Chester County PA Archives Obituaries.....Farra, Dilworth H. (Ditty) June 27, 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dan Lindley danoh19344@hotmail.com and Lorraine LorraineinFL@aol.com June 27, 2007, 11:56 am Daily Local News, June 28, 1960 Dilworth H. Farra Dilworth H. (Ditty) Farra, 117 Woodland Ave, Malvern, husband of Edith Lindsley Farra, died Monday morning at his home after a five-week illness. He was in his 67th year. Mr. Farra retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad in September of 1959 after 48 years service. He was born in Paoli and lived in the Malvern-Paoli area his entire life. His parents were the later Jared and Sadie A. Farra. Mr. Farra was a member of the Malvern Presbyterian Church; Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Lodge 511; and has taken an active part in the founding and support of Little League baseball in his area. He was also former president of the Chester Valley Little League from 1956 t o1958; was their purchasing agent for the 1959-1960 season; and helped greatly in starting the new Little League field in Malvern. Surviving in addition to his wife are three daughters, Mickey, wife of C. R. Peirson, Greentree; Sadie A. Farra, and Mrs. Eleanor F. MacFarland, both at home; and a granddaughter, Janet G. MacFarland. Ibid: FARRA- Of Malvern, Pa., on Monday, June 27, 1960, Dilworth (Ditty) H., husband of Edith L. Farra, aged 66 years. Funeral services from Mauger’s funeral Home, 24 Monument Ave., Malvern, pa., on Thursday, June 30th at 2 P.M. Interment in Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday evening from 7 until 9. Additional Comments: Dilworth, and most of the others mentioned, are buried at Great Valley Presbyterian, and tombstone images are available. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb