Mrs. Nancy Lee Dutton Fayette Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Nancy Lee Dutton Fayette of Dannemora passed away suddenly at Albany Medical Center on Sunday, January 29, 2017. She was 71. Nancy was born August 13, 1945 in Syracuse, NY, the daughter of George and Elizabeth (McQuaid) Dutton. Nancy’s formative years were spent in South Otselic where she graduated from South Otselic Central School and attended both SUNY Cortland and SUNY Plattsburgh. On August 28, 1965, Nancy married Michael N. Fayette in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Cincinnatus, NY. Together they celebrated 51 ½ years of love and laughter with their four children and seven grandchildren. Nancy worked for several years as the cafeteria cashier for Dannemora Elementary School, but she was first and foremost a homemaker; a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. In 2012, Nancy and Michael purchased a summer home on Chateaugay Lake. This quickly became their spring to fall home with a little family snow sledding and ice skating in the winter because Nancy loved the lake so intensely. She loved the boat rides, the nightly campfires, feeding the birds, and watching her grandchildren run and play and swim. Nancy loved going to her grandchildren’s soccer, T-ball, and lacrosse games. She loved chocolate ice cream, Elvis Presley, Aunt Lindy’s slush and Days of Our Lives. She was an avid reader and enjoyed crafting – especially making camp t-shirts with her grandchildren. Nancy thoroughly enjoyed coffee visits with her friends. Her greatest joys though were her seven grandchildren. Nancy is survived by her husband; four children, Susan Smith and her husband, Steven of Waterford, CT, Michael Fayette of West Dover, VT, Elizabeth M Crawford and her husband Michael of Chateaugay, NY, Timothy Fayette and his wife Becky of Mechanicsville, NY; seven grandchildren, Nicholas Fayette, Hayden Smith, Anna Smith, Ainsley Crawford, Drew Crawford, Colton Fayette, Avery Fayette; a sister, Melinda Fox of Littleton, NC; a brother, George Dutton and his wife, Marjorie of Waterloo, NY; two brothers-in-law, Hugh Fayette and his companion, Kathy of Churubusco, NY, Ted Fayette and his wife, Monique of Colonie, NY; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Per Nancy's wishes, there will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian burial followed by a celebration of life at the lake house will be held this summer, and announced later. Having closely followed 9-year-old Madeline Guarraia’s fight with AML Leukemia, Nancy was very moved. Donations can be made in Nancy’s honor to: Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research 150 Trumbull St 2nd Floor, Hartford, CT, 06103 or leasfoundation.org.

Mrs. Nancy Lee Dutton Fayette

August 13, 1945 - January 29, 2017