Janice Waters Dayton (1936-2020)

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  Janice Waters Dayton

Janice Dayton, 83, of Lincoln, NE went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

Janice was born on May 4, 1936 to Nelson “Pete” and Edith (Chase/Niles) Waters in Hague, NY, where she was raised and graduated high school. Janice married Roger Dayton of Corinth, NY on April 25, 1958. They later divorced. They had three daughters, Tamara, Lydia, and Katie. Janice was a longtime resident of Corinth. She also lived many years in central California, and most recently, for 18 years in Lincoln, NE.

Janice was a woman of many gifts, talents, and great faith. Her passion in life was to use the talents that God gave her to glorify Him and share His love with others, whether by sewing, quilting, crocheting, baking bread, pies or other goodies, or singing God’s praises. She raised her three girls to love and serve both God and others. She believed “Whatsoever you do, do it all to the glory of God.”

Janice was preceded in death by both parents, and her brothers, Francis Waters, Matthew Waters, and Rev. Nelson P. Waters. She is survived by her three daughters, Tamara Dayton of Billings, MT, Lydia Dayton and her husband, George Conner of Norfolk, NE, and Katie Malcom and her husband Jerry Malcom of Avondale, AZ, her sister, Judith (Waters) Kenna of Van Etten, NY, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren, three sisters-in-law, numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

No service will be held at this time. Family will gather to celebrate Janice’s life at a private burial of ashes which will be held at a later date, when she will be returned home to her beloved Adirondack Mountains.

NOTE FROM JIM: Janice lived in Corinth when I was a teenager there too. I remember her beautiful singing voice, and every once in a while she would let loose. She sang in discantus style to such hymns as Lily of the Valley, and Everybody Ought to Know. She was always the echo, and boy could she echo! I asked Tamara and Lydia what her mom’s favorite hymns were and they said “… every hymn was her favorite.”

As suggested in the obituary, Janice loved her Adirondacks. She wrote of her bond to the mountain’s grandeur in verse seen elsewhere in this tribute.

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Karla Hogan Memorial

LONGVIEW, TX-This is to notify you of the passing of Karla Hogan on February 16, 2020. She was 45 years old. Karla was the daughter of Lori Dayton…husband of John Dayton, deceased. A memorial service will be held in the spring in the Corinth New York area.

Sarah [Dayton] Jerome (1980-2019)

DFH Volume 1 Issue 20

CORINTH – Sarah K. (Dayton) Jerome, 38, a longtime resident of Corinth, passed away Friday, June 14, 2019 at Saratoga Hospital surrounded by her loving family.
Born on Oct. 1, 1980, in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of Doreen (Burton) Dayton of Corinth and the late John Dayton Sr.
Sarah graduated from Corinth High School in 1999. She was employed in the finishing department at Quad Graphics in Saratoga Springs for 12 years.
She attended the Corinth Wesleyan Church for many years. She loved the church so much that, along with her husband, she bought it when it came up for sale and converted it to a home.

Sarah lived for her family and adored her three children. She loved music and listened to it all day. She also enjoyed hiking, the outdoors, and was devoted to her job.

Besides her father, John Dayton, she was predeceased by her paternal grandparents, Paul and Ruth (Carter) Dayton. Survivors include her daughter, Bella Chessare, her father, Dan, her sons, Preston and Keaton Jerome and their father, Chad Jerome, all of Corinth; her mother, Doreen Dayton (Andy Bonavita) of Corinth; her step-mother, Lori (Towers) Dayton of Corinth; siblings, Dianna Petrie (Doug) of Texas, John “Johnny” Dayton Jr. (Shannon) of Corinth, Rachel Rogers (Ryan) of Corinth, Matthew Benjamin of Corinth, Karla Hogan (Greg) of Texas, Sarah L. Allen (Korey) of Corinth, Peter Winslow of Corinth, and Amy Kinns (Justin) of Corinth; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

A celebration of Sarah’s life was held on June 20, 2019, at the Densmore Funeral Home in Corinth with the Rev. Richard Osborne, officiating.
Burial was in Corinth Rural Cemetery.

The family thanked Dr. Edward Liebers, Dr. Ayesha Sooriabalan, Deanna Veet, Glad Rag Saloon and staff, and their many friends and family for their countless prayers and acts of kindness given to the family and to Sarah during her illness. The family suggested that memorials take the form of donations to Sarah’s children for their future needs, c/o Chad Jerome for beneficiaries, Isabella Chessare, Preston Jerome and Keaton Jerome, please mail to: Hudson River Community Credit Union, 312 Palmer Avenue, Corinth, NY 12822.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sarah [Dayton] Jerome was the daughter of John Dayton Sr who was the son of Paul Dayton who was the son of Wilber Thomas Dayton, Sr.

Tribute to John Dayton

DFH Volume 1 Issue 15

January 12, 1955 – October 20, 2018

John’s Memorial Service and graveside burial were captured on video.  To view them click Here.  To view a musical-photo tribute, Click Here

John’s Eulogy

Good Afternoon, I’m John’s brother Jim, from Byron Center Michigan.  I moved away from Corinth when John was thirteen, so my contacts with John were infrequent.  We never spent much time together, but as I reflect on John’s life, I realize that I know a lot more about him than I thought I did.

Less than three weeks before John passed away , Judy and I were in Corinth, and had the privilege of spending a full day with him and his wife Lori.  It was a happy occasion for all of us, a day I’ll always cherish.  That day, it really struck home what an intricate, complex and giving man John was.  As the day progressed, it became apparent what made John tick

• his love for Jesus
• his love for Lori
• and his love for his family. 

John’s frequent mention of his love of God in the year before his death, thrilled us, his brothers and sisters.

During his last year, when he faced his own mortality head on, John recognized how soon he could be in the presence of his Heavenly Father, and it was obvious that he had made his peace and was looking forward to his eternal homecoming.  

John and Lori had a passion for teaching and working with kids.  On that inspirational day we spent with them, conversation frequently returned to children’s ministry, and the crafts that were such an important part of it.  Crafts don’t just happen.  Many loving hours were spent making each piece of each unit.  John’s last craft was an eight-piece wooden frog.  He admired those frogs as if they were his masterpieces.  Come to think of it, they were.  All 90 of them.  He invented and produced different equally creative crafts for those children year after year.

I’ve shared only one example of John’s generosity.  His was not only a generosity of time; it was also a generosity of money. Once, in this very church you were part way into a fund-raising campaign for a building maintenance project.  You were still a stretch from meeting the goal.  John told the fund raisers, “Don’t worry about covering the gap to the goal.  I’ll make up the difference.”  He told me the amount and it was impressive.  That speaks to three noble traits he possessed;

1.       His Generosity.

2.       His faith that God would help him achieve his commitment.     

3.       His love for his community of faith… this local church.

On that special day we spent together, his number one priority, by far, even if he didn’t get anything else accomplished, was to give us a tour of his church and to introduce us to his pastor.  The rest of the day was secondary.

One day, within the last four years, I received a lengthy email from John.  That was most unusual. He had never written more than one or two sentences.  Judy and I read it together and just looked at each other.  We asked, “John wrote that?”  I don’t remember the contents, but I remember that it was the most eloquent email that I had read in a long, long time.  I remember saying to Judy, “Wow, I wish I could write that well.”   I’ve come to realize over the years just how intelligent John was.  He lacked self-confidence, and that masked a lot of what he was capable of.

John was a mechanical genius.  He took wrist watches apart and put them back together just for fun.  He made a wooden clock which kept accurate time.  Rubics cubes and other 3-dimensional puzzles were no challenge at all.  The man was brilliant.

John was fanatical about his New York Mets.  He wore Mets clothing wherever he went.  Years ago, he had a chance encounter with Howard Johnson, who was 3rd baseman for the Mets in the 1980’s.  The way John carried on you’d have thought he met the pope.  He was far more impressed with his oncologist’s passion for the Mets than for his ability to save John’s life. You knew he was a true fan because he even watched the west coast games till 1:30 in the morning.

John loved puttering of any kind.  His creations were classics of clever and unusual design.  He had one of the best equipped workshops anywhere in Corinth.

Well, That’s just a small peek into what my brother was all about.

Hey John… keep the lights on up there. I’ll be visiting you again soon, and I’ll be staying quite a long-time the next time we get together.  We will bow in awe before the face of God forever.

John, it’s an honor to be your brother.