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Driver, 23, Charged In Crash That Killed Navy Vet In South Jersey, Police Say
A 23-year-old man has been charged in a crash that killed a U.S. Navy veteran last month in Salem County, authorities said.
Christopher Poore, of Bridgeton, was heading east on Route 40 when he struck Allen Miller Jr., 45, near milepost 20.5 in Pittsgrove around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, New Jersey State Police said. Poore then fled the scene.
Miller, who police said was from Vineland, was killed as a result of the crash. His obituary on the Adams Funeral Home website says he was a 1998 graduate of Schalick High School who went on to serve in the United States Navy during the …
Pittsgrove's Frank Bittle II, Heavy Equipment Operator, 46
Frank Bittle II, of Pittsgrove, died on June 2, according to an obituary published by Adams Funeral Home. He was 46 years old.
A heavy equipment operator, like his father and grandfather, Frank was an extremely proud member of IUOE Local 825.
"He loved to talk and was a social butterfly," his obituary said. "No matter where he went, if he ran into someone he knew or didn't know for that matter he would strike up a conversation."
Frank also enjoyed hunting, fishing, watching the sunset with his girlfriend, Sheri Munyon, and just driving around in his truck and exploring every road and…
Pedricktown's BettiJo Williams Fought Long Cancer Battle, Competed In Beauty Pageants, 41
BettiJo Leslie (Burns) Williams, of Pedricktown, died peacefully on Monday, April 22, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer, according to an obituary published by Adams Funeral Home. She was 41 years old.
BettiJo, a native of Bridgeton, grew up in Millville and was a 2001 graduate of Millville High School.
In 2012, she moved to Pedricktown and, over the years, she worked for the Pennsville National Bank, starting out as a teller in Pennsville and working her way up to branch manager in Woodstown, her obituary said.
In her youth, BettiJo was a dancer, starting her …
Salem's Joseph Henley Staton Jr., Avid Baseball Player, 42
Joseph Henley Staton, Jr, of Salem, died on March 18, according to an obituary published by Adams Funeral Home. He was 42 years old.
He graduated from Salem High School.
"Joey was one of a kind, to know him was to love him," his obituary said. "His humor was infectious, he always loved to make everyone laugh no matter what."
He was an avid baseball player his entire life "where he bonded with his Dad and was a phenomenal left-handed pitcher," his obit said.
He loved to draw in his spare time, listen to music, play pool and was a master poker player, according to his obit.
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