Agnes Rose Comes Almond Agnes Rose Comes, 79, of State Route 21, passed away Monday (May 4, 2015) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville surrounded by her family. Born in Albany March 11, 1936, the daughter of Carl and Lottie Worner Meyer, she had resided in Almond for 55 years. Agnes was a graduate of Alfred State College with a degree in horticulture and was owner, operator and designer of Comes Greenhouse in Almond. She attended Almond Union of Churches and was a member of the Almond Historical Society, 20th Century Club and had a passion for cooking, flowers, her family as well as her extended family. Agnes loved her greenhouse work and could hardly wait to get out in the morning and has given hundreds of cherry tomatoes to children to plant. She demonstrated to many clubs how to arrange and cut wild flowers, as well as making terrariums and herb gardens. She designed planters using both perennials and annuals for her many customers. In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her son, James Comes in 2008. She is survived by husband James Comes to whom she was married on June 29, 1957, one son, Joe (Sandy) Comes of Buffalo, one daughter, Cindy (John) Ketz of Rocky Hill CT, One brother, Carl (Mary) Meyer of Albany, one sister, Margie Kaufman of Albany, four grandchildren, Nick, Michael, Patrick and Jonathon, Daughter-in-law Michelle Comes of Wellsboro, PA, brother-in-law John (Julie) Comes of Smethport, special friend Adrienne (Keith) Stanley of Almond as well as several nieces and nephews. To send a remembrance to the family please visit www.brownandpowersfuneralhomes.com. The family is being assisted by Adam E. DuBois, Director. The family will be present to receive friends from 2-4Pm and from 6-8Pm on Thursday (May 7, 2015), at the Bender – Brown & Powers Funeral Home, 354 Canisteo St, Hornell. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11Am at the funeral home. Burial will be in Alfred Rural Cemetery. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to the Jim Comes Memorial Award % College AG Science, 240 AG Administration Building, University Park, PA 16802, or to Jones Memorial Hospital, 191 N. Main St., Wellsville, NY 14895.
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