Darla M. Meldrum Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Darla M. Meldrum of Ithaca, New York, who passed away on June 11, 2025 at the age of 68. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Darla M. Meldrum to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Darla farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Darla is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Howard Gauntt and Sara Gauntt Ayers (Vanderbunt). She is survived by: her daughter Valerie Weaver (James Badman) of Cortland; her grandchildren, Adam, Camdon, Chad, Jackson and Lacy; and her great grandchild Brinley Hope.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 17th 2025 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Shurtleff Funeral Home- Groton (103 Lincoln Ave, Groton, NY 13073). A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, June 17th 2025 at 3:00 PM at the Shurtleff Funeral Home (103 Lincoln Ave, Groton, NY 13073).
Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, are graciously directed in her memory to the American Diabetes Association (https://diabetes.org.).
