Shirley Marie Balcom
1926 - 2008 (82 years)-
Name Shirley Marie Balcom Birth 17 May 1926 Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA 
Gender Female Death 26 Sep 2008 Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York Person ID I17044 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father Charles Alvin Balcom, b. 20 Dec 1895, Redfield Twp., Oswego County, New York d. 12 Apr 1985, Richland Twp., Oswego County, New York, USA (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Mother Leona Marcia Lighthall, b. 30 Oct 1891, Richland, New York d. 15 Nov 1984, Oswego, Oswego County, New York (Age 93 years) Relationship natural Marriage 23 Oct 1916 Family ID F5148 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William Francis Hort, b. 27 Apr 1922, Oswego, Oswego, New York, USA d. 17 Apr 2004, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage 14 Dec 1945 Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Children 1. Edward Vaughn Hort 2. Sherry Ann Hort, b. 19 Dec 1949, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA d. 1 Jan 1972, Syracuse, Onondaga, New York, USA (Age 22 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. Barbara C Hort, b. 9 Aug 1951 d. 17 Jan 2025 (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] Family ID F5558 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Newspaper Obituary - September 28, 2008 Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - Shirley B. Hort, 82, life resident of Pulaski, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Born May 17, 1926, in the town of Richland, she was the daughter of Charles and Leona Lighthall Balcom. She graduated from Pulaski Academy High School in 1944 and was employed by GE in Syracuse and Log Cabin, Dracos and Rainbow Shores restaurants. She was a member of VFW Post #7289 Auxiliary and was a deer hunter for 58 years. Surviving: one son, Edward (Joni) Hort of Parish; one daughter, Barbara (Roger) Redden of Renshaw Bay; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one niece, Connie Roberts of Liverpool. She was predeceased by one daughter, Sherry Britton, in 1971. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski, with burial in Pulaski Cemetery. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Shirley Marie Balcom, born in the village of Pulaski, May 17, 1926. Sex, female; legitimate, yes; born alive at 11:50 AM. Signed by F. W. Crocker, M.D.
Father: Charles Balcom, age 30, born in United States; residence, Pulaski; occupation, mechanic.
Mother: Leona Lighthall, age 35, born in United States; residence, Pulaski; occupation, housewife.
Number of children born to this mother, 4; number of children of this mother now living, 4.
- Newspaper Obituary - September 28, 2008 Syracuse Post Standard - Syracuse, New York - Shirley B. Hort, 82, life resident of Pulaski, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. Born May 17, 1926, in the town of Richland, she was the daughter of Charles and Leona Lighthall Balcom. She graduated from Pulaski Academy High School in 1944 and was employed by GE in Syracuse and Log Cabin, Dracos and Rainbow Shores restaurants. She was a member of VFW Post #7289 Auxiliary and was a deer hunter for 58 years. Surviving: one son, Edward (Joni) Hort of Parish; one daughter, Barbara (Roger) Redden of Renshaw Bay; nine grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one niece, Connie Roberts of Liverpool. She was predeceased by one daughter, Sherry Britton, in 1971. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Foster-Hax Funeral Home, 52 Park Street, Pulaski, with burial in Pulaski Cemetery. Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.