Chester-Delaware Co. PAGenWeb Archives Obituaries - Joseph P. CHEYNEY, 1939 Contributed to PAGenWeb Archives by Nancy Annie Odegard - Nurse73NAO@aol.com ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ CHEYNEY, Joseph P.; 1939 FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN WEST 5 - 19 - 1939 Miss MARGARET CHEYNEY, supervisor of art at the Media public school, has received word of the death of her father, JOSEPH P. CHEYNEY, at Redlands, California, on May 19. Mr. CHEYNEY, who was 82 years old, was a resident of Media for a number of years. He was born at Wallingford, a son of the late WALDRON and FANNIE CHEYNEY. He left Media in 1920 and went to the Pacific Coast. When residing in Media he was engaged in the photographic supplies business in Philadelphia. He was an active member of the Media Men's Club and took an active interest in all civic matters. For a time Mr. CHEYNEY was engaged in the orange industry in Redlands, retiring 10 years ago. He was exceedingly active for one of his years and was proud of his age. Mr. CHEYNEY's body was cremated on Sunday and the ashes will be sent East and will be interred in the CHEYNEY FAMILY CEMETERY at Cheyney, this county. His survivors are his widow, EDNA K. CHEYNEY, of Redlands; two daughters, Miss MARGARET K. CHEYNEY, of Media, and Miss FANNIE B. CHEYNEY, of Plainfield, N. J.; a son, WALDRON J. CHEYNEY, of Los Angeles, Calif.; two sisters, Mrs. ANNA CHEYNEY SMITH, of Santa Barbara, Calif., and Mrs. EDITH CHEYNEY BERKLEY, of Oregon; two brothers, Dr. EDWARD P. CHEYNEY, who resides near Media, and PAUL CHEYNEY, of Riverside, Calif. Source: Media - Upper Providence Library 1 East Front Street, Media, Pennsylvania 19063 Delaware County Telephone 610 - 566 - 1918 Media Borough Obituaries Note: Chester Co., PAGenWeb Archives Cemeteries Listings - Cheyney Burial Grounds