Obituary of Patricia C. Worden

Patricia C. Worden, 87, former long time resident of Rodman, died Tuesday at the Hospice of Jefferson County facility, Gotham Street, Watertown. Funeral service will be 11:00 am Friday at the Piddock Funeral Home, Adams, with Rev. Cathy Hamilton officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, Adams Center. Calling hours will be 5:00-8:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Born April 12, 1929 in Ogdensburg, NY, daughter of Charles A. and Jennie (Burnside) Casselman, she graduated from Ogdensburg Free Academy in 1946, and the Watertown School of Commerce in 1947. She worked as a secretary to Harold B. Johnson at the Watertown Daily Times and then at Harroun Lumber Company. She married John J. Worden of Rodman in 1949 at the First Presbyterian Church in Ogdensburg. Following their marriage, the couple resided on the Worden family farm in Rodman. In 1972 they purchased the former Roger L. Miller Insurance Agency in Adams Center. Following the death of her husband on May 27, 1986, Mrs. Worden continued the operation of the Worden Insurance Agency with her two daughters and Linda S. Roach. She is survived by two sons, John ‘Jim’ (Cynthia) Worden, Rodman, Scott C. (Lisa) Worden, Rodman; two daughters, Carol A. Worden, Adams Center, Jill W. (Bruce R) Brown, Honeyville; nine grandchildren, George (Tammi); Andrew (Ami); Micajah (Kristin), Michael; Patricia; Alexandra, Pamela; Levi (Emily), Bailey, several great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by three brothers, Charles Casselman Jr., Malcolm Casselman and George Casselman. Mrs. Worden was a member of the Rodman Community Church, Lucile-Glen Ida Chapter Eastern Star #191, South Jefferson Lions Club and the Rodman Fire Department Auxiliary. She was a former Sunday School teacher and choir member at the Rodman Community Church, 4-H Leader and past President and member of the board of the Oswego County Mutual Insurance Company. Donations in her memory may be made to the Rodman Community Church, PO Box 525, Rodman, NY 13682, Fairview Cemetery, 22391 Williams Road, Rodman, NY 13682, South Jefferson Lions Club c/o Walker, 66 E Church Street, Adams, NY 13605, Union Cemetery, PO Box 212, Adams Center, NY 13606 or the South Jefferson Rescue Squad, PO Box 126, Adams, NY 13605.