Obituary of Carlton E. Faley

Carlton E. "Butch" Faley, 93, of 13 E. Ninth St. in Celoron, died at 5:35 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010 in WCA Hospital. He was the husband of the late Jeannette Warner Faley whom he married August 28, 1937 and who died August 25, 2007. A lifelong area resident, Butch was born in Jamestown on June 5, 1916, the son of the late Carl and Teckla Johnson Faley, and graduated from Celoron High School. In earlier years, he had been a foreman at AMSCO Excel and later owned and operated Nelson's Caf in Celoron for many years. A member of the Celoron Volunteer Fire Department for over 60 years, he also belonged to the Chautauqua Lake Fishing Association and the Lakewood/Celoron Moose. Butch and Jeannette were known to everyone as Grandma and Grandpa. Together they loved their camp on Gurnsey Hollow Road in Frewsburg where the door was always open to family and friends. They also enjoyed their trips out West and to Florida. In later years, Grandpa looked forward to his Friday night dinners with family at the Rod & Gun Club and also enjoyed his Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Celoron Moose. Butch's family wishes to thank Phil Mayer and Jack & Linda Smith for their special friendship. Surviving are two daughters, Sharyn K. (Harry) Pearson of Lakewood and Linda A. (Melvin) Ernewein of Celoron; six grandchildren: Kimberly (David) Gregor of Wilmington, DE, Wendy (John) Russo of Pendleton, NY, Kerri (Mark) Baran of Sugar Grove, PA, Robert (Becky) Burnett of Erie, PA, Scott Burnett of Jamestown and Matthew (Kate Anderson) Burnett of Celoron; and ten great grandchildren: Kate Gregor, Lauren, Taylor and Matthew Russo, Elizabeth, Kirsten and Thomas Baran, and Alyssa, Alex and Madelyn Burnett. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by a sister, Margaret Hawkins. The funeral will be held at 12:00 noon Tuesday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Samuel Shreffler will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and for one hour prior to the service in the funeral home Tuesday. Memorials may be made to the Celoron Fire Dept., P.O. Box 328, Celoron, NY 14720; or the Celoron Moose Building Fund, P.O. Box 542, Celoron, NY 14720.