Barry F. Markey, 71, of Kennett Square, died April 13, at the Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, after a six-year battle with CNS lymphoma. He was the husband of Karen Klinedinst Markey, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. He is survived by a daughter, Jessica Markey Wilson, and her husband, Joseph, of Coatesville. Born in York, Barry was the son of Wilfred F. and Agnes Huson Markey. He was a U. S. Air Force Veteran, serving during the Viet Nam era.
Barry owned and operated Marko, a business forms brokerage firm. A long-time member of St. Michael Lutheran Church, Unionville, he spent several terms on the church council and as church treasurer. He served on the board of the Chester County Chapter of the West Chester University Alumni Association, serving as its treasurer and on the scholarship committee. He was an avid hunter, fisherman, and golfer, belonging many years to the Railroad Rod and Gun Club in Cross Forks, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to one of the following: 1) Hospice Unit of CVAMC, check payable to “Department of Veterans Affairs” (Memo: Barry Markey and hospice), mail to CVAMC Voluntary Services, 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville, PA 19320; 2) Scholarship Fund of CCCWCUAA, check payable to "WCU Foundation" (Memo: In Memory of Barry Markey, CCC Scholarship Fund), mail to PO Box 541, West Chester, PA 19381.
You are invited to visit with Barry’s family and friends from 10-11 a.m. Saturday May 31, at St. Michael Lutheran Church, 109 E. Doe Run Road, Unionville, PA 19375. A Celebration of his Life and Inurnment will follow at 11AM. Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home of Kennett Square 610-444-4116. To share a memory with the Markey family, please visit www.griecocares.com.
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