Amy Jo Ramsey

February 12, 2013       

WATERTOWN, N.Y.  —  Amy Jo Ramsey, 61, of Sterling Street, died Feb. 7 at Hospice of Jefferson County, Watertown.

A memorial service will be noon Saturday, Feb. 16, at the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams, with Lisa Meyers, Amy’s aunt officiating. The Bethany OES Chapter 343 will also be conducting a special service at that time. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to noon preceding the funeral. Burial in Dexter Cemetery will be held at a later date.

Born May 26, 1951, in Watertown, daughter of L. Mason and Barbara Johnson Ramsey, she graduated from South Jefferson Central School. 

Following graduation she lived in Watertown and worked at Jefferson Rehabilitation Center for approximately twenty years as a caregiver and then for Caregivers until retiring in 2011 due to disability.

Amy is survived by a son, Corey D. Ramsey, Watertown; her mother, Barbara Ramsey, Zephyrhills, Fla.; three brothers, Kevin L. and wife Diane, Adams, Randy M. and wife Carol, Clayton, and Barry W., Adams Center; a special friend, Nikki Wilkes and her infant son Dante, Watertown; and several nieces and nephews. 

She was predeceased by her father, Mason Ramsey, who died in 2009. and a sister-in-law, Mary Ramsey, who died in 2012.

She enjoyed her Jack Russell dogs, the farmers market and especially enjoyed putting on barbecues for her friends.

She was a member of the Bethany OES Chapter 343 in Black River.

The family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Hospice of Jefferson County, 1398 Gotham St., Watertown, NY 13601.

Information provided by Piddock Funeral Home, Adams, and Newzjunky.com, Watertown.