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Roberta Lee Curry
Aug 11, 2014
Roberta Lee “Bobbi” Curry, 76 of Washington, died Monday, August 11, 2014 at Presbyterian Senior Care following a lengthy illness. She was born February 13, 1938 in Claysville, the daughter of the late Robert Vere Jinkens and Louise Smith Jinkens. She was employed by FBT Trucking for 35 years as an administrator. When she was young she played base with...
James Dewine Murphy
Aug 11, 2014
James Dewine Murphy, 72 of Washington died Monday, August 11, 2014 at Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born April 26, 1942 in Washington the son of the late William G. Murphy and Helen Goss Murphy. James loved fishing and Ford’s. Surviving are a son, James Murphy; a nephew, Allison “Buster” Murphy, a niece Rebecca Hirt. Deceased are a brother, William...
Margaret Savania Bell
Aug 10, 2014
Margaret Savania Bell, 91 of West Alexander, died August 10, 2014 at Kades Nursing Home. She was born June 23, 1923 in Washington, the daughter of the late Thomas Bell and Martha Clemens Bell. Margaret was a homemaker. Surviving are three sons, Ray Edward Bell of Washington, Roy Duane Bell of Claysville, Larry Ronald Dinch of West Alexander; two daughters,...
Mabel Caroline Mcvay Cowden
Aug 10, 2014
Failing health and dementia had slowly taken over Mabel Caroline McVay Cowden’s life, until early Sunday Morning, August 10, 2014, when she was called home by Jesus Christ, her Lord and Savior. Now she is no longer tired, and she can walk without assistance, and converse with Jesus, and all of her loved ones, who have gone on before her....
James Beatty, Jr.
Aug 9, 2014
James “Bubba” Beatty, Jr., 28, of Washington, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 9, 2014. He was born on March 8, 1986, in Washington, a son of James E. Beatty, Sr. and Hope Boardley Beatty, of Washington. James took masonry work training at Vo-Tech, and graduated from McGuffey High School. He worked for 10 years at Golden Triangle Construction Company in...
William Erwin Cowden, Sr.
Aug 8, 2014
William Erwin Cowden, Sr., 91, of Washington, died on Friday, August 8, 2014, in the Canonsburg Hospital. He was born on August 6, 1923, in McDonald, Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of J. Lawrence and Thelma Rumbaugh Cowden. A 1941 graduate of Hickory High School, he was a member of North Buffalo Presbyterian Church, where he served as a trustee....
George Gafric
Aug 8, 2014
George Gafric, 101, of Washington, died on Friday, August 8, 2014. He was born on August 22, 1912, in Meadowlands, a son of Frank and Ethel Robinsky Gafric. He was Catholic by faith. Mr. Gafric had worked as a coal miner at Westland Portal, and then retired from Rubber Rolls, Inc., in Meadowlands. He was a founding member of the...
Shirley Klinzing Barlow
Aug 5, 2014
Shirley K. Barlow, 81 of Washington, died Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at home. She was born August 31, 1932, in Washington the daughter of the late William Klinzing and Mona Mahanna Klinzing. She graduated from Washington High School in 1950. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and of member of the Washington County Flyers Club and was one...
Alta Mae Cole Farnella
Aug 4, 2014
Alta Mae Cole Farnella, 81 of Washington, died Monday, August 4, 2014 at Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born November 27, 1932 in Cherry Valley, the daughter of the late Henry E. Cole and Hazel Logsdon Cole Mace. Alta was a former employee of Hazel-Atlas Glass and Brockway Glass factory and as a grocery clerk and retail sales clerk for...
Donald "Bud" Willis Barrett
Aug 4, 2014
Donald Willis “Bud” Barrett, 81 of Washington, died Monday, August 4, 2014 at Humbert Lane following a short illness. He was born July 17, 1933 in Washington, the son of the late Jesse Barrett and Donice Laughlin Barrett. Mr. Barrett proudly served his country in two branches of the military. At the age of 17 he lied about his age...
Jack Drue White
Aug 3, 2014
Jack Drue White, 95 of Washington, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Washington County Health Center. He was born October 8, 1918 in Beaumont, TX, the son of the late Orley White and Margaret Mitchell White. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served in WWII, on the S.S. Dannedike and the S.S. Wesleyan, and received...
Katherine H. Vaughn
Aug 3, 2014
Katherine H. Vaughn (Katy), longtime resident of Washington and member of Jefferson Avenue United Methodist Church, died on August 3, 2014. She was 98 years old. She was the daughter of Clyde Hufford and Minnie Reese. For more than fifty years, Katy worked for I. Richman and Co., beginning as switchboard operator and rising to Executive Vice-President. She enjoyed modeling...
Carrie Lynn Szupinka
Aug 1, 2014
Carrie Lynn Szupinka, 38, of Prosperity, died Friday, August 1, 2014, in the Donnell House, following a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born August 30, 1975, in Washington, a daughter of Ruthanne Scott Szupinka of Amwell Township and the late Lyle H. Szupinka. Ms. Szupinka attended West Liberty University and was a homemaker. Surviving are a daughter, Abigale...
Frances Anna Lis
Jul 29, 2014
Frances Anna Lis, 91, of Washington, died July 29, 2014, in Humbert Lane Nursing Home. She was born August 9, 1922, in Finleyville, a daughter of Frank and Anna Artac Martik. Mrs. Lis graduated from Monongahela High School and worked in the housekeeping department at the Washington Hospital for 15 years. She was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic...
John Lawrence Golaski
Jul 28, 2014
John Lawrence Golaski, 94 of Washington passed away, Monday, July 28, 2014 at the Washington Hospital. He was born May 20, 1920, in Meadowlands, the son of the late Nick and Josephine Muszynski Golaski. Mr. Golaski graduated from Washington High School in January, 1939. He served in the U.S. Army from 1941 to 1945 and was discharged as a Tech...
Thomas Anthony Bova Jr.
Jul 27, 2014
Thomas Anthony Bova Jr., 79 of Washington died unexpectedly, Sunday, July 27, 2014 at home. He was born January 19, 1935 in Wheeling, WV the son of the late Thomas A. Bova Sr. and Mary Elizabeth DeFillippo. He was employed at Washington Steel Corporation for 28 years as a laborer. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. Thomas was...
William C. Beadling
Jul 24, 2014
William C. Beadling, 93, of Washington, died on Thursday, July 24, 2014, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. He was born on April 13, 1921, in Canonsburg, a son of the late John W., and Dora Pratton Beadling. Mr. Beadling owned a garage in Eighty-Four, where he repaired wrecked automobiles to look like new. He retired from Cooper Industries in...
Joseph Giacometti
Jul 23, 2014
Joseph Giacometti, 84 of Houston, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014. He was born September 19, 1929 in Manifold the son of the late Joseph R. and Anna Jubas Giacometti. Mr. Giacometti attended the Manifold and Laboratory Grade Schools. He graduated from Trinity High School, Class of 1947 and Penn Commercial College, Class of 1952. He served 51 months in the...
Mary Ruth Moore
Jul 21, 2014
Mary Ruth Moore Mary Ruth Moore, 82 of Washington died Monday, July 21, 2014 at the Washington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born April 11, 1932 of Washington, the daughter of the late Frank Sibert and Hazel J. Funk, Sibert. Mary was formerly employed at G.C. Murphy and the Good Will Store. She enjoyed reading and gardening. Surviving...
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