Batavia - Lewis Partridge, Jr., 92, of Batavia, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at United Memorial Medical Center.
Mr. Partridge was born November 22, 1924 in Caledonia, the son of the late Lewis J. and Clarabelle McVean Partridge.
A longtime member of the Morganville United Church of Christ, he has served as a trustee and moderator of the church and President of the Tandem Class. A member of the Odd Fellows, he served on the Byron-Bergen Central School Board of Education, the board of directors for the Genesee County Cooperative Extension, Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA), Agway and the former Grange League Federation (G.L.F.), a co-op owned by farmers. He served as the co-chairman of the 1st farm-city week held by the Genesee County Farm Bureau.
He is survived by his wife, Helen Thornell Partridge, whom he married August 20, 1948; his children, Donald L. (Pat) Partridge, Kevin M. Partridge and Kathryn P. (Jeffrey) Thompson, all of Batavia; seven grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren; his sister, Joyce (Richard) Glazier of Byron; his sister-in-law, Marian Partridge of Bergen and several nieces and nephews.
He is the brother of the late Richard Partridge.
Friends may call on Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 403 East Main Street, Batavia. Funeral services will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Morganville United Church of Christ, 8466 Morganville Road, Stafford. Memorials may be made to Morganville United Church of Christ, 8466 Morganville Road, Stafford, New York 14143. He will be laid to rest in Grand View Cemetery.