Friday, April 9, 2021 - 3:22 pm
POTSDAM -- Elinor Blanche Kellam, 95, peacefully passed away Monday evening, April 5, 2021, at Livingston County Center for Nursing Rehabilitation in Mount Morris, New York.
Elinor was born on October 30, 1925, in Potsdam, the daughter of the late Leslie and Maude (Randall) Bump.
She attended rural schools in Parishville before graduating from Parishville High School. She continued her education at Continental Cosmetology and Beauty School in Syracuse. She married Paul E. Kellam in 1946. He predeceased her on July 8, 2013.
Elinor was a keen businesswoman. She enjoyed a long career as a beautician, practicing until she was 91 years of age. She owned and managed Elinor’s Beauty Shop, rental properties, and helped out with Kellam’s Electric. Elinor was active in the community.