William “Dusty” A. Rhodes Jr., 95, of Avondale, died Sunday, Nov. 29, at the Atlantic Regional Medical Center in Pomona, N.J. while visiting his daughter.
Born in Kingston, Pa., he was a son of the late William A. Rhodes Sr. and the late Louise Isaac Rhodes. Dusty proudly served our country during WWII in the Navy as a radio operator on the "Catalina" PBY sea patrol planes.
He was a self-employed watchmaker for many years and a technician for Hewlett Packard retiring in the early 1990s. He was also a bus driver for a couple of years for the Kennett Square school district.
He was a lifetime member and was also the chaplain of the Hockessin VFW, member of the Kennett Area Senior Center and the Calvary Baptist Church. He enjoyed gardening, writing poetry, the outdoors, and especially spending time with his friends and family. He enjoyed saying tongue twisters, telling stories of his "hobo" days, and getting a bargain. He also posed for several local artists and sculptor. He enjoyed taking art classes at the Luther House and very much enjoyed meeting new people.
Survivors include three sons, William A. III (Leslee) of Tucson, Ariz., Jeff of Oxford, and Raymond (Sue) of Wilmington, Ill.; two daughters, Cindy Lieb (Tony) of Galloway, N.J. and Colleen Stanczak (Ken) of Kennesaw, Ga.; 10 grandchildren, Carson (Cheryl), Jeff Jr, Nathan, Valerie (Jason) Vincent (Melissa) Keith, Kevin, Tommy and Christina; six great-grandchildren, Justice, Mark, Kristen, Vanessa, Jessica and Daniel; one brother, Paul of Potter County, Pa. and one sister, Margaret Anthony of Hanover, Mass. Many nieces and nephews.
You are invited to visit with Dusty’s family and friends from 10-noon Monday, Dec. 7, at the Calvary Baptist Church 218 Ellicott Rd, Avondale, PA 19311. His funeral service will follow at noon. Interment will be in Longwood Cemetery. Contributions in his memory may be made to Calvary Baptist Church at the aforementioned address or to Pilgrim Academy, PO Box 322, Egg Harbor, NJ 08215. Arrangements are being handled by the Foulk & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-869-2685) of West Grove. To share a memory with his family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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