ALTAMONT —  Barbara A. Scrafford, who loved being a wife and mother, was a religious woman who led a Christian clown ministry.

“Bobbie  Scrafford changed her address on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, to heaven,” her family wrote in a tribute.

She was born in Schenectady in 1932 to John and Jessie Zamjohn. She graduated from Nott Terrace High School and Palmer Method Cosmetology School.

“She and her love, Donald Scrafford, married in 1952. They lived and loved in Altamont for 64 years and raised their children there,” her family wrote. “Bobbie loved being a wife and mother.”

She taught Sunday school and was a youth leader. She also led a Christian clown ministry at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Altamont. She had a love and talent for quilting and was a member of “Train Station Quilters” in Altamont.

She is survived by her husband, Don; her two sons; David and his wife, Jeanne, and Daniel and his wife, Jessica; her two daughters, Cynthia and her husband, Larry, and Donna, and her husband, Todd; five grandchildren: Kristen, Jonathan, Timothy, Trisha and Nathaniel; and two great-grandchildren: Alexander and Oliver.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on April 23 at Christ’s Church at 4 Charles Blvd. in Guilderland. Arrangements are by Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont.

Memorial contributions may be sent to Christ’s Church, 4 Charles Blvd., Guilderland, NY 12084; St. John’s Lutheran Church, 142 Maple Ave. Altamont, NY 12009; or Community Fellowship, 3616 Currybush Rd.. Schenectady, NY 12306