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     Dennis Charles Byerly was born on 1 April 1936, Herndon, Northumberland County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Lawrence Woodrow Byerly and Helen Amelia Deibert. Dennis Charles Byerly married Mary Louise Matlock, daughter of J. Eldon Matlock and Mabel Gladys Creighton, on 13 June 1959, Altoona, Blair County, PA.³ Dennis Charles Byerly died on 23 August 2024, Brackney, Susquehanna County, PA, at age 88.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Dennis C. Byerly
Brackney, PA - Dennis C. Byerly, 88, of Brackney, PA passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 23, 2024. He was born on April 1, 1936 in Herndon, PA to the late Lawrence W. and Helen A. (Shaffer) Byerly. His wife of 60 years, MaryLou (Matlock) Byerly, predeceased him in 2020.
Dennis is survived by his 3 daughters, Debra Dailey of Carlisle, PA, Dawn (James) McCrea of York, PA, and Dianne (Leo) Hearst, III of Statesville, NC; son, David (Lorrie) Byerly of Brackney, PA; 15 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; sister, Elaine Cole; several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was a member of and served in a variety of capacities at the Vestal Center UMC. He was an officer of the Greater Binghamton Penn State Alumni Association and an avid fan of PENN STATE football. He was a member of the Genealogy Club and a genealogist for both sides of his family. He also helped with the Vestal Center MYF and remained very active in his church and community all his life. He was a member of the United Methodist Men’s Club, and helped with the chicken BBQ. He was a member and treasurer for the Silver Lake Rod and Gun Club for many years. He loved hunting and trout ?shing, walking in the woods, camping, canoeing, was an avid outdoorsman and a devoted family man.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 31, 2024 at the Daniel K. Regan Funeral Home, Montrose with Pastor Debra Dailey and family officiating. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Mill Hall, PA at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Vestal Center UMC, 478 W. Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850 or to Revolutionary Hospice, 829 Scranton Carbondale Highway, Eynon, PA 18403.
Press and Sun-Bulletin, August 28, 2024, Page A8.¹

     Grace Susannah Stiely was born on 12 September 1890.² She married Jacob Francis Klinger on 22 December 1906.³ Grace Susannah Stiely died on 16 July 1965, at age 74.⁴ She was buried at Himmel Church Cemetery, Rebuck, Northumberland County, PA.⁴