Edyth Kearney Myers, 81, of Blue Bell, Pa., formerly of Princeton, died September 16 at home.

Born in Flushing, N.Y., the only child of Edward Henry Kearney and Edith Seymour Kearney, she attended elementary school in Flushing and Bayside High School, where she graduated in 1942.

She earned a bachelor's degree in biology from Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa., followed by a master's degree in education from Rutgers University in 1962.

Before moving to Princeton in 1948, she was a researcher at the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation in New York City, where she met and married her husband, Charles Thomas (Chuck) Myers, who predeceased her in 2000. When Mr. Myers joined the staff of Educational Testing Service, the couple moved to Princeton, but she continued to commute to New York City, working in the Human Resources Department of Macy's on 5th Avenue.

She then joined Princeton University as a research assistant. After starting a family in Princeton, she continued to contribute to the community by organizing and teaching in the nursery school at Trinity Church. She was a founding member of All Saints' Episcopal Church in 1960.

For more than 20 years she was an elementary school teacher, first in West Windsor Township at the Dutch Neck Elementary School, and then in Franklin Township, initially at the Hillcrest Elementary School, followed by many years at the Kingston School where she taught first grade.

She was an early organizer and long-term volunteer at the Princeton YM/YWCA and with the Princeton Chapter of the American Red Cross. Through the "Y" and the Red Cross she taught many classes in swimming and first aid. She was an avid swimmer and tennis player.

She is survived by two daughters, Kit Donner of Siler City, N.C., and Pamela Bagdis of Blue Bell, Pa.; and two grandchildren.

A memorial service was held October 2 at All Saints' Episcopal Church.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to Wilson College Chaplain's Fund, 1015 Philadelphia Avenue, Chambersburg, Pa. 17201, attn. Ann Terry