Obituary of Sharon Meyers-Tveter

Sharon Meyers-Tveter, 73, of Jamestown, NY, formerly of Panama City, FL, passed away unexpectedly at 2:08 pm Saturday, February 29, 2020, in the emergency room of UPMC Chautauqua. She was born January 2, 1947 in Salamanca, NY, a daughter of the late Nathan and Marian Frank Frank. Sharon earned her associate's degree from Jamestown Community College and her bachelor's degree in social work from D'Youville College in Buffalo, NY. Before her retirement in 2014, she was employed as a service coordinator for the Resource Center in Jamestown, NY. While living in Panama City Florida, she was employed as a counselor for the Bay City Correctional Facility for several years. Sharon was also a co-founder of the Jamestown Community Chapel Recovery Outreach Program where she served as a counselor and was a great support system for many people. She was a great woman of faith and a follower of Jesus Christ. She loved spending time in prayer during her daily devotions. She was a member of the Jamestown Community Chapel where she taught Sunday school. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great granddaughter, Allysen. She enjoyed doing puzzles, roller skating, and reading. She also loved hunting and was the first female instructor for the hunter safety course in New York State. Surviving are her four children; Hal (Jayne) Petteys, Lisa Petteys, Karla (Timothy) Gutknecht all of Jamestown, Keith (Roxanne) Lamberson of Salamanca, NY, nine grandchildren; Alan Petteys, Bianca Petteys, Leo Russell, Ryan Lamberson, Joshua Lamberson, Megan Lamberson, Dakota Lamberson, Ellen Mesler, Randy Mesler, Jr., a great granddaughter; Allysen Petteys, two sisters; Bonnie (John) Wilcox of Falconer, NY, Diane (Brian) Hawkins of Salamanca, three brothers; John (Janet) Frank of FL, Michael Frank of Salamanca, Jeff (Olivia) Kibbie of New Hampshire, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband's, Ronald C. Tveter who died May 11, 1999, Leonard Lamberson and Harold Petteys. A memorial service will be held at 2:00pm Thursday in the Lind Funeral Home. The Rev. Douglas Penhollow, pastor of the Jamestown Community Chapel will officiate. Inurnment will be in the Chautauqua Cemetery, Chautauqua, New York. Friends will be received for one hour prior to the service on Thursday in the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Jamestown Community Chapel Recovery Outreach Program, 35 Camp St. Jamestown, NY 14701.