1 Oct 1977: Alice R. Deck, 80, Palmyra RD 1, died Friday afternoon in the Good Samaritan Hospital. She had suffered from heart trouble for several years. Born in the Reistville area to the late Christ and Sara Miller Derr, she was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ. She and her husband, John H. Deck, had been married 63 years. In addition to her husband, she is survived by sons Henry J. and Robert H., both of Palmyra RD 1; daughters Sallie, wife of Richard A. Shirk, Eustis, Fla.; Mabel, wife of David R. Buck, Annville RD 2; Mary, wife of Russell L. Miller, Palmyra; and Annie, wife of Norman Whitman, Violet, wife of Charles G. Etzweiler, Ella, wife of Richard C. Maulfair, Helen, wife of Carl T. Miller, and Caroline, wife of Edwin Speck, all of Palmyra RD 1; 12 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Jennie Long, Manheim; and brothers Jacob Derr, Hummelstown; and Elmer Derr, Richland. [Lebanon Daily News]

3 Oct 1977: Services were held this afternoon for Alice R. Deck, wife of John H. Deck, Palmyra RD 4, from the Trinity United Church of Christ, Palmyra. The Rev. Edward C. Charrot, the pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Covenant United Methodist Church Cemetery, Ebenezer. Pallbearers were Ronald Buck, Gerald, Michael, and Curtis Maulfair, Gary Miller, and Dennis Speck. [Lebanon Daily News]