Obituary of Jean Gaylord

Jean Faust Gaylord, recently of Schuylerville, NY, passed away Saturday March 12, 2016 four days before her 96th birthday at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs, NY. Born March 16, 1920, in Syracuse, NY, she was the daughter of Reverend John Wesley Faust and Ruth Case Faust. Mrs. Gaylord was a devoted, loving mother. She served as a volunteer at Saratoga Hospital and was active in the Fort Miller Reformed Church. While residing in Brockport, NY she served as a Deacon at the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Gaylord was also active in the SUNY Brockport Faculty Wives Club, Mornings with the Professors, and the Bittersweet Twig of Lakeside Memorial Hospital. She loved literature, playing her piano, a good game of Bridge, making fudge, and swimming at her summer cottage on Lake Ontario in Sodus, New York. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Dr. E. Curtiss Gaylord who died December 13, 1967, and her sister Elizabeth Faust Hardy. Survivors include her children, Paul Curtiss Gaylord of Rochester, NY, Susan J. Gaylord (Arthur Adams) of Fort Plain, NY, Caroline Ruth Sarya (Arne) of Traverse City, Michigan, and Mary Lou Gaylord (Gary Squires) of Schuylerville, NY; her grandchildren, Cullen Curtiss Jamison of Traverse City, MI, Madison C. Squires and Cayden J. Squires of Schuylerville, NY, Dr. Henry D. Adams of Stillwater, OK, Charles F. Adams of Charlotte, VT, and Cydney Squires Mockry (Tyler) of Cohoes, NY; four great-grandchildren; her sister, Helen Faust Via of Virginia Beach, VA; her brother, John Faust of Camillus, NY; and twelve beloved nieces and nephews. Jean’s family would like to thank the second-floor staff of the Springs building at Wesley Health Care Center for their compassionate and loving care. There will be a graveside memorial service for Jean on Wednesday, July 6 at 11 am at the Sodus Rural Cemetery. Remembrances in Mrs. Gaylord’s honor will be gratefully accepted by the Fort Miller Reformed Church, PO Box # 324, Fort Edward, NY 12828. Arrangements are under the direction of Flynn Brothers, Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave, Schuylerville, NY 12871.