Born 8
December 1936 at Kingston, Ulster County, New York
Died 8 September
2010 at Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York
Judy was the
daughter of Otis Samuel Preston and Margaret Morrison Ballard Preston. She was born to her mother’s cousin, Julian W. Earl, and his wife,
Flora Earl, and adopted by the Prestons about 1940. Judy was raised at Altamont,
New York and graduated, in 1954, from Voorheesville High School at
Voorheesville, New York. Judy married to Harold Douglas Heald on 21 June 1955
at Weldon, North Carolina. They made their home first at Schenectady, New York
and relocated to Connecticut about 1961 where her husband was a flight test mechanic at Bloomfield, Connecticut. When Judy’s father died in
1969, they returned to Altamont and purchased her childhood home, the Severson
House. Judy and Harold separated about 1976 and she relocated to Florida. They were
divorced in 1979. Judy and Harold were the parents of four children, two sons
and two daughters. Judy married next to Delbert Eugene Alfrey on 5 July 1980 at
North Port, Florida but that marriage ended in divorce six months later. Judy
returned to New York and made her home at Syracuse where she worked for the
City until her retirement in 1988. She was musically talented and enjoyed
painting. With her children at her side, she died at her home of lung cancer
and donated her body to science for medical study. Her remains were buried at
Walton Cemetery. She was my fifth cousin once removed.
©2016 Cindy Coffell
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