Mary Jane Durbin
Jan 14, 2010
Mary Jane Durbin, 72, of Washington, died Thursday, January 14, 2010, in The Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born September 13, 1937, in Doddridge County, West Virginia, a daughter of Brooks Coffman and Ruth Thorn Coffman. Mrs. Durbin was a graduate of Salem College. She was a business teacher at McGuffey High School for 20 years. Mrs....
Mary Ellen Bilby
Jan 13, 2010
Mary Ellen Bilby, 98, of Washington, went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, January 13, 2010. She resided at Washington County Health Center in Chartiers Township. Mrs. Bilby was born July 7, 1911, in Hundred, W.Va., a daughter of Beauregard and Lillian Toland Pierson. She worked at Woolworth's department store and in the laundry department at Presbyterian SeniorCare. Mrs....
Betty Jane Milhoan
Jan 11, 2010
Betty Jane Milhoan, 84, of Washington, died Monday, January 11, 2010, in Kade Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 2, 1925, in Washington, a daughter of George and Elizabeth Stepp Neville. Mrs. Milhoan was a January 1944 graduate of Washington High School and attended Penn Commercial for 2 years. She was a secretary at Duncan Miller Glass...
Stella Ann Clemens
Jan 10, 2010
Beloved aunt. Stella Ann Clemens, 94, of Washington, died Sunday, January 10, 2010, in Washington Hospital. She was born June 4, 1915, in Canton Township, a daughter of Michael and Anna Kocia Spence. Mrs. Clemens was a floor supervisor at G.C. Murphy Co. for 32 years. She was Protestant. Mrs. Clemens enjoyed her family, cooking, baking and gardening. On November...
Glenn Woods Mchugh
Jan 9, 2010
Glenn Woods McHugh, 77, of Washington, died Saturday, January 9, 2010, in Canonsburg General Hospital, following a nine-month illness. He was born January 22, 1932, in Farmington, Ohio, a son of Everett and Adalaid Woods McHugh. He graduated from Bridgeport High School in Ohio in 1950, and was a member of Trinity Bible Fellowship. Mr. McHugh played several instruments with...
Mary Jane Harris Pressley Myers
Jan 8, 2010
Mary Jane Harris Pressley Myers, 89, of Cross Creek, Washington County, went to be with the Lord, Friday, January 8, 2010, in her home. She was born June 8, 1920, in Wolf Mountain, NC, a daughter of the late James and Kate Reese Harris. Mrs. Myers was a homemaker and a member of the Trinity Bible Fellowship, in Washington. She...
Bernice (Babe) Montgomery
Jan 6, 2010
Owner of personal care home enjoyed crafts. Bernice "Babe" Montgomery of Westlake, La., formerly of Washington, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010, in Christus St. Patrick Hospital in Lake Charles, La. She was born April 4, 1929, in Washington, a daughter of Loring Lonzo and Anna May Wheeler Medlen. Mrs. Montgomery was a member of East Buffalo Presbyterian Church. She was...
Eliza E. Sonson
Jan 5, 2010
Eliza Ethel Sonson, 73, of Washington, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010, in her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born December 9, 1936, in Amwell Township, a daughter of Clarence and Leota Pierson Thomas. Mrs. Sonson attended Trinity schools. For 25 years, she worked for Weber National Store as a trophy builder. She enjoyed being with her family, especially...
Guy Daniel Houston
Jan 5, 2010
U.S. Army veteran Guy D. Houston, 78, of Washington, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 5, 2010, in Washington Hospital. He was born February 11, 1931, in Strabane, a son of Robert C. and Emma Coughenour Houston. Mr. Houston graduated from Trinity High School in 1949 and was a member of West Washington United Methodist Church. On August 14, 1952, he entered...
Gladys R. Condit
Jan 4, 2010
Gladys R. Condit, 93, of Washington, died Monday, January 4, 2010, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born August 26, 1917, in Amity, a daughter of the late James William and Margaret Caton Roche. Mrs. Condit graduated from Washington High School in 1935. She was employed as a cashier at the Basle Theater before becoming office manager for...
James E. Kelley, Jr.
Jan 1, 2010
James Evert Kelley, Jr. James Evert Kelley, Jr., 41, of Kingsport, TN, formerly of Washington, died Friday, January 1, 1010, as the result of an automobile accident. He was born in Washington, PA on May 3, 1968, a son of James E., Sr., and Dolores K. Varner Kelley, both of Washington, PA. Mr. Kelley had once been a member of...
Margaret Spangler Mosier
Dec 31, 2009
Margaret Spangler Mosier, 99 ½, of Washington, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born March 23, 1910, in Brest Osada, Czechoslovakia, a daughter of Michael and Anna Gersna Hustava. Mrs. Mosier attended Manifold Schools. She had worked at Hazel Atlas as a selector-packer and at RCA as a tester. Mrs. Mosier...
Carol Beth Newman
Dec 31, 2009
Carol Beth Hughes Newman, 53, of Washington, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, in the Washington Hospital, following a five-month illness. She was born August 20, 1956, in Washington, a daughter of Edward K. “Red” Hughes and Rosemary Mantia Hanna. Mrs. Newman was a 1974 graduate of Washington High School and worked in food service at the Meadows Casino. She was...
Rose Syrek
Dec 30, 2009
Rose Paranos Syrek, 89, of Washington, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, in Kade Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 24, 1920, in Meadowlands, a daughter of Nick and Catherine Andredas Paranos. Mrs. Syrek was a member of St. Hilary Roman Catholic Church. She was a homemaker and had formerly worked at Hazel Atlas. Glass Factory. Her husband,...
Darrel James Pratt
Dec 28, 2009
Local nursing assistant enjoyed CB radios. Darrel James Pratt, 53, of Washington, died unexpectedly Monday, December 28, 2009. He was born May 31, 1956, in Washington, a son of Rose Marie Ranegar Pratt of Washington and the late Eugene Pratt. Mr. Pratt was a certified nursing assistant in several nursing homes in Florida and had worked in a nursing home...
Jennie L. Phillips
Dec 28, 2009
Jennie Lucille Phillips, 87, of Washington, died Monday, December 28, 2009, in Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born September 22, 1922, in Banetown, a daughter of Timothy and Victoria Breese Bennett. Mrs. Phillips was a 1942 graduate of Trinity High School and worked in the cafeteria of Trinity Middle School. She was a member of First Baptist...
Kenneth John Schofield
Dec 27, 2009
U.S. Army veteran, All Clad employee. Kenneth John Schofield, 60, of Washington, died Sunday, December 27, 2009. He was born June 9, 1949, in Washington, a son of Kenneth and Bertha Lois Warne Schofield. Mr. Schofield was a graduate of Avella High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from April 21, 1969, until his honorable discharge...
Norman Shrader
Dec 23, 2009
Norman Leroy “Sam” Shrader, 63, of Amity, died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, in Donnell House. He was born October 20, 1946, in Washington, a son of John Leroy “Bus” Shrader and Thelma Snyder Shrader. Mr. Shrader was a truck driver for Signal Delivery Company for 20 years, a handyman for Opal Winnett, and most recently Co-Supervisor/Driver for the Observer-Reporter. On...
Lulu Bedillion
Dec 22, 2009
Lulu Shipe Bedillion, 92, of Washington, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009, in RespiCare, Waynesburg. She was born June 8, 1917, in Amwell Township, a daughter of Sheldon George and Cora McQuay Shipe. Mrs. Bedillion attended Chestnut Ridge and Trinity High Schools. She was an original member of Grace Brethren Church of Washington, where she held many offices, including W.M.C. and...
