Ann L. Gayetty

Ann L. Fortney Gayetty, 97, of Townville, passed away, Friday, January 17 at Wesbury United Methodist Community in Meadville. She was born on January 22, 1922, in Titusville, daughter of the late Frank and Sarah Titzel Fortney. In June of 1939, she married Clyde (Mike) Steadman and they had four children. Their youngest died in 1944 and Sarah died in May 2002. In 1954 Ann married Clare Carpenter and he had a daughter Kathleen she has five children and six grands. Clare and Ann had two sons, David who has two sons and Forrest who was killed in an auto accident in 1975, Clare died in 1973. In June of 1978 Ann married Carl Gayetty of Oil City he had five children and 11 grandchildren and 14 greats. Carl died in August 1995. Ann was a member of Townville Tops Club. She belongs to the Townville Senior Cit group and is treasurer and writes the club news for the Titusville Herald and and the Meadville Tribune. She was Secretary Treasurer of the VIP Club (CB) for twenty years. She likes to travel and has visited 8 countries in Europe and has also been to Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and many of the States of the USA. She loves flowers and her many friends and pen pals, her computer and her family and grandchildren. Survivors Include her three sons, William "Bill" Steadman, of Titusville, Louis L. Steadman and his wife Marilyn of Clintonville; and David Carpenter and his wife Mary of Guys Mill; eleven grandchildren; Gail, Diane, Laura, Michelle, Michael, Helen, Peggy, Daryl, Bobbi Jo, Stacy, Josh and Devin. Many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, step children, Jan, Kathy, Carole, Nancy and Kathy. In addition to her parents, Ann was preceded in death by her daughter Sarah Conley, sons Forest "Shorty" Carpenter, Edward Steadman and her daughter-in-law Dorothy Steadman, step son, Marv and her sisters, Helen, Marie and brother Walt. Friends and family are invited to call the Ryan M. Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 33353 N. Main Street, Townville, PA 16360, on Thursday, from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M.. Funeral service will be held there on Friday, at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor Glen Van Cise officiating. Burial will take place at Kingsley Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wesbury United Methodist Community, 31 Park Ave, Meadville, PA 16335. Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Ann's Book of Memories at www.warrenfh.com