Clara C. Davis of Ivyland, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at Wynwood Northampton in Richboro. She was 97.

Clara was the beloved wife of the late Harry L. Davis.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of the late Otto T. and Clara Osswald Haas.

Clara was a resident of Northampton Township for the past 75 years, she and her late husband Harry were the co- founders of Davis Feed Mill, having their first location on their farm on Spencer Rd in Ivyland from 1939 till 1943. They then moved to their present location in Rushland. Clara retired in 2004 and her son Allan has continued to operate the mill. Clara loved the Feed Business and brought animal nutrition to new levels, bringing premium grains and new feeding ideas to the tri state area.

Clara believed in family first, she was a woman who knew both being a wife, mother and grandmother as well as a business woman. She was a member of the Addisville Reformed Church for many years and a long time member of the Soroptimist of Indian Rock. She will be long remembered for her love of family and dedication to her faithful customers and the tradition will continue to live on.

Clara is survived by her 2 children, Clare M. Caldwell and her husband Stanley Blaine and H. Allan Davis and his wife Mary. She is also survived by her brother Theodore Haas and his wife Edwina and her sister Elfriede H. Doert Osmond. Also surviving are 7 dear grandchildren; Tom, Scott, Kevin, Deborah, Clayton, Chad and Rachael and her 14 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewings, Sunday August 18th from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm and on Monday August 19th from 10:00am until her Funeral Service 11:00am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Road (at Holland Rd.) Richboro.

Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made the to the Memorial Fund of Addisville Reformed Church 945 Second Street Pike Richboro, PA 18954 or to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 34th and Civic Center Blvd. Phila PA 19104.

Hugh F. Thornton of Richboro passed away suddenly on Tuesday August 13, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. He was 80.

He was the beloved husband of 57 years to Marian “Pat” Kearney Thornton.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late James and Mary Muckian Thornton.

Hugh was a former resident of the Lawndale section of Philadelphia before moving to Richboro in 1976. He was the Executive Vice President of Lehigh Press in Pennsauken, New Jersey and always considered himself a printer. Hugh retired from Lehigh Press after 43 years of service. He was a veteran of the US Army and a communicant of St. Bede the Venerable Church in Holland. In his leisure, he enjoyed traveling and spending quality time with his family. Hugh will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.

In addition to his beloved wife Marian, Hugh is survived by his 4 dear children and their spouses, Kevin F. and Theresa Thornton of Chalfont, Gerald P. and Peggy Thornton of Holland, Sharon R. and Matthew Allen of Newtown and Caroline M. and Thomas Erickson of Yardley. He is also “Grandpop” to his 13 cherished grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Saturday, August 17th from 9:30am until his Funeral Mass at 11:00am in St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in his memory may be made to the Capital Campaign of St. Bede the Venerable Church, 1071 Holland Rd., Holland, PA 18966.

Richard Fick Purcell, of Marco Island, FL passed away peacefully on August 13, 2013. He was 89.

He was the beloved husband of 49 years to Judith Wyckoff Purcell.

Born in Washington DC, he was the son of the late Professor Richard Joseph and Clara Fick Purcell.

He served in the United States Army, Field Artillery, from 1943-1946 during WWII, from 1951-1952 during the Korean War, and then in the Reserves, retiring as Lieutenant Colonel in 1986. Richard obtained a BA at George Washington University, an MA at Columbia University, an LLB at Harvard Law School, and a Certificate from University Fribourg, Switzerland. He retired as General Counsel and Sr. Vice President of The Connell Company in Berkeley Heights, NJ.

He will be remembered as a devoted husband, loving father and doting grandfather.

In addition to his loving wife, Richard is survived by his children: Richard Purcell of Langhorne, PA, Edward Purcell and his wife Allison of Ringoes, NJ, and Carolyn Reichenbach and her husband Charles of Newtown, PA; grandchildren: Madeline, Richard and Katherine Purcell and William, Elizabeth, Charles and Megan Reichenbach; and sister: Patricia Purcell Nutter, of Locust Grove, VA.

Relatives and friends are invited to his viewing Tuesday, August 20, 2013, from 9:00 am until his Funeral Service at 10:00 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will follow at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Woods Services Foundation, PO Box 36, Langhorne, PA 19047.

H. Thornton Freund, of Holland, passed away on August 11, 2013 at St. Mary Medical Center. He was 71.

Thornton was the beloved husband of Phyllis Freund (nee Miller); the dear father of Sharon Delevati and her husband Brian, Mark Freund, Jennifer M. MacDonald and her husband Leo, and Amy N. Argiropoulos and her husband Anthony; a loving brother to Quinnie Pulkowski and her husband Joseph and Deborah Alosi and her husband Bill; and 6 loving grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday from 2:30PM to his Memorial Service 3:30PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the ALS Association, Abrams In-Home Care Program, 321 Norristown Rd. Suite 260 Ambler, PA 19002.

Ronald G. Keaser, of Warminster, passed away on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the VNA of Greater Philadelphia with his family by his side. He was 67.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late George W. and Anne Greitzer Keaser, and the beloved husband of Sharon L. Keaser.

In addition to his loving wife, Ron is survived by his children: Ronald G. Keaser, Jr., and his wife Charlotte of Churchville, Kevin M. Keaser of Philadelphia, Karen D. Oprysko of Horsham, Delores M. Hough, and her husband Michael of Hatboro, Chris E. Bolich and his wife Patty of Quakertown, and Cathy L. Higgins and her husband Barry of Richboro; his sister Janet Baker; 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to call on Friday, August 16, 2013 from 10:30 am until his Memorial Service at 12:00 pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.) Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will follow at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1626 Locust St., Phila., PA 19103.

Michael L. Cobb of Chalfont passed away and went home to the Lord Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013, in Holiday, Fla. He was 46.

Born in Plainfield, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert T. and Judith Ann Cobb and was the half brother of the late Robert A. and Bruce D. Cobb.

Mike moved to Central Bucks in 1978 as a young boy with his family. He attended Central Bucks West High School, Class of 1985, and also attended the Middle Bucks Area Vocational Technical School where he learned welding, and how to be an auto body technician. Mike was mechanically inclined and was able to fix, customize and or fabricate many things he worked on. He was also a truck driver, had a CDL class A license and had many years experience working in the local surrounding areas, operating everything from tri-axle stone hauling trailers, to tri-axle dump trucks, to cement mixers and hauling heavy equipment on lowboy and tandem axle trailers.

Mike also was a motorcycle enthusiast for many years, loved the outdoors and liked to be one with nature. He was an NRA member and supported the S.P.C.A., he was an animal lover and pet rescuer who was known to put other people and pets before himself regularly. Mike was a caring and compassionate kind hearted soul with a lighthearted spirit who loved to laugh and have fun with those who knew him, he had a unique talent to make those around him laugh heartily as he had a great sense of humor as well.

He will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him, especially those in his family, and his close circle of friends who loved him the most.

Mike is survived by his loving brother, David T. Cobb; his niece, Cassandra T. Cobb; nephews, Adam J. Brautigan and David T. Cobb II; half sister, Debra Spressert; half brother, Jonathan Cobb, as well as many other loving family members of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Mike’s family will receive friends on Friday, September 27, 2013 from 1:00PM until his memorial service at 2:00PM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Ave. (at Sandy Ridge Rd.) New Britain, PA 18901. Interment will be private.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Bucks County S.P.C.A. or to the Humane Society.

Albert Wiley Jr., resident of Ann’s Choice in Warminster, died peacefully Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was 82.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the oldest son of the late Albert Sr. and Elizabeth Schmidt Wiley, step son of the late Blanche Wiley. He was the devoted husband of Barbara Cornell Wiley for 61 years, beloved father of Sandra Bracher and her husband Douglas of Downingtown PA, Beverly Ferrara of Orlando, FL and Karen Tomlinson and her husband James of Horsham, PA. Al was the proud grandfather of Claire Philips (Christopher), Robyn Blankenhagen (John), Jill Spern (Kevin) Blair Ferrara (Brian Hunter), Stephen Ferrara, Michael Seder (Stefanie Sulikowski) and Amy Seder and delighted great grandfather of Kyle Robert Philips. He is survived by his sisters, Dorothy Grygiel, Arlene Newman and Elizabeth Winslow, brothers, John Wiley and Paul Wiley and is preceded in death by his sister Eleanor Kerns and brother Wayne Wiley.

Al was a graduate of Hatboro Horsham High School, veteran of the US Army and served in the Korean War. He attended LaSalle University and St. Joseph’s University, receiving his associate’s degree in business and accounting.

Prior to moving to Ann’s Choice in 2004, Al and Barbara were 49 years residents of Churchville. Al founded Albert Wiley Jr. Public Accounting in Richboro in 1972, where he greatly cherished his work and client relationships for more than 40 years. Al enjoyed contributing to his church and community where he served as a 45 year member and former elder of Northampton Presbyterian Church in Holland, Al served 12 years as a Northampton Township supervisor, he was co-founder, member and past president of Northampton Township Business and Professional Association. He was also a Charter member of the Churchville Rotary Club, where he was a three time recipient of the Paul Harris Fellow award Officer and member of the Union Cemetery Board of Directors and a former member of the Board of Trustees of the Bucks County Community College, Newtown.

The move to Ann’s Choice sparked many new friendships and opportunities for Al and Barb. He served as member and past president of the Veteran’s Club and member and past Chairman of the Resident Advisory Council. He also enjoyed participation in many social activities, card clubs and his stock investment club. Al treasured the Ann’s Choice community, traveling, cruising and NASCAR races; however, his greatest love was spending time with his family.

Al’s family will receive condolences on Monday August 19, 2013 from 9:30am until his Funeral Service at 11:00 am in Northampton Presbyterian Church, 539 Buck Rd., Holland, PA 18966. Interment 1:30pm in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Northampton Presbyterian Church, Capital Improvement Fund at the above address or Ann’s Choice Benevolent Care Fund, 20000 Ann’s Choice Way, Warminster, PA 18974.

Edward W. Long of Levittown died August 6 at his home. He was 81.

Ed was raised in Richboro, the fourth child of Earl and Florence Long. He graduated from Council Rock High School in 1949 and from Taylor School of Business in 1951. He was employed as an administrator for over 40 years at the Philadelphia headquarters of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which became Conrail in 1976. He married Carolyn Savidge of Newtown in 1951 and they raised their family in Levittown. Ed resided in the Levittown house from its construction in 1956 to his death.

In his spare time, Ed played sports throughout his life and received several commendations and trophies. He coached Little League baseball in his younger days, and was a team coach and commissioner of his senior softball league in later years. He also served as secretary-treasurer of his bowling league. He enjoyed golfing with family members. All who knew Ed know that he loved sports. He also loved children, who called him "Mister Ed" and "Pop-Pop."

He is survived by his three sons, Jeff of Kutztown, Jim of Newtown, and Andy of Holland; also by Jim's former wife Sue and their three children, Jim Long of Perkasie, Michelle Gancarz of Levittown and Becky Curran of Ottsville, their spouses and their nine children, who were Ed's great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, O. B. "Bud" Long of Amarillo, Texas, and several nephews and nieces.

Ed’s family will receive friends on Monday, August 12, from 10:00AM until his memorial services 11:00AM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland RD), Richboro, PA 18954. Interment will be private at Union Cemetery, Richboro.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ed's name to Running Strong for American Indian Youth, 8301 Richmond Highway, Alexandria, VA 22309.

James A. Dunn of Warminster died peacefully on Tuesday, August 6th, at Temple University Hospital. He was 73.

Mr. Dunn was the husband of Helen Flangheddy Dunn for 46 years. Born in Boston, Massachusetts he was the son of the late John and Mary Dunn and brother of the late Mary Dooley, John Dunn, Ruth Dunn, Frances Leary, and Jeanne Dunn.

Jim graduated from Malden Catholic High School in Malden, Massachusetts and received his undergraduate and master degrees in electrical engineering from Northeastern University in Boston. Jim worked as an electrical engineer at the Naval Air Development Center (renamed the Naval Air Warfare Center) from 1964 until his retirement in 1994. He thoroughly enjoyed his job and the outstanding people with whom he worked. As a devoted family man, Jim also contributed to his community in many ways. Over the years he volunteered his services to Big Brothers, Bucks County Science Seminar, Warminster Soccer Club, Warminster Symphony Board, Centennial School Board, and the Warminster Park and Recreation Board (which was his personal favorite for 25 years).

In addition to his wife Helen, Jim is survived by his sons Sean Dunn and his wife Maribel of Morton, and Brian Dunn of Pottstown. He is also survived by his brother-in-law Thomas Flangheddy, sisters-in-law Veronica Powers and her husband Walter, and Evangeline Dunn-Sweeney, longtime best friends Robert and Karen Gallagher, many nieces, nephews, cousins, and family of friends in Pennsylvania.

Jim’s family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 13th, from 1:00pm until a sharing of remembrances at 2:00pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland RD), Richboro, PA 18954.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice.