Ethel M. Crider, 78, of Saxonburg died Saturday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born Dec. 28, 1927, in Butler, she was the daughter of Elry and Mary Ritchey Bachman.

She was the owner of Krenn Truck Lines.

Mrs. Crider was a member of the Summit Presbyterian Church, where she was a deacon, She also belonged to the Order of the Eastern Star-Maqueda Chapter 421, was a past president of the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Association and was a member of the Saxonburg Firemen's Women's Auxiliary. She also was a former Girl Scout leader.

She enjoyed reading and traveling.

Surviving are two sons, Bruce and Lew Crider, both of Butler; five daughters, Mrs. Robert (Mary) Davison of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Dale (Wendelin) McCoy of Philadelphia, Mrs. Paul (Charlotte) Peirsel of Meadville, Louise Crider of The Woodlands, Texas, and Tracy Crider of Valencia; four sisters, Mrs. Janice Olexsak of Butler, Mrs. Paul (Alice Mae) Stehle of Clarion, Mrs. William (Edna) Duffy of Alabama and Mrs. Fred (Helen) Dey of Greenburg; and a brother, Lloyd Bachman of Clarion.

Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Charles K. Crider, who died in 1989; a son; a brother, and two sisters.

<B>CRIDER</B> — Friends of Ethel M. Crider, who died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. Tuesday at the <B>Fox Funeral Home</B>, 410 W. Main St., Saxonburg. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Summit Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jonathan Evans officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.Memorial donations may be made to the Summit Presbyterian Church Vision Fund.Information also is available at www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.