John Henry Gorrell
Sep 8, 2008
John Henry Gorrell, 79, of Washington, died Monday, September 8, 2008, in the Washington Hospital. He was born August 9, 1929, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of the late John W. and Mary Gollner Gorrell. Mr. Gorrell graduated from Triadelphia (West Virginia) High School, where he was a star athlete in football, track and baseball, and from University of...
Dale Cowden
Sep 8, 2008
Allan Dale Cowden, 76, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died Monday, September 8, 2008, in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born October 5, 1931, in Hickory, a son of Mark Kline Cowden and Olive Davidson Cowden. Mr. Cowden graduated from Hickory High School. He was a truck driver for Suwak Trucking for 35 years and for Dillner Transfer Co. for ten...
Ila Kathryn Bell
Sep 7, 2008
Ila Kathryn Bell, 69, of Washington, died Sunday, September 7, 2008, in Donnell House, Washington. She was born October 14, 1938, in East Finley Township, a daughter of John and Belva Dillie Coffield. Mrs. Bell enjoyed flowers, shopping and spending time with her family and grandchildren. She was a crossing guard for Trinity Area School District in Wolfdale. On September...
James Gordon
Sep 6, 2008
James Gordon, 79, of Washington, died Saturday, September 6, 2008, in Washington Hospital. He was born November 16, 1928, in Meadow Lands, a son of Chester W. and Minnie Kubacki Gordon. Mr. Gordon was a veteran of the U.S. Army 7th division - 31st Field Artillery and served during World War II and Korea. Mr. Gordon worked for General Motors...
Fred W. Mccloskey, Sr.
Sep 5, 2008
Rev. Fred William McCloskey, Sr., 85, passed into the presence of the Lord, Friday, September 5, 2008. Most recently a resident of Washington, he formerly lived in Ocala, Florida. He was born March 15, 1923, in Williamsport, a son of William Fulmer and Helen C. Lindauer McCloskey. Rev. McCloskey, a retired Baptist minister, graduated from Lycoming College and Eastern Baptist...
Thomas H. Kildow
Sep 4, 2008
Thomas H. Kildow, 73, of Dunedin, Florida, died Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida. He was born May 11, 1935, in Bethesda, Ohio, a son of Walter and Marjorie Corbin Kildow. He was a graduate of Bethesda High School. Mr. Kildow was an associate member of St. Paul United Methodist Church, Largo, Florida, and served...
Edmund Joseph Jackson
Sep 4, 2008
Edmund Joseph Jackson, 64, of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly, Thursday, September 4, 2008, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born October 16, 1943, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, a son of the late Edmund and Dorothy Jackson. After graduating from high School, Mr. Jackson attended Point Park College for two years. He worked as a driver for Vanguard Car Rentals for...
Virginia Lee Noble
Sep 3, 2008
Virginia Lee Roupe Noble, 80, of Washington, died Wednesday, September 3, 2008, in her residence. She had been ill since January. She was born August 28, 1928, in Canton Township, a daughter of Edward M. and Genevieve M. Cole Roupe. Mrs. Noble attended Log Pile School and worked as a packer at Hazel-Atlas #2 for nine years. She was a...
Rodney Lee Mcclung, Jr.
Sep 1, 2008
Rodney Lee McClung, Jr., 23, of Washington, died Monday, September 1, 2008. He was born February 16, 1985, in Pittsburgh, a son of Rodney Lee McClung, Sr. of Washington and Jacquelyn Clark of the state of California. Mr. McClung attended Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Canonsburg and was employed in retail sales. His passion was music, which he composed for...
James Russell Robison
Sep 1, 2008
James Russell Robison, 72, of Clarksville, died Monday, September 1, 2008, in the Wheeling Hospital following a short illness. Mr. Robison was born in Morris Township, Greene County, on May 31, 1936, a son of Henry Reese and Inez Myrtle Ullom Robison Sr. He was a veteran, having served in the United States Army as a Heavy Vehicle Driver in...
Lauretta Leona Pettit
Aug 31, 2008
Lauretta Leona Pettit, 70, of Houston, died Sunday, August 31, 2008, in the Washington Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born November 9, 1937, in Washington, a daughter of Silas and Bessie Bails Yater. Mrs. Pettit was a homemaker and enjoyed playing cards and listening to country music. During her youth, she attended Calvary Temple, and prior to her...
Katherine Durbin Wade
Aug 30, 2008
Katherine “Babe” Durbin Wade, 65, of Washington, died at 7:37 a.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2008, at the Washington Hospital, after a brief illness. She was born May 15, 1943, in Washington, a daughter of Leroy and Thelma Snyder Shrader. Mrs. Wade was a member of Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. She enjoyed collecting owls, playing bingo and going to yard...
Patricia J. Dorsey
Aug 29, 2008
Patricia J. Dorsey, 70, of Ellsworth, formerly of Washington, died on Friday, August 29, 2008, at the Washington-Greene Alternative Residential Services, after a one-year illness. She was born July 26, 1938, in Donegal Township, a daughter of Robert and Bernice Ellen Cottrill Dorsey. In her earlier years, Ms. Dorsey attended Hart Avenue Church of the Nazarene, in Washington, PA. Surviving...
Wilma Darlene Watson
Aug 27, 2008
Hickory Presbyterian Church member. Wilma Darlene Watson, 68, of Hickory, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008, in Washington Hospital. She was born April 28, 1940, in Eighty Four, a daughter of Lewis and Jeanette Jester Shaffer. Mrs. Watson attended Hickory schools and was a homemaker. She was a member of Hickory Presbyterian Church. On December 27, 1962, she married John E....
Albert Wayne Plants
Aug 26, 2008
Albert Wayne Plants, 59, of Washington, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, in The Washington Hospital. He was born February 7, 1949, in Washington, a son of Catherine P. Crouser Plants of Washington and the late John Kelly Plants. Mr. Plants was a mill worker at Dynamet Corporation for 28 years. He enjoyed his family and grandchildren, sports, and was a...
Victoria Campbell
Aug 26, 2008
Victoria Campbell, 74, of Washington, died Tuesday, August 26, 2008, in Donnell House. She was born January 31, 1934, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Charles and Frances Raczkonska Kurnick. Mrs. Campbell graduated from Cecil High School in 1951 and attended California State Teachers College. She was a homemaker and, for 13 years, a school bus driver in the McGuffey School...
George Nicholas Georgopoulos
Aug 23, 2008
Painter, business agent enjoyed wood carving George Nicholas Georgopoulos, 83, of Washington, died Saturday, August 23, 2008, in Donnell House, Washington. He was born June 21, 1925, in Greece, a son of Nicholas and Paula Gavalas Georgopoulos. Mr. Georgopoulos came to America February 14, 1949. On November 13, 1955, he was united in marriage to Esther Rozakis. He was a...
Cornelius Curran
Aug 23, 2008
Cornelius Curran, 84, of Hickory, died August 23, 2008, in his home. He was born October 14, 1923 in Washington, the son of John J. and Ethel Aber Curran. Mr. Curran graduated from Washington High School in 1941, attended W&J College, and graduated from Case Institute of Technology. On February 25, 1943, he entered the U.S. Army serving with the...
Charles Edward Eckels
Aug 23, 2008
Charles Edward Eckels, 66, of Washington, died Saturday, August 23, 2008, in Donnell House, following a lengthy illness. He was born February 24, 1942, in Houston Run, a son of Vincent and Margaret Fields Eckels. Mr. Eckels attended Monongahela High School. His faith was protestant. He was a laborer/welder at Babcock and Wilcox and had been formerly employed by Keystone...
Donna Lee Rogan
Aug 21, 2008
Donna Lee Rogan, 51, of Washington, died unexpectedly Thursday, August 21, 2008, in her residence. She was born April 11, 1957, in Washington, a daughter of James F. Kelley of Washington and the late Mary J. Roberts Kelley. Mrs. Rogan was a graduate of Karlsrue High School in Germany. She enjoyed playing cards, reading, and using her computer. Mr. Rogan...
