IN MEMORIAM: Dorothy Beams, 89;
Last Mayor Of Village Of Schenevus
SCHENEVUS – Dorothy R. Beams, 89, the last mayor of the former Village of Schenevus, passed away peacefully Dec. 4, 2015, at Kingsway Manor in Schenectady.
In addition to serving as mayor in 1991-94, when the village was dissolved into the Town of Maryland, she was a trustee and village treasurer.
She was born May 10, 1926, in Cooperstown, the daughter of Charles and Mabel (Skillen) VanCuren. She married Frederick E. Beams on Oct. 10, 1948, in Oneonta. He predeceased her on Sept. 3, 1987.
Dorothy was the secretary for the Andrew S. Draper Central School in Schenevus for over 25 years until her retirement in 1988.