Lucy Elizabeth New, 61, excellent cook and enjoyed reading

She was born June 2, 1941 in Delta, Kentucky where she was raised and lived till 1956 when she moved to Amherst. She has been a resident of Lorain since 1973.

Mrs. New was a member of Sheffield Church of God, Sheffield Village where she was active in the Ladies Auxiliary and was a former Sunday school Teacher. She was a devoted homemaker and excellent cook and enjoyed reading.

Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Dallas Smiley New; her daughters Debi Tisler of Elyria, Beverly Jeavons of Springfield, OH and Hope Mesa of Brooklyn, OH; two grandsons; her brother Cecil Hammond of Spiceland, Indiana, Jesse Hammond and Corbin "Bud" Hammond, both of Monticello, Kentucky, and Paul Hammond of Hagerstown, Maryland; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her son, Timothy D. New in 1979; by her parents Corbin and Vada (nee Branscum) Hammond; by her brothers David and Warren Hammond; and by her sister Helen New.

Friend may call Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Hemple Funeral Home, 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. Funeral services will be held Friday at 12:00 p.m. from the Sheffield Church of God; 2286 North Abbe Rd., Sheffield Village. The Rev. Michael LeBuhn, pastor, Rev. Jim Shaffer associate pastor, and a special brother-in-law, Rev. Don New, will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.