Obituary notices for Foulkes Floyd and related deaths in Chester
The notices report the death of Floyd James Woulkes 57 of 404 W 2nd St Chester a Scott Paper employee who died on arrival at Crozer Chester Medical Center and list his church deacon board and lodge affiliations as well as surviving family. Also included are obituaries for John Floyd 51 of Darby and Jerome Harden 54 of Philadelphia detailing their careers family survivors and funeral arrangements with burial plans and service times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Fowlkes
2Nd St
Chester
Scott Paper Co
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Upland
Mr. Fowlkes
Nersville
Bethany Baptist Church
Franklin Masonic Lodge
Evelyn
James Jr
Canal Zone
Dwight Carlton
James Roberts
Hhree
Charmaine Bowie
Linda Taylor
Barbara Watts
12Th
Tilghman Sts
Gibbs Funeral for Nolan A Gibbs in Chester
Nolan A Gibbs 36 died after being pronounced dead on arrival at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Services set for 8 p.m. Friday at Asbury AME Church Chester with calling hours 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Greenlawn. Coroner inquest pending autopsy results. Gibbs lifelong Chester resident, former U S Air Force veteran. He was active in Asbury AME Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolan A. Gibbs
Crozer-Chester Medical Centr
Upland
Asbury Ame
Concorde Ave
Chester
Gibbs
4Th St
Greenlawn
Chester Township
Delaware County
U.S. Air Force
Asia
Europe
Asbury Ame Church
Asbury
John
Thelma Gibbs
Jeanette Gibbs
Columbus
Ind
John Jr
Philadelphia
Wolan
St. Chester
Joan
Jeanette
Concord Ave
Greenlown Cemetery
Ralph L. Figgs 67 of Pinellas Park Dies During Golf
Ralph L. Figgs, 67, retired Scott Paper Co. executive and former Delaware County resident, collapsed while golfing and died at St. Petersburg Hospital. Born in Maryland, he lived in Morton before moving to Florida. Funeral services set at Melvin I. Minshall Funeral Home Middletown and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Ridley Township. Burial Lawn Croft Cemetery. He leaves Mildred Steward Figgs a son Ralph D. Figgs, siblings Ira, Edna, Wilsie, Eunice, and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph L. Figgs
Pinellas ‘Park
Knights of Columbus
Mildred Steward Figgs
Melvin I. Minshall
Middletown
Knowlton Roads
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ridley Township
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Funeral Home
Figgs
Ralph
Springwood Blvd
Pinelies Park
Florida
Melvin Minshall
fAiddietown
Knowlton Rds
Morton
Obituary: Jennings Jerry Jennings 68 in Concordville Nursing Home
Jerry Jennings 68 of 2514 Thomas Ave Upper Chichester a Sun Oil Co retiree and churchman died Tuesday in Concordville Nursing Home Concord He lived four decades in Twin Oaks area and served Mt Olive Baptist Church Lower Chichester as deacon board vice chair prayer band president usher board treasurer missionary circle Sunday School and Deacons Union member He survived by brother Louis Thompson and three sisters Martha Craig Lucille Wilson Grace Jones Services 1 p.m Saturday Mt Olive Baptist Church Linwood Burial Haven Memorial Park Calling hours 11 a.m to 1 p.m Saturday at the church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Jennings
Thomas Ave
Upper Chichester
Sun Oil Co
Concordville
Concord
Warrenton
Jennings
Twin Oaks
Marcus Hook
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Lower Chichester
Usher Board
Missionary Circle and Sunday School
Deacons Union of
Chester and Vicinity
Louis Thompson
Washington, D.C
Martha Craig
Sparrows Point
Lucille Wilson
Grace Jones
Hewes St
Pershing Ave
Linwood
Haven Memorial Park
Chester Township
Death notices for Atkinson Collins Danyliw Fowkes Wolan Hammond
Multiple July 1973 obituaries list names Mabel D Atkinson Gertrude D Collins Julia Danyliw Ralph Figgs James Fowkes WOLAN, June Hammond. Funeral details and interment at Harleigh Haven Greenlawn Asbury AME noted. Calls in to funeral homes and church services scheduled in Pennsylvania New Jersey and Delaware counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atkinson
Mabel D
Nee Groff
Mabel 3D Atkinson
Ralph M. Atkinson
Garnetmine
Concord
Boothwyn Post Office
Robert Moreland
Std
Main Sts
Painterment
Harleigh
Camden
N.J
Mhey
Irene Gibson Emery dies at 76 in Cincinnati
Irene Gibson Emery, 76, daughter of illustrator Charles Dana Gibson creator of the Gibson Girl and niece of Lady Astor, died Monday in Cincinnati. Her husband is industrialist John J. Emery, president of Thomas Emery Sons Inc. and former board chairman of Emery Industries Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati, Ohio
Irene Gibson Emery
Charles Dana Gibson
Local Obituaries and Funeral Notices Chronicle Obits
Funeral notices announce services for Mattie Herman McKinley Hilton Gerry Kruss Louise Kruss William McCaw John J McGinley Peter Vallo and others. Locations include Linwood Chester Aston Norwood Ridley Park Essington and Green Ridge with arrangements by Ward Kent Moreland Griffith and other area funeral homes. Services set for July 1973 and August 1973 with calling hours listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Mattie
Lony St
Gardendale
Boothwyn
Ward Funeral Home
Market St
Linwood
Kruss
Louise
Russ
Nee Parrott
Charlies Keuss
Cherry Tree Rd
Aston
Robert Moreland
9Th
Main Sts
Salty pond lead to surrender of two suspects
In Newark California two suspects gave themselves up after a search helicopter spotted a funny bump in a briny pond on the bay salt flats. A 17 year old youth and Louie Toro 27 both of Hayward rose from the pond with hands up as Sgt. James Wells approached. They were suspects in a holdup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Calif
UPI
San Francisco Bay
Louie Toro
Hayward
James Wells
Hammond Funeral Plans For Linwood Attorney William L Hammond
Hammond attorney William Linwood Hammond 79 of Linwood N J died Tuesday in Linwood He formerly lived in Ridley Park and Dover Del He was married to Alice Hay who died in 1971 He is survived by daughter Mrs Alice H Spragg of Monongahela Pa Funeral and burial will be at family convenience Donations to a favorite charity requested
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
William
Linwood
Alice (Nee Hay
William Linwood Hammond
N.J
Ridley Park
Dover
Del
Alice Hay
Alice H. Spragg
Monongahela
Media calls meeting on new zoning code in Media Borough
Borough council schedules public hearing at Fire House 8 p m Thursday on a proposed zoning code to replace the 1938 rules. A representative will be at the firehouse from 7 p m to answer questions and explain six large scale maps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Media Borough Coconcil
Media Fire House
Borough Hall
Media-Upper Providence
Manly
Borough Planning Commission
Borough Council
James Cunningham ,Jr
West Branch YMCA Men Raise 2500 For Community Work
The Ys men's Club of the West Branch YMCA Chester presented 2500 to the association from its lawn party fundraiser. Outgoing president Herbert Bailey 43 of 1106 Concord Ave noted 525 attendees last week at homes on 9th Street and nearby. The group backs scholarships for local graduates and transport for handicapped children, with aid from the Y’s menettes and wives. Bailey said the club just returned from Kingston Jamaica for the international convention. new president-elect William Fluellen to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Y's
West Branch Ymca
7Th and
Yarnall Sts
Herbert Bailey
Concord Ave
Martin Miller
Pearl Collins
Paul Blackstone
9Th Street
YMCA
Bailey
Chester Club
Kingston
Jamaica
British West Indies
Matthew Jenkins
Wilson’ St
Tips to Stay Awake While Driving on Long Trips
New York AP report lists driver tips from Clark Equipment Trailer Division and motor freight executives. Open windows, play radio, chew gum, and make coffee stops every 150 miles or three hours. At first sign of drowsiness, pull off the road for a short snooze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Clark Equipment Trailer Division
Hearing Set Friday in Clearview Landfill Contempt Case
A 11 a.m. Friday hearing will address contempt of court charges against the operators of the Clearview landfill in Darby Township. The petition by John McDougall for the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority alleges dumping in prohibited zones and height limits beyond Judge Reed's February order. The judge’s ruling barred dumping on sides facing Darby and Cobbs Creeks and on PRA land, and mandated an inspection program with possible fines for noncompliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearview
Darby Township
John €. McDougall
Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority
PRA
Howard F. Reed Jr
Darby Creek
Cobbs Creek
Colwyn
McDougall
Reed
Five charged in arson cases across Ridley and Folcroft
State Police report five arrests on arson charges tied to three suspicious fires this year in Ridley Township and Folcroft. Juveniles aged 12 to 16 face charges for blazes at Leedom Community Hall Crum Lynne PennDOT building and an apartment at 1562 Woodland Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridley Township
Land Folcroft
Peter C. Minzola
George L. Wert
Middletown Barracks
Leedom
Leedom Estates
Minzola
Falcroft
Larson
Woodland Avenue
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Floyd
James W. Foulkes
Dief
Harden
John Floyd
Summit St
Darby
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Mr. Floyd
Post Office
Fire Co. No. 1
Darby Fire Patrol 2
Lodge 847
Loyal Order of the Moose
Darby High School
Anna M. Babilius
Edwin
Michael
Upper Darby
Roseanne
Eleanor Bruce
Mary Howe
Catherine Zeigler
Trenton
Marvil Funeral Home
Main St
Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church
SS Peter and Paul
Marple
American Cancer
Jerome Harden
S. State Road
Christian St
Graduate Hospital
Fort Gaines
Curtis Watts
Winnie Moody
Catherine Thompson
Lydia Ferguson
Lillie Mae Jackson
Maxine Harden
Hershey
Jerome Michael Harden
Alonzo Watts
Raleigh
N.C
Mittie Alexander
Nathan Harden
W.M. James
W. 3Rd St
Greenlawn Cemetery
Moody
Front St
Danyliw
Julia
Bychkowsky
Bethel Mill Road
Box 127
Sewell
Danglin
Kenielski
St. Mary's — Orthodox Church
Omelia Mycyk
John W. Fields, Jr
Kerlin St. Chester
George H. Brower
Edgmont Ave
Ray F.immschweller
Griffith
Norwood
George J. White
Michael J. Luttrell
Swarthmore Ave
Ridley Park, PA
Hilton
McKinley
Susie
Sam
Douglas
Merch
Robert
James
Calvary Baptist Church
2Nd & Baker Sts
Coester
McGinley
John J
Norman
Green Ridge
Elle McGovern McGinley
Elso
George J White
North
St. Joseph’s Church
St. Michael's Cemetery
Bump Gives Up
Robert Ickes
Racnes Polk
Swarthmore
Sherman Herman
Christian Street
Congoleum - Nairn Industries
William Fluellen
Buffington Road
Johns Family
Reynolds
Aluminum
Super Wee
Tarpaul
OM Powdee
Desenex
MATS
Amloids
Catamaran
EDGE
Parsons
John’s Family Bargain Stores
Edg. Ave
M. H. Saltzert
Rike Me Rem Ce
Chester, Pa
All Union & Health Insurance
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