Lucy E. Sherrill, 87

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Lucy Elizabeth (Amner) Sherrill, 87, of Williamstown died Monday, February 20, 2017, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y.

She was born in Columbus, Ohio, on August 15, 1929, daughter of Floyd Dewey Amner and Mary (Case) Amner.  She attended schools in Ohio and graduated from Dennison University.

Lucy was last employed at Novtex Factory Outlet in North Adams. Before that, she was an elementary school teacher in Stamford, Vt., for many years. Lucy was a longtime member of Stamford Community Church, serving as piano player, choir director, clerk and trustee.  Currently, she was an active member of White Oaks Congregational Church and the Pownal United Methodist Church.

Lucy had a lifelong love of music and was the longtime organist at the First Baptist Church of North Adams. She was a member and officer of the American Organ Guild and was a former member of the Williams Choral Society and the Heptones. Lucy also enjoyed gardening and crafts and was an active volunteer in the community.

Survivors include three daughters, Carla Fosser and her husband John of Clarksburg, Mass., Pamela McFarland and her husband Daniel of Newport News, Va., and Marta Kane and her husband Pete of Dedham, Mass.; one son, Eric Sherrill and his wife Dana of Kings Mountain, N.C.; seven grandchildren, including Katie, Michael, David, Alyssa, Jesse, Eugene and Cassie; two great-grandchildren, Sarah and Atalie; and nieces and nephews.  

She was predeceased by her sister, Alice Carlozzi.

Funeral notice: The funeral for Lucy Sherrill will be Friday, February 24, 2017, at 11:30 a.m. at the White Oaks Congregational Church in Williamstown.  Burial will be at a later date.  

Calling hours at are Friday morning from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, Central Chapel, 74 Marshall St., North Adams. Memorial donations may be made to Heifer International, White Oaks Congregational Church or the Pownal United Methodist Church in care of the funeral home.