Obituary Archive
Melissa Dorsey Hunter, 82, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Golden Living Nursing Home and Rehab Center in Phoenixville, PA. Born in West Chester, she was the daughter of...
Melissa Grace Patterson, 66, of Atglen, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, in Philadelphia, PA. She was the wife of James J. Patterson of Atglen. Born in Havertown, PA, she was the daughter of Preston B. and Doris G. Juni Spell.
Melissa received her B.S. in communications from West Chester University and worked in the marketing and...
Melissa Kaye Henley, 51, of Chester, PA, departed this life on the 7th day of February, in the year of our Lord, two thousand and twenty, following a recent illness. She was the wife of William C. Henley II for over thirty years. Born in Lancaster, PA, she was the daughter of Samuel R. Kauffman and the late Ruth E. Harris Kauffman. She was the stepdaughter of Carol Stoltzfus Kauffman....
Melissa Lynn (Essaf) McCarraher, 40, of Kinzers, passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Born in Chester, PA, she was the beloved daughter of Myra L. Shelton Essaf and the late Stephen Essaf.
Melissa lived in the area all her life and attended the Octorara High School. She was employed by ABM Industries.
She is survived, in addition to her mother, by three children; John "...
Melonie Elaine Smale, 65, of Friedens, PA, formerly of Gap, PA., passed on December 18, 2017 at Siemon Lakeview Manor. Born August 19, 1952 in Coatesville, she is a daughter of the late Norman and Clara “Goldie” (Johnson) Sellers. She is also preceded in death by her first husband Frederick Davidson and sister Mary Iva Reed.
Melonie lived by the credo “she never met a stranger”, having...
Melvin Cummings, Sr., 83, of New Holland, PA, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021 at the Lancaster General Hospital in Lancaster. He was the beloved husband of Mary Stone Cummings with whom he shared 60 years of marriage. Born in Paradise Township, Lancaster County, he was the son of the late Clyde J. Cummings and Mae E. Eckman Cummings.
Mel was an area resident all his life. He...
Melvin Robinson, 73, of Parkesburg, PA, passed away at the Brandywine Hospital on Tuesday, December 19, 2017. Born in Braman, Wayne County, PA, he was the son of the late George and Doris Robinson.
He was lovingly under the care, for many years, by Kelsch Associates of Exton, PA
He is survived by his brother, Milton Robinson and wife Joyce of Downingtown, PA. He was preceded in...
Melvin W. Neal, 75, of West Caln, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at the Hickory House Nursing Home. Born at "Sandy Hill", West Caln Twp., he was the son of the late Lloyd and Eva Shearer Neal.
An area resident all his life, he was owner and operator of Neal Plumbing and Heating for 40 years.
He is survived by two children; Franklin W. Neal and wife Bernadette of...
Meriam E. Criswell McCord, 85, of Newark DE, formerly of Oxford, PA passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at the University Community Hospital in Tampa, FL. She was the widow of the late John McCord, who passed away in 1998 after they had shared 54 years of marriage together.
Born in Parkesburg, Meriam was the daughter of the late Charles Lloyd Criswell and Lillian Elizabeth (McMinn)...
Merritt Conrad Hyers passed away on March 23rd in East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania.
He was born July 31, 1933, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
He was a minister, professor, and author. He earned his Ph.D. in Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1965. Served as pastor in NJ, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Florida, and Pennsylvania....