Elsie B. Yonce

Elsie B. Yonce, 96, of Honey Brook, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at the Hickory House Nursing Home. She was the widow of Newton B. Dowlin, Sr., John G. Moore, and Guy B. Yonce. Born in Upper Uwchlan Twp., Chester County, she was the daughter of Frank Norman Gottier and Anna Harriet Linderman Gottier.

Elsie was a graduate of the Downingtown High School and lived most of her life in West Chester. She was a member of the Windsor Baptist Church but more recently she attended the Wyebrook Baptist Church.

She enjoyed cooking, circle word books, watching Family Feud, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family.

She is survived by one son, Newton B. Dowlin, Jr. and wife Anna of Honey Brook, three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, six great-great-grandchildren, and two siblings, Ruby Ziegler of Coatesville and Rita Good of Downingtown. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Wanda L. Brown; two great-grandsons, Hunter and Wyatt Dowlin; six sisters, Lizzie Carlton, Clara Stinson, Margaret Mason, Emma McBride, Edith Taylor, and Mildred Stine; and, eight brothers, Frank, Ernest, Maurice, Alvin, Theodore, Forrest, Thomas, and Richard Gottier.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 25, 2020, at 2:30 PM at the Wilde Funeral Home, 434 Main St. Parkesburg, PA followed by burial at the Northwood Cemetery, Downingtown, PA. Viewing and visitation from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM.

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