Obituaries

James V. Rice

James V. Rice, 85, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. He was the husband of the late Edna Rose Rice who died in 1999. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late John R. and Jane Doreshimer Rice.

Jim was an area resident since 1950. He...

James W. Anderson

James W. Anderson, 93, formerly of Westwood and Pomeroy, passed away on Sunday, August 11th, 2013 at the Tel Hai Retirement Community.  He was the widower of the late Dorothy M. (Wallace) Anderson who died in 2010. Born in Downingtown, James was the son of the late Elizabeth and William Anderson. An area resident most of his life, James was...

James R. Morris, Sr.

James R. Morris, Sr., 50, of Pomeroy Heights, Coatesville, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at his home, surrounded by his family.  He was the husband of Susan Varley Morris, with whom he shared 25 years of marriage.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late William F. Morris Jr. and Gloria Rulon...

James Preston Davidson

James Preston Davidson, 81, of Downingtown, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 9, 2010.  He was the beloved husband of Amy E. "Betty" Sturgis Davidson, with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Oxford, Pa., he was the son of the late Leroy Rambo Davidson and Elma Reburn Davidson.  A resident of Downingtown since 1966,...

James R. Haldeman

James R. Haldeman, 74, of Pomeroy, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2011 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Christiana. He was the beloved husband of Peggy Steidler Haldeman, with whom he shared 53 years of marriage.

Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Samuel and Ada (Ford) Haldeman.

An area...

James R. Moore

James R. Moore, 88, formerly of Coatesville and Downingtown, died Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Coatesville Medical Center Hospice.

He was born on January 31, 1922, to the late Herbert P. Moore and Fay Heim Moore.

Jim was a WWII veteran and served in the European Theater with the 147th Combat Engineers. He landed...

James H. Bailey

James H. Bailey, 92, formerly of Atglen, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2012 at the Ephrata Manor.  He was the widower of the late S. Averetta Hetrick Bailey, who passed away in 2010 after they had shared 63 years of marriage together.

Born in Christiana, he was the son of the late Christopher E. and Edna Hess...

James L. Good

James L. Good, 90, of Downingtown died on Monday, December 23, 2013 at the Pocopson Home of West Chester.  He was the husband of Reita G. Good with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Noble H. and Mabel Patchel Good. He graduated from West Chester High School in...

James O. Moyer, Jr.

James O. Moyer, Jr., 67, of Pomeroy, died at his home on Friday, January, 4, 2013. He was the husband of the late Marsha A. Smith Moyer who died in 2010. Born in Parkesburg, he was the son of the late James O. and Sarah Lyle Moyer.

Jim was an area resident all his life and a...

James Edward Dixon, Jr.

James Edward "Dixon" "Tuddin" Dixon, Jr., 57, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on March 31, 2013, Easter Sunday morning Resurrection Day at home in the loving arms of his wife Pat and his parents. Born in Parkesburg on May 25, 1955, he was the son of James E. Dixon, Sr. and Constance Wilson Dixon of...

James F. Filoromo

James F. Filoromo, 65, passed away on Thursday, March 6th at the Harrison House of Christiana.  He was the beloved husband of Grace Gowen Filoromo with whom he shared 41 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Josephine V. (Mento) and James F. Filoromo. James was a 1966 graduate of the S. Horace Scott...

James Bell Smith, Sr.

James Bell Smith, Sr., 82, of Middleburg, Fl., formerly of Chester County, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2010.  He was the widower of his late wife Esther Yoder Smith, with whom he shared 55 years of marriage.

Born on March 4, 1928 in Coatesville, he was the son of George H. Smith and Gertrude Mullen Smith.  He...

James C. Robinson

James C. Robinson, 68, of Gap, passed away on March 13, 2013 at the Essa Flory Hospice Center in Lancaster after a brief illness.  He was the beloved husband of Pamela Forbes Robinson, with whom he would have shared 44 years of marriage on April 19th, 2013.

Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Clarence...

James E. Wilson

James E. Wilson, 80, of Honey Brook, passed away on Monday, January 6th, 2014 at the Coatesville VA Hospice Center.  He was the beloved husband of Elizabeth Joan Mills Wilson, with whom he shared 58 years of marriage. Born in Martinsburg, W.V., James was the son of the late Lottie R. (Zepp) and Elmer J. Wilson.  He served honorably in...

James B. Trego

James B. Trego, 71, of Coatesville, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2010 at the Chester County Hospital of West Chester. He was the husband of Barbara A. Dolin Trego, with whom he has shared 52 years of marriage.

Born in Valley Township on Dec. 22, 1938 to the late Clarence W. and Henrietta Gottier Trego. He...

James A. Pegler, Sr.

James A.  Pegler, Sr., 59, of East Fallowfield, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 surrounded by his family.  He was the loving partner of the late Brenda E. Owens, with whom he shared 25 years of his life.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late James and Catherine Pegler. James was retired from...

Ida Mae Large

Ida Mae "Tuckle" Large, 85, of Parkesburg, died on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at her home. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Leah Donley Robinson. She was preceded in death by her husband Delno "Dee" Large and her son Dennis Large in 1983.

Ida Mae graduated from the Downingtown High School in...

Irvin R. Houck

Irvin R. Houck, 84, of West Caln Twp., died on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at the Paoli Memorial Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Mary Jane Kieffer Houck with whom he shared 57 years of marriage. Born in Honey Brook, he was the son of the late Elmer and Ethel Kiefer Houck.

Mr. Houck lived in the...

Isabel C. Jones

Isabel C. Jones, 96, of Coatesville, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at the Harrison Senior Living Center of Coatesville, where she had resided for the past four years. She was the widow of the late William Alford Jones.

Born in Parkesburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter Leroy and Viola Jackson States.

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Jackie "Jack" Gregor

Jackie "Jack" Gregor, 59, of East Fallowfield, died on Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He was the beloved husband of Darlene Markel Gregor with whom he shared 32 years of marriage. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary Orndroff Gregor. Jack was a self employed contractor....