Edward Paul Cress
Dec 17, 2014
Edward Paul Cress, 88 of Claysville, died Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at the Washington County Health Center. He was born May 4, 1926 in Weirton, WV, the son of the late Clarence Cress Sr. and Garnett Nicholson Cress. Edward attended Trinity High School and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of American Legion...
Nancy J. Whitfield
Dec 15, 2014
Nancy J. Whitfield, 59 of Washington, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 15, 2014 at the Washington Hospital. She was born February 22, 1955 in Washington the daughter of the late Edward Baer and Aylia Johnson Baer. Nancy was a homemaker. Survived by her son, Thomas Whitfield and her companion Gary McCracken. At the request of the deceased, all services are...
Eva L. Sloneker
Dec 15, 2014
Eva L. Sloneker, 74, of Washington, died Monday, December 15, 2014. She was born February 20, 1940, in Washington, a daughter of the late Charles Dailey and Pearl Siebert Dailey. Mrs. Sloneker was an avid Steelers fan and enjoyed playing the lottery and solving word search puzzles. She was Protestant by faith. Surviving are three daughters, Lori Dailey Harshall, Michele...
Jesse Roger Polen
Dec 14, 2014
Jesse Roger Polen, 85, of Weirton, West Virginia, died Sunday, December 14, 2014. He was born October 5, 1929, in Ryerson Station, Greene County, a son of Fred L. Polen and Hazel Irene Cunningham Polen. Mr. Polen graduated from Richhill High School and worked for Columbia Gas for 42 years, retiring as a supervisor. He was a member of Hickory...
Martha "Sissy" Roche
Dec 14, 2014
Martha Louise “Sissy” Roche, 94 years old, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, December 14, 2014, at Breese’s Personal Care Home, Claysville, where she had resided for the past 6 years. She was the daughter of the deceased John D. Roche and Alice Caroline L. Roche. She was preceded in death by her brother, John L. Roche, and...
Beverly Ann Moninger
Dec 14, 2014
Beverly Ann Moninger, 80 of Cecil Township, died Sunday, December 14, 2014 following a lengthy illness. She was born May 27, 1934 in Washington, the daughter of the late Jacob Patterson and Margaret Wells Patterson. She graduated from Trinity High School in 1952 and was employed as a nursing assistant at McMurray Hills Manor. She was a member of Cecil...
Jo Ann Mikus
Dec 14, 2014
Jo Ann Mikus, 83, of Canonsburg, passed peacefully following a lengthy illness on December 14, 2014, in Standish’s Assisted Living. She was born March 10, 1931, in Washington, a daughter of William H. and Helen Henry Reese. Mrs. Mikus graduated from Washington High School and worked as a selector – packer at Brockway Glass. She was a senior volunteer at...
Clara Louise Young
Dec 11, 2014
Clara Louise Young, 85, of Washington, died Thursday, December 11, 2014, in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born June 24, 1929, in Greenup, Kentucky, a daughter of Farris and Anna Boggs Fraley. Mrs. Young was a homemaker and member of Park Avenue Baptist Church. Over the years, she had been a foster mother to 13 children. On May...
Josephine Liggett Craig
Dec 9, 2014
Josephine Liggett Craig, 93 of Washington, passed away, Tuesday, December 9, 2014. She was born on September 26, 1921 in Scenery Hill, PA, a daughter of the late Raymond Alexander and Margaret Burkhart Liggett.. Mrs. Craig grew up on a farm with a large family. She was the youngest child and is the last of her immediate family. She graduated...
Charles R. Main
Dec 5, 2014
Charles Ross Main, 82, of Washington, died Friday, December 5, 2014. He was born August 25, 1932, in Core, West Virginia, a son of Lindsay Main Sr. and Myrtie Statler Main. A veteran of the Army, Mr. Main served during the Korea War with the rank of Corporal. He worked as a tankman and selector-packer at the glass house for...
Eleanor Marie Meeks
Dec 5, 2014
Eleanor Marie Meeks, 93 of Washington, died Friday, December 5, 2014 at Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born March 6, 1921 in Washington, the daughter of the late Leroy Lacock and Margaret Marie Holmes Richmond Lacock. She was a homemaker and previously worked at Woodward Defense Plant making grenades. She was a member of Friendship Community Church. Eleanor enjoyed reading...
Judy Ann Mcvay Horner
Dec 3, 2014
Judy Ann McVay Horner, 57 of Washington, died unexpectedly, December 3, 2014 at Washington Hospital. She was born August 9, 1957 in Washington the daughter of the late Raymond W. McVay and Truth Bebout McVay. Judy graduated from Trinity High School in 1975 and worked at Mac Plastics, which later became Falcon Plastics, and then Align Networks. On March 31,...
Lula Myers Kolcun
Dec 1, 2014
Lula Myers “Me-Maw” Kolcun, 89 of Washington, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at UPMC Montefiore. She was born April 8, 1925 in Washington, the daughter of the late Boyd Herbert Slusser and Daisy Margaret Cunningham. Lula was a1944 graduate of Trinity High School. She was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Mayview for 25 years. She was a very devoted Methodist....
Mitchell Alan Hayes
Nov 30, 2014
Mitchell Alan Hayes, 20, of West Alexander, died unexpectedly Sunday, November 30, 2014. He was born July 18, 1994, in Pittsburgh, a son of Joshua Hayes and Sherry Burnsworth Hayes. Mr. Hayes was a graduate of McGuffey High School and worked for Sarris Candies. He enjoyed riding quads, dirt bikes, swimming and the outdoors. Surviving are a sister, Shana Lee...
Arlene R. Kauffman
Nov 30, 2014
Arlene R. Kauffman, 83 of Washington died, Sunday, November 30, 2014, following a lengthy illness. She was born September 23, 1931 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late John G. Roof and Geneva Lutz Roof. She was a graduate of Washington High School and worked at the Washington Hospital as a medical secretary. She also was an instructor of business...
James G. Wescott
Nov 29, 2014
James G. Wescott, 89, of Washington, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014, at Country Meadows Nursing Facility in Bridgeville. He was born September 21, 1925, in Scranton, the son of the late Ralph and Helen Wescott. Mr. Wescott was a veteran of the U.S. Army, World War II, 95th Infantry Division, under General Patton, Jr. one of the Legendary...
Eleanor Ruth Smith
Nov 28, 2014
Eleanor Ruth Smith, 80 of Washington died Friday, November 28, 2014 at Transitions Healthcare, formerly Humbert Lane. She was born October 7, 1934 in Washington the daughter of the late Albert Louis Huggins and Mary Elizabeth Horner Huggins. Her friends and church family from Abundant Life Baptist Church were a very important part of her life. Eleanor was a nursing...
William "Jack" Jackson Armstrong
Nov 27, 2014
William “Jack” Jackson Armstrong, 90 of Mount Lebanon, formerly of Washington died Thursday, November 27, 2014 at the Washington Hospital. He was born October 3, 1924 in Washington, the son of the late William Armstrong and Pearl Prigg Armstrong. Jack graduated from Trinity High School in 1942. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving from 1943 to 1946,...
William M. Hadden
Nov 26, 2014
William M. Hadden, 77, of Washington, died on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, in McMurray Hills Manor Nursing Home, McMurray. He was born on September 17, 1937, in Washington, a son of the late Michael and Lilly Staley Meyers. Mr. Hadden first worked for Aero Trucking, before becoming an independent truck driver. He was very proud of his truck-driving career, that...
Louise Phillips
Nov 24, 2014
Louise Phillips, 90, of Washington, died Monday, November 24, 2014, in her home. She was born August 9, 1924, in Rogersville, a daughter of Walter Scott and Blanche Whyte Scott. Mrs. Phillips retired from Sears in Washington. She belonged to a card club and a financial club and enjoyed bowling and spending time with her grandchildren. On November 1, 1942,...
