Obituary Archive

Betty E. Smith, 93, of Parkesburg, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Hospice and Community Care of Mt. Joy, PA.  She was the widow of the late Samuel E. Smith, with whom she shared 50 years of marriage.  

Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Josephine (Powell) and Samuel Mellinger.  An area resident her entire life, she worked at the former Coatesville Hospital...

Betty Franciscus, 79, of Christiana, passed away on Friday, April 11, 2014 at the Brandywine Hospital.  She was the widow of the late Walter Franciscus.
 
Born in Lancaster County, Betty was the daughter of the late Bessie (Cummings) and William Price.  An area resident her entire life, Betty had been employed by the Anderson Pretzel Factory.  
 
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Betty Gwaltney Rhodes, of Murrells, Inlet, SC, formerly of Cochranville, passed away at her home on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Frank P. Rhodes with whom she shared 59 years of marriage. Born in West Virginia on September 16, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Dotty Gwaltney and Grahm McGrady.

Mrs. Rhodes was a...

Betty J. (Gillespie) Norton, 99, of Coatesville, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, June 26, 2022.  She was the wife of the late Harold G. Norton who passed away in 2009.  Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Mabel (Mann) Gillespie.

Betty was a lifelong area resident.  She graduated from Parkesburg High School in 1940.  She was a...

Betty J. Mason, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016 at Neighborhood Hospice of West Chester.  She was the widow of the late Theodore Mason.

Born in Sadsbury Township, Betty was the daughter of the late Rhoda Ellen (Trego) and Jay Herbert Wise.  An area resident her entire life, she was a 1962 graduate of Coatesville High School.  

She was retired from...

Betty J. O'Hop, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 12th at the Lancaster General Hospital.  She was married to the late William H. O'Hop on August 1, 1947.  William passed away in 2005 after they had shared 57 years of marriage.

Born in Wyoming, Pa., Betty was the daughter of the late Mildred (Shiner) and Walter Hines.  

Betty was an active member of the Our Lady...

Betty J. Taylor, 60, of Sadsburyville, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at the Neighborhood Hospice Center in West Chester.  

She was the daughter of the late Robert W. Taylor, Sr. and Elizabeth Rubincan Taylor Brown...

 

Betty J. Thompson, 81, formerly of Coatesville, died on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Pocopson Home. She was the widow of the late James R. Thompson who died in 2008. Born in Parkesburg, Betty was the daughter of the late Roy Lammey and Kathryn Wolfe.

Betty was an area resident all her life. She was employed by the former Penquin...

Betty Jane (Ash) Pyle, 87, of Wagontown, passed away on Monday, July 16, 2012 at her home, surrounded by her family.  She was the beloved wife of Clair A. Pyle of Wagontown, with whom she shared 59 years of marriage.  
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Betty Jane Bireley, 86, of Pomeroy, formerly of Westwood, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 surrounded by her family at home. She was the widow of the late Benjamin F. Bireley Jr., who passed away in 2001.


She was a graduate of the Holidaysburg High School and was a member of the Coatesville Bible...

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