Margery L. Stratton

BURLEY – Margery (Lumsden) Stratton, 93, of Burley Idaho, formerly of Youngstown, New York, passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, surrounded in body and in spirit by her loved ones. She was predeceased by a son, Jeffrey Douglas Stratton and her husband of 67 years, Wendell Dewitt Stratton.

Margery was born in Chester, Penn., to the late John and Dorothy (Wilson) Lumsden. She had a younger sister and two brothers. She attended Wilson College in Chambersburg, Penn., and Rider Business College in Trenton, NJ. From 1942-1945 she worked at Luscombe Airplane Corporation. After raising four children, she joined Dan and Lucy Wilson Realty. In 1988, at the age of 65, she purchased the business. She was president of the Niagara Falls Board of Realtors from 1990-1991.

Margery was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown, NY, serving as Sunday school teacher, deacon, trustee and elder.

Surviving are her son, William (Mary) Stratton of Sun Valley, Idaho; daughters, Wendy (late Thomas) Gross of Stevens, Penn., and Suzanne (Brian) Livermore of Burley, Idaho, with whom she resided; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and five nieces.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Historical Society of the Town of Porter, PO Box 168, Youngstown, NY 14174 or the Old Fort Niagara Association, PO Box 169, Youngstown, NY.

Services will be at the convenience of the family at Great Valley Presbyterian Church, Great Valley, Penn.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Rasmussen Funeral Home of Burley.