GEORGE W. KILGORE, 99 of Delta, PA, passed away on Friday August 20, 2021 in York Hospital. He was the beloved husband of the late Eunice (Ramsay) Kilgore. Known as "Bill", he was born on December 12, 1921 in Bridgeton, PA, one of four sons to the late John Ralph Kilgore and Jessie (Johnson) Kilgore and moved to Delta at the age of 13. He spent his lifetime in southern York County and was a longtime member of the former Delta United Methodist Church until its closure and then transferred to Pine Grove Presbyterian Church, Airville, PA. After deciding Eunice Ramsay was the one for him, he cut logs, dried the lumber and built their home that took 5 years to complete. He then married Eunice on October 8, 1955, and they shared 21 years of marriage, but had been together for more than 30 years at the time of her death in July of 1976. Bill served with the U.S. Army from October 22, 1942 – November 3, 1943.

Bill worked for over 40 years as a welder for the US Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Harford County, MD retiring, in January of 1986. An avid outdoorsman, he purchased his first cabin on the Susquehanna River in the former Dorsey Park (now where the Peach Bottom Atomic Plant is located) in 1948 and in 1960, relocated the cabin to the Robinson Run area of the Susquehanna River. He was one of the original men to cut the first road down to the new area when the power plant was built granting access to the cabins at the river. In 1988, Bill purchased a cabin in Potter County, PA and loved to go there to hunt and fish. Bill was very active in his community with memberships with the former John S. Murphy Post #7130, VFW in Delta, the American Legion Post #182 of Whiteford, MD and the Mason-Dixon Lions Club. He was a daily patron of the Delta Family Restaurant where he would sit on one of the stools, drink his morning coffee and solve the world's problems with the other regulars.

He is survived by:

Two daughters-

Connie Wolf (Chris) of New Park, PA

Billie North (Charles) of Airville, PA

Three grandchildren-

Jesse North and her fiancé, John Williams

Dylan North

Collin Wolf

His longtime companion, Nelda Griffith of Delta, PA.

Several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his brothers-Leon, Neal and Charles Kilgore.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 26th from 6-9 p.m. at Harkins Funeral Home, 600 Main Street, Delta, PA. Funeral services will be held on Friday at Mt. Nebo United Methodist Church, 962 Flintville Road, Delta, PA at 2:30 p.m. with a viewing for one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in Slate Ridge Cemetery next to his beloved wife with military honors presented by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation for all those in the Delta Community that went above and beyond to assist Bill the day of his accident.

His family would appreciate memorial contributions to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8516 - https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org or Animal Rescue, Inc., 2 Heritage Farm Drive, New Freedom, PA 17349 - https://www.animalrescueinc.org For additional information, please visit: www.harkinsfuneralhome.com