Elizabeth A. Dryer

Member of Grove UP Church, West Middletown Elizabeth A. Dryer, 86, of Avella, died at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2003, in Washington Hospital. She was born April 19, 1917, in Barrow-Inn-Furnace, England, a daughter of John and Minnie Wadeson Withers. Mrs. Dryer was a homemaker and a member of Grove United Presbyterian Church in West Middletown, On October 21, 1935, she married Horton W. Dryer, who died December 19, 1973. Surviving are a son, John M. Dryer of Avella; a daughter, Elaine Smith of Avella; five grandchildren, David and Dean Dryer, Gary and Jonathan Smith and Elizabeth Nijenhuis; and six great-grandchildren. Deceased are a sister, Violet Withers; infant twin sons; and an infant granddaughter, Kimberly Smith.