Horace G. Mendenhall, 98, formerly of Fulton Township, entered into rest on Friday, June 16, 2017 at the Quarryville Presbyterian Retirement Community, where he had been residing for the past 6 weeks. Born in Chrome, PA on the family farm, he was a son of the late John R., and Emma J. (Massey) Mendenhall. He was married to the late Betty (Miller) Mendenhall who died in 1998.
Horace was an avid farmer who found joy in watching things grow. He was a hardworking man who would help anyone in need. He had worked as a truck driver for the former Farm Bureau in Oxford and had also driven truck for the former Walker Oil Co. in Nottingham. Horace was a tractor enthusiast and took meticulous care in restoring John Deere and Farmall tractors. He had attended Solanco Bible Church.
Horace is survived by a daughter, Sharon Mendenhall of Peach Bottom; a nephew, Jack, husband of Gloria Folker of Strasburg; a niece, Shirley, wife of Bill Doss of Charlestown, MD; a nephew, Jim Folker of Marietta; and a nephew, Marty Folker of Oxford; step grandchildren: Wayne Garrison and his two daughters; J.R. Gotschall, husband of Kim and their five children; and Susan Foote, wife of Mark. Also surviving are several great nieces and nephews, and his special friend, Sara Criswell. Horace was preceded in death by his stepchildren: Gene Gotschall and his wife Joyce and Gerrie Garrison and her husband, Charles; a step granddaughter-in-law, Sharon Garrison; a sister, Gladys P. (Mendenhall) Folker and her husband, Charles; a brother, Ernest Mendenhall, a nephew Ken Folker, and a great-nephew, Jeff Folker.
Funeral services will take place at Dewald Funeral and Cremation Services, 227 W. 4th St., Quarryville, PA on Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Oxford Cemetery. Viewings will be held at Dewald's on Tuesday evening from 6-8 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral on Wednesday. Kindly omit flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wakefield Ambulance Assoc., 2272 Robert Fulton Hwy., Peach Bottom, PA 17563 or to Hospice and Community Care, P.O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604. Online guestbook at
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