Obituaries

Thomas M. Rollinson

Thomas M. Rollinson, 73, of Coatesville, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2009 at the Neighborhood Hospice Inpatient Unit of West Chester. He was the husband of Edna Flanagan Rollinson, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Norman and Violet Oxier Rollinson. He served honorably in...

Walter J. Pluck

Walter J. Pluck, 94, of Coatesville, passed away on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at the Hickory House of Honey Brook.  He was the widower of S. Mildred "Millie" Pluck, who passed away in 2000 after they had shared 53 years of marriage together.

Born in Chester County, he was the son of George and Lulu (Bussinger) Pluck.  He...

William S. Wilson

William S. Wilson, 93, of West Goshen, died on Sunday, February 2, at the Neighborhood Hospice in West Chester.  He was the husband of L. Virginia Schreck Wilson with whom he shared 67 years of marriage. Born in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Mina E. McMullen and Arthur F. Wilson.  He was a native of Dunkirk,...

The Rev'D Edward Bicking Jones, Ph.D.

The Rev'd Edward Bicking Jones, Ph.D., 83, of Philadelphia passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012 at the Philadelphia Protestant Home.

He was born June 4, 1929 to H. Milton and Marie Bicking Jones of Parkesburg, PA.

He attended Millersville State Teachers College (now Millersville University) and upon graduation from college entered Louisville Presbyterian Seminary,...

Winnie L. Spencer

Winnie L. Spencer, 91, of Parkesburg, died on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at the Brandywine Hospital. She was the widow of the late Paul C. Spencer. Born in Sugar Grove, VA, she was the daughter of the late William N. and Dora Campbell Stone.

She is survived by two children; Paul C. Spencer and wife Pauline of...

Theodore Harding Fairbanks

Theodore Harding Fairbanks, 88, of Valley Township, died at home on Friday, November 1st, 2013.  Ted, as he was known, was born in Waterville, Maine, and served in the Navy, stationed in China, during WW II.  He was a Ph.D. chemist, civil rights advocate in the 1950s, farmer, artist, trumpet player and avid computer user.  He studied Mandarin Chinese, enjoyed...

Tiffany C. Dickinson

Tiffany C. Dickinson, 33, of Parkesburg, passed away on Monday, November 1, 2010 at her home surrounded by her Family. Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Matthew Folks, Jr. of Charlotte, NC and Barbara Denson Beachum of Parkesburg. An area resident all her life she was a 1997 graduate of Octorara High School. She continued her education...

William Glenn Mckee

William Glenn McKee, 82, died peacefully on March 15, 2014 at the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center surrounded by his family.  He was born in Langeloth, Pa. to Peter T. and Mary E. Smith McKee.  Mr. McKee was the husband of Patricia Groce McKee, having just celebrated 60 years of marriage in December, 2013. After the death of his parents, Mr....

William J. "Bill" Harrington

William J. "Bill" Harrington, 84, of Coatesville died of lung cancer on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his home while under Hospice Care. He was the husband of Lorena Brittingham Harrington with whom he shared 61 years of marriage. Born on July 26, 1925 in Rock Run, Valley Township, he was the son of the late George and Marie...

Theodore H. Yunkin

Theodore H. Yunkin, 50, of Modena, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of Shirley Bailey Byers of Dushore and stepson of the late Gerald Byers.

Ted was a 1980 graduate of CASH and was employed by Krapf Coaches. He was a life member of the Coatesville VFW...

Theresa "Tessie" Kozlowski

Theresa "Tessie" Kozlowski, 86, of Parkesburg, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2013 at the Brandywine Hospital. Born in Mt. Carmel, PA, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Kozlowski and Helen Kozlowski Yarnall. Theresa was under the care NHS of Chester County in Parkesburg for the last 24 years. She is survived by her sister-in-law Florence Kozlowski of...

Travis J. Stone Jr.

Travis J. Stone Jr., 18 months, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at St. Christopher's Hospital in Philadelphia. Born on January 28, 2010, he was the beloved son of Travis Stone Sr. and Bridget Kenney of Coatesville.

He is survived, in addition to his parents, by his paternal grandparents, Robert Stone and Wendy Patton, both...

Thomas M. Cornett

Thomas M. Cornett, 72, of Parkesburg, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, August 15, 2013 surrounded by his family at his home. He was the husband of Thelma M. Stewart Cornett with whom he shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Boone, NC, he was the son of the late Gurney M. and Rena Marie Campbell Cornett....

Theodore "Ted" Francis Roderer

Theodore “Ted” Francis Roderer Jr., 83, of West Chester PA went home to be with the Lord on April 23, 2013.

Born December 1, 1929 in Philadelphia, PA to Theodore Francis Roderer and Alicia Meyers, he was married for almost 60 years to the late Pauline Joyce Trego Roderer. Mr. Roderer is survived by his six children and...

William L. Haines, Sr.

William L. Haines, 81, of Coatesville, passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011 at  the LifeCare Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of the late Florence Dean Haines who died in  2000. Born in Coatesville, he was the son of the late Oscar and Alice Hoopes Haines. Bill served honorably in the US Army from 1946 to...

Vincent Reed ( Rescheduled Funeral Service Addition)

Vi ncent Reed, 89, of Honey Brook, formerly of Sadsbury Township, passed away on Saturday, February 6, 2010 at the Hickory House Nursing Home.  He was the beloved husband of Edith Wallace Reed, with whom he shared 67 years of marriage.

Born in Sadsbury Township, Chester Co., he was the son of the late Olive Dunlap Reed...

Virgie R. Owens

Virgie R. Owens, 75, of Parkesburg, passed away on Friday, December 10th, 2011 at her home.

Born in Mountain City, Tenn., she was the daughter of the late Roby and Hollie (Henderson) Owens. She was retired from the Chester County Intermediate Unit where she worked as a Secretary for 20 years. Virgie was a member of the Towerville...

Zachary A. Weaver

Zachary A. Weaver, 24, of Coatesville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on December 20, 1985 in West Chester, he was the son of D. Scott and Charlynn Allen Weaver of Coatesville.  He was a...

Walter G. Harris

Walter G. Harris, 86, of Quarryville, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Quarryville Retirement Community while surrounded by his family.

He was the beloved husband of E. Louise Swayne Harris, with whom he shared 66 years of marriage. Born in Highland Township, he was the son of the late H....

Susan A. Mattson

Susan A. Mattson, 40, of Gap, died at her home on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Nancy Farra Mattson of Gap and Samuel Mattson, Sr. of Coatesville. Susan was employed as manager at Hair Express in Parkesburg. She was a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Parkesburg.

She is...