Florence Dryden, 96, of Newhaven Court at Clearview, Butler, died at 2:20 p.m. Friday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born May 22, 1913, in Columbiana, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Manuel Lawson McFadden and Elizabeth Ellen (Wilderson) McFadden.

Mrs. Dryden was a member of the Hill United Presbyterian Church. She was a secretary with the Butler Chapter of the American Red Cross where she worked until she retired in 1983.

Mrs. Dryden was a member of the Greater Federation of Women's Clubs.

Mrs. Dryden is survived by her son, Richard L. Dryden and his wife, Nancy, of Washington, Pa; three grandchildren, Christy Dryden and her husband, Zack Butler, of Honeoye Falls, N.Y., Jeff Dryden and his wife, Valerie, of Butler, and Elizabeth Dryden of Chapel Hill, N.C.; four great grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Dryden was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. H. Richard Dryden, who she married on Aug. 21, 1937, and who passed away on Aug. 30, 1969.

She was also preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters, and one grandchild.

<B>DRYDEN</B>— Friends of Florence Dryden, who died Friday, March 5, 2010, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home,</B> 124 E. North St., Butler.A memorial service will be at the Hill United Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Clark Sawyer of Hill United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will take place in North Side Cemetery.Memorial contributions may be made to the Hill United Presbyterian Church, 501 Second St., Butler, PA 16001 or to the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean St., Butler, PA 16001.Information and a private guest book are available at www.thompson-miller.com.