Wayne D. May
April 4, 2011

Wayne D. May, 59, of Amsterdam, passed away Monday, April 4, 2011.
He was born September 12, 1951 in Little Falls, the son of Howard and Catherine (Haggerty) May.
Wayne was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting, fishing and camping.
He always put others ahead of himself and would go    without to help somebody else; he was always willing to help in whatever way he could. Most of all, he enjoyed being with his family- especially his grandchildren. Wayne will be sadly missed.
Survivors include his mother, Catherine May of Broadalbin; two daughters: Gabrielle Febbie (Dean) of Tribes Hill and Lisa; two sons: Jordan May (fiancé Anne Dufel) of St. Johnsville and Vincent May (Melissa Hildreth) of Hagaman; four grandchildren: Allyson, Jordan, Cassandra and Alexandra; three brothers: Jimmy May (Crystal) of Edinburgh, Craig May (Maryanne) of Northville and Jeff May (JoAnn) of Broadalbin and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Wayne was predeceased by his father, Howard in 2009.
Family and friends were invited  to call Thursday, April 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Scotch Bush Free Methodist Church in St. Johnsville where a funeral service was held at 12:00 p.m. with the Reverend Dr. R.W. Williams presiding. Interment will take place at Fical Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont Street, Gloversville, NY 12078.
Please visit the family's online guestbook at www.brbsfuneral.com.

Marilyn A. Gillis
April 4, 2011

Marilyn A. Gillis, 78, of Old Trail Road, Tribes Hill, NY passed away Monday evening at Ellis Hospital.
Born in Lake Pleasant, NY on April 12, 1932, she was the last surviving child of Albert and Marion Lawrence Aird. She moved to this area nearly forty years ago.
Marilyn worked as a waitress for a number of restaurants, more recently at Stankes’ Community Pharmacy on East Main Street. She truly enjoyed her time there because of the many wonderful people she was able to meet, and who became dear friends with her.
She and her husband Bob enjoyed travelling and spending time with family.
An avid reader, Marilyn also loved to bake and crochet and watch the many birds that flocked to her garden feeders.
She was of the Roman Catholic faith. Always with a smile, she will be remembered by the words, ‘grieve not, nor speak of me with tears, but laugh as though  I were beside you… I loved you so,  t ‘was heaven here with you!’
Her loving family includes her husband, Robert P. Gillis whom she married June 7, 1974; sons; William (Shari) Babcock of Wells, and John W. Babcock of Speculator; step daughters; Dawn Marie (Charles) Smullen and Susan Ann (Anthony) Verde all of Amsterdam; step-son; Christopher (Janey) Gillis of Virginia; 11 grandchildren, two great grandchildren as well as nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to her parents, Marilyn was predeceased by her    daughters, Janice Thomas, and Jeanne M. Babcock,  and a son, James Marshall.
Interment will take place at the convenience of the family in Pine Grove Cemetery, Tribes Hill.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in her name to Community Hospice of Amsterdam in care of the funeral home office.