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Martha Morgan Rhodes

July 2, 2009

Martha Morgan Rhodes “Peg” of Waverly died Thursday, July 2, at the Community Medical Center. She was the widow of Kenneth Anthony Rhodes, who died in 1970.

Born in Chinchilla on Oct. 21, 1910, she was a daughter of the late Margaret Randall Morgan and Abraham Lincoln Morgan.

Surviving are three grandchildren: Anthony L. B. Rhodes and wife, Diane Dietzen, of Horsham; Victoria Gutfreund and husband, Owen, Chappaqua, NY; and William Rhodes and wife, Melissa, Haverford. Also surviving are six grandchildren: Charlotte and Willa Gutfreund, Katherine and John Rhodes and Abigail and Elizabeth Rhodes; a nephew, John Morrison; a niece, Bonnie Rhodes; and her daughter-in-law, Mary Rhodes, with whom she lived.

She was also preceded in death by her son, Kenneth A. Rhodes, Jr.; a sister, Edith Morrison and two brothers, Francis and Henry Morgan.

Friends may call on Wednesday, July 8, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the CRB Room of the Waverly Community House.

Contributions in Peg’s memory may be made to EOTC, 116 North Washington Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503 or Waverly Community House, PO Box 142, Waverly, PA 18471

Arrangements by Lawrence E. Young Funeral Home, 418 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Online condolences may be sent to www.lawrenceeyoungfuneralhome.com