SARATOGA SPRINGS — Eunice Arlene Beach went home to be with the Lord and her family on Wednesday, August 12, 2015, with her nieces Lisa Brockway and Debbie Skrandel by her side.
Born in Lyme Center, NH on July 4, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Arthur W. and Theda Sanborn Bryant Smith. Eunice worked and retired from Van Raalte in Saratoga Springs. After her retirement she and her late husband Ross ran and operated Beach’s Music Store on West Ave. in Saratoga Springs. She enjoyed attending Blue Grass Festivals and travelled to many shows throughout New York. Each year Eunice enjoyed returning to her home town in Lyme Center to attend her class reunion at Thetford Academy, earning a plaque this year for representing her class of 25 years or more with the largest percentage of living class members attending the banquet. She was one of two of her classmates left. Eunice recently took her niece Debbie and her husband to her old hometown, where they also visited the local Baptist Church, taking lots of pictures.
Auntie left a lasting impression wherever she went and with whomever she met, often flirting along the way. She will be deeply missed by us all.
In addition to her parents and husband Ross, she is predeceased her ex-husband Cliff Canfield and their two infant sons, Joseph Ray and Timothy Canfield; stepfather Carlton A. Smith Jr.; brothers Verne I. Bryant and Carlton A. (Peter) Smith, III and one sister, Leona E. Perkins.
Eunice is survived by one sister, Jeanne Lotane of Palm Bay, FL; one brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Mary Kay Smith of Malone, NY; special cousins in VT and NH and many nieces and nephews.
Relatives and friends gathered to remember her on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 at the First Baptist Church, 45 Washington St., Saratoga Springs. Burial was held in the family plot at Ballston Spa Village Cemetery, Ballston Spa.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373).
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
