Mary M. Briggs

Penn Yan, NY February 12, 1921 – June 27, 2013 Age 92

Mary M. Briggs

Dundee/Penn Yan: Mary M. Briggs, age 92, of Clinton Crest Manor, formerly of Dundee, N.Y., died Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. Friends may call from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Monday (July 1) at the Baird Funeral Home, 36 Water Street, Dundee, where a funeral service will be held at 7:00 pm, Lay Pastor Lew Ann Giles officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Dundee.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the charity of the donor's choice.

Mary was born February 12, 1921, in Millport, NY, the daughter of the late Harry and Annie Dodson Leech. On September 24, 1938, in Penn Yan, NY, she married the late Lawrence W. Briggs Sr.; he passed away on December 11, 2004. She was a former seamstress employed by Michael Stearns Clothing of Penn Yan and a former employee of the Dundee Specialty Company, retiring in 1977. She has lived in Penn Yan since 2009, having lived in the same house on Union St. in Dundee for 53 years. Mrs. Briggs was a past member of Ladies of the Moose Lodge #1519; enjoyed collecting antiques and going to family gatherings.

She is loved and will be missed by two sons, Lawrence W. Briggs, Jr. of Binghamton, NY, Donald G. (Carolyn) Briggs of Weston, NY; a daughter, Joyce M. Manley of Penn Yan, NY; 8 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandson; numerous nieces, nephews, and in-laws. Besides her parents and husband, she was pre-deceased by son-in-law Jerome Manley in 2008, and 2 brothers and 5 sisters.

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