Obituary of Madge B. Birchett

Madge (Baker) Loder Birchett, 89, of Shiloh, died in the South Jersey Healthcare Hospice Unit, Bridgeton, on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, two weeks after a fall at her home. Madge was born on July 27, 1922 in Stow Creek Township, to the late Rulon and Helen Padgett Baker. She was preceded in death by her first husband, John (Skip) Loder in 1970 and her second husband, Fred Birchett in 1990. She was a graduate of Bridgeton High School and Miami Dade College in Florida. She retired from the U. S. Census Bureau while living in Miami, Fla. Madge attended Bethlehem Baptist Church while living in Lake City Florida. After returning to New Jersey, she attended the Lighthouse Baptist Church in Upper Deerfield Township. Survivors include: her daughter, Constance (Connie) L. Beal and son-in-law Wayne Beal, Sr., Cohansey; a grandson, Wayne Beal, Jr., of Ottawa, Canada. Also Fred's daughter, Gail Davis of Florida. Funeral services will be held in the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Rt. 540, Upper Deerfield Township, on Saturday morning, Dec. 3, at 11:00 O'clock. Burial will be private in Fernwood Memorial Park, Hopewell Township. Friends will be received at the church on Saturday morning between 10:00 and 11:00 O'clock, prior to the services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations, in Mrs. Birchett's memory, to either Bethlehem Baptist Church, P. O. Box 3325, Lake City, Fl., 32056-3325 or the Lighthouse Baptist Church, Rt. 540, Bridgeton, N. J. 08302. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the PADGETT FUNERAL HOME, Upper Deerfield Township, N. J. Written condolences and tributes may be made to the family through the funeral home website at www.padgettfuneralhome.com