Joseph John Boyd, Sr.
Joseph John Boyd, Sr., 64, of Nottingham, passed away on Aug. 4, 2024 while at home.
He was born in Philadelphia, the son of the late Al and Dorothy King Boyd.
Joseph was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.
He was employed as a truck driver by D & K Graham Trucking, Inc. in Christiana, Pa.
Joseph enjoyed camping, fishing, spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
He is survived by two children, Josephe John Boyd, Jr. (Heather) of Montrose, IA and Amanda Cummings (Scotty) of Peach Bottom, nine grandchildren, and two siblings, Kerri Isenstadt of Baltimore and Patrick Boyd of Oxford.
Services are private.
Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
Mary Elizabeth Mundell
Mary Elizabeth Mundell, known as Betty, the wife of Samuel James Mundell Jr, died on Aug. 4, 2024 after a long illness.
She was born in Manchester, CT to Mary Eileen Winch and Eugene Christy Winch.
Betty grew up in West Willington, CT, and graduated from Rockville High School and then Drexel University in 1962, with degrees in home economics and English. She went on to teach at Folcroft Junior High School and Garnet Valley High School. She retired in 1996.
In 1997, Betty and Jim signed up to move to Jenner’s Pond Retirement Community, moving into their newly built cottage in December of 1999. Betty was a quilter and made everything from table runners to bed quilts. Betty enjoyed traveling and visiting many of the U.S. national parks. Her favorite place to visit was Alaska and she went there a total of nine times. In 1992, as an add-on excursion on a trip to Alaska, she and Jim flew over to Eastern Russia and traveled on the Trans-Siberian Railway before returning to Alaska.
Other travel spots were Manitoba, Canada to see the polar bears, the Galapagos Islands, Machu Picchu, the Antarctic to walk among the penguins, a cruise of the Arctic Northwest Passage from Alaska to Greenland to New York City, and Germany to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau. The highlight of their travel was eight world cruises on Princess Cruises, and they visited all seven continents.
Betty is survived by her husband, Jim; her sister-in-law, Dottie Kaiser, and her husband, Roger; two nephews, Roger A. Kaiser and wife, Donna, and Douglas S. Kaiser; her friend, Sherry; a niece, Wendy J. Covington, and her husband Darryl; along with grandnephews and nieces.
You are invited to visit with Betty's family and friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 7 at West Grove United Methodist Church, 300 North Guernsey Road in West Grove. Her memorial service will follow at 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, a gift in her memory can be made to the Mundell Fund at Jenner’s Pond, 2000 Greenbriar Lane in West Grove or to West Grove United Methodist Church, 300 N. Guernsey Road in West Grove.
Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square.
To view Betty's online obituary and leave condolences, please visitwww.griecofunerals.com.
Robert Cameron Craw, Jr.
Robert Cameron Craw, Jr., of Kennett Square, suffered a fatal heart attack at home on August 6, 2024. He was 73.
He was the loving husband of Diane (DiGiovanni) Craw, with whom he shared 44 years of marriage.
Born and raised in Inglewood, Calif., he was the son of the late Robert C. Craw, Sr. and the late Carroll (Slack) Craw.
Rob was born with a congenital heart defect. He underwent open-heart surgery at seven years old at UCLA Medical Center. It was one of the earliest surgeries of its kind in the United States, only four years after the invention of the heart-lung machine. He was not expected to live beyond his teenage years. Despite this early trauma, Rob was determined to live a full life.
During his family’s camping vacations in Sequoia National Park, he would often spend entire days fishing by himself. He was a natural athlete and participated in high school pole vaulting and football. As a young adult, he played in a semi-pro softball league and drove funny cars and dragsters at national events. He was quite a source of what he deprecatingly called “useless information” – movie, television and sports trivia. He said it was from so much time spent in the hospital watching TV.
Professionally, Rob was a certified automotive technician for Alfa Romeo. He met his wife, Diane, while servicing her 1974 Alfa Romeo in Hollywood. He met and befriended several other Alfa Romeo and Ferrari owners, including many in the music business, notably staff and members of the band, "Journey." He even arranged for a body shop to paint their grand piano red.
Later, when he moved to the East Coast, Rob continued to work on Alfa Romeos, Ferraris, Fiats and other Italian sports cars on the Main Line. Diane's classic Alfa, now 50 years old, is still in mint condition thanks to Rob's expertise and care over the past half century.
In his thirties, Rob took up golf, changed careers and ultimately became a professional golf instructor. Others often described him as a born mentor and an insightful teacher. He had an intuitive gift for understanding people and he did his best to help them through their challenges.
Rob was happy to become part of Diane’s Italian family circle. He enjoyed being with and helping the elders and developed close relationships with Diane’s siblings, nieces and nephews. He loved children and they in turn often gravitated to him. He loved animals, especially Irish Setters. He received his first one at age seven after being discharged from the hospital. He and Diane went on to raise six Irish Setters over the years. Their current one is named, “Finn,” and was Rob’s loyal companion.
As a multi-talented person, Rob had an innate artistic ability. He was always sketching and doodling, frequently personalizing family birthday cards with his cartoons. He was an inventor and loved tinkering with his tools and making something new of out something old. He loved orchids; If anyone’s orchid was not doing well, he would take it and nurse it back to health.
Rob was a generous, kind, thoughtful, and caring person. He will be remembered for being a man with a big heart who was always willing to step in and help anyone in need. He was like a little kid in a big man’s body and will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him.
In addition to his wife, Rob is survived by his sister, Carroll Purvis, his brother, James Cameron (Jane), stepsisters, Michele and Shannon McGowen, and several cherished nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Rob was predeceased by his stepmother, Janice (McGowan) Craw.
You are invited to visit with Rob’s family and friends from 11 a.m. to noon on Monday, September 16 at the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club at 100 East Locust Lane in Kennett Square.
His celebration of life will follow at noon. Interment will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, gifts can be made in memory of Robert C. Craw Jr. to First Tee of Greater Philadelphia, 800 Walnut Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19128 by check or onlinehttps://firstteephiladelphia.org.
Arrangements are being handled by Matthew Grieco of Grieco Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc. (484-734-8100) of Kennett Square.
To view Rob’s online obituary and leave condolences, please visitwww.griecofunerals.com.
Gerald T. Cox
Gerald Townsend Cox, a resident of Port Richey, Fla. and formerly of Nottingham, passed away on May 4, 2024 while surrounded by his loving family. He was 85.
He was born on July 28, 1938 in West Grove, the only child of Townsend P. and Laura Gill Cox. He graduated from Oxford Area High School in 1956.
For 30 years, he owned and operated Gerald T. Cox Garage in Elim, Pa. His joyful laugh and
readiness to help others will long be remembered.
He is survived by Nancy (Wells) Cox, his wife of 64 years; a son, Gerald, Jr., and wife Lyndal of
Australia; a daughter, Tammy Buchheister and fiancé’ Phil Resta of Spring Hill, Fla.;grand-
sons, Nicholas and Zachary Cox and Cameron and T.J. Buchheister, and a granddaughter, Maysie
Buchheister.
Also surviving are Gerald’s “adopted sister” Janet Lloyd, a niece, Betsy Longenecker, a brother-in-law, James Wells, Jr. and his wife Judy, and other extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Kevin James Cox.
A celebration of life will be held at the United Methodist Church in Oxford at 2 p.m. on
Sunday, September 1. All are invited to join the time of remembrance.
Brian D. Love
Brian D. Love, of Newark, Del., passed away on August 13, 2024 at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. He was 47.
Born in Wilmington, Del., he was the son of Judith Kepler Love of Newark, Del. and the late Walter C. Love.
Brian loved NASCAR, professional wrestling and comics. He was an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies.
He is survived by his mother, one sister, Krista Benjamin (Chris) of Newark, Del., one brother, Larry Love of Newark, Del., and one nephew, Will Benjamin.
Services will be private.
Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
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