Christopher L. Vernon

Christopher L. Vernon, 29, of Gap, died on Saturday, June 17, 2017. Born in Coatesville, he was the beloved son of Cynthia M. Herman Collison of Gap and the late Harold L. Vernon and stepson to Anthony Collison.

Chris was a 2006 graduate of the Pequea High School. He proudly enlisted in the US Navy and served on the USS George Washington Aircraft Carrier. Later, he graduated in 2016 from the Thaddeus Stevens Trade School with a machinist degree and was employed by Astro Machine Works of Ephrata, PA.

He is survived, in addition to his mother and stepfather, by three children;  Leah Mees, Cole Vernon and Hunter Carl, one brother David Vernon of Honey Brook and maternal grandparents; Ernest and Laura Herman of East Fallowfield and companion Ashley Hunt of Christiana. He was preceded in death by his brother Eddie Vernon in 2008.

Funeral services will be held on  Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 11am from the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA 19365 followed by interment at Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville. Viewing from 9 to 11am.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations made be made directly to the Wilde Funeral Home at theabove address to help defray funeral expenses.