James A. Vanderslice died on Sunday, September 13, 1998 at his residence. He was 75.

Born in Philadelphia, he had lived in Huntingdon Valley for 47 years. He was formerly of Ivyland and the Hatboro-Horsham area.

Mr. Vanderslice was a carpenter and a member of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of Philadelphia. He had been employed by the F.W. Woolworth Store for several years before his retirement.

Mr. Vanderslice was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in the European Theater, and was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was an active member of the Ivyland Presbyterian Church. He served the church as an Elder, Trustee, Sunday School Superintendent and choir member. Mr. Vanderslice was a member of Bray Lodge No. 410 F. & A.M. in Hatboro, the Lehigh Consistory and was a founding member of the Southampton Square Dance Club.

He was the beloved husband of the late Florence Knipe Vanderslice; devoted father of Wayne (Jeanne) Vanderslice of Lansdale and June V. (Bill) Hull of Oakford, and grandfather of Captain Chad R. Vanderslice of Springfield, Va., Carl N. Vanderslice of Lansdale, Tami (David) Wunder of Pikesville, Md., and Bill Hull of Oakford; and the brother of Marian Alderfer of Hatboro. Relatives are invited to his service Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Ivyland Presbyterian Church, Gough and DeBois avenues, Ivyland, Pa. 18974.

Interment will be in Hatboro Cemetery. Friends may call Wednesday evening form 7 to 9 p.m. at the Wm. Rowen Grant Funeral Home, Street Road and Second Street Pike, Southampton. Donations in his name may be made to the Ivyland Presbyterian Church.

(Intelligencer, September 14, 1998)

Grave marker for James A. Vanderslice in the Hatboro Cemetery, Hatboro (Montgomery County), Pennsylvania.

Pfc Vanderslice was a member of the Medical Detachment and was probably attached as a medic with Company C.