Florence Evangeline (Cary) Deery (1901 - 1931)

Born 11 Apr 1901 in South Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Died 29 Sep 1931 at age 30 in Sharon Hill, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Florence was a daughter of William H. Cary and Caroline E. "Carrie" Swope. She married Paul Albert Smith, a divorcee, in 1927.^[1] The couple divorced. She married Edward Bell Deery. Florence passed away in 1931.

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Florence's husband passed away in 1988.

The Morning Call

19 January 1988

EDWARD B. DEERY, 85, FORMER CREST PROFESSOR

Edward B. Deery, 85, of 1444 Hamilton St., Allentown, died Monday in Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. He was the husband of the late Florence E. (Carey) [sic] Deery.

A professor of education at Cedar Crest College for 14 years, he retired as department chairman in 1970. That same year, he returned as a part-time development assistant before retiring in 1972.

In 1970, Deery was chairman of the college's capital campaign drive which raised more than $21,000 for the institution's College Center.

He also was a former campus chairman for the United Way, and served on the Advisory Committee on faculty personnel and on a committee of the American Association of University Professors.

Before coming to Cedar Crest, Deery was superintendent of Darby Borough Schools, Delaware County, for eight years. While there, he was a member of the Kilgore Players and coached community plays for 10 years.

He was a former editor of the Delaware County School News and was a past corresponding secretary of the Greater Darby Chamber of Commerce.

A 1938 graduate of Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio, Deery received his masters degree from Temple University in 1941, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Cedar Crest in 1975.

Born in Chester Springs, Chester County, he was a son of the late George H. and Mary (Bell) Deery.

He was a member of Nativity Lutheran Church, Allentown.

An Army veteran of World War II, he was a combat intelligence officer and a public relations officer.

Surviving are nieces and nephews.

Memorial services will be announced by the Mae A. Stump Funeral Home, Fleetwood. There will be no calling hours.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNQ9-W1M : 29 September 2021), Paul A. Smith and Florence E. Cary, 3 January 1927, Washington County, Ohio.
2. ↑ The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania; 19 January 1988; (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/138EB799475AA120-138EB799475AA120 : accessed 16 November 2021)

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKY8-VKT : accessed 17 November 2021), Florence E Cary in household of William W H Cary, Hoboken Ward 2, Hudson, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 49, sheet 13A, family 305, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 888; FHL microfilm 1,374,901. enumerated 22 April 1910
• 1915 New Jersey State Census. Household of William H. Cary, enumerated 8 June 1915. Camden, New Jersey - Camden, 3rd Precinct. ED 37, sheet 3B. William H. Oct 1874 Virginia; Carry E. Sept 1877 Kentucky; Helen F. Sep 1899 New York; Florence E. Apl 1901 Conn; William N. Oct 1905 Penna. State Census of New Jersey, 1915; Reference Number: L-13; Film Number: 10. New Jersey State Archive, Trenton, NJ. ancestry.com
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFY8-VXL : 3 February 2021), Florence E Cary in entry for William H Cary, 2 January 1920, Allentown City, Lehigh, Pennsylvania.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHS8-4TC : accessed 17 November 2021), Florence Deery in household of Edward B Deery, Darby, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 57, sheet 3B, line 94, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2030; FHL microfilm 2,341,764. enumerated 4 April 1930
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Death Certificate of Mrs. Florence Evangeline Deery. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. File #87272, 28 September 1931, Sharon Hill, Pa. Cause: Chronic colitis; Informant: Edward B. Deery; Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Allentown 9/30/31