GILBERT C. CARON, JR., PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK

Gilbert C. Caron, Jr., age 66, of Port Jervis, passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis.He was born on November 27, 1942, the son of the late Charlotte Stoughton Caron.Gilbert was a packager for Delaware Valley Nut & Bolt Co., Montague, NJ and an assembler and packager for Wilder Manufacturing in Port Jervis. He was a member of the Wickham Methodist Church, Port Jervis and a choir member of the church. He was also a member of the Sussex County High Point Harmonizers and the Port Jervis Tri-State Barber Shop Chorus. Gilbert was a graduate of the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, MA.Gilbert is survived by many close friends, his church families of the Drew United Methodist Church and the Wickham Methodist Church, and the people of the City of Port Jervis.Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 29, at 11 a.m. at the Wickham Methodist Church, 32 Bruce St., Port Jervis. Rev. Robin Martineau will officiate. Interment will be private.Memorial donations may be made to the Wickham Methodist Church, 32 Bruce St., Port Jervis, NY 12771.Arrangements by Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. main St., Port Jervis; 845-856-3312. For information, directions or to send a condolence note the family, visit Knight-auchmoody.com.