dawn, Michael and Danielle; 18 great-grandchildren, a great- great- grandchild; nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

She is predeceased by four sisters Hope Smith, Rose Miller, Charlotte Britton and Violet Towne. 

The funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Adirondack Funeral Home, Croghan with the Rev. Bruce Lyndaker, pastor of Emmaus Bible Fellowship, officiating. Spring burial will be in the Harrisville Cemetery. Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 14, at the funeral home.

Instead of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, N.Y. 13367.

Information provided by Adirondack Funeral Home, Croghan, and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.