VAN HORNESVILLE - Altana S. Doig, 92, of Wiltsie Corners Road, passed away peacefully with her beloved pets at her side, Wednesday morning, Aug. 6, 2008, in her home. She was born Aug. 18, 1915, in the town of Springfield, daughter of the late Ray and Nellie Grey Smith. A lifelong area resident, she attended local schools and was a graduate of Hartwick College. For 42 years, Mrs. Doig worked as an area educator and retired from the Owen D. Young Central School in 1976. On April 13, 1938, she was united in marriage with Alexander N. Doig. They shared a loving and devoted union of 64 years until his passing Dec. 22, 2002. Mrs. Doig had a strong belief in God, and was a member of the Van Hornesville United Methodist Church. She will always be remembered as a loving, caring and helpful person. Altana was one you could always go to with a problem or question and she would most surely have the answer. A friend to many, she will be greatly missed. Surviving are a son, Richard D. Doig and his wife, Patricia Schalk-Doig, of Neddick, Maine; one daughter, Barbara Crandall and her husband, Terry, of Richfield Springs; and two grandsons, Brandon and Derrick Doig, both of Neddick, Maine. A celebration of life will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday in Van Hornesville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Cindy Makarchuk and the Rev. Kenneth Dingman officiating. Interment will follow in Springfield Center Cemetery. There will be no calling hours. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Hospice & Palliative Care for their compassionate care extended to Altana during the closing days of her life. Her family requests that as an alternative to floral tributes, expressions of sympathy may be made with memorial donations to either Hospice & Palliative Care, Van Hornesville United Methodist Church or the Herkimer County Humane Society. Envelopes will be available at the church service. Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, Richfield Springs.