Debra L. “Debi” (Towner) Angell of 14 East Washington St.,
Hornell, NY died unexpectedly Monday afternoon (September 14, 2020) at St.
James Hospital.
Born in Bath on September 7th , MYOB she was daughter of
Vernon F. & Mary T (Townsend) Towner.
Debi grew up in Hornell where she attended St. Ann’s School
and later graduated from Hornell High School (class of 1972). Throughout the
years, she attended many First Aid classes, Computer classes as well as other classes.
She had been employed by GST BOCES in Hornell and later at
GST BOCES in Bath High School for a total of 25 years. Debi had also been
employed at JC Penney’s in Hornell, where she was in charge of the Fabric Department.
She had been employed as a phlebotomist at St James Mercy Hospital Laboratory
and also as a phlebotomist for Quest Diagnostic Laboratories of Buffalo for
Wellness Clinics for 26 years.
Having a deep love of sports, Debi will be remembered for
all the teams she coached throughout the years. She coached in the Girls Maple
City Softball League for 9 years; coached the AMC Team (with winning the championship
3 out of 4 years) and also K of C Team (winning the championship 3 out of 3
years). She also coached the Rebekah team for 2 years (winning the championship
both years). In addition, she coached many All-Star teams throughout the years.
Debi also served as a coach in the Boys Hornell Little League and T-Ball for
2years & also coached the K of C team in the Major Little League for 3
years. She won the championship & the City Series for 3 years &
also won “District 6” Championship in 1988. She always enjoyed it when former players
would come up to her and thank her for all the time & hard work she had
put in and let her know that she taught them much more than baseball or
softball.
For many years, Debi served as President of the
Washington-Irving PTA and also served as secretary/treasurer of the Hornell
Wrestling Club. She enjoyed gardening, watching football, baseball, figure
skating as well as The Young & Restless on TV. She also enjoyed playing
TRIVIA and loved traveling (especially taking cruises) with her husband, Rick,
her family & many friends. Debi loved her children, grandchildren and
had a deep affection for her cats, Isabella, Matilda & Junior. She was
very thankful to her children & grandchildren for all the entertaining
hours she spent watching their sporting events as well as all their other
accomplishments.
She was preceded in death by her mother Mary T (Townsend)
Towner, and 3 sisters, Linda Sue Towner, Virginia “Ginny” Cartella-Boyer and
Maryann Slobbe. Surviving is her husband of 47 years, Rick Angell; her daughter
and son-in-law, Kristie (Brian) Babcock of Hornell; her son &
daughter-in-law, Shawn Angell of Atlanta, GA; her grandchildren, Hunter & Christian
Babcock of Hornell, Isabella & Watson Angell of Georgia; her father Vernon
(Red) Towner of Wallace; her sister Sally Towner (Alan) Olmstead of Wallace.
Also surviving are many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews.
At Debi’s request there will be no calling hours. Private
services will be held at the convenience of the family. Final interment will be
in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Fremont, NY.
The Memorial Service for Debi Angell will be streamed via
Facebook Live and can be viewed on the Dagon Funeral Home Facebook page on
Saturday at 1:00 p.m. by visiting www.facebook.com/dagonfuneralhome.
The video will remain available for viewing on our Facebook
page for 30 days. Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon
Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY. Debi’s family request that any
memorial donations be made to the Hornell Humane Society, 7649 Industrial Park
Road, Hornell, NY 14943. Memorial forms will be available at the Dagon Funeral
Home. To leave an online condolence or share a memory, visit www.dagonfuneralhome.com.
