Evelyn L. “Evie” Lightfoote

Gorham - Evelyn L. “Evie” Lightfoote, age 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 20, 2023, at Penn Yan Manor Nursing Home in Penn Yan, NY.

Friends may call Thursday (Oct. 26th) from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Perkins-Ames Funeral Home in Gorham. A Funeral Service will be held Friday (Oct. 27th) at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Gorham Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Stanley-Hall-Gorham Ambulance, P.O. Box 57, Hall, NY 14463, or to the Gorham Fire Company, 4676 Kearney Rd., Stanley, NY 14561. Flowers are gratefully declined.

Evie was born July 28, 1934, in Canton, PA, the daughter of the late Clarence N. and Maude Spencer. She was a graduate of Canton High School and the Elmira Business School.

Evie married John C. Lightfoote on January 15, 1955. They owned and operated Lightland Dairy Farm in the Town of Gorham for 54 years, until John’s death in 2009. Besides being fully involved in the daily operation of Lightland Farms, Evie was active in several community organizations. She had been a volunteer with the Stanley-Hall-Gorham Ambulance and was a past member of the Gorham Fire Company’s auxiliary, the Gorham Fire Belles. Evie fully supported her children’s school activities and was a Marcus Whitman Band Booster, and was active in the Pageant of Bands.

Evie was also active in area agricultural organizations. She had been an officer in the Ontario County Farm Bureau and in the Dairy of Distinction program. Evie and John had been Mycogen corn seed dealers, and she continued with this business after her husband’s death.

Evie’s personal hobbies included quilting and genealogy.

Evie is survived by one daughter, Nancy (Gary) Case; four sons, Fred (Ellen) Lightfoote, Larry (Stacy) Lightfoote, Russell (Tina) Lightfoote, and Scott (Kellie) Lightfoote; 11 grandchildren, Gretchen (Jeff) Quattrino, Benjamin (Lauren) Case, Kevin (Sarah Boyce) Lightfoote, Paula (Clayton Mack) Lightfoote, Douglas (Ashley Wilson) Lightfoote, Spencer Lightfoote, Blane (Angela) Lightfoote, Elyse (Zach) Zanghi, Jenelle (Derek) Stahl, Adam (Alison) Lightfoote, and Chad (Jessica) Lightfoote.

She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Steve (Hildegard) Spencer and Stan (Carol) Spencer; one sister-in-law, Ann Spencer; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Evie was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, John, in 2009; her parents; and four siblings, Phillip Spencer, Margaret Mulford, Ellen Powell, and Wesley Spencer.

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