Diane M. Ames, 77, of 11 N. Jefferson St., West Carthage, died Friday afternoon, May 21, 2021 at St. Johnâs Episcopal Hospital in Queens, from complications after a fall.
Diane was born on October 16, 1943 in Carthage, the daughter of the late George E. and Rose M. (Stewart) Bezanilla. She was a 1961 graduate of Carthage Central and went on to attend Potsdam State. She married Harry O. Ames on December 28, 1963 in Black River. She worked at Grayâs Flower Shop, Luther & Scanlin Insurance, Freight Yard Gifts and for many years was a computer aide for the Carthage Central School District, retiring in 1995. For many years, the couple has wintered in New Smyrna Beach, Florida where she loved taking long walks on the beach.