Michael James Dryden

July 28, 1941 - October 18, 2018

Michael J. Dryden, 77 of Toms Brook passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at his home. The family will receive friends Monday, October 22, 2018 from 7-9 P.M. at Dellinger Funeral Home in Woodstock. Michael was born July 28, 1941 in Detroit, Michigan. He was the son of the late Edward and Eleanor Secula Dryden. He was a1959 graduate of St. Gregory High School. He was an Army Veteran serving in the Canal Zone. He was a member of Moose Lodge #979, Edinburg VFW #2447, Woodstock American Legion #199, Strasburg Fraternal Order of Eagles, esteemed member of W.U.J.A.’s (Washed up Jocks of America) and a proud member of the NRA. He retired from the Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan, where he worked from 1966-1996. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carol Ann Caldwell Dryden and a step-son, Harold Leon Caldwell III. Michael is survived by a daughter, Alecia Ann Caldwell of Strasburg, Virginia; brother, David Dryden and wife Patty of Georgia; 5 grandchildren, Nikki Lynn Caldwell of Charlotte, North Carolina, Kristina Lynn Caldwell of Richmond, Virginia, Christopher Lee Caldwell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Hunter Allen Peer and Tyler James Peer both of Colorado Springs, Colorado; a niece, Erin Alyse Dryden of Georgia and a nephew Casey Michael Dryden of Georgia.