Obituaries

Thomas C. Crawford

Thomas C. Crawford, 54, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, September 27, 2009 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the companion of Pam Toalton, with whom he shared 15 years of his life.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Raymond Taylor and Bertha Carter Crawford. He was employed by the Paulson Built Co....

Thomas Leroy Taylor

Thomas Leroy Taylor, 53, of Downingtown, passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at the Brandywine Hospital.  He was the husband of Donna Taylor, with whom he shared 29 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Lewis L. and Elva E. Taylor. He is survived, in addition to his wife, by his...

William Gilbert

William Gilbert, 66, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Patricia Winchester Gilbert, with whom he shared 24 years together.

Born in Modena, he was the son of the late Elizabeth Collins Gilbert and Jerry Gilbert. An area resident his entire life, he...

Walter L. Sharrer

Walter L. Sharrer, 89, of Downingtown, passed away on Monday, September 30th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Nursing Home.  He was the widower of the late Dorothy E. (Eachus) Sharrer, who passed away in 2007 after they had shared 64 years of marriage together. Born in McCartney, Pa., he was the son of the late Mary M. (Mashensic) and James...

W. Lowell Dunlap

W. Lowell Dunlap, 90, passed away on January 1st, 2013 at Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the husband of Margaret White Dunlap for 66 years.  Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William B. and Helen Byerly Dunlap.

Lowell lived in this area all his life, graduating from Coatesville High School in 1940.  He...

W. Lloyd Webster

W. Lloyd Webster, 92, of Ercildoun, passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2011 at the Freedom Village of West Brandywine.

He was the husband of the late June Yost Webster who died in 2004. Born in Ercildoun, he was the son of the late Warren and Alice Bietler Webster.

Lloyd was a lifelong resident of...

William F. "Bing" Vernon

William F. "Bing" Vernon, 90, of Honey Brook, passed away on Tuesday December, 23, 2008 at the Tel-Hai Retirement Community. He was the husband of Grace Neff Vernon and the widower of his first wife, the late Mabel Neff Vernon who died in 2002. Born in West Chester, Bill was the son of the late William F. Vernon Senior...

Stella M. Brown

Stella M. Brown, 74, of Avondale, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Jennersville Regional Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Robert W. Brown and the companion of Leonard Johnson.

Born in Ash Co., North Carolina, Stella was the daughter of Sherman Greer and Ola Greer.  She was an area resident for the...

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett

Wilbert F. "Web" Howett, 84, of West Grove, formerly of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at the Jenner's Pond Retirement Community. He was the widower of the late Marian S. Phenneger Howett, who passed away in 2003 after they had shared 55 years of marriage.

Born in Bart Township, he was the son of...

Vera Marple

Vera Marple, 84, of Thorndale, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2011 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center of West Chester.

She was the widow of the late John Marple, who passed away in 1978 after they had shared 30 years of marriage. Born in Bel Air, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late James V. and Gussie...

William R. Peters, Sr.

William R. Peters, Sr. 84, of Parkesburg, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  He was the beloved husband of Shirley (Work) Peters, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. He was the son of the late Louise (Kropp) and Harry A. Peters.  He was a 1947 graduate of the Parkesburg High School.  Bill served...

Warren K. Mears

Warren K. Mears, 88, of Honey Brook, formerly of Springfield, died on Monday, May 16, 2011 at the Bryn Mawr Terrace. He was the husband of Betty Ashman Mears with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Melfa, VA, he was the son of the late Spencer and Maggie Kellam Mears.

Warren served in the...

Vernon Lee Ream

Vernon Lee Ream, 64, of West Brandywine, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Medical Center. He was the beloved husband of Beth Anne Good Ream with whom he shared 31 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Aaron and Elsie McFadden Ream. Vernon was a 1967 graduate of the...

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus

Wilbert H. "Bud" Eachus, 79, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Hines Eachus, with whom he shared 41 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late William and Edna Eachus. An area resident his entire life,...

Thelma Pickel Collins

Thelma Pickel Collins, 90, of New Holland, previously of Parkesburg, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Garden Spot Village.  She was the widow of the late Warren L. Collins Jr., with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Nine Points, Lancaster Co., Thelma was the daughter of the late Lillie (Boose) and William F. Pickel....

William C. "Bill" Baker

William C. "Bill" Baker, 75, of Gap, passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia. He was the husband of Olive Beyer Baker, with whom he shared 48 years of marriage.

Born in West Grove, PA, he was the son of the late Clifford and Palma Cooper Baker. A resident...

Stephen P. Killingsworth

Stephen P. Killingsworth, 52, of Westwood, died suddenly on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Brandywine Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Judy A. Hilton Killingsworth, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Thomas A. and Pauline N. Valtilano Killingsworth of Westwood. An area resident his entire...

Virginia Ruth Lambert

Virginia Ruth Lambert, 62, of Gap, passed away on Thursday, July 1, 2010 at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Donald Lambert.

Born in West Grove, she was the daughter of the late Hazel Kennedy Hash and Ivan Hash.

She is survived by two children, Erick Garman of North Carolina,...

The Rev. Charles H. Cummings

The Rev. Charles H. Cummings, 83, was called home on January 31, 2013 after a short illness in the Glen at Willow Valley Retirement Community.  He was the son of the late Gilbert and Mary E. Cummings of Upper Darby.

Charlie graduated from Upper Darby High School, Reformed Episcopal Seminary and Temple University.  He was ordained to the...

Zachary A. Thompson

Zachary A. Thompson, 20, of Christiana, died on Friday, October 12, 2012 as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born at the Brandywine Hospital, he was the son of Raymond A. Thompson of Christiana and JoAnn McCarter Harris of Morgantown and step mother Betty Thompson.

Zach was an area resident all his life and a 2011 graduate of...