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Mae Annis Powell

Female 1885 - 1966  (81 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mae Annis Powell was born on 12 Apr 1885 in Portage, Livingston County, New York; died on 14 Nov 1966 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.

    Notes:

    Mrs. Mae A. Chasey, 81, of Chasey Rd., West Sparta, died in Dansville Memorial Hospital Monday (Nov. 14, 1966). She was the widow of Ora Chasey.

    Mrs. Chasey was born in the Town of Portage, a daughter of Thomas Jefferson Powell and Mrs. Margaret Newville Powell. She was a member of the West Sparta Methodist Church and the West Sparta Grange.

    Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Wayne (Margaret) Parker of Rochester, Mrs. William (Anita) Gormel of Canaser-aga, Mrs. Edward (Harriet) Murphy of Dansville and Mrs. Nelson (Ora Mae) Pike of West Sparta; 20 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Ernestine McColl of Nunda and Mrs. Annis Groene of Auburn; and cousins.

    A funeral service will be conducted in the Duryea Funeral Home, Nunda, at 2:30 p.m. today. The Rev. Birger Halvorsen will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta. (GCE, November 17, 1966, p1)

    Family/Spouse: Ora Robert Chasey. Ora (son of Lamartin W. Chasey and Emma Eugenia Hamsher) was born on 1 Dec 1880 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 1 Dec 1957 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Margaret Chasey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Anita Chasey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Harriett Chasey  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1917 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 25 Jan 1973 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    4. 5. Ora Mae Chasey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jun 1926 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; died on 1 Nov 2011 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Margaret Chasey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mae1)

  2. 3.  Anita Chasey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mae1)

    Family/Spouse: William Gormel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Joseph Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. James Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 8. Thomas Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 9. Daniel Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 10. Laurence K. Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1932 in Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Sep 1994 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

  3. 4.  Harriett Chasey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mae1) was born in 1917 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; died on 25 Jan 1973 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.

    Notes:

    A Mass of the Resurrection was said Monday morning in St. Mary's Church for Mrs. Harriett L. Murphy of 34 Main St., Dansville, who died Thursday (Jan. 25, 1973) in Dansville Memorial Hospital. She was 55.

    Born in West Sparta, she had lived in the Dansville area most of her life. She was a cook at Craig State School in Sonyea, and was a member of St. Mary's Church and the Women of the Moose.

    Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Sandra Sawdey of Geneseo and Mrs. Mary Kay Hartson of Dansville; seven sons, Jerry of Spencerport, Paul of Norfolk, Va., Jack and Kenneth of Rochester, Michael of Victor, and Terry of Dansville; three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Parker of Rochester, Mrs. Oramae Pike of West Sparta and Mrs. Anita Gormel of Canaseraga; and 19 grandchildren.

    Burial was in Oaklawn Cemetery, West Sparta. In charge of arrangements was the Chamberlin Funeral Home. (GCE, February 1, 1973, p5)

    Family/Spouse: William Edward Murphy. William was born on 4 Apr 1916 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; died on 9 Dec 1994 in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Greenmount Cemetery, North Dansville, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Sandra Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 12. Mary Kay Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 13. Jerry Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 14. Paul Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 15. Jack Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 16. Kenneth Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 17. Michael Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 18. Terry Murphy  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Ora Mae Chasey Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mae1) was born on 8 Jun 1926 in Dansville, Steuben County, New York; died on 1 Nov 2011 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.

    Notes:

    WEST SPARTA, N.Y. — Ora Mae Pike, 85, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 1, 2011) at Highland Hospital in Rochester.
    She was born in Dansville on June 8, 1926, a daughter of the late Ora Roberta and Mae (Powell) Chasey. On Dec. 20, 1942, she was married to Nelson O. Pike who predeceased her on Aug. 29, 1999. She was also predeceased by her sisters, Margaret Parker, Harriett Murphy and Anita Gormel; and daughters-in-law, Judy, Marilyn and Gail Pike; and her dear friend and sister-in-law, Mildred Hartman Pike.
    Ora Mae was a member of the West Sparta United Methodist Church and a former member of the Deborah Chapter of Order of the Eastern Star. She was formerly employed at Dansville Memorial Hospital, Kelly Brothers Nursery, Star Market and as an Avon Sales Representative. She was well known in the West Sparta area for her butter deliveries, cole slaw, scalloped potatoes and baked beans. Her greatest skill was her “green thumb.” She owned and operated Pike’s Greenhouse in West Sparta for over 30 years and was a floral designer for the former Park Avenue Florist and Nancy Pappas Florist. Ora Mae and Nelson with their families summer vacationed at Black Lake together for nearly 50 years.
    She is survived by her sons, David (Ruth Ann) Pike and Randy (Gloria) Pike, both of West Sparta, Gary Pike of Georgia, and Lynn (Jacquelyn) Pike of Henrietta; nine grandchildren, several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.
    Friends may call from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc., 271 Main St., Dansville. A funeral service will be held at the West Sparta United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Interment will be on Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta. Online remembrances may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com.
    Contributions may be made to the West Sparta United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 671, Dansville, N.Y. 14437.

    Ora married Nelson O. Pike on 20 Dec 1942. Nelson (son of Oscar A. Pike and Florine Hann) was born on 18 Jan 1915 in Ossian, Livingston County, New York; died on 29 Aug 1999 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York; was buried in West Sparta Oak Lawn Cemetery, West Sparta, Livingston County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. David Nelson Pike  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1944 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 11 Aug 2025 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.
    2. 20. Gary Pike  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 21. Randy Pike  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 22. Lynn Pike  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Joseph Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)

  2. 7.  James Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)

  3. 8.  Thomas Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)

  4. 9.  Daniel Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)

  5. 10.  Laurence K. Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anita2, 1.Mae1) was born in 1932 in Livingston County, New York; died on 19 Sep 1994 in Rochester, Monroe County, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: Abt 1951; Korean War (US)

    Notes:

    Laurence K. Gormel of Henrietta, NY, formerly of Nunda, passed away Monday, Sept. 19, 1994 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.
    From the time he was a child until he was a grown boy, he spent his summers in West Sparta with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Chasey, and grew up with his youngest aunt, OraMae (Chasey) Pike.

    He was a Korean War veteran and worked for 38 years at Gleason Works in Rochester.

    Mr. Gormel is survived by his wife, Helen; sons Timothy and Stephen Gormel; his parents, William and Anita (Chasey) Gormel of Canaseraga; four brothers, Joseph (Betty) of Henrietta, James (Mary Jane) of Henrietta, Thomas (Joyce) of Spencerport, and Daniel (Kathy) of Livonia; three grandchildren; three aunts, uncles and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

    Funeral services were held at the Henry D. Halloran & Son Funeral Home, Inc., of West Henrietta. A funeral mass was celebrated Thursday, Sept. 22, 1994 at the Good Shepard Church of East Henrietta.

    Interment was in Perry, NY. (GCE, September 29, 1994, p4)

    Family/Spouse: Helen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Timothy Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Stephen Gormel  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 11.  Sandra Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

    Family/Spouse: James Sawdey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 12.  Mary Kay Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  8. 13.  Jerry Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  9. 14.  Paul Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  10. 15.  Jack Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  11. 16.  Kenneth Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  12. 17.  Michael Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  13. 18.  Terry Murphy Descendancy chart to this point (4.Harriett2, 1.Mae1)

  14. 19.  David Nelson Pike Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ora2, 1.Mae1) was born on 29 Oct 1944 in Dansville, Livingston County, New York; died on 11 Aug 2025 in West Sparta, Livingston County, New York.

    Notes:

    David Nelson Pike age 80, passed away Monday morning August 11, 2025, at his home in West Sparta,

    He was born in Dansville on October 29, 1944, a son of the late Nelson and Ora Mae (Chasey) Pike. He also was predeceased by his wife Marilyn Fuller Pike in 2002, a brother Gary Pike, and nephew Rodney Pike.

    Dave was a Machinist for the former Foster Wheeler Energy Corp in Dansville for 38 years. He attended York Baptist Church. He was a Charter member of the West Sparta Fire Department and a 2nd Lieutenant of the Jackson Hose Company of the Dansville Fire Department, a member of the WNYVFA. In his free time, he enjoyed gardening, hunting, fishing and traveling with his wife 'R' and visiting with family and friends.

    He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ann Taft Pike: three daughters Lori Colella and Carie (Darin) Grzenda, Tawny Kelledy, a son, Shane Taft; two brothers Randy (Gloria) Pike and Lynn (Jacquelyn) Pike. Eleven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

    Friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the Hindle Funeral Home, Inc. 271 Main St., in Dansville. Services will be held Friday at 11:00 am at York Baptist Church, 2738 Main Street York, NY 14592. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Online memories may be left at HindleFuneralHome.com.

    In lieu of flowers please make memorials to the Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center, 111 Clara Barton St., Dansville, NY 14437.
    (https://hindlefuneralhome.com/)


  15. 20.  Gary Pike Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ora2, 1.Mae1)

  16. 21.  Randy Pike Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ora2, 1.Mae1)

  17. 22.  Lynn Pike Descendancy chart to this point (5.Ora2, 1.Mae1)


Generation: 4

  1. 23.  Timothy Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (10.Laurence3, 3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)

  2. 24.  Stephen Gormel Descendancy chart to this point (10.Laurence3, 3.Anita2, 1.Mae1)