On June 28, 2007. Age 70. (nee Stauffer) Of Barrington, Formerly of Gloucester City and National Park. Loving and devoted wife of 49 years to William H. Clements. Beloved mother of David Clements of Lindenwold, Kathleen Clements of Shamong Township, Colleen Roque (Jaime) of Lindenwold and the late John W. Clements. Survived by 6 sisters, 1 brother and predeceased by one brother. Survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Ruth was raised in National Park where she met her husband at the Red Bank Battlefield. She was a longtime resident of Gloucester City and was a very active member of the (former First United Methodist Church of Gloucester City) presently Trinity United Methodist Church in Gloucester City. Ruth and William have lived in Barrington for the last 2 years.

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday from 10 am to 12 Noon at McCANN-HEALEY FUNERAL HOME: 851 Monmouth Street, (at Brown Street) Gloucester City. Methodist Religious Service 12 Noon in the funeral home officiated by Pastor Joyce Mooney of Trinity United Methodist and Pastor Gary Brennan of Westville United Methodist Church. Interment Eglington Cemetery, Clarksboro. There will be no evening viewing.

Family requests that memorial donations be made in Ruth\’s memory to The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society: 216 Haddon Avenue, Suite 328, Westmont, New Jersey 08108 or the American Cancer Society: South Jersey Region: 1851 Old Cuthbert Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034. Please write in the memo of the check Ruth J. Clements. Expressions of sympathy can be e-mailed to the family through our funeral home website www.mccannhealey.com under online obituaries of Ruth J. Clements.

PRIEST, THOMAS G., SR.
On June 27, 2007, Thomas G., Sr., age 92, passed away at his home in Audubon. Born and raised in Stratford and Magnolia, Mr. Priest had been a resident of Audubon for the past 67 years.
Mr. Priest was a 1934 graduate of Haddon Heights High School and a longtime parishioner of St. Rose of Lima Parish. He worked for Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia and he retired as the head of the maintenance department for the Audubon School System.
Thomas was prede-ceased by his beloved wife, Helen Bernice (nee Olsen). He is lovingly survived by his son, Thomas G. Priest, Jr. of Houston, TX; his daughter, Marilyn P. Senior-Gartmann of Manahawkin; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services and interment will be held privately at the request of his family. Arrangements by: HEALEY FUNERAL HOME, Haddon Heights.

Photo by Jonathan Wells

A soldier salutes the grieving family of US Army PFC David J.Bentz as they leave his funeral in Clayton on Friday.

By Stephanie Brown and Jessica Driscoll

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Shirley Phelps-Roper, the daughter of the church\’s founder, led the trio, with an American flag around her waist and an Army flag over her shoulder. She was joined by her son, Sam Roper, and her brother, Fred Phelps Jr. They got to the scene at about 11:15 a.m. more