-JULY 20, 2009
Barbara Athey (nee Cruickshanks), 82, passed away July 20, 2009, at Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, Pa.
She was born in Hagerstown, Md., and was a resident of York, Pa., for the past 42 years. She previously lived in Hagerstown, Md.
She was employed at Hochschild-Kohn and Montgomery Ward, both in York, Pa.
She was a member of Yorkshire Methodist Church, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the 55+ Sunday School, Grandview Golf Club, The Colonial York Knitters Guild, The St. Mary's Female Seminary in Maryland, served in the soup kitchen, active in aerobics, a member of Art Center of York and Green Thumb Garden Club. She was an avid Baltimore Orioles fan and loved nothing more than spending time with her family.
She was the wife of her beloved Paul "Stump" R. Athey for 57 years, before his passing in 2002.
She was the sister of the late Jean Parker, Nancy Hembree, and Francis "Pokey" Thumma.
