Charles Laurence Farnham

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Charles Laurence Farnham

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Birthplace: Norwich, Chenango County, New York, United States
Death: December 20, 2009 (92)
Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Lysander, Onondaga County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Lewis Amos Farnham and Mildred Farnham
Husband of Elizabeth Ida Farnham
Father of Lyle A Farnham; Linetta A Lindsay; Lynn L Burns; Russell C Farnham; Douglas L Farnham and 4 others
Brother of Robert Elton Farnham; Ralph Arthur Farnham; Lynn Mason Farnham; Donald Richard Farnham; Seward L Farnham and 2 others

Managed by: Ann Elizabeth Conrad
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About Charles Laurence Farnham

Charles "Laurence" Farnham, 92, of Phoenix, NY, passed away at the home of his daughter, Janet Bednarczyk in Marcellus on Sunday, December 20, 2009. He was born in Norwich, NY to the late Lewis A. and Mildred (German) Farnham in 1917. A graduate of Phoenix High School, class of 1935. A U.S. Army veteran, WWII, where he served in the European Theater; including the Battle of the Bulge, earning a Bronze Star Medal. Laurence was a carpenter for Joyce & Birch Kitchens, Fulton. Predeceased by his son, Lyle A. Farnham, on July 7, 1988; his brothers, Lynn Farnham, during WWII, and R. Elton Farnham. Surviving are his loving wife of 69 years, the former Elizabeth I. Bowersox; his adult children, Linetta A. (Thomas) Lindsay of Elbridge, (daughter) Lynn L. (Wallace) Burns of Landrum, SC, Russell C. Farnham of NYC, NY, Douglas L. Farnham of Albuquerque, NM, Janet M. (Lawrence) Bednarczyk of Marcellus, Brian L. (Sharon) Farnham of Waterbury, CT, Stuart A. (Linda) Farnham of Phoenix, NY, Elizabeth M. (Clyde) Walts of Oneida; brothers, Ralph Farnham of Zephyrhills, FL, Donald Farnham of Riverside, IL, Seward Farnham of Springhill, FL; sisters, Marian Candee of Forestport, NY, Rena Williamson of Merritt Island, FL; 18 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Allanson-Glanville-Tappan Funeral Home, Phoenix. Burial at Chase Cemetery, 9450 State Rt. 48, Phoenix, with military honors. Calling hours are from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home, 431 Main St. Contributions: Oswego County Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge, c/o John M. Canale, 141 W. Fourth St., Oswego, NY 13126.

Published in Syracuse Post Standard on December 23, 2009

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Charles Laurence Farnham's Timeline

1917
September 28, 1917
Norwich, Chenango County, New York, United States
1941
September 7, 1941
1942
1942
2009
December 20, 2009
Age 92
Marcellus, Onondaga County, New York, United States
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