Obituaries
Obituaries
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones
Girard Leslie Hemminger
Dec 9, 2018
Girard Leslie Hemminger, 83, of Coatesville, PA, went home to be with God on Sunday, December 9, 2018. Born on December 15, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY; he was the son of the late Ralph W. and Jessamine M. Hemminger. Known affectionately as Jerry, he was a 1952 Graduate of Exeter Academy of New Hampshire. He obtained a Bachelors' Degree...
Richard T. Adair, Sr.
Dec 8, 2018
Richard Thomas Adair, Sr., 72, of Coatesville, PA passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his residence.
Born in Harrisburg, PA he was the son of the late Chester and Gwendolyn Adair. He was affectionately known as "Uncle Rich" by family and friends. He served in the United States Air Force until he was honorably discharged in...
Monroe L. Thompson
Dec 8, 2018
Monroe Lee Thompson, 88, of Philadelphia, PA, passed away Saturday, December 8, 2018 at Aristacare at Meadow Springs, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Born in Orange County, Virginia he was the son of the late Elizabeth Fink and Treaty Thompson. In addition to his mother, he was raised by his late grandmother Irene Gentry. Monroe received his early education...
Donald Lloyd Jackson
Dec 4, 2018
Donald Lloyd Jackson "Donnie", 74, of Bala Cynwyd, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 4, 2018, at the Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood, PA.
Donald "Donnie" Jackson truly danced to his own tune. Mirrored by his recent favorite artist Andra Day, he maneuvered through life with a freedom we should all aspire to. Donald's cool, calm and collected...
Herman S. Worthington
Nov 27, 2018
Herman S. Worthington, 73, of Coatesville, PA, passed away Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at his residence. Born in West Chester, PA, he was the oldest son of Lydia Worthington and the late Herman Worthington. He was educated in the West Chester Area Schools. Herman was a 1963 graduate of Henderson High School. He enjoyed all kinds of sports, football,...
Eugene Marcellous Eggleston, Sr.
Nov 25, 2018
Eugene M. Eggleston, Sr., 64, of Norristown, passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018, at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in E. Norriton, PA.
Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late George Lynwood Eggleston, Jr, and Martha "Mot" Bookman Eggleston.  He was the husband of Simone Yvette Perry.
A Memorial Service will be...
Joann Small
Nov 25, 2018
JoAnn Small, 76, of Coatesville, PA, passed away November 25, 2018 at the at the Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Delaware County, PA.
Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Perry Sr, and Fannie Nixon-Perry.
She was a 1960 graduate of Coatesville Area Senior High School.
JoAnn was a...
Caleb Michael James Brady
Nov 23, 2018
Caleb Michael James Brady, 11, Coatesville, PA, died suddenly on November 23, 2018. He was born January 13, 2007 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Â He was the son of Patrick Brint Brady and Sylvia Brady. Caleb was a fifth-grade student at Rainbow Elementary School. He enjoyed riding dirt bikes, fishing, and camping. He found joy in simple...
Ophelia Bass
Nov 23, 2018
Ophelia Bass, 84, of Kennett Square, PA, passed away Friday, November 23, 2018 at home.
Born in Gary, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Delmore and Mable McMillan.
She is survived by three sons: Harold Bass of Kennett Square, PA, Grayling Bass (Donna) of Newark DE, Michael Bass (Lisa) of Bear DE;...
Rudolph Edgar Mayo, Jr.
Nov 11, 2018
Soup Kitchen Fellowship Remembering
RUDY MAYO
All Are Welcome
Monday, November 11, 2019 12 noon – 1:30 pm
at the
R.L. Davis Fellowship Hall at Hutchinson UAME Church 825 East Chestnut Street Coatesville, Pennsylvania 19320
Rudolph Edgar Mayo Jr., "Rudy", 71, of Coatesville, PA, passed away, Sunday,...
Mukhtar P. Chaudhry
Nov 5, 2018
Mukhtar P. Chaudhry, 80, of Thornton, PA, passed away suddenly, on Monday, November 5, 2018, at Chester County Hospital in West Chester.
The Salat el Janazah was held on Tuesday, November 6, at the Islamic Society of Chester County, West Chester. Islamic burial was observed at Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazaer, PA.
Brinette (Griffin) Perry
Nov 5, 2018
Brinette Ranae Perry, "Nette", 48, of Coatesville, passed away November 5, 2018 at the Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville, PA.
Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of Elva J. Griffin and the late Artis Griffin, Sr. Brinette was the beloved wife of Rev. Barry Perry with whom she shared 24 years of marriage.
She was...
Susan Mary Reece
Nov 3, 2018
Susan M. Reece, 70, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, passed away, Saturday, November 3, 2018, at the Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.
Born in Leominster, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of the late Frank Peters and Mae Hartwell Peters.
Susan retired from the Coatesville V.A. Medical Center where she worked as a Patient Funds Administrator.
Further...
Charles E. ("Butchy") Wood
Nov 1, 2018
Charles E. Wood, "Butchy",64, of Downingtown, PA, passed away, Thursday, November 1, 2018. Born in Coatesville, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. Kidd and Lucy J. Wood.
Charles was educated in the Coatesville Area School District. He worked as a fork lift driver at the former Davey Paper Company in Downingtown.
...
Alice Lewis
Oct 12, 2018
Alice Brown Lewis, 95, of Coatesville, passed away Friday, October 12, 2018, at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.
Born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, she was the 10th of 11 children born to the late Arthur Winston Brown and Alice Williams Brown.
Alice was the wife of the late Dan Lewis with whom she shared...
Adaline Lewis
Oct 11, 2018
Adaline "Rita" Elizabeth Lewis, "Nookie", 72, of Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly, Thursday, October 11, 2018.
Born in Coatesville, PA, she was the daughter of the late Pauline Parker, Joseph Haywood and raised by Mary Legree. She was affectionately known as Nookie or Rita by her family and friends.
Rita worked as a Dietary Aide...
Vivian "Bird" Kelly
Oct 6, 2018
Vivian Kelly, "Bird", 61, of Coatesville, PA, passed away suddenly on October 6, 2018 at her residence. Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, she was the daughter of Deacon Daniel G. Kelly, Sr. and the late Annie Mae Kirkland Kelly.
She enjoyed reading and cooking. She was a faithful member of Brewer Memorial Baptist Church where she attended...
Michael Dunning
Oct 5, 2018
Michael Dunning, 54, of Durham, North Carolina, passed away, Friday, October 5, 2018, in West Grove, PA.
Arrangements are private.
Joseph Conard Audesirk Iii
Oct 4, 2018
Joseph Conard Audesirk III, 65, of Coatesville, PA, succumbed to cancer Thursday, October 4, 2018, at the Coatesville VA Medical Center with his wife beside him.
Joe's family moved to Bucks County in 1963, where he lived until he moved to Coatesville, PA in 2015. Joe was active throughout high school with band, soccer, and choir. Upon...
Usmangani Y. Vahora
Sep 30, 2018
Usmangani Y. Vahora, 77, of West Norriton in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 30, 2018.
Born in Mehemdabad, Gujarat in India, he was the son of the late Yakubbhai H. and Fatimaben I. Vahora, and the husband of Sakinaben R. Vahora.
He was a member of the Islamic Society of Greater...

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