May 13, 2021
ELLINGTON Lucy Ann Rider, 78, of East Main Street, Ellington, passed away, Wednesday (May 12, 2021) in her home, while under the care of Chautauqua Hospice and her siblings by her side.
She was born July 16, 1942 in Jamestown, the daughter of the late Cleland E. and Edith L. (Strom) Vollentine.
Lucy was a 1960 graduate of Falconer High School and received her degree in Nursing from the WCA Hospital School of Nursing and also a degree in Business and Accounting from the Edison Community College in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Following a career in nursing at the Gowanda Psychiatric Center in Gowanda, NY, Lucy went on to work as the accounting manager for Sanibel Moorings Properties in Sanibel FL., retiring in 2005.