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Buckwalter, Ruth Weiland: 6/22/1999

Ruth Weiland Buckwalter, 71, of Phoenixville, died on Tuesday, June 22, 1999 at her daughter's home in Elverson. She was the widow of William Buckwalter. Born in Phoenixville, she was the daughter of the late Luther and Ruth Phillippi Weiland. She resided all of her life in the Phoenixville area and was a 1946 graduate of the Phoenixville High School. She attended Ursinus College and Temple University where she studied bookkeeping and learned secretarial skills. She and her late husband where owners of the former B and R Crane Service for many years. She was also a part-time librarian at the Phoenixville Library and was also township secretary in Charlestown for several years. She was a member of the Calvary Bible Church in Phoenixville. She was a member of the Charlestown Historical Society, the Charlestown Town Watch, a member and secretary for the Water Resources Association. She loved horses and was an avid horseback rider. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Bolinger of Elverson; three sons, William Buckwalter of Springhill, Kan., James Buckwalter of Chesterfield, Va.

Butler, Smedley D., Jr.: May 1983

Smedley D. Butler Jr., 74, a retired engineering consultant, died Wednesday night at Albemarle Hospital in Elizabeth City, N.C. A former resident of Devon, he lived in Kitty Hawk, N.C.
 
Mr. Butler, the eldest son of the late Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, the iron-fisted Marine Corps commandant and Philadelphia safety director whose performance earned him the title "Fighting Quaker," earned a degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, worked in the field and fought in World War II.
 
Following his father's lead, he joined the Marine Corps, but unlike Gen. Butler, he took to the air. He was a pilot and held the rank of captain.
 
After the war, he joined A. Ernest D'Ambly Inc., the city's oldest and largest consulting engineering firm. Working with D'Ambly, he helped build Philadelphia International Airport and had a role in building the building at 30th and Market Street that once housed the Evening Bulletin.
 
He was active in Delta Psi fraternity and the St. Anthony Club of Philadelphia.
 

Butler, Smedley D., Sr: 4/1940

Death Comes to General Butler

'Fighting Quaker' Who Believed in Isolation for U.S., Dies at 58

Philadelphia, Pa., Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who retired from the United State marine corps after fighting half way 'round the world and spent much of his later years urging that the nation keep its fighting men home, died late Friday in Naval Hospital.

"the Fighting Quaker" - he was born of Quaker parents in West Chester, Pa. - succumbed to a gall bladder and liver ailment. Butler entered the hospital May 27 for a checkup and rest after a speaking tour of several thousand miles in behalf of his isolationist views.

Since he retired in 1931, with 30 years' service in the marines, Butler took to the lecture platform with the same sharp tongue that often capitulated him into the public eye during his military and public service. He was the proponent of armed force only for home defense - he who had been a fighting man from the orient to France.

Won Medal Twice

He is one of the few men who twice was awarded the congressional medal of honor. Both were awarded for actions in connection with Central American uprisings.

Byers, Martha Brinton: 2/13/2006

Martha Brinton Byers, 85, of Media, PA, formerly of Cheyney, Delaware County died Monday February 13, 2006 at Riddle Village, Media. She was the wife of the late G. William Byers with whom she shared 50 years of marriage and resided at Wilamar Farm in Glen Mills.

Darlington, Anna B.: May 1916

At her home at the northeast corner of Church and Biddle streets, West Chester, Anna B. Darlington, died at the age of 87 years. She was born in Birmingham, July 13, 1829,a daughter of Abraham and Susan Hoopes Darlington.1

  • 1. Reading Eagle, 5/25/1916

Darlington, Thomas: 2/17/1866

AN OLD RESIDENT GONE.

Davis, Elizabeth [Bingaman]: 8/23/2006

Elizabeth Davis of West Chester Elizabeth "Betty" Bingaman Davis, 86, of West Chester, passed away at her home Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006, after a brief illness.
 

Davis, George T.: 4/27/2010

George T. Davis, 91, of West Chester, passed away on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his residence in West Chester.

He was the husband of the late Elizabeth (Betty) Bingaman Davis for 64 years.

Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late George T. Davis and Rose Rogers Davis.

Prior to entering the U.S. Army, he spent time working in the Canal Zone in Panama.

He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, achieving the rank of sergeant.

He was employed for many years as a carpenter and enjoyed woodworking and gardening.

George was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #106 and American Legion Post #134.

He was a lifelong member of Goshen Fire Company.

Davis, Timothy Gregg:1/4/2015

Timothy Gregg Davis Sr. of West Chester

Timothy Gregg Davis Sr., 68, of West Chester, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 at Chester County Hospital in West Chester. He was the husband of Mercedes Guisado Davis. Born Dec. 22, 1946 in West Chester, he was the son of the late George Theodore Davis and the late Elizabeth Bingaman Davis. Tim was a proud graduate of West Chester High School. He served in the Navy SeaBees, MCB 128 during the Vietnam War. Tim was a member of the VFW Post 106 of West Chester, Navy Seabee Veterans of America, Island X-5 in Lancaster, and the Boy Scouts. Tim enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking.

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