pThe funeral service for Melba C. Gleason will be 11am Saturday, June 4th at the Adams Assembly of God Church with Pastor Gene Hagelin officiating. Burial will follow the service in the Woodside Cemetery, Belleville. Calling hours will be Friday, June 3rd 4-8 at Carpenter Stoodley Funeral Home and on Saturday, June 4th from 10 am- 11am at the Adams Assembly of God Church. /ppMrs. Gleason, 87, passed away Thursday May 26th at Samaritan Summit Village where she had been a resident since April 3, 2013./ppBorn July 7, 1928 in Philadelphia, NY, a daughter to George and Lila Hayes Christman, she attended school in Black River. She married Wesley E. Gleason, Sr., at Stone Street Presbyterian Church, Watertown May 12, 1946 with Rev. Dr. Frederick A. Miller, officiating. Mr. Gleason died January 24, 2002./ppMrs. Gleason was the secretary/treasurer for the Adams Assembly of God Church for many years. Melba took great pride in the cakes that she made for her family, but most of all the time that she spent caring for her 11 children. /ppSurviving are 8 sons & 7 daughters-in-law; Wesley E., Jr. & Clover, Redwood; George & Martha, Lacona; Gary & Marilyn, Inverness, Florida;Michael & LouAnn, Ellisburg; Philip & Michelle, Woodville; Timothy & Michelle, Las Vegas, NV; Thomas, Woodville; Robert & TinaWilliams, Aurora CO., and Debra Thomas, Adams; 2 daughters, Judith & Jamie McNett, Taberg, NY; Karen & Charles Kohl, Mannsville; 2 sisters, Francis Pete, Evans Mills; Wanetta Lautenschlager, Layton UT; 25 grandchildren, 37 Great-Grandchildren and 3 Great-Great Grandchildren. /ppShe was predeceased by 2 sons, Carl and Ronald, 3 brothers, George, Gerald and Stanley Christman and 2 sisters, Marion Crump and Lila Passage. /ppIn lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Union Academy Endowment Fund, C/O Marisa Riordan, PO Box 115, Belleville, NY 13611 or Adams Assembly of God Church, 23 S. Main St., Adams, NY 13605. /ppArrangements are with the Carpenter-Stoodley Funeral Home, Inc. /ppOn line condolences may be made at www.carpenterstoodley.com/p
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