Deaths and Funerals in Suburban Pennsylvania Bay Area
Clara Oakes Murphy 86 of St. Petersburg Fla formerly of Chester and Aston died at home. Retired cigar maker widow of John T. Murphy who died in 1974. Mass 10 a.m. Monday at St Gertrude's West Conshohocken. Burial St Matthew's Cemetery Conshohocken. Calling hours after 7 p.m. Sunday at Donald Moore Funeral Home Conshohocken. Jerry Brightwell 22 of Chester died Monday in Chester. Lifelong Chester resident formerly employed by the Chester Housing Authority. Survived by mother Florine Brightwell five sisters and eight brothers. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at Temple Baptist Church Chester. Burial Haven Memorial Park Chester Township. Family leaves from 205 Tilghman St Chester. Kathryn Allison Davisson 76 of Nassau Del died Friday at Beebe Hospital Lewes Del. Retired 1969 as Swarthmore College house director where she worked since 1945. Survived by daughter Joan Knapp sister Mildred Allison brothers Clark and Robert Allison four grandchildren. Graveside 11 a.m. Monday Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Va. No viewing. Arrangements Atkins Funeral Home Lewes. Eugene V. Robinson 80 of Prospect Park died Thursday at home. Moved from Philadelphia to Prospect Park in 1933. Worked for Pennsylvania Railroad more than 50 years. Survived by wife Mildred Lewis sisters and four brothers. Funeral 7 p.m. Monday at Griffith Funeral Home Norwood. Burial Glenwood Memorial Gardens. No calling hours.
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Clara Oakes Murphy
St. Petersburg
Fla
Chester
Aston
Murphye
Rockdale
Florida
John T. Murphy
St. Gertrude’s Church
West Conshocken
St. Matthew’s Cemetery
Conshocken
Donald Moore
E.ast Ave
Jerry Brightwell
Chester Housing Authority
Brightwell
Florine Brightwell
Ethel Stansbury
Annie Samuels
Patsy Bradley
Louise Nock
Oxon Hill
Lewis
Richard Jr
Leroy
David
Gregory
Bobby
Ricky
Kevin Brightwell
Temple Baptist Church
7Th
Butler Streets
Haven Memorial Park
Chester Township
Tilghman St
Kathryn Allison Davisson
Nassau
Del
Beebe Hospital
Lewes
Arlington, Va
Atkins Funeral Home
W. 4Th St
Eugene V. Robinson
Prospect Park
Robinson
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mildred Lewis
Griffith Funeral Home
Chester Pike
Amosland Avenue
Norwood
Glenwood Memorial Gardens
SEPTA and TWU Work Through Strike Talks at Sheraton
SEPTA reported a 5 percent absenteeism rate in Center City during the 1977 strike and negotiations with TWU continued at the Sheraton Hotel with no settlement yet. SEPTA offered to exempt current workers from layoffs in exchange for furlough rights, cap part time workers at 10 percent, and not replace current workers with part timers, while warning of possible bankruptcy and potential daily savings of 600,000. TWU president Lindner called SEPTA’s stance a minor point and said there is little bargaining progress.
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Widing
TWU
SEPTA
Sheraton
David Murdoch
Murdoch Saij
Murdoch
William G.lindner
TWU International
Wyeth to receive Hazlett Award for Arts Excellence
Delaware County resident Andrew Wyeth is named one of ten winners of the Hazlett Memorial Awards for Excellence in the Arts by Gov. Thornburgh. The May 5 ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda will include a luncheon at the governor's mansion. Other honorees include Selma Burke, Gregory Gibson, and William Larson for sculpture, public service to arts, and photography respectively.
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Harrisburg
Delaware County
Andrew Wyeth
America
Wyeth
Chadds Ford
Dick Thornburgh
Hazlett
Capitol
Governor’s Mansion
Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Theodore L. Hazlett
Pittsburgh
Selma Hortense Burke
New Hope
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Clara
Murphy
Kathryn A. Davisson
Hazlett Award
The
Tyler School of Art
Pake
Okhen
Country Manor
Connop
Kolcraft
Saiz
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