Fayette County Genealogy Project
Obituaries
Marlene ‘Marti’ CREEN ( -2012)
Marlene Creen
Lutz, Fla.
Marlene "Marti" Creen, 76, of Lutz, Fla., formerly of Connellsville, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Melech Hospice House, Temple Terrace, Fla. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Lucas and her husband, Ed; grandson, Zachary Lucas; brother, Timothy Jones and his wife, Diane; and sister, Dorothy Fine. Memorial Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Most Holy Redeemer Church, Tampa, Fla. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Melech Hospice House.
Thomas CREIGH died in 1864. His obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(11)
DIED
CREIGH-March 16th 1864 in San Francisco, California, Thomas Creigh, son of
Ben J.D. Creigh, a native of Perry co, Penna., aged ?? years, 11 months
and 18 days.
(age blurred)
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. April 28, 1864.
Annie Laura Leeper CRISE ( -1947)
MRS. ANNIE CRISE
MOUNT PLEASANT, Feb. 24.— Mrs. Annie Laura Leeper Crise, 75 years old, died at 12:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon at her home at Laurelville after a lingering illness. She was a member of the Fairview Church of God and a teacher in the Sunday school. She leaves her husband, Jacob C. Crise; one son, Charles F. Beck of Palmer; one grandson, Cowan Thomas Beck of Palmer; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Martha Stemler of Jeannette and Mrs. Melda Smith of Lycippus, and one sister Mrs. Rebecca Scanion of Hickory, N.C. Friends will be received at home until 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon when the body will be taken to the Fairview Church of God where the service will be held at 2:30 o’clock in charge of Rev. John L. Woods of White Church of God, assisted by Rev. L. R. Fox of Mount Pleasant. Interment will be in Fairview Cemetery.
Drowned in the Yough
The body of David Crise was found in the Yough river at Smithton, Pa. not far from his home. He had been missing about two weeks. Crise was 40 years old and leaves a family.
Grace Elva Beal CRISE ( -1974)
CRISE, Grace Elva - Age 77 years, of Gates Hill, died in her home at 5:45 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 1974. She was born in Mount Pleasant, a daughter of the late Oliver and Mary Washebaugh Beal. She was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of McClellandtown, the Lina Bemies Sunday School Class, a member of the Ideal Chapter 213 O.E.S., Masontown, and the German Grange #785.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Mrs. John (Mary E.) Wilson in 1960; one sister and three brothers.
Surviving are her husband, Charles H. Crise; the following children: Donald Crise of Masontown, Mrs. Charles (Betty Grace) Jordon of Ronco, Charles Crise Jr. of Dillsburg, Pa., Mrs. Ray (Martha Ann) Humbertson of Gates Road; eleven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Nora Wilson, Mrs. Ross (Elizabeth) Daniels, Mrs. Mary Balsinger, Mrs. Orton (Jane) Hepler and Oliver Beal all of Mount Pleasant R. D., Lloyd Beal of Scottdale.
Friends will be received in the T. Leonard Sangston Funeral Home, McClellandtown, this evening from 7:30 to 9:30, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:30 until 2 p.m., the hour of the service, with Rev. Howard E. Brown officiating. Interment will be in the United Presbyterian Church Hill Cemetery.
Dorothy J. Duley CRISLIP (1935-2012)
UNIONTOWN
Dorothy J. (Duley) Crislip
Dorothy J. (Duley) Crislip, age 76, of Uniontown, Pa. died on Sunday, July 15, 2012 in Magnolia, Texas. She was born October 15, 1935 in Morgantown, W.Va., the daughter of the late Hubert and Kathryn Duley. Dorothy was predeceased by her parents, son Keith Riley, daughter Renee Riley, grandson Shawn Sweeney; brother Alfred Duley and sister Rose Canton. Surviving are her children: Bob Doyle and his wife, Dorothy of Smithfield, Pa., Tamara Herrera and her husband Ray of Humble, Texas, Cheryl Odom and her husband David of Magnolia, Texas, Michele Beresford of Uniontown, Pa., Jerry Lee Doyle and his wife Cheryl of Houston, Texas; 14 grandchildren; 6 great- grandchildren; brothers: Clarence Duley and his wife Diane of Cleveland, Ohio, Melvin Duley and his wife May of Greensburg, Pa., James Duley of Cleveland, Ohio; sisters: Ruth Ann Rodehaver of Uniontown, Pa and Roberta Seese and her husband Wendell of Chalk Hill, Pa. The family will receive friends in the GOLDSBORO-TOMI FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, INC. 21 E. Church Street, Fairchance, PA, John M. Fabry, Supervisor, on Thursday, July 19, 2012 from 1 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue in the Funeral Home on Friday, July 20, 2012 from 10 to 11 a.m., the hour of the Service with Brother Ken Knetzer officiating. Condolences can be made on line at Goldsboro- tomi.com
Elias Crissey, 74 years old, a veteran of the Civil War, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elmer Shulty, Snydertown. He had resided in Somerset virtually all his life. He was in poor health when he came to the Shulty home four months ago and had been confined in his bed since his arrival there. He was a member of Company B, 54th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. Mrs. Crissey died about six years ago.
Barbara Ann Taylor Moser CRISWELL (1931-2012)
MCCLELLANDTOWN
Barbara Ann Taylor Moser Criswell
Barbara Ann Taylor Moser Criswell of McClellandtown, Pa., passed away on Saturday July 7, 2012 in Mount Macrina Manor, Uniontown, Pa. Barbara was born in Nemacolin, Pa., on August 1, 1931 the daughter of Gladys (Shirer) and Henry Taylor. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Harold Moser and Donald Criswell; and a sister, Jean Sredinski Chepes. She is survived by her children: Mark A. Moser and wife Joanne, McClellandtown, Joyce A. Barnett and husband Walter of Lemont Furnace, grandsons: Christopher Moser and his wife Theresa of McClellandtown, Jeremy and Steven Barnett of Lemont Furnace; great grandchildren Jasmine, Mia, Nathaniel, Cody. Friends will be received in the THOMAS M. DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, 136 North Gallatin Avenue, Uniontown PA 15401 on Tuesday July 10, 2012 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be held in the Funeral Home at 8 p.m. with Reverend Keith Conover officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Barbara to the Alzheimer's Association at www.alz.org or 1100 Liberty Avenue, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Anna CRKVENAC died in 1933. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.
Mrs. Anna Crkvenac, 52, resident of Elma avenue, died in the Uniontown Hospital,
Sunday morning, January 22, 1933, at 12:35, death being due to complications
resultant from a major operation.
Surviving are her husband, Steven; one daughter, Mrs. Mary Zupich of Brownsville,
and four grand children.
Short funeral services will be held in the home Wednesday morning at 8:30 followed
by requiem high mass in St. Mary's R. C. church. Rev. Fr. John Blazic will
officiate. Burial in the church cemetery.
(Evening Genius - Jan. 23, 1933)
Mrs.
Anna CROFCHECK died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Anna Crofcheck, aged 62 years, of House 42, Leckrone, died at 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening, February 16, 1935, in the Uniontown hospital. Death was attributed to complications. Mrs. Crofcheck had been a resident of Leckrone for the past 35 years, and was widely and favorably known.
Surviving are: her husband, John Crofcheck, and the following children: Elmer and Stephen Crofcheck, at home; Mary, John, and Mrs. Anna Semosky, Leckrone; Mrs. Susan Hanyak, Ronco; Joseph and Frank, Leckrone; Mrs. Sophie Campini, Joseph Mayher, of Connellsville, a brother, and Mrs. Anna Hummanick, Cleveland, a sister, also survive.
Leaving the residence at 8:30 o'clock morning, the funeral cortege will proceed to St. Mary's R. C. church, Leckrone, where requiem mass will be celebrated with the pastor, Rev. Fr. Kondria, as celebrant. Burial in the church cemetery.
DIED
On the 23d ult., at his residence in Brownsville, Dr. Peter Crocker, aged about 32 years.
Dorothy CROFTCHECK died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Dorothy Croftcheck, two-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Croftcheck,
of Royal, seriously burned early Monday morning, in her home, when her clothing
caught fire from an open grate fire, died at 2:15 p.m., Wednesday, January 14,
1931, in the Uniontown hospital. In addition to her parents she is survived
by three sisters, Florence, Eleanor and Francis and one brother, George, Jr.,
all at home.
Funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at 2 o'clock followed by
burial in the Smock cemetery.
(News Standard - January 16, 1931)
Allen Williams CROMWELL ( -1868)
Died
CROMWELL— In Menallen township, on Friday, the 3d inst., of Scarlet Fever, ALLEN WILLIAMS, son of James Cromwell, in the 18th year of his age.
Archie CROMWELL died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(15)
ARCHIE CROMWELL
Archie Cromwell, 48, died at 10:15 o'clock Friday morning April 16, 1937 in his
home at Chalk Hill, following an illness of complications. He was born November
1, 1888.
Surviving are his widow, Bertha McCoy Cromwell, two sons, Oliver and Harry, and
the following brothers and sisters: Bertha Wildey, Point Marion; Jennie Randlett,
Farmington; Fannie Gleason, Finleyville; Orville Cromwell, Ursina, and George
Cromwell, Coal Valley.
Funeral services will be conducted in the Chalk Hill Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock
Monday Afternoon. Rev. Herman Hunton Will, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church,
Uniontown will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Harry A. Cromwell, 69, of Ohiopyle passed away Friday, January 24, 1997, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 8, 1927, at Chalk Hill, Pa., son of Archie and Bertha McCoy Cromwell. His parents, a daughter, Shelly Cromwell, a son, James Cromwell, and a brother, Oliver Cromwell, preceded him in death. He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Grace Thorpe Cromwell; a daughter, Mrs. William (Barbara) Reynolds of New Castle, Del.; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and three loving pets: Toby, Ginger and Chris. Mr. Cromwell was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and had been employed by Central Cab Company of Waynesburg. Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, January 28, until 11 a.m., the hour of service. Rev Paul Frank will officiate. Interment will follow in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Chalk Hill. Visitation was also held Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m.
James CROMWELL died in 1863. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
In North Union Tp., on Thursday morning Feb. 5th, 1863, of Congestion of the
Lungs, James, infant son of James and Ann Cromwell, aged 3 months and 10 days.
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven." F.
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. Feb. 12, 1863.
Vol. 3, No. 1, Pg. 4, Col. 4.
Mary Catherine CROMWELL ( -1936)
MRS. MARY C. CROMWELL
Mrs. Mary Catherine Cromwell, 89 years old, widow of William Cromwell, died Sunday morning at 12:50 o’clock at her home near Ohiopyle of complications and infirmities incident to advanced age. Mrs. Cromwell leaves two sons and three daughters. Funeral service will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 o’clock at Maple Run Church near Ohiopyle. Interment will be made in the Cromwell Cemetery near Chalk Hill. Rev. F. S. Wortman of the Ohiopyle Baptist Church will officiate. Funeral Director Clyde B. Brooks of Indian Head will have charge.
Died
On the 26th ult., of inflammation of the bowels, SAMUEL, infant son of SAMUEL, and ANNE CROMWELL, of Dunbar township.
Jay
CROPP died in 1931. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(5)
CROPP, JAY
Jay CROP, aged 8, died Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard CROPP at New Salem, of diphtheria after a two days’
illness. Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and
sisters: Millie, Audrey, Isa, Fay, Roger, Frank and Marling, all at home.
Private funeral services will be held at the home Friday afternoon with the Rev.
Harry KILGORE officiating. Funeral will be in the New Salem cemetery.
Herald 9-11-1931
John
M. CROPP died in 1934. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Word has been received here of the death of John M. Cropp, which occurred Monday, October 23, 1934, in his home in Chicago, Ill. Death resulted from a stroke of apoplexy.
Surviving are the following children: John, Harry, Olive, Clara, Ola, Edna, Clarence, and Marian. Two sisters, Mrs. Lily Alvis and Mrs. Ed Merman of Chicago, and two brothers, Howard of New Salem and William of Liberty, also survive.
The body will be brought to the home of Thomas J. Hooper, 520 Morrell avenue, Connellsville, this afternoon. Funeral arrangements will be made later.
John
M. CROPP died in 1934. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Word has been received here of the death of John M. Cropp, which occurred Monday, October 22, 1934, in his home in Chicago, Ill. Death resulted from a stroke of apoplexy.
Surviving are the following children: John, Harry, Olive, Clara, Ola, Edna, Clarence and Marian. Two sisters, Mrs. Lily Alvis and Mrs. Ed Morman of Chicago, and two brothers, Howard of New Salem and William of Liberty, also survive.
The body will be brought to the home of Thomas J. Hooper, 520 Morrell avenue, Connellsville, this afternoon. Funeral announcement will be made late.
(newspaper dated October 24, 1934)
Martha N. CROPP died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Martha N. Cropp, aged 75 years, wife of Joseph S. Cropp, died suddenly at 5:25 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, 1931, at the home, 227 Bank street, South Brownsville. Death was due to a heart condition believed to have become acute due to overexertion in the performance of domestic duties during the day.
She is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. William J. Davis, of Pittsburgh; three grandchildren, two great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild. An aunt, Mrs. Melissa C. Scott, South Brownsville, also survives.
Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the late residence in charge of Rev. E. H. Greenlee, pastor of the South Brownsville Methodist Episcopal church. Burial will be in the family plot in Bridgeport cemetery.
(Herald - May 21, 1931)
Mrs. Sarah Jane Cropp, 83 years old, a resident of Dunbar township virtually all her life, died Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the home of her son-in-law, Thomas J. Hopper, in North Sixth street, West Side. Mrs. Cropp’s death was not unexpected. She had been in poor health for the past few months, but was able to be about up until three weeks ago. Christmas afternoon her condition became alarming and she gradually grew weaker, death being caused by complication of diseases. She became unconscious Friday morning and remained in that condition up until death. All the members of her family were at her bedside when death came. Funeral services were held this morning at 10:30 o’clock from the Hopper residence, with Rev. D. C. White, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Vanderbilt, of which Mrs. Cropp was a lifelong member, and Rev. J. L. Proudfit, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. The services were impressive and were attended by many relatives and friends of the deceased. The following grandsons of Mrs. Cropp served as pallbearers: John Cropp, Isaac Luckey, Jesse Harper, Albert Hooper, Charles Cropp and Worth Cropp. Interment in Dickerson Run Union cemetery. Mrs. Cropp was born on a farm in Dunbar township, August 11, 1833, a daughter of the late William and Nancy Ball, who were among the early settlers of Dunbar township. Deceased married Joseph Cropp, also a well known resident of Dunbar township, and to the union 12 children were born. Eight years ago August 19 last, Mr. Cropp died and his widow continued to reside on the old home place near Juniata up until three months ago when she came to the West Side to visit her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Hooper, expecting to return to her home at the expiration of her visit. Mrs. Cropp was one of the most widely and favorably known residents of Dunbar township. By her kind and gentle manner she won the friendship and esteem of all with whom she came in contact. She is survived by the following children: W. O. Cropp of Braddock; Mrs. John Luckey of Connellsville; Mrs. William Harper of Flatwoods; Mrs. Thomas J. Hooper, Isaac Cropp, Miss Cropp, all of Connellsville; Mrs. Harry Worthington of Leisenring, one sister, Mrs. Lucy Luckey of Kankakee, Ill.; one brother, William Ball of Connellsville; 47 grandchildren and 49 great grandchildren.
Kenneth W. Crosby, 79, of Blacklick, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 1996, at Latrobe Area Hospital. He was born Sept. 4, 1916, in Uniontown, the son of the late Ira G. and Ella C. Ridenour Crosby. He was a member of FOE 1488 and VFW Post 5821, both of Blairsville, and was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He was retired from Kenworth Truck Manufacturing of Seattle, Wash. He is survived by a son, Richard A. Crosby and wife, June, of Centreville, Ala.; two grandsons, Keith Crosby of Centreville, Ala., and Brett Crosby of Blacklick; and two brothers, Gilbert Crosby of Kittanning. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dolly Crosby, and a brother, Wayne Crosby. There will be no visitation. A memorial service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist church, Blairsville, with the Rev. Paul Carter officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Penn Woods Council of the Boy Scouts, Armagh, Pa. Arrangements are under the direction of FERGUSON-HELM FUNERAL HOME, 25 W. Market St., Blairsville.
Margaret Elizabeth CROSBY died in 1934. Her obit was contributed to the
Fayette County USGenWeb Project.(5)
(2)
CROSBY, MARGARET ELIZABETH
"GRANDMOTHER" CROSBY DIES AT IRON BRIDGE; ILL SEVERAL MONTHS
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth SMITH CROSBY, 78 years, 11 months, and eight days old,
wife of Eli H. CROSBY, died at her Iron Bridge home at 5:50 o'clock Saturday
evening. She had been in failing health for several months and was confined
to her bed for 10 days previous to death with complications of diseases.
Mrs. CROSBY was born October 14, 1860, near Rockville, Bedford county, a daughter
of the late Jesse and Katherine RUSH SMITH, pioneer settlers of Somerset county.
She was the youngest child in the family of seven children.
One brother, Dennis SMITH of Connellsville is the last surviving member of the
family.
She was married April 13, 1879, and was the mother of 14 children, eight sons
and six daughters. Seven sons and five daughters survive. They are:
B.G. of Greensburg, G.C. of Morgantown, W. Va., Clyde A. of Newport, Ky., Eli
D. JR. of Vandergrift, Ira A., of Prittstown, Milton W. and John A., both of
Iron Bridge. Mrs. Delilah DILS of Smock, Mrs. Charles FOREST and Mrs. Iva
STONER, both of Scottdale, Mrs. Alva Boyer, of Mount Pleasant R. D., and Mrs.
Evans BARRON of Wilkinsburg. There are 19 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren
also surviving.
Mrs. CROSBY was one of the best known and most highly respected women in her
community. She was a lifelong member of the Evangelical Church of Somerset
county and a church and Sunday School attendant as long as she was able to be
about. She took an active interest in her home and was loved by all who
knew her. For 52 years she had been a resident of Iron Bridge. To
her host of friends as well as many children, she was known as "GRANDMOTHER
CROSBY"
The funeral service will be held at the residence at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. A. G. Meade, pastor of the Evangelical Church of Scottdale will officiate,
assisted by Rev. J. L. Updegraph, pastor of the Church of God at Mount Pleasant.
Interment will be in Scottdale Cemetery.
Connellsville Courier Sept. 24,
1934
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Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Smith Crosby, aged 73 years, 11 months and eight days,
wife of Eli H. Crosby, died in the family residence at Iron Bridge Saturday evening,
September 22, 1934, at 5:50 o'clock. Mrs. Crosby had been in failing health
for several months and was confined to her bed for 10 days prior to her death.
Mr. Crosby is a cousin of H. I. Crosby of Uniontown. Also surviving besides
the husband are the following children: B. G. Crosby, of Greensburg; G.
C. Crosby, Morgantown, W. Va.; Clyde A., of Newport, Ky.; Eli D., Jr., Vandergrift;
Ira A., of Pittstown; Milton W. and John A. Crosby, both of iron Bridge; Mrs.
Deliah Dils, of Smock; Mrs. Charles Forest and Mrs. Iva Stoner, both of Scottdale;
Mrs. Alva Boyer, of Mt. Pleasant R. D.; and Mrs. Evans Baron, of Wilkinsburg.
One brother, Dennis Smith, of Connellsville, 49 grandchildren and 23 great
grandchildren also survive.
Funeral services will be held in the residence at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.
Rev. A. H. Meade, pastor of the Evangelical church of Scottdale, will officiate,
assisted by Rev. J. L. Updegraph, pastor of the Church of God of Mt. Pleasant.
Burial will be in Scottdale cemetery.
Virginia I. CROSBY (1916-1988)
Virginia I. Crosby, 72, of South Depot Street, Mount Pleasant, died Wednesday in Frick Community Health Center. She was born July 8, 1916, in Mount Pleasant, daughter of the late Joseph C. and Mabel C. Brown. She was a 1935 graduate of Ramsay High School in Mount Pleasant. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church of Mount Pleasant. Surviving are eight stepsons, Ralph and William Crosby, both of Greensburg, Glenn and Harry Crosby, both of Youngwood, Howard Crosby of San Diego, Calif., Albert Crosby of Leachfower, James Crosby of Lexington, Ohio; two step-daughters, Mrs. Margaret Rollock of Hebron, Maine, and Mrs. June Back of Jeannette; 35 grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her first husband, Harry Keyser; her second husband, Richard Crosby; a stepson, Richard Crosby, and two brothers, Warren R. Franks and Donald J. Franks.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–July 8, 1916
Died—–August 10, 1988
Alberta CROSS died in 1959. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(3)
EXTRACT:
NAME: Alberta CROSS
AGE: 39
DIED: "suddenly: Tuesday, August 11, 1959
RESIDENCE: 2221 Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland.
SURVIVED BY: one daughter, Dorothy Kerstovk, of Baltimore, Maryland; one son,
Charles Tolley; her father, Robert CROSS, 96 Lemonwood Acres, Uniontown, Pa.;
one sister, Betty CROSS, of Uniontown, Pa.
BURIAL: Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
SOURCE: TMH- 8/13/1959-
CONNELLSVILLE
Charles S. Cross
Charles S. “Charlie” Cross, 64, went to be with the Lord Monday, July 16, 2012. He was born in Connellsville, a son of the late William and Eloise (Willet) Cross. Charlie, as he was known to his friends, was a very family-oriented man who devoted his life to his son, Brandon and his wife, Grace, and special pet, Daisy. He was an avid race fan. In his spare time, Charlie enjoyed the camaraderie he shared with his extended family at camping gatherings. He was involved in the Connellsville community with many accomplishments. He served on many boards including the Connellsville Area School Board, Connellsville Carnegie Free Library and Fayette Management Committee. He also enjoyed working with children and served as a volunteer counselor for troubled teens. Charlie was a co- founder and former director of the Connellsville Youth Soccer League and was a former vice president of the Connellsville Jaycees. Charles was a veteran, having served in the Navy as an aviation mechanic with top secret clearances. He was a graduate of Connellsville Area High School and the Greensburg Institute of Technology. Prior to his retirement, he was a draftsman by trade with the former Rack Engineering and operator/driver with M&R Trucking of New Stanton. He will be sadly missed and fondly remembered by his wife, Grace Artis Cross; son, Brandon; and Lawrence and Bettyann W. Artis Bisher, all of Connellsville. Charlie was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Private family viewing and services will be held in the PAUL G. FINK FUNERAL HOME INC., 418 N. Pittsburgh St., Connellsville.
Sarah Jane CROSS died in 1938. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(32)
SARAH J. CROSS
Mrs. Sarah Jane Cross, aged 46, wife of Robert L. Cross, 29 South Grant street,
died at 5:40 Tuesday morning, November 22, 1938, after a protracted illness of
a complication of diseases. In addition to her husband, she leaves one daughter,
Mrs. Alberta Tolley, of this city; two grandchildren: four sisters, Mrs. Hattie
Belle Davis and Miss Susie Shaffer, both of Palmer; Mrs. Myrtle Core and Mrs.
Nancy Moody, of Smithfield, and one brother, John Shaffer, Mt. Sterling.
Mrs. Cross was a member of the Pentecostal Holiness church. Funeral services
will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon at the home. Rev. J.W. Fordyce will officiate.
John R. Crossan
FLATWOODS
John R. Crossan, 74, of Flatwoods, died Friday, July 20, 2012, with his loving family at his side. He was born April 24, 1938, in Smock, the son of the late Charles F. Crossan and Hazel N. Stillwagon Haftmann, He was the last surviving member of his family. John was a proud veteran serving in the Air Force during the Vietnam era. He was a member of Pleasant View Presbyterian Church. He was also a member of the International Thunderbird Club, and a former member of East Huntington Sportsman Club. John was an avid hunter and fisherman, he loved camping and traveling and he especially loved his Thunderbird cars. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia, of 49 years, being married Oct. 13, 1962; the following sons; John R. Crossan Jr. and wife, Beverly, of Mt. Pleasant, and Charles F. Crossan IV and wife, Veronica, of Lost Creek, W. Va.; one grandson, Charles V.; one granddaughter, Kathryn; and two stepgrandsons, Brent and Cody. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, Willard, Charles the III and William; and sisters, Kathryn Mcgill and Hazel Crossan Scarano. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2012, in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 305 Rear Independence St., Perryopolis, where funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with Mike Vindivich officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant View Cemetery, Smock.
Brian Clint CROSSLAND (1972-2009)
Brian Clint Crossland, 36, of Lemont Furnace, peacefully passed from this earth, at home, while in the loving arms of his dad, his mom and Jesus, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009. Brian was born May 1, 1972, in Uniontown Hospital, the son of Merle E. and Debra J. (Eans) Crossland. Brian was filled with a large, loving heart to all that he knew. His love was displayed with a wide smile and a quick wit. He was a man of few words, but was always willing to be the listener. Brian had the strong will of his dad, humor of his Uncle Kent and the loving heart of his Uncle Donnie. Brian loved his family deeply; he was a loving son and father. Brian loved his dad and mom with all his heart! His love for his two children, Justin and Jessica, was immeasurable. His love was immense for the huge family that he came from. Brian was known to stand at his “Gram” Lena’s window and blow her kisses; which always brought a loving smile to her. Brian loved his Pap Merle and missed him greatly. Brian felt immense heartbreak with the loss of his special friend and father-in-law, Ron Fogle. Brian was at his happiest while working alongside his loving mother and father, whether working in the yard with his mom or on a vehicle with his dad. A good romp through the yard with his dog, Houz, brought laughter to his face. Brian loved Gram and Pap Eans; his Uncle Richard and Aunt Judy; and cousin, Troy Eans. Brian respected and loved his Uncle Dave Nicklow and the time that they spent together. Brian was blessed with many uncles, aunts and cousins that loved him dearly and he in return loved them. Brian loved his dogs Dexter, Sydney, and Chloe. Brian’s heart reached out to his most recent dog, Houz, whom Brian rescued from the animal shelter. He spent many hours riding along in his sports Rhino with his protective Houz sitting happily and proudly at his side; a true picture of two best friends. Brian greatly enjoyed the outdoors and was at his most peace with hunting, archery, fishing, riding motorcycles and racing quads. He loved to watch Motocross and Nascar Racing and attended many races. He was very competitive in nature. Very early in the morning, while vacationing with family at Ocean City, Brian happily competed to see who would be the first to catch a fish. Brian looked forward to his Motocross rides with Adam Bunting. Brian graduated from Laurel Highlands High School in 1990 and was schooled at Penn State for fire school, EMT and paramedic. Brian was employed with ABB of Greensburg and in the past with United Ambulance Service, Liberty Ambulance Service and Fayette EMS. Brian was a previous member of Dunbar Volunteer Fire Department, New Haven Hose Company, American Motorcycle Association, National Rifle Association and a member of United Electrical Union 625. Brian was a member of Cove Run Free Methodist Church. Brian is survived by his parents, Merle and Debra Crossland; grandparents, Jack and Marlene Eans; his great-aunt, Ruby Miller; grandmother, Lena Mae Crossland; many aunts, uncles and cousins; and a loving, caring, compassionate companion, Debbie Bunting and her son, Adam. Brian was preceded in death by his grandfather, Merle B. Crossland; his uncle, Donnie Crossland, whom Brian loved and admired; his uncle, Jack Hanna; cousin, Kristie Lowry; and great-uncle, Dewey Eans. Brian will be greatly missed and will always be our boy. Even with our broken hearts, we will cherish his memories and he will always be loved. His loving heart will never be forgotten. Brian’s challenges in life were great, but, he is at peace and in the Arms of the greatest protector, our Lord, Jesus Christ. “Be still and know that I am God.” Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville St., Dunbar. Additional visitation will be held from 1 p.m. until the time of service at 2 p.m. Sunday in Cove Run Free Methodist Church with Pastor Roger Yeager officiating. Interment to follow in Cove Run Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, and in honor of Brian, donations may be made to The Fayette SPCA, Rankin Air Shaft Road, Uniontown.
Brian Clint Crossland, age 36, of Grayce Land Drive, Lemont Furnace, Fayette County, Pa., peacefully passed from this earth, at home, while in the loving arms of his dad, his mom and Jesus, on Tuesday, February 3, 2009. In Lieu of flowers and in Honor of Brian, donations can be made to the Fayette SPCA, Rankin Air Shaft Road, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., 15401. Friends will be received in the COVE RUN FREE METHODIST CHURCH, 345 Yauger Hollow Road, Lemont Furnace, Pa., today (Sunday, February 8, 2009) from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., the hour of the Service, with Pastor Roger Yeager, officiating. Interment will follow in Cove Run Cemetery. Arrangements are under direction of the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Fayette County, Pa., 15431.
Caleb CROSSLAND died in 1861. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
In this place, January 24, 1861, Caleb Crossland, in the 43d year of his age.
The Genius of Liberty., Uniontown, Pa., January 31, 1861
Charles Russell CROSSLAND ( -1959)
CROSSLAND, CHARLES RUSSELL— Aged 62, Lemont Furnace, died Sunday evening, May 24, 1959. He was a retired coal miner; a veteran of World War I and attended the Free Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Grace Crossland; two sons, Merle and Franklin Eugene, Lemont Furnace; three sisters, Mrs. Nora Cassidy, Cardale; Mrs. Bessie Cunningham, Masontown; Mrs. Edna Lowry, Cleveland, O. Friends will be received after 7 o'clock this evening in the Ferguson Funeral Home, 80 Morgantown St., where services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. with the Reverends E. W. Cowsert and D. W. Harris, officiating. Interment will be in Park Place Cemetery.
Donald B. Crossland, aged eight years, two months and two days, son of James G. and Olive Crossland, of 8 McCormick avenue, died Sunday, February 18, 1923, at the family home from diphtheria. Private funeral services were held Monday from the late home followed by interment in White Rock cemetery. Rev. E. A. Hudil officiated. He is survived by his parents, one brother and two sisters.
Donald Blaine CROSSLAND (1941-2008)
Donald Blaine Crossland
Donald Blaine Crossland, age 66, of Lemont Furnace, Fayette County, Pa., slipped peacefully into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, while in the comfort of his home, with his loving and devoted wife and family at his side on Saturday, August 2, 2008. "Donnie" was born on September 8, 1941, the son of Merle B. and Lena Mae Crossland. Donnie, first and foremost, loved Jesus and lived deeply in his faith. Donnie, a man of integrity, was a very loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. In his younger years, Donnie worked side by side with his father, Merle, in the trucking business. He was employed as a truck driver for many years with Supervalu. In past years, Donnie, as driver and owner of Car 64, enjoyed the love and adventures of car racing with many fellows and friends at his side. For six years, as Pastor of the Little Tucker Run Church, in Dunbar, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and with his wife, Eleanor, at his side, he brought the Word of God to many. Donnie was a member of the Cove Run Free Methodist Church and enjoyed teaching and sharing the words from his Bible. In his retirement years, Donnie was employed by DMC of Mount Braddock, Pa. As owner and driver of "Big Red" and with his wife at his side, they travelled many states, listening to their Gospel Bluegrass music and continued to spread God's Word to the many people that they encountered.
Donnie was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Kristie Blaine Lowry, by his father, Merle B. Crossland, and by a brother-in-law, John B. Hanna. Left to cherish and honor his memory are his Wife of 48 years, Eleanor June Hughes Crossland; his mother, Lena Mae Crossland; his children, all of Lemont Furnace: Julie Miller and husband, Bob, Mark Crossland and wife, Beth, Jim Crossland and wife, Roberta, and Lena Collins; and "special" children: Doug Crayton and wife, Brenda; his grandchildren: Ben Miller and wife, Mindy, Bobbie Yauger and husband, Kenny, Casey Crossland, Mark Crossland, Erin Crossland, James Crossland, Jr., Gina Lowry and Julie Lowry, and "special" grandchildren, Jessica Crayton and Doug Crayton; his great-grandchildren: Felicity Yauger, Robbie Yauger, Kylie Miller, Lori Miller and Misty Miller; his sisters and brothers: Judy Hanna, Sherry Bryner and husband, Glenn, Susan Staggers, Merle Crossland and wife, Debbie, Kent Crossland and wife, Garnet, Betty Nicklow and husband, Dave, Laureen Livingston and husband, Pat, and Becky Jo Wadsworth and husband, Ronnie, and a special brother in Christ, the Rev. Roger Yeager and his wife, Nancy, and their son, Jason; also many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews; and many, many friends.
Donnie will be greatly missed and will always be remembered for how he loved his Lord, his wife and his extensive family, his beautiful smile, his true friendship, his gracious giving ways in lending his hand to anyone in need and how no one was a stranger to him. Donnie touched numerous lives in his life time and made each that he touched feel special! We know that his life was a short journey to an everlasting reward, where he will again greet his Family and Friends with open arms, and, as always, love in his heart. Donnie's testimony to all and the well-known words that he used with a big smile, while holding his Bible high in the air were:
This Is My Bible
I Am What It Says I Am;
I Can Be What It Says I Can Be;
I Have What It Says I Can Have,
I Boldly Confess, My Mind Is Alert;
My Heart is Receptive.
I Am About To Receive The Incorruptible,
Ever-living Seed Of The Word Of God;
I Will Never Be The Same!!Never, Never, Never,
Never Be The Same In Jesus’ Name!!!
Friends will be received in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME at 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. Additional visitation will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2008, in COVE RUN FREE METHODIST CHURCH on Yauger Hollow Road, Lemont Furnace, Pa., from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. Services will begin at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Roger Yeager, officiating. Interment will follow in Cove Run Cemetery, Yauger Hollow, Lemont Furnace, Pa.
Frank W. CROSSLAND
(1932-2012)
DUNEDIN, FLORIDA
Frank W. Crossland
Frank W. Crossland “PapPap”, age 80, passed away on Tuesday September 12, 2012 at BayCare Alliant, Dunedin, Florida with family by his side. Frank was born March 13, 1932 in Uniontown, Pa. He was a veteran of the Army, serving during the Korean War. Frank and his wife Jean raised their two sons in Brownsville, Pa, where Frank owned and operated Standard Auto Supply for over 35 years. They moved to Palm Harbor, Fla. in 1986. Frank enjoyed golfing and his favorite sports teams, the Rays, Steelers, Bucaneers and Magic. He is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Jean T. Crossland, and their two sons, Frank N. Crossland and wife Debra, Richard D. Crossland and wife, Susan; grandchildren Kelly Kochenour and husband William, Nicole Crossland, Cari Crossland and husband Douglas; and great granddaughters, Abigail and Emily Crossland; one brother David Crossland and wife, Gail, all of Florida and many other family members and friends. Frank will be missed because he was truly loved by family and friends. A public gathering will take place on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. with funeral services to follow on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Both events will be held at SYLVAN ABBEY FUNERAL HOME of Clearwater, Florida. Online condolences may be left at www.Sylvanabbey.com
Joseph T. CROSSLAND died in 1916. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(70)
JOSEPH T. CROSSLAND
Obituary of Joseph T. Crossland found in Connellsville Courier dated
December 26, 1916.
Joseph T. Crossland, 67 years old, constable of the Fourth Ward for years, died
Sunday morning at his home in East Main street, Mr. Crossland had been in poor
health for sometime and a year ago Sunday he returned from the Cottage State
Hospital where he underwent an operation in hopes of regaining his health. He
had been confined to his home for about three weeks previous to his death. Funeral
services were held at 2 o'clock from the family residence with Rev. Wilbur Nelson,
pastor of the First Baptist Church officiating. Many relatives and friends of
the deceased attended. Interment in Hill grove cemetery. Mr. Crossland was born
in Bullskin township, spending his early days in the township. He was a son of
the Richard and Eliza Crossland.Joseph T. Crossland was married over 40 years
ago to Miss Catherine Means, who with the following children survive; Mrs. James
B. Woods, Mrs. S.A. Moser of Connellsville;Mrs. D.C. Lampher of West Newton and
Virginia Crossland at home. The following brothers and sisters, Eli Crossland
of Latrobe; Painter Crossland and Montgomery Crossland of Bullskin township;
George Crossland of Mount Pleasant; James Crossland, Uniontown; Charles Crossland,
Mount Bradock; Christopher Crossland, Connellsville; Mrs. William Means of Vanderbilt;
Mrs. Anna Kelley of Iron Bridge; Mrs.. Norman Washabaugh of near Mount Pleasant
and seven grandchildren also survive.
In politics Mr. Crossland was a Democrat. At one time he served as deputy sheriff
when S.E. Frock of Uniontown was sheriff. For many years he served continuously
as constable in the Fourth Ward and was widely and favorably known throughout
Fayette county
Lena Mae Irene CROSSLAND (1923-2010)
Lena Mae Irene (Matthews) Crossland, 87 years old, of Lemont Furnace, Pa., left her earthly home, accompanied by her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ and was led to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Her loving family was at her side. What a Joyous family reunion awaited her!!! Lena was born on January 12, 1923 in the home of her grandmother, Ada Wadsworth of Piper Hollow. She was the daughter of Bessie Irene (Wadsworth) Matthews and Robert Newton Matthews. Preceding Lena in death were her parents, and stepmother Tracy Matthews; her husband, Merle B. Crossland, son Donald Blaine Crossland, grandson Brian Clint Crossland; great granddaughter Kristie Blaine Lowry, son-in-law Jack Hanna, brothers Tom, Charles Ray and Duane Matthews. Left to cherish Lena's memories are her children: Judy Hanna, Sherry and Glenn Bryner, Susan Staggers, Merle and Debbie Crossland, Kent and Garnet Crossland, Betty and Dave Nicklow, Laureen and Pat Livingston, Becky and Ronnie Wadsworth, and, daughter - in - law Eleanor Crossland; all of Mt. Independence; 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and 7 great great grandchildren; sister Maxine Gibbs and brothers and their wives, Melvin and Lois Matthews and Frank and Babs Matthews; and, several nieces and nephews; a special friend and caregiver, Peggy Fordyce and a Special Other Son, Roger Yeager, his wife Nancy and son, Jason. Lena was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Yauger Hollow. She taught all age groups in the church over the years. She taught the Men's Bible Class, was Sunday School Superintendent and on the Steward Committee for many years. She has her Exhorter's License; was Bible School Director and CYC Director for 17 years. She was on the Pastor's Cabinet, class leader, Women's Bible Study Teacher, on the Missions Board and helped to vote music into the church. Lena's grandma Emma Matthews took her to church as a child and later in life Lena became a church member and saved by the Blood of Christ with the encouragement and influence of her Aunt Rhoda Wadsworth McNutt, her sister Maxine Gibbs and her sister-in-law Twila Matthews who had already joined the church. Lena then proceeded to influence her husband, Merle, and her children to stay faithful about going to church. Lena would walk with her children to and from the church in the hollow in all kinds of weather and attended church Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday evening. Revival time saw Lena and her children in services for a week and sometimes two. Lena would take her children to the Free Methodist Camp Ground and live for a week in a tent, while all along they all attended many church services. There was no excuse accepted for her children to miss church. Mom cared deeply for her family and worried constantly for their safety. She would stand for hours at night, watching out an upstairs window, praying for all her children to get home safely; she never left the window until they were all home, too. Mom gave to all around her; never taking anything first for herself. She would set her table for meals, but was always the last to sit to eat. Always busy making sure her family had enough before she would have her meal. Mom was a very protective hen when it came to her children. She could discipline them, but, others were not welcome to try. She never had a favorite child and would tell you when you asked "Who is your favorite child?" she would say "None of them"," I love them all the same!" When asked which child is the best, her answer, "All of them". Mom loved her family dearly and worked tremendously hard and long hours each day to provide for the family. In later years, Mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. She was living a Death Without Dying; but; now Death has brought her to Eternal Life!!! She ran the Race and now she has Won the Race. Alzheimer's might have silenced Mom and removed a lot of memory, but, she always knew her children, how to write her Pechin's grocery list and how to sing her hymns; she loved to sing "Jesus Loves Me", especially with the children. Mother always said her prayers with Betty and Dave before retiring for the night and asked God to protect her family. Mother had a very big liking of chocolate candy; she would hide pieces about the house, so she could have a piece when she wanted it. She was teased constantly about her chocolates, but was the first to give you her last piece of candy. Her eyes would light up and a big smile would happen when opening up a gift of chocolates. Mother was known for her episodes of non-stop giggling that would bring tears to her eyes; we children were happy to see her giggle anytime. One habit Alzheimers could not take from her was the reading of her Bible. The Bible was her favorite book and she could recite accurately from its passages. Mom loved when Merle would come to see her and say "How's my girl doing today?" Her eyes shone and even without a verbal response, it could be seen how happy she was. Mom would giggle when Kent would come into her room and break into a dance for her; she loved the attention, but would say "He must be silly." Mom loved all her children, grand children, great grand children and great great grandchildren. It made her day for any of them to pop into to see her; she loved to hear, "Hi Gram." Thank you to all the caring people that took a few minutes to visit with Mom. She wondered where lots were, and, was surprised when a visitor would come and spend some time with her. It made her long quiet hours so much more tolerable. Mom loved the holidays, picnic and birthday parties in the family; which are many; family gatherings were her Joy. To One Beautiful Caring Loving Lady, we, your children say "Thanks Mom" for all that you have done for us. We could have never had such a wonderful mother in any other. THANKS MOM AND WE WILL BE SEEING YOU SOON!!! The Circle Will Not Be Broken. Friends will be received today (Thursday) from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday, December 17, 2010 from 2 to 9 p.m. in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville St., Dunbar, Pa. Additional viewing on Saturday, December 18 from 9 to 11 a.m., the hour of service in the COVE RUN FREE METHODIST CHURCH, Lemont Furnace, Pa. Pastor Roger Yeager, Pastor Eugene Cowsert and Pastor Paul Eckenrode will officiate. Interment follows in Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Sylvia Grace CROSSLAND (1899-1977)
CROSSLAND, SYLVIA GRACE— Aged 78 years of R.D. 1 Lemont Furnace, Pa., died Saturday, July 16, 1977 in the family residence, at 11:30 a.m. She was born January 8, 1899 in Lemont Furnace, Pa., the daughter of the late Thomas and Myrtle Harford Rapson. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Russell Crossland; a brother, Frank, and two sisters, Miss Edna Rapson and Miss Florence Rapson. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Uniontown and the Women’s Bible Class. She is survived by two sons, Merle Crossland of Lemont Furnace, Pa. and Eugene Crossland, at home; two foster children, Mrs. Betty Ansell of Uniontown and Mr. Kenneth A. Rapson of Cumberland, Maryland; nine grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Eva Rapson Collins of Lemont Furnace, Pa.; a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends in the Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home, 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown, today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, July 19, 1977 until 1 p.m. the hour of service with Rev. Charles Little officiating. Interment will follow in the Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown.
Winfield S. CROSSLAND ( -1870)
DIED
CROSSLAND— April 12th, Winfield S., son of John and Isabella Crossland, aged 12 years, 3 months and 12 days.
Elizabeth CROTHERS died in 1863. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(11)
DIED
CROTHERS-At her residence, on Iowa St. In Uniontown, Pa., on the 19th of October,
Mrs. Elizabeth, consort of Mr. John Crothers, aged 53 years, 4 months and 12
days.
Mrs. Crothers was a devoted and useful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in Uniontown for near thirty years. She was of mild and gentle disposition,
and much loved by those who knew her. As an infant sinks to rest upon its
mother's bosom, so did she seem to repose calmly in the love and embraces of
her Savior, and breath her last out sweetly there. B.
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. Nov 12, 1863.
Vol. 3, No. 40, Pg. 2, Col. 7.
Mary Margaret CROTHERS ( -1864)
DEATHS
CROTHERS— In Georges tp., Fayette Co., Pa. of heart disease Mrs. Mary Margaret, wife of Mr. J. P. Crothers, aged 45 years and 8 months. The subject of this notice was born and reared near West Newton, Pa. In the year 1843 she made a public profession of religion in the Presbyterian church of Sewickly. After her removal to this county she connected herself with the Test Presbyterian church, of which she remained an exemplary member until the great Head of the church removed her from the communion of saints on earth, we trust, to the holier and sweeter communion in heaven. To her, death had no terror – she calmly fell asleep in Jesus. Like her Savior, she was ready to speak of her death; even the making of arrangements for her funeral and who should conduct the religious services of the occasion. A sorely stricken husband, with whom she had lived most happily for near a score of years, and five lovely children; together with many attached relatives and friends, mourn her departure. Com.
Mary Ruth McClain CROUSE ( -1995)
Mary Ruth McClain Crouse, 75, of Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and formerly of Point Marion, Pa., died Thursday, Dec. 28, 1995, in Valley View Nursing Home, Berkeley Springs, W.Va. She is survived by two children, Charles Kenneth Crouse, and Kathy Jane Every, both of Berkeley Springs, W.Va.; four grandchildren; and three sisters, Florence Johnson and Alberta Johnson, both of Point Marion, and Dorothy Jackson of Core, W.Va. The family will receive friends in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, 501 Morgantown St., Point Marion, Pa., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 1996, from noon to 1 p.m., the hour of service.
Sara T. (Sallee) Crouse, 71, of 1319 Chestnut St., Connellsville, died Saturday in Highlands Hospital and Health Center, Connellsville. Surviving are her husband, George P. Crouse; two sons, George P. Crouse II of Ohiopyle, John M. Crouse of Laurel, Md.; one daughter, Mrs. David (Mary Anne) Cumberledge of Waynesburg; two grandchildren; one great- grandchild; and one sister, Mrs. Kenneth (Kay) Winter of Bridgeport, W.Va. Arrangements are under the direction of Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 111 E., Green St., Connellsville.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–October 18, 1920
Died—–December 14, 1991
William W. Crouse, 87, of Fresno, Calif., died Monday, March 13, 1995. He was born in Connellsville. He was a retired superintendent of the Ransburg Corporation, Indianapolis, inventor of electrostatic painting process now used around the world, and educated at West Virginia Wesleyan College. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Beatrice J. Crouse; a son, William M. Crouse of Danville, Calif.; daughters, Jessie C. Bain of Fresno and Beatrice E. Epperson of Salem, Oregon; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A private family memorial service will be held at Stephens and Bean Chapel, 202 N. Teilman, Fresno. Remembrances may be made to Childhood Language Disorder Clinic, c/o Fresno Scottish Rite 1455 “L” Street, Fresno, Calif. 93721.
Ethel S. CROUSHORE (1905-2002)
Ethel S. Croushore, 97, formerly of Mulberry Street, Scottdale, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, Sept. 30, 2002, in Harmon House Convalescent Center, Mount Pleasant. Ethel was born in Lower Tyrone Township on July 13, 1905, a daughter of the late Hugh Darcy and Rose Gault Strickler. She was married to Robert S. Croushore, who passed away Aug. 10, 1987. Ethel was a loving mother and grandmother to her family and a longtime member of Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Scottdale. She formerly held membership with the Order of Eastern Star and Daughters of the American Revolution. Ethel is survived by her devoted son, Wayne H. "Bud" Croushore of Uniontown; five grandchildren, Robert Croushore of Columbus, Ohio, Donald Croushore of Connellsville, Carla Martin of East Liverpool, N.Y., Glenna Russell and Edward W. Croushore, both of Uniontown; numerous great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband, Ethel was preceded in death by her son, Carl Robert Croushore in 1971, and a brother, Carl Strickler. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring St., Scottdale (724-887-5300/e-mail: fergfh@a1usa.net ). Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Dr. James W. Hepler officiating. Chapel committal services and interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Bullskin Township.
Annabelle (10) CROW ( -1937)
Jean (12) CROW ( -1937)
Melvin (14) CROW ( -1937)
Wilmer D. (9) CROW ( -1937)
Disaster came just on the eve of the Christmas season for six members of a well-known family who perished yesterday when flames destroyed their 100-year-old log cabin near Melcroft, 12 miles east of Connellsville.
Four other members of the family escaped with their lives, but two are in Connellsville Hospital suffering from severe burns as the result of making frantic efforts to rescue the victims from the fiery death-trap. Distraught relatives of the victims completed plans last night to bury their dead.
William Yothers, 79, and his sister, Annie, 70, burned to death inside the cabin where they were born.
Four young nieces and nephews, Wilmer D. Crow, 9; Jean Crow, 12; Annabelle Crow, 10, and Melvin Crow, 14, also died. Melvin succumbed in the Connellsville hospital, while the other three children died in the flaming home, being trapped in the same room with their aunt and uncle.
The father, Frank Crow, 45, and a stepson, Donald Snyder, 16, are in the Connellsville hospital where attaches say they will recover. Mrs. Katherine Crow, 40, the mother, and another child, Alfred, 2, were rescued from the flames.
Mrs. Frank Sinnamond, of 88 Pennesylvania avenue, is a sister of Frank Crow, the father of the four victims. She and Mr. Sinnamond drove to the home of relatives near Melcroft to render whatever assistance possible.
Funeral services for the four Crow children will be held at 2:30 Friday afternoon in the Evangelical church at Davistown. Rev. W. S. Barr and Rev. William Brant will be in charge. Burial of the four victims will be in the Sparks cemetery, at Indian Head.
The rites for the aunt and uncle, William and Annie Yothers, will be conducted at 10 o'clock Friday morning in the Sparks Lutheran church at Indian Head, with Rev. W. S. Barr in charge. Burial will take place in Snyder cemetery.
Mrs. Crow and her two-year-old child have been taken to the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Snyder, of near Davistown. Her husband suffered severe burns on the lower part of the body, and the stepson, Donald Snyder, sustained minor brush burns and injuries about both arms.
The century-old building of log and frame construction was one of the landmarks in the vicinity near Melcroft. The home was decorated for Christmas and much perparation had been made for the coming event.
From his hospital bed, Mr. Crow described how he had attempted to light a fire with kerosene, when the stove exploded, spraying him with flaming liquid.
He said he shouted to his wife and children, sleeping upstairs, then tore off his clothing as he ran outside for a ladder.
Mr. Crow said the three children burned inside the cabin apparently became confused as they ran down the only stairway, or were called into the room where their aunt and uncle lived.
Mrs. Crow and the baby were slower in coming down, he said, so he threw the ladder against the second story bedroom window.
Three coal miners, passing by on their way to work, Russell and W. S. Keller and Harold Pritts, saw the house burning, heard the screams of the children, but were unable to reach the scene in time to aid in the rescue.
Hysterical as she watched the flames take the lives of all of her children except the infant, Mrs. Crow was rushed to a nearby farmhouse where she and the baby were put under the care of neighbors. They later were taken to the Snyder home a few miles away.
The disaster struck just when the family was anticipating a joyous Christmas. The flames, in destroying the home, also claimed a closet full of presents hidden from the children, including snow suits, a new radio and many toys and candies.
The bodies were removed to the Clyde Brooks funeral home in Indian Head. All except Melvin Crow were burned beyond recognition, but the remains of each victim was retrieved from the embers.
Died
CROW— June 14th, 1868, near New Geneva, of whooping cough, CARRIE, daughter of Geo. G. and Mary J. Crow, aged 18 months.
DIED
Nov. 28th, from twenty-four hours sickness, NATHANIEL CROW, aged 50 years, of Springhill Tp., Fayette Co., Pa
Also, from thirteen hours sickness, one hour after his father, CHESTER CROW, son of the above, aged 6 years.
(The attending Physician says he has no name for the disease from which these three died, having never before seen it in either books or in a practice of twenty-five years.—Com.)
Note:reference to “these three” were William Eberhart, Nathaniel Crow, and Chester Crow.
CROW, DANIEL— Age 88 years of Pt. Marion, died April 4, 1963 in the Uniontown Hospital following a brief illness. Son of the late Fidilles and Maggie Stevens Crow. He is survived by several cousins. Friends are being received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Pt. Marion until Monday at 2 p.m., the hour of service with Rev. Edward Pollock officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park.
Elizabeth McCOMBS CROW died in 1912. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(71)
CROW, Elizabeth McCOMBS Mrs.
Senator Crow's Mother Dead in Uniontown Home. Mrs. Elizabeth McCOMBS CROW Succumbs
to Illness Contracted Last January.
Mrs. Elizabeth McCOMBS CROW, mother of State Senator William E. CROW, died last
night at 10:10 at her home in Ben Lomond street, Uniontown. Mrs. Crow had been
ill since January 1. She was born in German township, December 9, 1841, the
daughter of John M. and Mary Jane McCOMBS. February 5, 1965 Mrs. Crow married
Josiah B. CROW, also of German township. The following children were born to
them: Alice, who died in infancy, Mrs. Lydia A. BLANEY, Franklin township;
Senator M. CROW, who resides on the home farm in German township, Frank R. CROW,
Dr. A. E. CROW, Mrs. Elizabeth HUBBARD and J. B. CROW, Jr., all of Uniontown.
Two brothers, John A. McCOMBS of New Salem and James McCOMBS of McClellandtown,
also survive. Mrs. CROW was a member of the First Presbyterian church.
Mrs. CROW was active in Sunday School work and will be greatly missed. She had
a wide circle of friends who keenly feel her death which was caused by general
debility. Notice of funeral later.
Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pa., Thursday, August 09, 1912
Obit provided by Ruth Sprowls and typed by Carole Clarke
Obit typed as printed, no corrections.
Eugenus
CROW died in 1853. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
DIED,
At the residence of his father, in German township, Fayette County, Pa., Mr. EUGENUS CROW, aged 26 years.
The untimely death of this young man has left a vacuum in the circle of his acquaintances that will not be soon filled, as he was beloved and respected by all who knew him. He has gone to the spirit land, but not without the hope of a blessed immortality and eternal life. He has passed the dark valley and shadow of death, only to bask in the Heavenly presence of his creator, there to join in the anthems of praise and adoration to him who is able to say to his afflicted parents, "Thy son liveth." H.
The Genius of Liberty. October 27, 1853.
Fidellis Crow, born March 4, 1849, died Saturday, January 12, 1930, at his late home in Springhill township, near Point Marion, following a lingering illness. He is survived by two children, Miss Etta and Daniel, both at home. Funeral will be Monday at 2 p. m., in the Mt. Moriah Baptist church, Smithfield, with the Rev. Mr. Lowden officiating. Burial in the church cemetery.
Hannah CROW died in 1854. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
At her residence in Springfield township, on Saturday the 3d of September, Mrs.
Hannah Crow, wife of Michael Crow sr. aged about 78 years.
The Genius of Liberty, Pa., September 14, 1854.
Hannah CROW died in 1865. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
Crow-Jan. 5th 1865, of spotted fever, Miss Hannah Crown, daughter of the late Nathaniel Crow, of Springhill township, Fayette county, Pa., in the 18th year of her age.
The Genius of Liberty, Jan. 19, 1865
Harry
Clyde CROW died in 1934. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Harry Clyde, aged eight years, 11 months and one day, son of Alonzo and Emma
Crow, died in the home of his parents near, Old Frame, Thursday, September
20, 1934. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters and a brother;
Ruth, Eleanor and Clarence Crow, at home.
Funeral services at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon will be conducted in the
residence by Rev. M. M. Smith, pastor of the Smithfield Baptist church.
Burial in the cemetery at Old Frame.
(Herald - September 21, 1934)
CROW, JOHN BIGLER— Age 60 years, the husband of Mrs. Marguerita McDowell Crow of 7600 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Uniontown, died Sunday, May 12, 1968. In addition to his wife, he is survived by one brother, Clarence Crow of St. Petersburg, Florida. He was the son of Clarence and Nellie Prosser Crow. He was an electronics engineer with the United States Government, a member of the Sojourner’s Lodge, F & AM, Cristobal Canal Zone, Panama, the Scottish Rite 32nd degree of Alexandria, Virginia, and the Arafar Shrine, San Antonio, Texas. Friends will be received Thursday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Harold S. Gleason Funeral Home, 114 E. Fayette Street, where services will be conducted Friday at 10:30 a.m. with Dr. Earl R. Confer, officiating. Interment will be in the Park Place Cemetery.
DIED
CROW— Dec. 3d 1863, Mrs. Mary Ann, wife of Mr. James Crow, of Springhill township, Fayette county, Pa., and a member, in good standing of the Presbyterian church of George’s Creek—in the 37 year of her age.
Mattie Marie Porter CROW (1912-2001)
Mattie Marie Porter Crow, 88, of Blosser Hill community, Lake Lynn, Pa., died Friday, Feb. 9, 2001, at Henry Clay Villa, Markleysburg, Pa. She was born Nov. 10, 1912, in Springhill Township, Pa., daughter of the late James A. and Della M. Sadler Porter. She was a graduate of Georges Township High School, and was a retired clerk from S.S. Kresge Co., Uniontown, Pa., where she worked for 25 years. She attended Point Marion (Pa.) United Methodist Church, where she was active in the church's Methodist women's organization. She was a member of the Golden Pointers Senior Citizen Club and the ladies' auxiliaries of VFW Post No. 747, American Legion Post No. 499 and the Forty-and-Eight Voiture 18, all of Point Marion. She is survived by two sons and spouses, Ronald K. and Sue Crow, of Blosser Hill, and Alvin E. and Edith Crow, of Old Frame, Pa.; a grandson, Alan Crow, of Blosser Hill; and three sisters, Catherine Sliger, of Weirton, and Helen Powers and Alta "Curley" Pidpyryhora, both of Dearborn, Mich. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Karl H. Crow, on April 1, 1995; and by an infant daughter, Carol Marie. Friends may call at Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, and from 2-4 and 7-9 Monday. Service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, with the Rev. Mildred Martin officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion.
Michael Crow died at his home in Springhill township, Monday evening, May 18th, 1891, in the 84th year of his age. His long life was spent in this vicinity, and commanded the respect of all the people. He was a faithful member of the Presbyterian church, and his remains were interred in Mt. Moriah graveyard Wednesday, the 20th. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Gans, survives him. Their children are: Nathaniel, of Iowa; George, of Carmichaels, Greene county; William G. and B. R., of Springhill; Mrs. A. G. Hall, Mrs. Cyrus Saddler, Mrs. A. S. Conn, Mrs. T. B. Dils and Miss Laura Crow.
Michael
CROW Sr. died in 1864. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(11)
CROW—On the 29th ult., at his residence on George's creek, on Springhill
tp., Mr. Michael Crow, Sr., in the 98th year of his age.
The deceased has been long and well known by many of the citizens of this county—has held responsible positions in the community of which he has been long a highly respectable member and in the church of his early choice.
In the few last years of his life, he suffered from Neuralgia, until life became a burden to him, and he longed for the hour when he might depart in peace and be with Him whose faith he professed, and whose grace sustained him in his declining years. Thus has passed away one of the earliest settlers of this western country—the senior member of the Lutheran Congregation of St. John's church, and one of the oldest citizens of Fayette co. COM.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, Pa. March 10, 1864.
Orange Crow Dies Suddenly
A well know Uniontown carpenter, Orange Crow, 78, of 35 Dunbar St., died at 8:45 last night in Uniontown Hospital. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge No. 828, and the Carpenters Union. He is survived by one daughter, Blanche Burton, Bellefontaine, Ohio, and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Edward E. Minerd Funeral Home, 196 W. Main St., after 7 p.m. today. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Crow, Orange— Friends will be received in the Edward E Minerd Funeral Home, 196 W. Main St., today until 1 p.m., the hour of service with Rev. Frank Bodner of Calvary Methodist Church officiating. Burial in Mr. Tabor, Long Branch Borough, Washington County.
POINT MARION, Dec. 1---Sarah Crow, known by all as "Aunt Sallie", died at her home in Springhill township, Fayette county, Pa., at 4 p. m., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 1898, aged almost 83 years. Her maiden name was Gans. She was one of ten children of Benjamin Gans. All her brothers and sisters have long since crossed the dark river except two, Lydia Stewart, now at Los Angeles, Cal., and Aunt Hettie Keiser at Bloomington, Ill. Mrs. Crow was married to Michael Crow in 1832.
Her husband died in 1892. She was the mother of twelve children; four of whom, Omer, Amzi, Milton and Alice Dils, are dead. Of the living, Wm. G.,lives near Morris X Roads, Nathaniel lives at Frendale, Iowa; Dr. G. G. lives at Charleroi, Pa.; Susan G., wife of C. K. Sadler of Point Marion, Pa.; Lydia, wife of Dr. A. G. Hall; Brown R., Hannah, wife of A. S. Conn, all near Morris X Roads, and Laura M. Bowers, at home.
Mrs. Crow has been a member of the German Baptist church for nearly seventy years, has lived a long, industrious, useful christian life. Her minister, Alpheus Debolt, who often visited her, will conduct the funeral services on Friday, Dec, 2nd at 1 p. m., at the Mount Moriah meeting house where the interment will be.
During her last illness which lasted for the last several months she suffered severely from great pains, but had all the kind attention and care possible to bestow on any one.
Warren E. CROW died in 1931. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Warren E. Crow Funeral Today
Funeral services for the late Warren E. Crow, youngest son of Mrs. William E. Crow and the late United States Senator Crow, will be held at ?30 o'clock this afternoon from Great Bethel Baptist church. Until 2 o'clock this afternoon the body will lie in state at the Crow home. The casket will not be opened at the church.
Scores of friends of this popular young man and of the Crow family called at the home yesterday to pay their respects and tribute to the victim of a tragic accident Saturday night. Popular, genial and talented, the young man had endeared himself to those with whom he came in contact and his sudden death came as a profound shock to the community.
Pallbearers for the funeral this afternoon will be L. H. Steele, Charles W. Brownfield, John Steele, Charles A. Ellis, J. I. Bryte and Howard M. Steele. The services will be in charge of Rev. Frank Hollinshead, former pastor of Great Bethel church, assisted by Dr. William Blake Hindman, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.
Mr. Crow is survived by his mother, Mrs. W. E. Crow, two brothers, Assistant District Attorney William J. Crow and Evans C. Crow, and three uncles, Dr. Arthur E. Crow, J. Benton Crow and Frank R. Crow.
(Herald - July 21, 1931)
W. A. Crow Rites Planned
Final rites will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Vance Funeral Home, Smithfield, for Wilheim A. Crow, 58, Smithfield business leader, who died Saturday in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. The Rev. James O. Bissell will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery. Valley Lodge 459 will hold Masonic rites Tuesday at 8 p.m. Friends will be received this evening from 7 to 10 o’clock, Tuesday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m., and Wednesday until 2 p.m. Mr. Crow owned and operated the C. D. Crow and Sons Insurance Agency in Smithfield for many years. He was a life member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Valley Lodge 459, Uniontown Lodge of Perfection, Pittsburgh Consistory and Syria Temple. He also was a charter member of Smithfield Rotary Club, a charter member of the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Dept., a lifelong member of Smithfield Methodist Church and a member of the board of directors of the Fayette County Assn. for the Blind. Surviving are his widow, Isabel Russ Crow; three sisters, Mrs. A. M. Craig, Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. B. W. McCartney, Connellsville; Mrs. E. H. Deffenbaugh, Smithfield, and one brother, Frank R. Crow, Keyser, W. Va.
Wilma R. Harbaugh CROW (1922-2012)
REPUBLIC
Wilma R. Crow
Wilma R. Crow, age 90 of Republic, Pa., passed away Monday, July 16, 2012 in Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown, Pa. She was born May 8, 1922 in Connellsville, Pa., a daughter of Bill Harbaugh and Mary (Newcomer) Harbaugh. Wilma was a member of the First Christian Church, Republic and was a former employee of Redstone Sportswear Company. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair Crow, three grandchildren, one great grandchild, three brothers and two sisters and her parents. Surviving are her children: Charles Crow and wife Diane of Hiller, Pa., Ruth Dressel and husband George of Farmington, Pa., David Crow and wife Beverly of Fredericktown, Pa., Valerie Stralets and husband Robert of Carmichaels, Pa. and Richard Crow and wife Ruth of Republic, Pa.; nine grandchildren and seventeen great grandchildren. Friends will be received in the ROBERT T. KISH FUNERAL HOME, 19 Legion St., Republic, Pa. today from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Visitation will continue on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m., with funeral services at 11 at the FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH in Republic with Pastor Charles House officiating. Interment will be in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill.
CROWE, ARTHUR W. — Aged 85, husband of Ruby Stafford Crowe, died in his residence rear 38 Bierer Ave., Monday, November 27, 1961 at 1 p.m. In addition to his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Sylvia Moore, Miami, Fla.; one grandchild; one great grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Anna Berkshire, Harrisonburg, Va.; one brother, Orville Crowe, Masontown. Friends will be received in the late residence after 7 o’clock this evening until Thursday at 2 p.m. the hour of service. The Rev. Frank A. Bodnar will officiate. Interment will be in Hill Grove Cemetery, Connellsville, under the direction of the Harold S. Gleason Funeral Home.
MRS. LOUISA CROWE
Mrs. Louise Crowe, 88, of Dunbar, died at 2:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at her home. Her husband, Winfield Scott Crowe, preceded her in death December 18, 1944. She came to Dunbar when 12 years of age and had resided there ever since. A member of the Wesley Methodist Church, she was married in 1880. Surviving are one son, William E. Crowe, at home, one sister, Mrs. Christina Wyant of South Connellsville, and one brother, William Wills of Ursine. Friends will be received after 4 o’clock this afternoon at the J. T. Burhans funeral home. The body will be removed to Wesley Methodist Church at 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon where the funeral service will be conducted at 2 o’clock by Rev. O. G. Cook, pastor. Interment will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Mary CROWE died in 1937. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Mary Crowe, 75, a resident of Uniontown for the past 50 years, died at her
home 18 Gordon street, Sunday night, March 7, 1937, at 7:15 o'clock of a complication
of diseases. She was born February 2, 1862. Surviving are three daughters,
Kathryn and Elizabeth Crowe, at home, and Mrs. W. S. Baxter of Uniontown, three
grandchildren, a brother, Joseph Herbold, of Uniontown, and a half-brother, B.
Davis, of Blairsville. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
MORTON W. CROWNOVER
Morton W. Crownover, 73, of Greensburg, retired manager of the old Westmoreland Water Company, was pronounced dead on arrival at Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon. He had suffered a heart attack in a Greensburg store. Born at Mount Pleasant, Dec. 4, 1882, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Crownover. He started as a meter reader with the water company in 1902 and became manager in 1928. He retired from operative duties in 1946 but retained an advisory status until 1953. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucetta S. Crownover; four children, Joseph of Stonybrook, l. I., Mrs. James C. Ridenour of Greensburg, Mrs. Mary Sandlin of Alhambra, Cal., and Morton W. Jr. of Greensburg, R. D. 5; a stepson, Samuel M. Ankney of Richmond, Va.; 10 grandchildren and two sisters.
Jennie Colbert CROYLE ( -1941)
MRS. JENNIE CROYLE
Mrs. Jennie Colbert Croyle, former resident of Dickerson Run, died at 12:30 o’clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of a son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croyle, Jr., of Kittanning, with whom she made her home. She was a daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah Colbert of Dickerson Run. Surviving are her husband, Henry Croyle, and three sons, Bryan of Oil City, and Thomas and Henry of Kittanning. She also leaves the following brothers and sister: Jack Colbert of California, J. N. Colbert of Pittsburgh, Henry Colbert of Dawson, Isaac Colbert, Morgan Colbert and Mrs. Kate Pratt, all of Dickerson Run. The funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croyle, Jr. Burial will be made at Kittanning.
Thomas CROZIER died in 1864. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(11)
Crozier July 23rd, 1864, at his residence in Nicholson township, Fayette County,
Pa., Mr. Thomas Crozier
The deceased had reached the age of nearly three score and ten: and for upwards
of twenty yearspast, he was an acceptable ruling elder of the Presbyterian church
of Georges creek. COM.
Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. July 28, 1864.
Audley S. Crumrine, 93, of Fredericktown R.D. 1 died Wednesday, March 1, 1995, in Washington, Pa. Surviving are one son, David P. Crumrine of Beallsville; three daughters, Mrs. August (Yvonne) Greyhosky of Carlisle, Audrey Byers of Uniontown R.D. 5 and Sandra Gregory of Eighty-Four; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Greenlee Funeral Home, Beallsville, today from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 11 to 1 p.m.
Calvin CRUTCHMAN died in 1926. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(19)
Calvin Crutchman, Civil War Veteran, died Sunday morning ( 5-9-1926) at 3 o'clock
at his home in Mt Braddock, following a short illness of complications.
Mr Crutchman was 73 years old, most of his life having been spent in Wharton
township, the last six in Mt Braddock. He served with company (?) 50th
PA Volunteers in the rebellion. The following children survive him: Harry
and Allen B. Crutchman of Leisenring No. 2, Mrs W M McKnapp, Mrs
Cora Jordan and Mrs Elmer Jordan, Mt Braddock, Miss Elsie R Crutchman,
Mrs Wm Seller and Mrs William Clayton of Uniontown. Elmer and Frances Crutchman,
at home. The are 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. The funeral
service will be held tomorrow at 12:30 o'clock at the late home. There
will be additional services at I o'clock pm at the Mt Braddock Methodist
Protestant Church with Rev G W Bottom officiating. Burial will be made
at Elliottsville, Wharton township.
Daily Courier Monday 5-10-1926 pg 1
Violet May CRUTCHMAN died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(19)
The funeral of Violet May Crutchman who died at the home of Mr and Mrs Elmer Jordan was held Sunday afternoon ( ( 12-1-1918) with the Rev D. E. Minerd officiating. The interment was made in Percy cemetery. The deceased was a daughter of Harry Crutchman of Leisenring No. 2. Her mother died some years ago. She was a member of the Mt Braddock Methodist Protestant Church and was an active member of the Christian Endeavor Society. Daily Courier Wed 12-4-1918 page 2
Patricia Ann Musko CSONKA (1954-2009)
Patricia Ann Csonka, 54, of Republic, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Monday, January 26, 2009, in her home. She was born February 13, 1954, in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Pa., daughter of Ruth Charlton Musko, of Republic, and the late Frank Musko, Sr.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Csonka, and two brothers, Robert Francis and Frank Musko, Jr.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her devoted companion, Robert Cole, of Republic; her children: Robert Csonka and wife, Michelle, of Brownsville, Fayette County, Pa., Marcella Thomas and husband, Jamie, of Republic, Jaclyn Thomas and husband, Laverne, of Fairbank, Fayette County, Pa., Kelly Campbell and husband, John, of Republic, and Brian Csonka, of Republic; fourteen grandchildren; brothers: William Francis and wife, Dolores, of Robinson Township, Pa., Roy Francis, of Greentree, Allegheny County, Pa., Daniel Francis and wife, Joan, of Buffalo, New York, Thomas Musko and wife, Donna, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Nicholas Musko and wife, Susan, of Pittsburgh, and many nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received in DEARTH FUNERAL HOME, New Salem, Fayette County, Pa., on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, January 29, 2009, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Friday, January 30, 2009, until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Michael Outrich, officiating. Interment will follow in Salem View Cemetery, in New Salem.
William CUCURA ( -1937)
Crash of an automobile at the intersection of Routes 51 and 711, near Perryopolis late Saturday night, causing the death a few hours later of a Star Junction youth, claimed the lives last evening of two more occupants of the ill-fated machine.
Frank Kalba, aged 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kalba of Star Junction, suffered a fractured skull and succumbed in the Uniontown Hospital shortly after midnight Sunday morning.
The other victims:
Bruno DeLasta, aged 21, of Charleroi, who died at 11 o'clock last night in the Connellsville State Hospital of internal injuries.
William Cucura, 23, also of Charleroi, who succumbed last evening to a fractured skull and other injuries in the Brownsville General Hospital.
A fourth passenger in the car, John Carley, 19, of Charleroi, suffered minor scalp lacerations and was taken home Sunday morning after receiving treatment in the Connellsville Hospital.
Police said the car failed to negotiate the curve at the intersection of the two main highways and overturned after crashing into an embankment. The victims wee extricated from the wreckage and taken to the three hospitals by two passing motorists and the Blair ambulance from Perryopolis.
DeLasta and Cucura never regained consciousness after being admitted to the Connellsville and Brownsville hospitals, respectively. Members of the families of both victims were at the bedside when death ensued last evening.
The fourth passenger in the car, John Carley, probably escaped with his life when he was thrown clear of the wreckage.
Kalba was a popular member of the younger set in the Star Junction Perryopolis vicinity.
The four youths were enroute to Connellsville when the tragic mishap overtook them on the curve.
continued to page 4, column 1
MRS. W. J. CULLETON
DIES SUDDENLY
Mrs. Zula Mary Culleton, 60 years old widow of William J. Culleton, former superintendent of the Ronco nine of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, died suddenly Sunday afternoon at her home at Leckrone following a short illness. She had returned home Wednesday following a short trip but had been bedfast since Friday. She was a member of the D. A. R. and the Masontown Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Culleton is survived by her mother, Mrs. Belle McDowell of Leckrone; six children, Mrs. James Race of Leckrone, Mrs. Archie Callahan of Gates, Charles of Masontown and William, Mary and Rosalia at home; one sister, Mrs. John MacDermid of Pittsburgh, and a brother, Harry McDowell of Brownsville. The funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the late home. Burial will be made in Oak Grove Cemetery at Uniontown.
Clifford D. CUMBERLAND (1932-2011)
Clifford D. Cumberland, age 78, of Vanderbilt, PA, passed away Monday, April 11, 2011. He was born December 10, 1932 at Adah, PA, the son of the late Sylvester and Emma Fowler Cumberland. He was a member of the American Legion of Uniontown, PA. He was a proud veteran serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. Clifford is survived by one son, Clifford Dale Cumberland, Jr. of Vanderbilt, and one daughter, Mrs. Sherry Harris and husband, Robert, of Elrama, PA. He was a very proud grandfather to eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. He is also survived by two brothers: Paul Howard Cumberland and wife, Daisy of Boston, PA, Leonard Sylvester Cumberland and Maxine of Oliver, PA; three sisters; Naomi Weaver of Grindstone, PA, Irene Moore and husband, Carl of Uniontown, PA and Jean Vascko of McClellandtown, Pa and a brother-in-law, Gerald E. Dillinger of Tower Hill 2, PA. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elsie Cumberland, son, Robert Dale Cumberland and a daughter, Terry Hoak. Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 305 Rear Independence Street, Perryopolis, Pa, Friday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM, and on Saturday until 11 AM, the hour of service. Pastor Kevin Roberts will officiate. Interment will be held in Bowman Flatwoods Cemetery, Vanderbilt, PA. Graveside Military rites will be accorded by VFW Gold Star Post 7023 and the American Legion 752 both of Perryopolis, PA 15473.
Elsie F. Dillinger CUMBERLAND (1936-2003)
Elsie F. Dillinger Cumberland, age 66, of Vanderbilt, Pa., died Saturday, September 13, 2003 at 10:37 a.m. in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville, Pa. She was born October 25, 1936 in Vanderbilt, Pa., daughter of Richard Dillinger and Pearl Jordan Dillinger. She is survived by her husband, Clifford D. Cumberland; one son and two daughters: Clifford D. Cumberland Jr., Mrs. Robert (Sherry) Harris of Elrama, Pa., and Terry Sue Hoak of Monongahela, Pa.; nine grandchildren; five great grandchildren; one sister and two brothers: Mrs. Regina Sabatula of Thompson, Pa., Gerald Dillinger of Perryopolis, Pa., and Richard Dillinger Jr. and wife, June, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Friends will be received in the BLAIR- LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 106 East Independence Street, Perryopolis, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, September 16, until 1 p.m., the hour of Service with Pastor John Mosier officiating. Interment will follow in Bowman-Flatwoods Cemetery, Vanderbilt R. D. 1, Pa.
MRS. CUMBERLAND, AGED 92,
DIED AT PERRY THURSDAY
She is Survived by Four Children and
Large Number of Grandchildren
and Great Grandchildren
Mrs. Mary Cumberland, aged 92, died Thursday at the home of her son, Arch Skiles, at Perryopolis. Mrs. Cumberland is survived by four children and a number of grandchildren and great- grandchildren. The funeral will be held Sunday at 10:30 from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. C. P. Sallady officiating. Interment will be made in Mt. Washington Cemetery. The four surviving children are: Mrs. Fannie March of Perryopolis, Miss Marjory Cumberland of Dickerson Run, Mrs. Carrie Shelky of Scottdale and Arch Skiles of Perryopolis.
Charles Randolph CUMLEY ( -1968)
CUMLEY, CHARLES RANDOLPH— Age 61 years 9 months 13 days, a West Penn veteran, and well known resident of 344, N. Main St., Masontown, died Tuesday, January 23, 1968, at 11 p.m. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Masontown and a social member of the Masontown Vol. Fire Department. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jenkins Cumley; a son, Donald Ray Cumley, Bedford, Ohio; and a sister, Mrs. Mary Helmick of Smithfield, R. D. Friends will be received in the David J. Honsaker Funeral Home, Masontown, after 7 o’clock Thursday evening. Other arrangements will be announced later.
CUMLEY, CHARLES RANDOLPH
Friends will be received in the David J. Honsaker Funeral home, Masontown, until today at 2 p.m. the hour of service. Rev Robert A. Orr will officiate. Interment in Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery.
Ruth V. Cumley, 76, of Leckrone was called into the presence of The Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1994. She will be greatly missed by her daughters, Jenny and Betty, sons, William, Larry, Paul, Bobby, and Bradley, eight grandchildren, and one great- grandchild. She was an active member of Masontown Brethren Church. A Memorial Service will be held today, Dec. 19, in Masontown Brethren Church at 11 a.m.
Amanda CUMMINGS died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(55)
Mrs. Amanda Cummings Dies
Amanda Cummings, about 74 years old, a life resident of Mill Run, died last night
at 9 o’clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. D.F. Harbaugh of Mill Run.
She had been ill for two years. Amanda Cummings was born at Mill Run, the daughter
of the late Jacob and Elizabeth Murray. She was a widow and was well and favorably
known throughout Springfield Township and other points. Her husband, James Cummings,
died March 1, 1915. Mrs. Cummings is survived by four children: Mrs. D.F. Harbaugh
of Mill Run; Mrs. Ellen Kelly, of Salt Lake City; James and Jacob Cummings of
Butte, Montana; two brothers, McFerrin Murray of Mill Run and John B. Murray
of Confluence; one sister, Althea Livingstone of Mill Run.
-Mill Run Advance
February 11, 1918
Dorothy Smitley CUMMINGS ( -1973)
CUMMINGS, DOROTHY SMITLEY— Age 40 years, of Masontown, died suddenly on Thursday morning, February 15, 1973. Surviving are the following children: Samuel of Mt. Pleasant; Michael of Masontown; Robert of Outcrop; Andrew of Masontown; Mrs. Harold (Elizabeth) Ware of the state of Virginia; Jacalyn and Linda, both of Masontown; two grandchildren; four brothers; Edgar Smitley of Fairchance; Thomas and Andrew Smitley, both of Outcrop; Paul Smitley of Chestnut Ridge; two sisters; Mrs. Arlen (Ayretta) Jenkins of Outcrop and Mrs. Claudine Brownfield of Smithfield. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. this evening in the Wagner-Cooley Funeral Home, Fairchance. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Eliza Keslar CUMMINGS (1848-1929)
MRS. ELIZA Keslar CUMMINGS
Following a lingering illness, Mrs. Eliza Keslar Cummings, wife of William Cummings, died Sunday night at 10:24 o’clock at the family home, 208 South Pittsburgh street. Had she lived until 18 of this month she would have been 81 years old. Having been a resident of Connellsville for many years, Mrs. Cummings was one of the best known women of the community. Born at Donegal June 18, 1848, a daughter of the late Eli and Ellen Keslar, she continued to reside there until several years after her marriage in 1872 to Mr. Cummings, who was a native of Donegal. They moved to Connellsville in 1888, and later were located in Dunkirk, and Ada, Ohio, for 10 years, returning to Connellsville several years ago. Mrs. Cummings was a life-long member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, a member of the I. H. N. Class of the Sunday school, of Ada Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star of Ada, Ohio, and of the Ladies’ Circle to the William F. Kurtz Post, Grand Army of the Republic of Connellsville. She won the friendship and esteem of all with whom she came in contact. Deceased was the last surviving member of a family of ten children. Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Daisie, wife of J. S. McKee of New Castle, M. J. Cummings of Connellsville, Mary, wife of C. R. Pease of Ada, Ohio; Bess, wife of S. N. Osburn of Connellsville; Harry J. Cummings of Perrysburg, Ohio, J. M. Cummings of Xenia, Ohio. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren.
Elizabeth M. CUMMINGS (1881-1967)
MRS. E. CUMMINGS
Mrs. Elizabeth M. Cummings, 86, of Rear 409 North Pittsburg St., died Saturday evening in the Emerson Nursing Home, Dunbar, after a lingering illness. She was born May 28, 1881, in Llanelly, Wales, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Ann Williams. She was a charter member and past matron of the Connellsville Order of Eastern Star chapter, a former deputy of District Eight OES, a former member of the J. L. Proudfit Sunday School Class and a member of the United Presbyterian Church. Surviving are three sons, William J. Cummings of Wexford, Thomas B. Cummings of Charleston, W. Va., and John McGrew Cummings of Beaver Falls; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Lipps of Connellsville; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. R. A. Blackstone of Warren, Ohio, and Mrs. George W. South of Elizabethtown. She was predeceased by her husband, M. J. Cummings, in 1962. The body will be in the Ingram funeral home after 3 p.m. today where the funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, with a the Rev. H. Wahl Pfeifer officiating. Burial will be in Green Ridge Memorial Park. The Connellsville OES Chapter will hold a memorial service at 7:30 p.m. today in the funeral home.
James CUMMINGS died in 1915. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(55)
James Cummings Dies
James Cummings, 79 years old, native of Connellsville, but for a half century
or more a resident of Mill Run, died there early this morning[March 1, 1915]
from the infirmities of old age. He had been unwell for about a year. Mr. Cummings
was born in what is now South Pittsburg St. In his early life he was engaged
in lumbering operations on the Youghigheny River and assisted in floating large
rafts of sawlogs from Indian Creek to Pittsburgh. For some years he operated
a store at Mill Run. Of late years, he and his wife, who was Amanda Murray, conducted
a summer boarding home at Mill Run. Mrs. Cummings had become famous for the meals
she served and her home was the mecca of many Connellsville persons during the
summer and fall.
Mr. Cummings is survived by his wife, two sons: James, Jr. and Jacob in Montana
and two daughters, Mrs. Mary E. Kelly, Salt Lake City and Mrs. D.F. Harbaugh
of Mill Run. Mr. Cummings was a Democrat and at one time was a school director
of Springfield Township.
-Mill Run Advance
March 1, 1915
Ralph R. Cummings, 77, of Nemacolin, Pa., died Wednesday, July 27, 1994 at 9 a.m. at home. He was born Sept. 29, 1916 in Westmoreland County, Pa., son of the late John Sarah Dawson Cummings. He attended Cumberland Twp. High School; was a retired coal miner with 44 years of service with the Nemacolin Mines; member UMWA Local 6290; a U.S. Army veteran during W.W. II he served in the Western Pacific and Southern Philippines; a former member of Nemacolin Community Presbyterian Church; and was an avid golfer. Surviving are his wife whom he married Dec. 24, 1942, Thelma Krause Cummings; two daughters: Mrs. Charles (Emily) Barnes of Salt Lake City, Utah and Mrs. Ajit (Sarah) Kapoor of Marshfield, Mass.; two grandchildren: Jared and Shalliny Kapoor, both of Massachusetts; and a sister, Emily Cummings. Friends will be received in the BEHM FUNERAL HOME INC., RT. 188, Jefferson, this evening from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Carol Touvell officiating. Entombment in the Greene County Memorial Park Mausoleum.
DIED— At his residence in Springfield township, on the 18th ult., WILLIAM CUMMINGS, aged 42 years.
Dorothy M. Cumpston, 93, of Mt. Morris, Pa., died at 1:25 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Surviving are a son, James L. Cumpston of New Philadelphia, Ohio; four grandchildren; five great- grandchildren; a great-great-grandson; and a half sister. Friends will be received in the Yoskovich Funeral Home, Rt. 19, Mt. Morris, Pa., today from 5 to 9 p.m., and Saturday until 1 p.m.
FIRST LOCAL SOLDIER
TO DIE IN WAR GIVEN
A MILITARY FUNERAL
Joseph Cuneo, Killed by Kick of Horse
In Camp Sherman, Buried Today
The funeral of Joseph Cuneo, the first Connellsville soldier to lose his life in the war against the Huns, who died of injuries received when kicked by a horse in Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, O., was held this morning from the St. Rita Italian Catholic church on the West Side. A great throng of friends and relatives of the deceased soldier filled the church.
The body was escorted from the home of Anthony Gandolf in East Crawford avenue to the church, and then to the St. Joseph cemetery, where interment was made. A squad of Spanish-American war veterans fired a salute. Boy Scouts and the Immaculate Conception cadets were in line.
The funeral was largely attended, and there was a long line of carriages in the procession. The casket of the dead soldier was draped with a large American flag.
Requiem high mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Henry DeVivo, pastor of St. Rita’s church, assisted by Rev. Father John T. Burns of the Immaculate Conception church as deacon, and Rev. Father Nicholas Albanese of Our Lady of Grace Catholic church, Greensburg, as sub- deacon. Anthony, Albert, L. E. and John Cuneo, J. C. DeOre and Tony Deferie, all cousins of the deceased, were pallbearers.
MEN OF CONNELLSVILLE WHO DIED IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR COUNTRY
SIXTEEN YIELD THEIR LIVES ON FIELD OF BATTLE
ELEVEN OTHERS ARE CARRIED OFF BY DISEASE
So far as the records show, 28 men of Connellsville gave up their lives during the war. Thirteen were killed in action, three died of wounds, 11 from disease and one by accident. Likenesses of the majority of them appear on this page. The others are not procurable. In the case of Charles Cuneo, none is in existence, so far as is known, except one taken when he was a child.
Other soldiers are listed before and after.
Charles B. Cuneo, the first Connellsville man to die, was kicked by a horse and fatally injured at Camp Sherman in March, 1918, while a member of Battery B, 323rd Field Artillery
DIED.
On Thursday, April 7, Andrew Cunnard, aged 17, at Belle Vernon.
Newpaper image is poor quality. Transcription may not be exact.
CUNNINGHAM— At his late residence in New Haven, Albert Cunningham, aged 39 years on Thursday, March 21st, 1895. Deceased had for some time before his death been engaged in the sand ----. His remains were interred in Hill Grove Cemetery on Saturday, March 4th.
Searight Man Dies.
Alva W. Cunningham, 41 years old, died Sunday evening at his home at Searight following an illness of about three months. Mr. Cunningham was well known in and around Connellsville.
Amanda CUNNINGHAM died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(22)
Following and extended illness of complications, Mrs. Amanda Cunningham aged
76 years, 10 months and 5 days, died Thursday morning, March 7, 1935 at 8 o'clock
in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bruce Augustine, Smithfield
Surviving are the following children: Harry of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Sidna Miller,
Newark, N.J.; Mrs B.L. Augustine, Smithfield and Mrs. Charley Haines of Scottdale.
Two brothers, Edward Haines of Uniontown (rest of obit has been cut off)
Sgt. Andrew J. CUNNINGHAM
(1844-1926)
Sgt. Andrew Cunningham
DEATH TAKES WAR VETERAN
Funeral of Sergeant Cunningham
Will be Held Tuesday
Sergeant Andrew J. Cunningham, aged 82 years, a veteran of the Civil War, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Betts in Masontown, Saturday afternoon, August 21, 1926, at 4:15 o’clock. Mr. Cunningham was one of the most widely known members of Will F. Stewart Post, Grand Army of the Republic, in the county and his death comes as a shock to both his relatives and scores of friends. He had been a member of Colfax Lodge No. 565, I. O. O. F., for the last 62 years. Mr. Cunningham served for three years during the Civil War, joining the company organized in Masontown and vicinity by Captain Abrams. The Pennsylvania allotment being filled, the company rode horseback to Grafton, W. Va., where they were mustered in as part of Troop L, Second West Virginia organization and later was mustered out of the service in Grafton. Mr. Cunningham was born in German township on June 28, 1844.
In addition to Mrs. Betts, he is survived by the following children: Mrs. Charles Gause and Mrs. Belle A. Kail, of Uniontown; Mrs. Gussie Brown and Charles G. Cunningham, of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Claude Furtney, of Connellsville; Robert T. Cunningham, of Clarksville, Ark.; Andrew J. Cunningham of Superior, Wis.; 31 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Two sons, John Henry Cunningham, who died in Australia three years ago, and Frank H. Cunningham, who died in Youngwood 12 years ago, preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held in the Betts home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the Rev. Mr. Buell, pastor of the Masontown Episcopal church, officiating. Burial will be in the Masontown cemetery where “Taps” will be sounded and a salute fired. Members of the Masontown American Legion Post, the G. A. R., and the Odd Fellows will attend the services in a body.
continued to page 3, column
CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL
Hundreds of friends attended the funeral service yesterday for Sergeant Andrew J. Cunningham in Masontown. The services were in charge of the Rev. Mr. Buell, pastor of the Masontown Episcopal church. The American Legion of Masontown provided the escort to the body, while the Odd Fellows, of which Sergeant Cunningham had been a member for the last 62 years, formed the guard of honor. At the graveside the Grand Army ritual was given while “Taps” were sounded and the salute of three volleys fired. Burial was in the Masontown cemetery.
Ann E. Cunningham, 74, of Cunningham Drive, Hyndman, formerly of Connellsville, Pa., died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Lion's Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland, Md. She was born Jan. 30, 1931, in Connellsville, a daughter of the late Victor and Anna (Nesgoda) Maczko. Surviving are Thomas V. Cunningham, her husband of 41 years, whom she married on May 30, 1964; daughters, Mary Ann Cunningham Florez, of Falls Church, Va., Erin Cunningham, of Gainsville, Va.; a brother, Victor Maczko and wife Louise, of Connellsville; three grandchildren, Anna Asedrem, Sofiya Asedrem and Thomas Garcia. Mrs. Cunningham was a graduate of Connellsville High School. She worked for Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation. After her daughters were born, she stayed home and was a housewife and mother. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Cumberland. Mrs. Cunningham volunteered at the Hyndman Library, served as a CCD teacher at St. Patrick's Church and was involved in many other community and civic organizations. Friends will be received at the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green, Connellsville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Cemetery, Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa.
Anna Turner CUNNINGHAM ( -1945)
MRS. ANNA CUNNINGHAM
Mrs. Anna Turner Cunningham, 81, of Springhill township, died Saturday afternoon in Heiskell Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W. Va. Surviving are her husband John G. Cunningham, and the following children: Mrs. Rose Cupelli, Point Marion; George, Point Marion, R. D.; Thomas at home and Edward of New Geneva. The funeral service will be held at 2 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Conn funeral home in Point Marion. Interment will be made in the Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
Annanias Williams CUNNINGHAM ( -1904)
Mrs. Annanias Cunningham, wife of J. L. Cunningham, who has been ill with consumption for several months, succumbed to the disease at her home here Saturday evening. Mrs. Cunningham had been suffering more or less from the ailment for years. She was about 35 years old and is survived by her husband, one son, a mother hand four sisters. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. Reckwell of Dawson, Sunday at 2 P. M., after which the remains were interred in the Sugar Loaf cemetery. One of the largest funeral processions in this section followed the remains to the grave. The services occurred from the Methodist Episcopal Church on account of repairs being made to the Baptist Church.
Annie Cunningham Dead.
Miss Annie Cunningham, 84 years old, life-long resident of Luzerne township, died Wednesday at her home near the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. She was the daughter of the late James Cunningham, a former county commissioner, and Mrs. Roseanna Cunningham.
Notes from contributor:
Buried–Hopewell Cemetery,
e.g., Find-A-Grave Memorial# 102336621
Mother–Roseanna Muir Cunningham
At age 80, in 1930 census, Annie described
her occupation as "farmerette."
See Ellis, History of Fayette County, for
biographical sketch of this family.
Annie M. Cunningham, 88 of Connellsville (Broadford), Pa., who had worked as a seamstress at the former Connellsville Sportswear, passed away October 22, 2010. Survived by children Janet McKenzie (Brian), Allan Cunningham and David Cunningham (Sharon); 5 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received today (Sunday) from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at GRAFT-JACQUILLARD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Scottdale.
BARNETT CUNNINGHAM
Barnett Cunningham, aged 76 years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Theodore Doutbilt, of the Connellsville road, Sunday evening, February 25, 1923, at 7:30 o’clock from a complication of diseases. Besides her daughter, he is survived by five grandchildren. The deceased was a life long resident of Fayette and Westmorland counties and at the time of his death was a member of the Third Presbyterian church of Uniontown. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Doutbilt home with Rev. Hamilton, officiating. Interment will be in Scottdale cemetery.
Bernard CUNNINGHAM (1877-1895)
Death notice taken from the Obit Index of the Pennsylvania Room of the Uniontown Public Library.
Bernard Cunningham
White, male, 18 years old, single, Fireman
Cause of death–Typhoid Fever, sick 1 month
Born–1877, Sandpatch, Somerset Co., Pa.
Died–December 1, 1895
Father–W. H. Cunningham
Mother–Delia Cunningham
Date of record–December 2, 1895 in the
Daily News Standard
Betty Matlick CUNNINGHAM (1930-2006)
Betty Matlick Cunningham, 75, of Smithfield, Fayette County, Pa., died Wednesday, May 3, 2006. She was born November 6, 1930, in Mount Braddock, Fayette County, Pa., daughter of Harold Smithberger and Ethel Matlick Smithberger. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, Harry Albert Cunningham, and a sister, Alberta Smithberger. Betty had been employed as a waitress and a cook with Francis Restaurant, in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., and the Smithfield Diner, until her retirement. She was a member of the Fairchance Church of the Brethern, the Smithfield Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and the Smithfield Senior Citizens, all in Fayette County, Pa. Surviving are her loving family, four children: Robert Matlick and wife, Karen, of Troy, Mi., Candee Jo Haines, of Richmond, Va., Ronald A. Cunningham, of Smithfield, Pa., and Scott A. Cunningham and wife, Tracy, of Martinez, Ga.; six grandchildren; seven great- grandchildren; brothers and sisters: Aileen Burgess and husband, Robert, of Uniontown, Pa., Deloris Bland and husband, Herman, of Byron, Ga., Ruth Custer and husband, Paul, of Clawson, Mi., Glendora Bohnet and husband, Gerald, and Patricia Shand, both of Royal Oak, Mi., and Albert Smithberger and wife, Sandy, of Byron, Ga. Also survived by very special cousins: Jim and Beverly Matlick, of Upper Middletown, Fayette County, Pa.; brother-in-law, William Spaw and Ida, of Continental 3, Fayette County, Pa., and other loving relatives. The family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Fayette County, Pa., on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Monday, May 8, 2006, until 11 a.m., the hour of service with Rev. Rory Ruder officiating. Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Pa.
Blanche Marie Gray CUNNINGHAM (1923-2006)
Blanche Marie (Gray) Cunningham, age 82, of 210 North Main Street, Masontown, Pa., died Friday, February 10, 2006, at 6:30 a.m. in the Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown, Pa. She was born May 14, 1923, in Masontown, Pa., the daughter of Harold Minor Gray and Blanche (Rider) Gray. Blanche graduated from the now former Masontown High School. She was a housewife and a member of the Masontown Presbyterian Church. On July 22, 1944, she married Gerald Thane Cunningham and they celebrated 53 years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband in 1998, son, Harold Thane Cunningham in 2002, great granddaughter, Taylor Guthrie in 2002, and sisters, Alice Nocenti and Winona Tippen. She is survived by a son, Gerald Cunningham and his wife, Christina, of Masontown, Pa.; a daughter, Carol and her husband Harry Guthrie of Smithfield, Pa.; grandson, Joseph Thane Cunningham; granddaughter, Amy Marie Cunningham; granddaughter, Laura Marie Shoaf; granddaughter, Becky Louise Guthrie; and grandson, Harry Mark Guthrie. Family will receive friends in the JOHN S. MAYKUTH JR. FUNERAL HOME, corner of Church at 7 River Avenue, Masontown, Pa., on Sunday from Noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, February 13, until 10 a.m., the hour of Service in the Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Timothy Tanner officiating. Interment will follow in Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery.
Catherine CUNNINGHAM died in 1939. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(72)
The Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) Feb 28, 1939
Mrs. Catherine Cunningham, 86 years old, widow of Joseph H Cunningham, died Monday
at the family home in the old Pittsburgh road, North Union township , after a
six years' illness of complications. She was a daughter of the late David
and Isabella Deyarmon.
Catherine R. CUNNINGHAM (1899-1994)
Catherine Cunningham, retired hospital employee Catherine R. Cunningham, 94, of Latrobe, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 1994. She was born Oct 4. 1899, at Adelaide, a daughter of the late Dennis and Janie Boylen Cunningham. A retiree of Latrobe Area Hospital, she was a member of Holy Family Church, Latrobe, and its Rosary Society. Surviving are one sister, Mrs. Margaret Pepperell of New Alexandria; two nephews, James Cunningham and Joseph Cunningham, both Latrobe; and a number nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by four brothers, Raymond, Joseph, Hugh, and John Cunningham; and three sisters, Marie Quinn, Anna Mae Oswald and Loretta B. Cunningham.
Charles CUNNINGHAM
(1856-1920)
CHARLES CUNNINGHAM
Charles Cunningham, 62 years old, a resident of West Side all his life, died Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the home of his brother, Samuel Cunningham, 127 North Eleventh street, West Side. He had been in poor health for some time past and during the summer underwent an operation at the Cottage State hospital. Later he received treatment in a Pittsburgh hospital. Mr. Cunningham was born in the West Side, a son of the late John and Caroline Sechrist Cunningham. He was a teamster by occupation, but retired about three years ago. He was unmarried and survived by three sisters, Mrs. Matthew Crowley and Mrs. Wade Haddock, both of the West Side and Mrs. Louise Marsh of Mount Braddock, and a brother, Samuel Cunningham, of the West Side. Mr. Cunningham was one of the best known citizens of West Side and was highly respected by his friends. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Cunningham residence, with Rev. J. H. Lambertson, pastor of the Methodist Protestant church, officiating. Interment in Hill Grove cemetery.
Death notice for Cornelius Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, January 20, 1910. Complete text is not currently available.
Corrine K. CUNNINGHAM (1926-2006)
Corrine K. Cunningham, 80, of Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Thursday, October 26, 2006. She was born March 30, 1926, in Perryopolis, Pa., a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Borla Pirlo. Corrine was a member of Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perryopolis, Saint John's Alter Society, and Saint John's choir. She is survived by two sons: Mark Cunningham and wife, Pamela, of Vanderbilt, Fayette County, Pa., and Scott Cunningham and wife, Charlotte, of Fayette City, Fayette County, Pa.; three grandchildren: Jennifer, Mark, and Jason Cunningham; three sisters: Mrs. Mary Kollar, of Pittsburgh, Pa., Mrs. Hazel Bubnash, of Perryopolis, and Mrs. Henry (Elizabeth) Divirgilio, of Perryopolis. In addition to her parents, her husband, Stanley M. Cunningham, one sister, Celia Amico, and one brother, James Pirlo, preceded her. Friends will be received in the BLAIR- LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 106 East Independence Street, Perryopolis, Pa., on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where a Prayer Service will be held on Monday at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m., in Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Perryopolis, with the Rev. Father John T. Euker, as Celebrant. Interment will be in Saint John's Cemetery, Perryopolis.
Death notice for the infant daughter of Dr. D. O. and Priscilla G. Springer Cunningham, appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, November 19, 1907. She was born in Lower Tyrone Twp., Fayette Co., Pa. and died in Harda, India. Complete text is not currently available.
DAVID CUNNINGHAM
David Cunningham, aged 78 years, a pensioner of the H. C. Frick Coke Company, died at his home in Connellsville, Monday morning, October 7, 1929, after a two week’s illness. Mr. Cunningham was from in County Mayo, Ireland, in 1851 and came to the United States about 56 years ago locating in Pittsburgh. He moved to Connellsville 27 years ago. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Ellen Flynn Cunningham, the following children survive: William D. and John, at home; Martin B., Scranton; Thomas, Connellsville; Mrs. James Scott, Connellsville, and P. J. Cunningham, Omaha, Neb. Mr. Cunningham was a member of the Immaculate Conception church, the Holy Name Society and Ancient Order of Hibernians of Connellsville. The funeral will leave the house Thursday morning at 8:30 o’clock, for the Immaculate Conception church where solemn high mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock by the pastor, the Rev. Henry Geibel. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
David Orville CUNNINGHAM (1875-1920)
DAVID O. CUNNINGHAM
DAWSON, Dec. 27.— David O. Cunningham, 45, former local resident and missionary to India, died in Indianapolis, Ind. He was born in Lower Tyrone township, April 15, 1875, a son of the late Matthew G. and Lydia Newcomer Cunningham. The deceased was graduated from the California State Normal, from the Ada University at Ada, O., in 1901, and from Hiram college in 1904. He later took post graduate courses at Yale. In 1905 he left for India as a missionary, remaining there for 13 years. At the time of his death he was recruiting secretary of foreign missions for the Christian church. In addition to his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Hazel and Hilda, and four brothers, Rev. W. D. Cunningham, a missionary in Japan, J. B. Cunningham, Boulder, Col., and Glenn Cunningham of Chicago. He was an uncle of Mrs. Frank W. Jones of Poplar Grove and had a number of other relatives in this community. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cunningham and son, Edgar, of Dawson, attended the funeral held Friday afternoon at Ada, O., at the home of the deceased’s widow. Dr. Brown, whose home Mr. Cunningham first entered on his arrival in India, officiated.
Delilah Baer CUNNINGHAM ( -1914)
Mrs. Delilah Cunningham
Mrs. Delilah Cunningham, 77 years old, widow of Harrison Cunningham, was found dead this morning by her daughter, Mrs. J. Emmett Collins, when she went to her room to awaken her for breakfast. Mrs. Cunningham spent last summer and this winter with her brother, H. J. Baer, at Berlin and on Saturday a week ago, Mr. and Mrs. Collins received word that she was not as well as usual. On Wednesday Mrs. Collins went to Berlin and on Saturday night was accompanied home by her mother, who yesterday was able to be about. Her condition seemed improved and on going to her room last night she made no complaint of being ill. She was sitting in her chair this morning when her death was discovered. Mrs. Cunningham had resided in Connellsville for about 41 years and was widely and favorable known. In addition to Mrs. J. Emmett Collins of Patterson avenue she is survived by a daughter in California and three sons, Robert, of Cumberland, a Baltimore & Ohio passenger conductor, James G., a Baltimore & Ohio freight conductor, and Harry Cunningham, both of Connellsville.
Dolores Jean Stout CUNNINGHAM (1940-2010)
Dolores J. Cunningham
Mt. Pleasant
Dolores Jean (Stout) Cunningham, 70, of Mt. Pleasant, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010, at her home with her family by her side after a long battle with cancer. She was born Feb. 2, 1940, in Fayette County, a daughter of the late Walter and Katherine (McClelland) Stout. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Clifford Cunningham; her daughters, Debra Lint and her husband, Dave, of Monessen, and Mary Sommers and her husband, Ed, of Connellsville; her sisters, Patricia Christman and her husband, Howard, of Mt. Pleasant, and Barbara Curry, of United; and a brother, Robert James Stout, of Kecksburg. Dolores was preceded in death by a daughter, Bonnie Sue; her parents, Walter and Katherine Stout; a brother, Walter W. Stout; a brother-in-law, Clyde Curry; and a sister-in-law, Audrey Stout. Dolores was a loving mother who loved to garden and can her vegetables and she also like to help clean deer and can it. She also liked to make hanging baskets. Dolores Jean also has nine grandkids, Brian Swank, of Scottdale, Ronnie Swank, of Ruffsdale, David Swank, of Scottdale, Crystal Metzger, of Scottdale, Elsie Roberts, of New Tripoli, Ashley Swank, of Scottdale, Whitney Swank, of Dunbar, Kellyann Sommers, of Connellsville, and Jeff Butler, of Old Bethany. She also has 24 great-grandkids. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 406 E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday with the Rev. Don Smith officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Tarrs.
Donald E. Cunningham, 66, of Connellsville, died Saturday, April 13, 2002, in Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born Dec. 5, 1935, in Ohiopyle, a son of the late Francis and Stella Bryner Cunningham. Don was a Protestant by faith. He was employed by Shallenberger Construction and Pools for 30 years. Don enjoyed the sport of hunting. He is survived by his wife, Anna M. Maddas Cunningham, with whom he was with for 43 years; two daughters, Sheila Whipkey and Evelyn Owade and her husband, John, all of Connellsville; three sons, Donald Cunningham, Julius Maddas and Arnold Maddas and his wife, Monica, all of Connellsville; eight grandchildren; two great- grandchildren; two brothers, James Cunningham and his wife, Louise of Flatwoods and Alvin Wolfe and his wife, Joanne of Beaver Falls; and a sister, Joanne Robbins and her husband, James of Dillsburg, Pa. In addition to his parents, Don was predeceased by a son, Colin Cunningham. Friends will be received in the VITO C. MARTU CCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 S. First St., West Side, Connellsville, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday until 11 a.m., the hour of service with the Rev. Pete Malik officiating. Interment will follow in Sugar Grove Cemetery in Ohiopyle.
Drusilla Ann CUNNINGHAM
(1832-1914)
Death notice for Drusilla Ann Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, September 24 and 26, 1914. Complete text is not currently available.
Edna P. Conrad CUNNINGHAM
(1899-1929)
EDNA P. CUNNINGHAM
Edna P. Cunningham, aged 29 years, wife of Clyde Cunningham of this city, died at the home of her brother, Estep Conrad of Farmington, Monday, January 14, 1929, of pneumonia. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a son, H. Reid Cunningham; her father, W. E. Conrad, and a brother, Estep of Farmington, and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Marker of Uniontown. Funeral services will be held in Samson chapel near Farmington Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the Rev. Burr R. McKnight officiating. Burial will be in the chapel cemetery.
Eliza Jane Liston CUNNINGHAM ( -1930)
MRS. E. J. CUNNINGHAM
Mrs. E. J. Cunningham, widow of the late Thaddius S. Cunningham, Bruceton Mills, W. Va., died at the home of her son, Frank of that place, after a short illness. She was aged 80. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Thurman King, Mrs. J. W. Wheeler, Frank of Bruceton Mills; Mrs. W. L. Conner of Pasadena, Cal.; Edward and Albert of Uniontown and Emmett of Charleston, W. Va. Funeral services will be held from the Hopewell church Sunday at 11 a.m., with burial in the Bruceton cemetery.
Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM died in 1933. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Elizabeth Cunningham, aged 76, widow of Rev. J. C. Cunningham, late of Ursinus,
Pa., died Saturday at 9:30 p.m. Mrs. W. W. Fraidley of Connellsville; Mrs.
J. W. Schearer, of Melville, N. D., and Mrs. Grant, Rose of Ursina, two sons,
David of new Salem, and Ira, of Connellsville; a sister, the Rev. Mrs. Trosh,
of Ursina, and a brother, N. C. Weaver of Mt. Pleasant.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at the Home
for the Aged. Burial will be in Ursina cemetery.
(newspaper dated February 5, 1933)
MISS ELLA CUNNINGHAM
Miss Ella Cunningham, aged 52, died Thursday morning at 6 o’clock at the Uniontown hospital following an operation. The body was taken to her home at Fairchance where funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Rev. Jasper Baruthouse, officiating. Four brothers survive, Lee and John, of Fairchance, Ergle, of Ohio, Henry of Fairchance, together with one sister, Eliza.
Ellen M. Mitchell CUNNINGHAM (1929-2008)
Ellen M. Mitchell Cunningham, 79, of Lake Lynn, Fayette County, Pa., died Sunday, August 3, 2008, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. She was born January 20, 1929, in Rowes Run, Fayette County, Pa., daughter of the late Ewing S. Mitchell and Ellen V. Show Mitchell. Ellen was predeceased by two sisters, Hannah McFadden and Violet Osburn, and three brothers, Ewing Mitchell, Jr., Isadore Mitchell and Samuel Mitchell. Surviving are her husband, George Wilson Cunningham; three children: Karen L. Bynum and her husband, Walter, of Port St. Lucie, Florida, Perry W. Cunningham, II, and his wife, Norma, of Point Marion, Fayette County, Pa., and Randy G. Cunningham, of Finleyville, Pa.; 12 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Ruby Gardner, of Morgantown, W.Va., and several nieces and nephews. Ellen was a member of the Whitehouse Free Methodist Church, The Frank Fordyce Sunday School Class, and worked for the Bell Telephone Company for five years. She graduated from South Union High School, in Fayette County, Pa., Class of 1946. The family will receive friends in the WHITEHOUSE FREE METHODIST CHURCH, Whitehouse, Fayette County, Pa., today, August 6, 2008, from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. George W. McLaughlin, officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Fayette County, Pa. The GOLDSBORO-TOMI FUNERAL HOME, 21 East Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., is handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Whitehouse Free Methodist Church in Ellen's memory.
Death notice for Elmer Cunningham appeared in the Morning Herald, Uniontown, PA, July 17, 1912. Complete text is not currently available.
Elmer D. 'Fudd' CUNNINGHAM (1955-2010)
Elmer D. "Fudd" Cunningham, 55 of Fairchance, Pa. died on August 30, 2010. He was born July 20, 1955, in Fairchance, Pa., son of the late Elmer S. Cunningham and Beulah Myers Cunningham. Elmer had been employed with Laidlaw Transportation as a bus driver for many years. Surviving are his wife, Russella "Rusty" Lowe Cunningham and his daughter, Heather Lavery. The family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa. on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Services begin at 1 p.m. with Rev. Jack Herman officiating. Interment will follow in the Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Pa.
Elmer Woodrow 'Woody' CUNNINGHAM (1955-2009)
Elmer Woodrow "Woody" Cunningham, Jr., 54 years of Smithfield, Pa. died suddenly on August 19, 2009. Although his health had been failing in recent years, his death was unexpected. He was born August 1, 1955 in Uniontown, Pa., son of Elmer W. Cunningham, Sr. and Mary Belle (Campbell) Cunningham, who are now deceased. Elmer graduated from Fairchance - Georges Senior High School and ICM School of Business. He served in the U.S. Army from 1978 to 1979. He was then employed for many years at the Mechanicsburg Army Depot until his retirement. Left to cherish his memory are his sisters and brother: Barbara Shaffer, Jane Wolfe and Rod, Dianna "Lynn" Palmer and James "Jimmy" Cunningham and several nieces and nephews whom he loved dearly. He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, camping and anything to do with the outdoors. He was deeply loved by all who knew him and will be sadly missed by all. The family will received friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa. (today) Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and on Saturday, August 22 until 11 a.m., the Hour of Service with Minister Brian Young officiating. Interment will follow in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance, Pa. with Military Rites being accorded. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to Elmer Cunningham, Jr. Memorial Fund, 126 West Church Street, Fairchance, PA 15436.
Elsy Isabelle CUNNINGHAM
(1846-1898)
Death notice taken from the Obit Index of the Pennsylvania Room of the Uniontown Public Library.
Elsie Cunningham
White, female, 57 years old, married
Cause of death–Rheumatism, sick 1 year
Born–1841, Brownsville
Died–May 18, 1898
Buried–Redstone Cemetery
Ester D. CUNNINGHAM (1923-2006)
Ester D. Cunningham, 82, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., died on Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at her home. She was born on December 14, 1923, in Scottdale, Westmoreland County, Pa. Left to cherish her memory are Thomas L. Cunningham, her loving husband of 53 years; four children: twin daughters, Joyce Costa, of Stowe, Ohio, and Joanne Pobiega and husband, Gary, of Brecksville, Ohio; Kirby L. Cunningham and wife, Patty, of Boca Raton, Florida; and Jennifer L. Cunningham, of Pittsburgh, Pa.; six grandchildren: Tommy Cunningham, Kristen Cunningham, Joseph Powell, Kelly Brzozowski and husband, Ed, Mary Beth Costa and Danny Costa; and two great-grandchildren: Emily and Alexis Brzozowski. Friends will be received in the STEPHEN R. HAKY FUNERAL HOME, INC., A Dignity Memorial Provider, 603 North Gallatin Avenue Extension, Uniontown, Pa., on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Friday, May 26, until 10:30 a.m., when a Blessing Service will be held in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Father Michael J. Crookston officiating. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park, Route 40 East, Brier Hill, Fayette County, Pa. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial contributions to the American Heart Association, 7829 National Pike, Suite 2, Uniontown, Pa., 15401.
Death notice for Esther L. Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, August 31, 1907. Complete text is not currently available.
Eugene ‘Buck’ CUNNINGHAM (1919-2008)
Eugene "Buck" Cunningham, 89, of Smithfield, Fayette County, Pa., passed away peacefully after being cared for by his loving family, on Saturday, September 27, 2008, in Golden Living Center, Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa. He was born February 15, 1919, in Job, West Virginia, son of the late Charles Cunningham and Viola Mae White Cunningham. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Edith Brewer Cunningham; son, Ron Cunningham; five sisters: Mary, Margie, Mabel, Myrtle, and Helen, and a brother, Roy. He was the last surviving member of his parents' immediate family. Buck was employed for many years as a truck driver and miner in the coal and coke industry of our area. After retirement, he and his wife Edith were the owners and operators of the former Cunningham's Dairy Deluxe and Restaurant on Route 21, in McClellandtown, Fayette County, Pa., for many years. He also loved to work in his garden and raise vegetables to give them away to his friends. He was a very giving, loving and compassionate person to everyone he met. He was a member of the Teamsters Union and the United Mine Workers of America, and a former member of the York Run Grange. He also attended the White House Free Methodist Church. Surviving are his loving children: Donna J. Culleton, of Uniontown, Pa., and Charles "Chuck" Cunningham, of Smithfield, Pa.; seven grandchildren: Michelle Cole, Ron Cunningham and wife, Lisa, Kim Barone and husband, Mike, Tom Cunningham, Don Cunningham and wife, Beth, Jamie Riffle and husband, John, and Jeanie Cunningham; ten great-grandchildren; special friend, Lenny Barone, of Belmont, Ohio; devoted brother-in-law, Ray Brewer and his family, Cindy and Shawn; sister-in-law, Marie Glotfelty, of Washington, Washington County, Pa.; nieces and nephews and his close pets he loved, Buddy and Jasper. The family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Fayette County, Pa., today, from 7-9 p.m., Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m., and on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. George W. McLaughlin, officiating. Interment will follow in Mountain View Memorial Park, Brownfield, Fayette County, Pa.
Eva Margaret CUNNINGHAM ( -1903)
Death notice for Eva Margaret Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, August 28, 1903. Complete text is not currently available.
Francis M. CUNNINGHAM ( -1919)
F. M. CUNNINGHAM,
AGED WAR VETERAN,
DIES OF LOCKJAW
After Braving Many Battles
County Chaplain Falls
Victim of Nail.
HONORED BY CONGRESS
Only Man from County Serving in Rebellion to Receive
Decoration from National Legislature; Capture of
Colors Witnessed by General Custer.
Lockjaw resulting from blood-poisoning caused the death of Francis M. Cunningham, 80 years old, leading Civil War veteran of the county, Sunday morning at 8:30 o’clock at his home near Ohiopyle. While at work about an old building about a week ago, Mr. Cunningham stepped on a rusty spike, causing an ugly wound on the foot. Later blood poisoning developed, followed by lockjaw. Comrade Cunningham was one of 67 Fayette countians who purchased horses on their own account and rode to West Virginia, enlisting in the First West Virginia Cavalry, in order that they might get into the service. The regiment was commanded by Colonel Kephart. Mr. Cunningham held the record of being the only soldier of the Civil War from Fayette county to be rewarded for gallantry by a congressional medal. As an orderly sergeant at the battle of Gettysburg he took command of his company when the officers were killed and held the command to the end of the war. At the battle of Sailor’s creek, Va., his horse was shot from under him. He mounted a mule and distinguished himself in the capture of the rebel colors. When the color bearer resisted he drew his sabre when his gun refused to work, and personally compelled the bearer to surrender. General Custer witnessed the act and sent Cunningham to Washington with the colors. For this act he was given an additional $10 a month pension.
The deceased was born in Somerset county and had resided in the community of Ohiopyle virtually all his life. He held the title of reverend, and was chaplain of the Fayette County Veterans’ association. He was also a member of the William F. Kurtz Post No. 104, Grand Army of the Republic, and came from Ohiopyle to attend many of the meetings. He had many friends here.
The deceased enlisted at the outbreak of the Civil War in Co. H., First West Virginia Cavalry and later by reason of re- enlistment he served two years and six months as a member of Company H. First Pennsylvania Cavalry. He was honorably discharged from the service at Wheeling, W. Va., as a sergeant, in 1865. Mr. Cunningham participated in 74 battles and six skirmishes.
The deceased was a widower. He is survived by the following children: James, Charles, Mrs. William Johnson and Mrs. Mary Cunningham, all residing in the vicinity of Ohiopyle, and Mrs. Belle Boyd, and a large number of grandchildren. Funeral from the house Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock, followed by services at the Baptist church at Ohioplyle.
PRECHER’S FUNERAL
UNDER AGREEMENT
OF 30 YEARS AGO
Thirty years ago or so Rev. F. M. Cunningham, chaplain of the Fayette County Veterans’ association, who died Sunday at his home near Ohiopyle, and Rev. L. S. Colborn of Columbus, Ohio, agreed that the one living longer should conduct the other’s funeral service. A message carried to Rev. Colborn news of the death of his friend, and a return wire last evening brought the word that he would be on hand today for the service. Rev. Colborn is a Baptist minister of Columbus. Comrade Cunningham was also of the Baptist faith.
REV. FRANCIS M. CUNNINGHAM
Rev. Francis M. Cunningham was buried with honors of war yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church at Ohiopyle, with the William F. Kurtz Post, No. 104, Grand Army of the Republic, and the Uniontown Grand Army Post in charge. The funeral was the largest held in Stewart township in years, friends of the deceased from all parts of the township and from more distant points attending. Rev. L. S. Colborn of Columbus, O., was in charge of the services, delivering a beautiful and impressive sermon. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Six grandsons of the deceased served as pallbearers. Civil War veterans from here in attendance were W. P. Clark, J. E. Jones, L. W. Wolfe, Captain Edmund Dunn and C. H. Whiteley.
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KILLED ON B. & O.
Frank Cunningham Ran Down in
Local Ash Pits.
Frank Cunningham, 66 years old, a Baltimore & Ohio laborer, was instantly killed yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock at the company’s ash pit when run down by an engine of the 2,000 type. The body which was badly mangled was removed to Funeral Director J. H. Sims parlors and prepared for burial. Later it was taken to the home of J. W. Howard in West Apple street, from which place the funeral will take place Monday morning at 8:30 o’clock. Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock at the Immaculate Conception church. Interment in St. Joseph’s cemetery. Coroner S. H. Baum of Uniontown was notified of the accident. Mr. Cunningham’s nearest relatives are four second cousins, Daniel Cunningham, who makes his home with his uncle, J. W. Howard, of Connellsville; James C. Cunningham of Cheyenne, Wyo.; William Cunningham of St. Louis, Mo., and Joseph Cunningham of Ogden, Utah. Mr. Cunningham was a member of the Holy Name society.
FRANK CUNNINGHAM
The funeral of Frank Cunningham took place yesterday morning at 8:30 o’clock from the home of J. W. Howard in West Apple street and at 9 o’clock requiem high mass was celebrated at the Immaculate Conception church by Rev. Father John T. Burns. Interment in St. Joseph’s cemetery.
FRANK H. CUNNINGHAM
The funeral of Frank H. Cunningham was held yesterday morning from the family residence at Youngwood. The interment took place at Masontown.
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Five Killed In
B. & O. Wreck
Five men are dead, one was slightly injured, and a seventh is unaccounted for as a result of the wreck of a fast freight train on the Pittsburg & Western division of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at Bryant station yesterday evening.
The Dead.
Joseph P. O’Donnell, aged about 26, of Johnstown, Pa.; killed instantly.
Charles Iverson, aged --, of 1874 North Kimball street, Chicago, Ill.; died in West Penn hospital at 8 o’clock last
night.
Matthew J. O’Neil, aged 27, married, of Oltman street, Sheridan, an electrician, died in Passavant hospital at 9:05
o’clock from shock.
F. M. Cunningham, aged 42, of Connellsville, Pa., conductor of freight train, both legs crushed, necessitating
amputation, died in West Penn hospital.
Samuel Matingly, aged 20, of 220 Morgan place, Johnstown, a mechinist; taken to Passavant hospital, where he
died.
Injured.
Raymond Dallas, aged 17, of 3011 Spring alley, nose and jaw fractured, concussion of the head, taken to Allegheny
General hospital.
As the train of about 30 cars, all filled with bar iron, approached a sharp curve at Bryant station, a wheel on one of the forward cars broke. About 10 of the cars were reduced to kindling, and the tracks were torn up more than 200 feet. The iron loaded in the wrecked cars was piled on both tracks, blocking traffic.
Cunningham, O’Donnell, O’Neil, Iverson, Mattingly and Dallas were hurled into the wreckage. O’Donnell being killed almost instantly, while the others, with the exception of Dallas, were partly buried under the piles of iron bars. All the men, except Cunningham, were beating their way on the train and were not employed on the railroad. Cunningham had been employed on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for 20 years and had been a conductor for about 10 years. He resided on East Fairview avenue and is survived by his widow and two children, who left last night for Pittsburg. Mr. Cunningham was a member of the Moose lodge.
CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL
Will Be Held From St. Agnes Church,
Pittsburg, Tomorrow Morning.
The remains of F. M. Cunningham, who was killed Wednesday night in a wreck on the Pittsburg & Western railroad, will be held from the residence of Mrs. Pickering at No. 8 Maurice street, Pittsburg, at 8 A. M. Saturday, July 22. Funeral services will be held in St. Agnes church at 9 A. M. Interment in Calvary cemetery, Hazelwood, Pa. Members of Division No 357 of O. R. C. are expected to attend and other friends respectively invited. It will be necessary for parties leaving Connellsville to go on train No. 9.
Fred E. CUNNINGHAM (1895-1897)
Death notice taken from the Obit Index of the Pennsylvania Room of the Uniontown Public Library.
Fred E. Cunningham
White, male, 18 months old
Cause of death–Summer complaint, sick 10 weeks
Born–March, 1895, West Leisenring
Died–September 30, 1897, West Leisenring
Father–Elmer Cunningham
Mother–Eleanor Taylor Cunningham
Buried–Laurel Hill Cemetery
Fred James CUNNINGHAM (1918-1992)
Fred James Cunningham, age 73 years, of Fairchance, Pa., died Friday, March 6, 1992, in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born October 1, 1918, in Leckrone, Pa., son of the late Charles W and Mary Ann Smith Cunningham. He was predeceased by three sisters: Marie Burnsworth, Jean Thompson, and Shirley Schley; and two brothers: Roy Cunningham and Charles J. Cunningham.; two daughters: Mrs. Charlotte Baily and her husband, Bob, of Fairchance and Mrs. Nancy Wolfe and her husband, Donald of Hopwood; one son, Richard A. Cunningham and his wife, Mary, of Fairchance; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; four sisters: Mildred Abel of McKeesport, Pa., Betty Golden of Fairchance, Pa., Evelyn Broad of Uniontown, Pa., and Ruth Donaldson of Fairchance, Pa. Mr. Cunningham was a retired coal miner from Maple Creek Mine, member UMWA District 5 Belle Vernon, World War II U.S. Navy Veteran, member Hopwood AMVETS Post 103 and Golden Age Club in Uniontown. The family will receive friends in the Goldsboro Funeral Home, Fairchance, today 7 to 9 p.m., Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with rev. James J. JOBES officiating. Interment Mountain View Memorial Park, Brownfield, Pa. Graveside Military Rites accorded by Hopwood AMVETS Post 103.
G. Herbert CUNNINGHAM (1905-1979)
CUNNINGHAM, G. HERBERT—, 72, 719 York St. Brownsville, died February 9, 1979 in Uniontown Hospital. He was born December 30, 1905 in West Brownsville, a son of the late Kenneth and Alice Ashurst Cunningham. He was a retired employee of the U.S. Corps of Engineering with 22 years of service retiring in 1972 at the Maxwell Locks. He was a member of the BPOE No. 1344 in Brownsville. He is survived by his wife, Helen Regets Cunningham, one son, Robert E. Cunningham, a daughter, Mrs. Marlene Evans; two grandchildren, Julie and William F. Evans; one brother, Boyd C. Cunningham In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother, Bernard. Burial in LaFayette Memorial Park under the direction of the Andrew J. Skirpan Funeral Home.
Genevieve Trevisanutto CUNNINGHAM (1918-2007)
Genevieve Trevisanutto Cunningham, age 88, of Star Junction, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Sunday, March 4, 2007. She was born March 24, 1918, in Fayette City, Fayette County, Pa. Genevieve was the daughter of Celeste Trevisanutto and Genueffa (Pittone) Trevisanutto. Genevieve was a member of Star Junction United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, David Cunningham, three brothers and one sister. She is survived by two daughters: Mrs. Thomas (Mary) Pesi, of Star Junction, Pa., and Mrs. Steven (Kandie) Baluch, of Lafayette, Indiana. Genevieve was the proud grandmother of seven grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren and one step great-grandson. Friends will be received in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 106 East Independence Street, Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pa., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday, March 7, until 10 a.m., the Hour of Service. The Rev. Robert Moffat will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Bowman- Flatwoods Cemetery, Vanderbilt R.D.1, Fayette County, Pa.
Death notice for George Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, August 12 & 13, 1914. Complete text is not currently available.
George E. CUNNINGHAM (1938-2008)
George E. Cunningham, age 70, of College Park, Maryland, formerly of Fairchance, Fayette County, Pa., died Sunday, November 2, 2008, at his residence. He was born April 14, 1938, in Fairchance, Pa., son of George Cunningham and Elizabeth Crouse Cunningham. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Nancy Davis Cunningham, and one sister, Shirley Cunningham. Surviving are one sister, Nancy Balas and her husband, Ed, of Ohio, and several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends in the GASCH'S FUNERAL HOME, Hyattsville, Maryland, today, Friday, November 7, 2008 from 6 to 9 p.m. Interment will be held Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Brentwood, Maryland.
Geraldine ‘Gera’ CUNNINGHAM (1929-2008)
Geraldine Cunningham, our beloved mother, "Gera", of Richland, Mo., born September 30, 1929, in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., passed on to be with our father in heaven, November 1, 2008. Our Mother was the daughter of Albert and Nellie (Fike) Hoch, of Uniontown, Pa. She married our father, A.W. Cunningham, on November 16, 1947. She was the co-owner of National Travel School, which she shared with our father. "Gera" was the loving mother of Joy Lynn Carney and husband, James, with whom she lived for the past three years, Lori S. Abraham and husband, Scott, of Fairchance, Fayette County, Pa., and Chris Cunningham and wife, Jennifer, of Harrison City, Westmoreland County, Pa. She leaves behind sisters: Shirley "Sugar" (Hoch) Harned and family, Doris (Hoch) Cehula and family; brothers: Terry Hoch and family, Charles Hoch and family, and Richard Hoch and family; many nieces and nephews and her special niece, Kimberly Duke, who has been like a daughter to her. She also leaves behind her beloved German Short Hair Pointer, Ellie Mae. She was affectionately known as "Mom-Mom" to all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren which include: Jimmy, Patrick, and Michael Carney, Zackary Abraham, Hannah, Benjamin, Abigail, Emma, Casie, Conner, Elizabeth (EJ) and Ella Rose, Chris David and Katlyn Cunningham and great-grandchild, Brody Carney. Our mother was preceded in death by her parents, our father, A.W. Cunningham, granddaughter, Lyndsay Abraham, brother, Albert Hoch, sisters, Jean Hoch and Barbara Duke. A Private Memorial Service for the family will be held in the Free Methodist Church, 53 South Morgantown Street, Fairchance, Pa., on Sunday, November 30, 2008, at 3 p.m., with the Pastor Paul Lesher, residing. Arrangements by HEDGES SCOTT FUNERAL HOME, Osage Beach, Mo.
Gertrude CUNNINGHAM died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(22)
Mrs. Gertrude Cunningham aged 61 years, two months and one day, wife of Clarence
Cunningham and a highly respected and well beloved resident of Masontown, died
suddenly at 3:20 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the family residence following
a heart attack.
Besides her husband she is survived by eight children: Mrs. William Easter, Masontown;
Edgar Cunningham, Washington, Pa,; Roy Carmichaels; Arleigh, Pisgah, W.Va.; Mrs.
Carl Swisher, Masontown; Mrs. Paul Metheney, Terra Alta, W. Va.; Mrs. George
Beal, New Geneva; Mrs. George Fagan, Masontown; 15 grandchildren, and three brothers;
Walter Crumrine, Carmichaels; Chester, of Brownsville and Frank Crumrine, in
the U.S. Government service in the Philippines.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Masontown
Brethren church in charge of Rev. Floyd Sibert. Burial will be in Masontown Cemetery.
Genius June 16, 1935
H. Clyde CUNNINGHAM
(1878-1932)
H. CLYDE CUNNINGHAM
H. Clyde Cunningham, 53, of New Salem, died at his home Thursday, February 18, 1932, at 4 p.m. Death came following a prolonged illness extending over the past two and a half years. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Pearl Cunningham, three children, Harold, Thelma, and Kenneth, all of New Salem; his mother, Mrs. Katherine Cunningham and the following brothers and sisters, Mrs. C. M. Sturgis, Mrs. Mary David, Mrs. Robert Langley, Mrs. Fred Kelley, all of Uniontown; David of New Salem, Hunter and Oriand, of Uniontown. Mr. Cunningham was born July 3, 1878 having been a life-long resident of Fayette county, the past 28 years being spent at New Salem. He united with the Church of the Brethren in 1903 remaining an active and faithful member until a short time before his death. Funeral services will be conducted at the home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. C.C. Solenberger. Burial in Oak Grove cemetery, Uniontown.
Death notice for Hannah Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, November 6, 1903. Complete text is not currently available.
Harry D. Cunningham of Cleveland, Ohio, passed away Monday, April 24, 1995. He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth (Blanchard) Cunningham; a daughter, Mrs. Albert (Carol) Derga of Racine, Wis.; three grandchildren, Shelly, Sarah, and Sally Derga; his father and mother, Harry W. and Louise (Lincoln) Cunningham of Uniontown; two brothers, Leroy (Frieda) Cunningham of Cleveland and Robert (Doris) Cunningham of Falls Church, Va.; and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Jerome W. Shell Funeral Home, 164 South Mt. Vernon Ave., today from 12 Noon until 2 p.m., the hour of service.
Helen Moyer CUNNINGHAM ( -1978)
CUNNINGHAM, HELEN MOYER--Age 69 years, of Brownfield, Pa., died in the Uniontown Hospital on Tuesday, January 10, 1978, at 5:15 p.m. Surviving are her husband, Roy (Bud) Cunningham; the following children; Mrs. Clayton (Lois) Riggin of Hopwood, Pa.; Mrs. Vincent (Jane) Piccolomini of N. Ridgeville, Ohio; Charles Craig of Uniontown; Linda Craig at home; Arthur Craig of New Geneva, Pa.; the following step-children; Ray Cunningham Jr. of Warren, Ohio; Robert Cunningham of Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Arlene Graeb of Pittsburgh, Pa.; William Cunningham of the State of Massachusetts; fourteen grandchildren; one brother, Robert Moyer of Jekyll Island, Ga. The family will receive friends in the James W. Goldsboro Funeral Home, Fairchance, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and until Friday at 2:30 p.m., the hour of service. Dr. Earl P Confer will officiate. Interment in Mountain View Memorial Park.
The Morning Herald--The Evening Standard, Uniontown, PA, Thursday, January 12, 1978, page 30, column 3
Contributed by Ruth Sprowls <ruthsprowls at sccoast.net>
UNION.....JANUARY 6.
MELANCHOLY OCCURRENCE!
On Monday last, Mr. Hugh Cunningham, and Thomas Johnston, both of this county, and Mr. Strong, of Kentucky, were unfortunately drowned in the Youghiogeni river, near Connellsville. It appears that Mr. Cunningham was about to descend the river to Kentucky, with a cargo of Iron, and had received into his boat near three tons of iron at Col. Meason's Forge, and set out from thence accompanied by the above persons and two negro men, with an intention of landing his boat below the bridge, to receive the residue of his loading;-- that owing to some mismanagement of the boat, she was brought sideways against one of the fenders of the bridge, which caused the iron to roll to one side, and sprung a plank:--the water immediately poured into the boat: Upon seeing this, one of the negroes on board became alarmed and clung to one of the piers of the bridge, by which he saved himself. Mr. Cunningham, and the others on board, appeared to exert themselves to effect a landing, but the boat filling so fast with water, their exertions were unavailing;--she sunk about a quarter of mile below the bridge, near the middle of the river. The only person saved was the other negro man who swam ashore. The bodies of the deceased have not yet been found.
A very sad and somewhat singular accident occurred on Wednesday of week before last to Hugh, a little son of A. J. Cunningham, of Masontown, Fayette county. The unfortunate little fellow was in the house playing with his brother and sister (both older than he), and fell upon a stick that he held in his hand. It entered the flesh below his eye, apparently passing around and under it. Medical aid was at once summoned, and the wound examined and dressed, but all human efforts to save the little sufferer's life were vain, and on the following Saturday he breathed his last.
Hugh Orr CUNNINGHAM died in 1929. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(3)
HUGH ORR CUNNINGHAM
Hugh Orr Cunningham, Stewarttown, near Point Marion, died Tuesday mornig <sic>
in Morgantown hospital following a lingering illness. Death was attributed to
complications.
Mr. Cunningham was born in New Geneva 78 years ago. During his active life he
served as a salesman for Watkins Company, traveling for this concern for more
than 30 years.
Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Jesse Miller and Pearl Cunningham, of Morgantown;
Mrs. Mary Hoard, Hoard, W. Va., and Mrs. Nellie Posten, Charleston, W. Va. Six
grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive.
His wife, Laura, preceded him in death eight years ago.
Funeral will be Thursday at 3:30 o'clock at Stewarttown Baptist church.
Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Herald 4-12-29 (?)
Cholera Infantum Fatal.
Ira J. Cunningham, aged 1 year, 9 months and 16 days, died this morning at 2 o’clock of cholera infantum at the home of its parents at Moyer. No arrangements have been made for the funeral.
Ira Cunningham’s Funeral
The funeral of Ira J. Cunningham, small son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Cunningham, took place from the family residence at Pennsville Friday morning at 10 o’clock. Interment at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
It is with sadness we note the death by lightning of James Cunningham, son of Matthew Cunningham, of this place, who has resided in Nebraska for the last few years. The sympathy of the community is with the bereaved family.
Jane CUNNINGHAM died in 1896. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Jane Cunningham, widow of Joseph Cunningham, ex-commissioner of Fayette
county, of Tyrone township, died at James Warden's her son-in-law's, Mt. Pleasant,
Saturday, January 30th, 1886. Funeral Tuesday, Feb. 2nd, at Cochran cemetery
at 2 ?
(from the Scottdale Correspondent)
Jennie Elizabeth CUNNINGHAM ( -1937)
MRS. JENNIE E. CUNNINGHAM
Mrs. Jennie Elizabeth Cunningham, wife of James L. Cunningham, died at 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, July 20, 1937 in her home in Thomasdale. Death was due to complications. Surviving are her husband; one step-son, Lawrence; her father, M.R. Thomas, at home and the following sister and brothers: Mrs. Anna Deal, Thomasdale; Joseph A. Thomas, Thomasdale; Harris M. and James R. Thomas of Uniontown; Wayne Thomas of Thomasdale. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
DIED
CUNNINGHAM— February 26th, JOHN, son of William H. and Maria Cunningham, aged one year, nine months and 11 days.
J. S. Cunningham Dead.
John S. Cunningham, one of the best known men of the Monongahela valley died at his home at Brownsville, on Monday morning, at 2:30 o’clock, aged 62 years, of paralysis. He was prominent among coal men, having years ago been a member of the old Empire coal company with Capt. Lou Abrams. Up to the time of death he was interested in optioning coal lands.
Laura Bell CUNNINGHAM died in 1863. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(52)
CUNNINGHAM-July 31st near Uniontown, Laura Bell Cunningham, infant daughter of
William and Maria Cunningham, aged eleven months.
She was dying-our sweet Laura Bell,
She was passing like a sigh,
From the world of love and beauty,
To a brighter home on high.
She was passing like a vision,
Which may never more return;
Or like flowers which meekly wither
Round some lone, white burial urn.
Brightly dawned the morrow's morning,
Over hill and over dale,
Still with mournful hearts we lingered
By the side of Laura Bell.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, August 6, 1863.
Vol. 3, No. 26, pg. 3, col. 4.
Lydia CUNNINGHAM died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
CUNNINGHAM, LYDIA
Following a lingering illness, Miss Lydia CUNNINGHAM, 60 years old, a resident of Dawson virtually all her life, died Monday morning at the home of a relative, W.C. CROWELL, in Cleveland, O. The body arrived at Dawson Tuesday and was removed to the Presbyterian church where services were held. Rev. W.B. Purnell, the pastor officiating. Interment in Cochran cemetery.
Weekly Courier Thurs. 4-25-1918
Martha CUNNINGHAM died in 1907. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(72)
The Daily Courier (Connellsville, PA) Thursay, March 20, 1907
MARTHA CUNNINGHAM
Died at Her Home on Cottage Avenue This Morning
Miss Martha Cunningham, aged 65 years and five months died this morning at 7 o'clock at the home of her cousin, Mrs. Anna Marietta, Cottage avenue. Funeral from her late residence Friday morning at 10 o'clock Rev. W. V. Edie officiating. Interment at Dawsen, Deceased was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Cunningham and was born in Lower Tyrone township, residing there until the death of her father which occurred eitht years ago. Since that time she has resided with her cousin, Mrs Anna Marietta.
Her mother died 16 years ago. Deceased was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. About a week ago, she contracted a severe cold which developed into pneumonia, resulting in her death. She is survived by one brother, Joseph Cunningham of Smithfield; four cousins, Mrs. Anna Marietta, B.C. Stouffer, J.W. Stouffer, and G.W. Stouffer of Connellsville. Deceased was well known at Scottdale and throughout Lower Tyrone township.
The remains of Matthew Cunningham, who was killed on the Mahoning Branch of the Southwest railroad last week, were buried in the Franklin Cemetery on Sunday. The funeral was attended by the Junior Order American Machinists, and was of the largest that ever took place in this vicinity.
Notes from contributor:
Widow –Margaret Cunningham
Myrtle B. CUNNINGHAM (1900-1994)
Myrtle B. Cunningham, 93, of Uniontown, Pa., died Wednesday, June 29, 1994 in the Uniontown Hospital. She was born July 20, 1900 in Uniontown, daughter of the late Charles and Annie Sampsell Lewis. She was also predeceased by her husband, Amos J. Cunningham in 1973; a sister, Ethel Piscopio; four brothers: Wilber, Earl, Harry and Albert Lewis; and a step-son, Omer Cunningham. She was a member of the Grace Brethren Church, Uniontown. Surviving are seven children: Paul B. Cunningham, Vivian B. Nathan, and Anna Mac Baker, all of Uniontown, Pa., Jean J. Maness of Latrobe, Pa., A. W. Cunningham of Uniontown, Pa., Dorothy L. Davis of Canton, Ohio, and Gerald D. Cunningham of Jessup, Md.; two stepchildren: Odessa M. Harris and Thelma F. Leckemby, both of Uniontown; 18 grandchildren; two step- grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; five great great grandchildren; two sisters: Bertha Piper of Mt. Morris, Pa. and Nellie Dudek of Uniontown, Pa.; a brother, Orville Lewis of Lewisburg, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOME, 139 W. Fayette, St., Uniontown, Pa., today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the hour of service, with Pastor Darrel Taylor of the Grace Brethren Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Hill Cemetery, McClellandtown, Pa.
Patrick J. CUNNINGHAM died in 1931. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Patrick J. Cunningham, of Dawson, an employe of the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Railroad Company at Dickerson Run for 33 years, died at 9:30 p.m., Friday, May
1, 1931, in Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nellie Cunningham and the following children:
Gertrude, Jane, Paul, Patrick, Joseph, Jr., and Mrs. Mildred Rush, all at home.
He was a member of the Sacred Heart church.
Solemn requiem high mass with be read in the Sacred Heart church this morning
at 9 o'clock by Rev. Fr. William R. Slattery, pastor. Burial will be in
parish cemetery at Dickerson Run.
Newpaper image is poor quality. Transcription may not be exact.
Died
CUNNINGHAM— At her home on East Gibson avenue, Mrs. Rachel Cunningham, Monday evening at 10 o’clock November 4th, 1902, of a complication of diseases. She was 55 years old. Mrs. Cunningham was born at Morris Cross Roads this county, the daughter of John P. and Sarah Jane Williams. She was married January 25th, 1866, to Andrew Jackson Cunningham, who survives her with 11 children, as follows: J. H. Cunningham, Topeka, Kan., Mrs. Violet Gads, Pocahontas, W. Va., Robert Thomas, Fairmont, W. Va., William, Well City, Kan., Mrs. Gussie Brown, Masontown, Frank H., Lambert, Pa., Joanna J., Myrtle F., Andrew J., Jr., Mamie and Charles, Connellsville. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham moved to Connellsville from Masontown four years ago, her husband having been employed at the White Rock Distillery. Deceased was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Masontown and the body was taken there for burial. Interment was made in Greendale Cemetery at Masontown, Wednesday morning.
CUNNINGHAM, ROSS — Age 86, a resident of 142 E. Sheldon Ave., Fairchance, died in the Uniontown Hospital on Sunday, August 25, 1974 at 12:45 p.m. Surviving are his wife, Sarah Kissinger Cunningham; nine children, William of Meyersdale, Mrs. Finley (Lillie) Smiley of Fairchance, Mrs. Mabel Bowers of Fairchance, Mrs. David (Grace) Smiley of Wilmington, Delaware, James of Fairchance, Ralph of Columbus, Ohio, Charles of La Puente, California, Milton and Edward, both of Fairchance; twenty-five grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; one brother, Dorsey of Fairchance; three sisters, Mrs. Effie Kale of Morgantown, West Virginia, Mrs. Nettie McIntyre and Mrs. Jennie Fisher, both of Fairchance. Preceding him in death were four brothers, Orval, James, Norval, and Otis. He was a member of the Fairchance Church of the Brethren, and the UMWA. The family will receive friends in the James W. Goldsboro Funeral Home, Fairchance, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., with Rev. Leon Hironimus officiating. Interment will be in White Rock Cemetery.
Roy Charles CUNNINGHAM ( -1962)
CUNNINGHAM, ROY CHARLES— Aged 72 years, formerly of Fairchance, died in the Crowell Veteran’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, late Saturday, March 24, 1962. Surviving are two brothers, Harry of Fairchance; Earl, Fairbank, Pa.; five sisters, Mrs. Kaiser (Iva) McClain, New Martinsville, W. Va.; Mrs. Viola Patterson, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. George (Helen) Thomas, Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Eleanor Collins, Washington, Pa.; Mrs. William (Elsie) Schlarman, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Raymond (Olive) Dean, Washington, Pa. Funeral arrangements under the direction of the Wagner-Cooley Funeral Home are incomplete.
CUNNINGHAM, ROY CHARLES— Friends will be received in the Wagner-Cooley Funeral Home, Fairchance, until today at 2 p.m., the hour of service. The Rev. Wiegel will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield. Military rites at the graveside by the Alfred Wilson Memorial post 7219 of the VFW.
Ruth CUNNINGHAM died in 1856. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
On the 23d inst., in this place, Miss Ruth, daughter of George Cunningham, deceased,
in the 32d year of her age.
The Genius of Liberty., Uniontown, Pa., March 6, 1856.
Son of Austin CUNNINGHAM ( -1868)
Drowned— On Saturday, June 6th, a son of Austin Cunningham of Connellsville, while playing on a raft moored in the Youghiogheny river below the Suspension Bridge, fell into the water and was drowned before any assistance could be rendered him. His body was recovered soon afterward and an inquest held by Justice Pritchard.
Thomas L. CUNNINGHAM (1921-2011)
Thomas L. Cunningham, age 89, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Uniontown, PA, died on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at UPMC Passavant Hospital. He was born on May 30, 1921 in Smock, PA, son of the late Wilbur and Harriett Cunningham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Esther D. (Zeller) Cunningham, brothers, Wilbur Cunningham and Richard Cunningham and a sister, Alice Firestone. During WWII he proudly served his country with the United States Army 239th Engineers Battalion. He was a member of the American Legion Post 753 and received commendation from the Fayette County War Veterans for outstanding contribution as a member of the Color Guard and Burial Detail. He was a coal miner and member of UMWA, retired from Maple Creek Mine, where he was the President of Local Union 5. Thomas was a 32nd Degree Free Mason in the Fayette Lodge 228. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and great- grandfather, and friend to many. He enjoyed helping people, and will be remembered for his kindness and great sense of humor. Left to cherish his memory are four children: twin daughters, Joyce Costa of Stowe, OH, and Joanne Pobiega and husband, Gary of Brecksville, OH; Kirby L. Cunningham and wife, Patty of Boca Raton, FL; and Jennifer Cunningham of Pittsburgh, with whom he made his home; six grandchildren: Tommy Cunningham, Kristen Cunningham, Joseph Powell, Kelly Brzozowski and husband, Ed, Mary Beth Costa, and Danny Costa; two great granddaughters: Emily and Alexis Brzozowski; three sisters: Carrie Amiri and husband, Dr. Mohamed Amiri of Lorraine, OH; Esther DeCara and husband, Walter of Stowe, OH and Bonnie Klanduch and husband, Frank of North Carolina and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the STEPHEN R. HAKY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 603 N. Gallatin Ave., Ext., Uniontown, PA, today, March 3, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and on Friday, March 4, until 10 a.m. A Blessing Service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Father Michael J. Crookston Officiating. Interment will follow in the LaFayette Memorial Park Cemetery, Brier Hill, PA, where military honors will be accorded by the American Legion Post 753. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Masonic Learning Centers for Children, Inc., 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421.
Tobitha CUNNINGHAM
(1875-1938)
TOBITHA CUNNINGHAM
Mrs. Tobitha Cunningham, aged 62, lifelong resident of Stewart township and Ohiopyle, died Tuesday, March 15, 1938, at the family residence in Ohiopyle after an extended illness. She was the daughter of Francis and Jane Morrison. A devout member of the Methodist church, Mrs. Cunningham's death will be mourned by many residents in Stewart township. Surviving are the husband, Robert Cunningham; five sons, Clyde, Edward, Walter, Robert, Jr., and Francis; three daughters, Ophelia Conrad, Mable Glover and Ruth Cunningham; her mother, Jane Morrison; one sister, Ethel McLain, Belle Vernon, and two brothers, Dr. W. R. Morrison, of Oberlin, O., and J. George Morrison, Hopwood. She also leaves 13 grandchildren. Funeral rites will be conducted at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the Baptist church at Ohiopyle. Burial will be in the family plot in Sugar Grove cemetery.
William H. CUNNINGHAM ( -1865)
DEATHS
CUNNINGHAM— In Salisbury, North Carolina, February 3d, 1865, of Diarrhea, WILLIAM H. CUNNINGHAM, of Tyrone township, Fayette County, Pa., in the 21 year of his age.
William was a member of Co. I, 211th Regt., Pa. Vols., and was taken
prisoner (with some sixty other) while on picket duty near
Petersburg, Va., on the night of the 17th of November last, and
remained a prisoner in the hands of the rebels, until the day of his
death. After he was taken prisoner his friends could get no
information whatever, concerning his fate, although every available
means was used for that purpose, long and dreary were those days and
weeks, and months of painful anxiety that followed, until at length
the sad tidings came—he is no more—William is dead. A fellow
prisoner, who has survived the cruelties of a rebel prison, brought
the painful intelligence. Although William was not a professor of
religion, we have reason to believe he had turned unto Him, who is
both able and willing to save to the uttermost, all that come unto
Him. He was a child of many prayers. His comrade, above referred
to, says—“William was a good boy and loved his Testament.” May we
net then fondly hope that the deep waters of affliction and sorrow
through which he was forced to pass, while a prisoner, were the
means, under Providence of humbling him low at the Cross, where
sinners never plead in vain, that he was pardoned and sanctified and
is now in that happy land, where the wicked cease from troubling and
the weary are at rest, where hunger and cold and rebel cruelty are
felt and feared no more. William was an interesting young man,
loved and esteemed by all who knew him. But he is gone, and the
place that knew him once, will know him no more forever. How
mysterious the ways of Providence, truly may we say—“how
unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out,” and
“what I do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.”
May them, the sorrow-stricken friends of the deceased be resigned to
this sad dispensation of Providence, and be prepared from the heart
to say—“The Lord gave, and hath taken away, blessed be His holy
name.” And may we all, young and old, heed the solemn admonition—
“Be ye also ready, for ye know neither the day, nor the hour wherein
the Son of Man cometh.”
He’s gone, he’s gone, our William dear;
His face no more we’ll see,
His friendly voice no more we’ll hear,
Oh, tell us, can it be.
Farewell, dear William, but we hope,
To meet with thee again,
Where all is love, and joy and peace;
And pleasures banish pain.
William O. CUNNINGHAM
( -1902)
Death notice for William Cunningham appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, October 9, 1902, under the headline, "Accidently Shot By Charles S. Buttermore". Complete text is not currently available.
Follow-up article
CHAS. BUTTERMORE ACQUITTED OF MURDER
Uniontown, Dec. 17— Charles Buttermore, charged with the killing of William Cunningham at Coalbrook October 9, 1902, is again a free man. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty about 5 o’clock Tuesday evening after a short deliberation. The verdict was by no means a surprise. When court convened in the afternoon and before the arguments were started, it was decided that no verdict greater than manslaughter could be found. Attorney McDonald then argued for acquittal and talked for nearly an hour. He was followed by Attorney McKean for the prosecution who talked equally as long. Judge Reppert then delivered a fair and impartial charge and the case went to the jury. Buttermore, after hearing the verdict, walked out of the court room and received the congratulations of his many friends who had stood so firmly by him during his trouble.
Andrew Grace, one of the boarders, told about Mrs. Keffer coming u p and waking him up and saying that some one was trying to get in. Before he got out of the room he heard Buttermore ask who was there and then heard a shot. Dr. Gorman of Broad Ford knew Cunningham and said he was under treatment. Mr. McKean wanted to prove by this witness that deceased was hard of hearing. But the defense objected and the witness was withdrawn. Charles Buttermore, the defendant, said he had lived at Coalbrook three years. Married Mrs. Keffer’s daughter, and clerks at Trotter store. Went back and forth every day. Cunningham had only been boarding at Keffer’s a short time. On the morning of October 9, was awakened by Mrs. Keffer, who said some one was trying to break in. Took the revolver along and was followed down by his wife and Mrs. Keffer. Went to the kitchen door and asked who was there, but got no reply. Opened the dfoor and saw a man standing there with his hand up to his head. He jerked his hand down quickly. Witness then fired. Cunningham stepped back and fell and then it was that his identity was discovered. When Andy Grace came down the body was carried into the kitchen. He only said, “Piper,” which was his nickname. Witness said to his wife: “My God, I’ve shot Piper.” Then he sent for Morris Head, the superintendent, and others. Witness then came to Connellsville and gave himself up.
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Arnold Cupp, age 93, of Uniontown died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at the Country Care Manor, Fayette City. He was born March 3, 1917, in Arnold City, PA, the son of the late James Cupp and Margaret Miller Cupp. Also preceding him are his first wife, Blondell Cupp, his second wife, Helen Cupp, the following brothers and sister, James R. Cupp, Edward A. Cupp, Margaret Cavanaugh, and Jack Cupp. Arnold served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, worked for the West Penn Trolley System as a motorman and then was a Service Representative for IBM Corporation until retirement. He attended the Third Presbyterian Church. He is survived by a sister, Carol Hibbs and a brother, Robert J. Cupp both of Uniontown, and many nieces and nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, INC., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown PA, where the family will receive friends this morning, March 10, 2010 from 10 until 11 AM followed by a service celebrating Arnold's life with Rev. William D. Rodahaver officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
Athalinda CUPP died in 1866. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(21)
CUPP On the 17th of April, 1866, in Wharton tp., Athalinda
Cupp daughter of Frederick Cupp, in the 16th year of her age.
Genius of Liberty Thursday 26, April 1866
Effie Blanche Goodwin CUPP (1912-2008)
Effie Blanche (Goodwin) Cupp, 95 years, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 14, 2008. She was born November 18, 1912, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, the daughter of Judson Foreman Goodwin and Mary Frances Matheny Goodwin. Effie had attended the Bible Baptist Church, in Uniontown.
She was predeceased by her parents, by her husband, Alvie Cupp, six children, Marshall Cupp, Earl Cupp, Brent Cupp, Pauletta Cupp, Loretta Cupp, and Mary Elizabeth Cupp, three sisters and four brothers, Ola Sliger, Katy Morawski, Jean Hoover, Benton Goodwin, Walter Goodwin, Chester Goodwin, Reymond Goodwin. Surviving are eight children: Violetta Cupp, Phoenix, Arizona, Charles Cupp and wife, Josephine, of Cleveland, Ohio, James Cupp and wife, Helen, of Brunswick, Ohio, Rebecca Wilson and husband, Robert, of Farmington, Fayette County, Pa., Freddie Cupp and friend, Tammy Kline, of Uniontown, Pa., Bradley Cupp, of Uniontown, Pa., Annabelle Riggin, of Farmington, Pa., and Sue Klingensmith and husband, Robert, of Cheat Lake, West Virginia; thirty-four grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews; and a special caregiver, Dorothy Thomas.
Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood, Fayette County, Pa., today, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2008, at 11 a.m. Rev. Kenneth VanSickle will officiate. Interment will follow in Brown Cemetery, Elliottsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
CUPP, ELIZABETH KLEIN— Age 50 years, wife of Arthur E. Cupp, of 102 Revere, Uledi, Pa., died at the Uniontown Hospital at 9:50 p.m. Monday, November 27, 1967, after a prolonged illness. Born at Hopwood she had been a lifelong resident of this area. She was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Revere. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons: Rodger L., Charles E. and Richard A. Cupp, all at home; the following brothers and sisters: Jack Klein of Hopwood; Robert Klein, Mrs. Sarah Whyel, Mrs. Miles (Louise) Sebben and Mrs. George (Ruth) Parana, all of Warren, Ohio; William Klein of Gary, Ind.; Mrs. George (Florence) Rishel of Phoenix, Ariz.; David E. Klein of Canton, Ohio. Friends are being received at the Victor A. DeCarlo Funeral Home, 136 N. Gallatin Ave., today, until 1 p.m., the hour of service with Rev. Freeman Stanton officiating. Burial will follow in the Walnut Hill Cemetery.
Freddy Paul Cupp, age 63, of Uniontown, Pennsylvania passed away Sunday, June 6, 2010 in Uniontown Hospital. He was born July 27, 1946 in Hazelton, West Virginia the son of Alvie Ray Cupp and Effie Blanche Goodwin Cupp. Freddy had been an employee of Fisher Landscaping in Farmington. He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers and three sisters: Earl, Marshall, Brent, Pauletta, Loretta and Mary Elizabeth. Surviving are his companion Tammy Kline; three brothers and four sisters: Bradley Cupp of Uniontown, Charles Cupp of Ohio, James Cupp of West Virginia, Annabelle Riggin of Farmington, Pennsylvania Sue Klingensmith of Cheat Lake, West Virginia, Violet Cupp of Arizona and Rebecca Wilson of Farmington, Pennsylvania. Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. where Services will be held Wednesday, June 9, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Kenneth VanSickle officiating. Interment will follow in Brown Cemetery, Elliottsville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Freddy's Memorial Fund at Post Office Box 28, Hopwood, PA 15445.
Helen N. Komara CUPP (1917-2006)
Helen N. Cupp
Uniontown
Formerly of Midland
Helen N. Komara Cupp, 89, of Uniontown, formerly of Midland, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2006, at her home. Born July 19, 1917, in Connellsville, a daughter of the late Jess and Edith Detwiler Whipkey. Helen was a member of the United Methodist Church, Midland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Rudolph A. Komara in 1993; a sister, Betty Robbins; brothers, Robert and Dale Whipkey and her daughter-in-law, Cathy Komara. She is survived by her husband, Arnold Cupp; sons and daughter-in-law, Charles F. Komara of Midland, Robert E. and Amelia Komara of Brighton Township; grandchildren, Jesse, Brian, Lisa, Daniel and Jeffrey; great-grandchildren, Kody, Chase, Sheyenne, Kendall and Kalee; sisters, Ruth Herbert, JoAnn Soltice and Janice Dunaway, all of Connellsville. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the D.L. WILLIAMS FUNERAL HOME, 848 Midland Ave., Midland, where a service will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Rico J. Vespa, her former pastor, will officiate. Entombment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester.
Mrs. Howard CUPP died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(3)
MRS. HOWARD CUPP
Word was received yesterday of the death of Mrs. Howard Cupp, aged 54, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel Lewis of Morgantown, W. Va. Death was due to
a complication of diseases. Mrs. Cupp leaves the following children: Mrs. Ethel
Lewis, Isa, Walter and John Cupp, all of Morgantown. Her husband also survives.
Surviving brothers and sisters are Mrs. Lee Hughs, of Uniontown; Freeman Hileman
of Bruceton Mills; Hosea Hileman of Fairchance; George Hileman, of Haydentown;
Charley Hileman, of Uniontown; Mrs. Gordon Gans of Uniontown; Mrs. William Romesburg
of Uniontown.
Funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at her daughter's home in
Morgantown.
(Genius May 19 - 1931)
Isabelle Marie 'Betty' CUPP ( -1998)
CUPP, ISABELLE MARIE "BETTY", 78 of Dunedin, Florida, died Sunday March 15, 1998 at Meese Dunedin Hospital. She was born near Uniontown, Pa. and came here in 1962 from Lake Orion, Michigan. She was a switchboard operator for 17 years locally. She worked at Clearwater Campus of St Petersburg Junior College. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Clearwater. Survivors include two daughters, Vickie L. Graham, Clearwater and Alice F. Miller of Arden N. C.; five grandchildren and one great-grandson.
John 'Jack' M. CUPP
(1930-2004)
John "Jack" M. Cupp, age 74, of Uniontown, Pa., died Friday, June 11, 2004 in Mount Macrina Manor. He was born on May 16, 1930 in Uniontown, Pa., Son of James E. Cupp and Margaret M. Miller Cupp. He was a member of Third Presbyterian Church, Uniontown, Pa., and a Veteran of the Korean Conflict who served with the United States Navy.
He was predeceased by his wife, Janet Pastorious Cupp, Brothers, Edward Cupp and James Cupp, Sister, Margaret Cavanaugh, and Parents. He is survived by six Children: Billie Vest, Wilmington, Ohio, Jack A. Cupp, Perry, Ohio, Jim Cupp, Uniontown, Pa., Jeffrey Pagenstecher, Altoona, Pa., Margaret Metz, Wilmington, Ohio, and Patricia Gellerstedt, Tampa, Florida; 11 Grandchildren; 10 Great Grandchildren; Sister: Carol Hibbs, Uniontown, Pa.; and Brothers: Robert Cupp and Arnold Cupp both of Uniontown Pa.
Friends will be received in the BARNETT-SKIRPAN FUNERAL HOME, 196 WEST MAIN STREET, UNIONTOWN, Pa., today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where Services will be held Monday, June 14, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. William Rodahaver officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Uniontown.
Mansfield CUPP died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Mansfield Cupp, 77, widely known resident of Layton, died in his home at 5 o'clock
Saturday evening, June 12, 1937, following an illness of complications.
He was a member of the Presbyterian church and of several fraternal organizations,
including the Eagles' club of California, Pa., where he formerly resided.
Surviving are his widow, Mary Cupp; a brother, George Cupp, Los Angeles, Cal.;
a sister residing in Washington, Pa., and several nephews and nieces. He was
preceded in death by a son, Harry Cupp.
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Methodist
church at Layton. Early Tuesday morning the body is to be removed to Tyrall,
O., for burial in the family plot of the cemetery there.
(Herald - June 16, 1937)
MARY ELLEN CUPP
Mrs. Mary Ellen Cupp, aged 76, died at the family home, No. 12 Wine street, at 7:30 o’clock Monday morning, February 16, 1925, after being confined to her bed for the past year suffering from a stroke of paralysis, followed by a complication of diseases. Mrs. Cupp was a life-long member of this community, and was active in many civic organizations. She was a member of the Central Christian church which she attended regularly until stricken about 12 months ago. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Arthur Newcomer, Mrs. William Duran, Mrs. W. F. Coldren, Mrs. James Savage, all of Uniontown, and one son, James H. Cupp, also of this city; a sister, Mrs. Lula Walters; one brother, Andrew McClelland, of South Union township, and then grandchildren. Funeral services will be held from the family home on Wine street Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with the Rev. Joel Lee Jones officiating. Interment will be in Sandy Hill cemetery.
Myra Jean McDougle CUPP (1928-2010)
Myra Jean McDougle Cupp, 82, of Fairchance, Pennsylvania died Friday, September 3, 2010 at her home surrounded by her loving Family. She was born May 26, 1928 in New Salem, Pennsylvania the daughter of James Blair McDougle and Margaret Nagy McDougle. Myra was a dedicated member of First Presbyterian Church, Fairchance, where she served as an Elder, Sunday School and Bible School teacher, and choir member, an active member of the Women's Association, an Enabler for the Redstone Presbytery and had been active in the Clowning for Christ Ministry. She also was a member of the Margaret E. Cavern Shrine for over 40 years. She graduated from Uniontown High School and also the Uniontown Hospital School of Nursing and was a Red Cross Blood Mobile volunteer for many years. Myra enjoyed hand quilting and crafts and was an ardent fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Penguins.
Left to cherish her memory are: her husband of 61 years, Willis E. "Bill" Cupp; four daughters: Lonnie Olbeter and husband Michael, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, Linda Thorpe and husband Bill, Greenwood, Indiana, Lauren Leone and husband Don of Smock, Pennsylvania and Kimberly Wright and husband Jeff, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; two sons: Willis E. "Bill" Cupp III and wife Emily of Canton, Georgia and Kevin C. Cupp, Fairchance; twelve grandchildren: Heather and Michael Olbeter, Michelle McFarland, Ryan Thorpe, Janelle and Nick Leone, Sean and Marissa Wright, Willis E. Cupp IV, Emory and Elisha Cupp and Joshua Stenger; three great grandchildren: Taegan McFarland, Alexander and Hannah Olbeter; brother, John Calvin McDougle and his wife Ethel McDougle of Uniontown; nephews: Robert Wilson and Ronald Wilson; and niece, Tammy Yarris.
Family will receive friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pennsylvania on Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 until 1 p.m., the hour of the Service with Pastor Robert J. Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pennsylvania. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 114 West Church Street, Fairchance 15436 or to Angels 4 Taegan, 520 North State Road 135, Suite M-147, Greenwood, IN 46142.
Roger L. Cupp, age 59, of Seattle, Washington, passed away Sunday, October 19, 2003, in First Hill Villa Care, Seattle, Washington. Born July 12, 1944, in Uledi (Uniontown), PA 15484, he was the son of the now late Arthur Cupp and Elizabeth Klein Cupp of Uniontown and Hopwood, Pennsylvania. Roger is survived by his two brothers: Charles (and Erlinda) and Richard; half sister, Nancy; one nephew, Arthur (and Freedom); and one niece, Elizabeth. A Blessing Service will be held today, Saturday, April 23, 2005, at 11 a.m. in the REVERE FREE METHODIST CHURCH, 140 Ash Street, Uledi, Pa., by Pastor Dale Sickles. Interment will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Georges Township, Fayette County, Pa. A reception for friends and relatives will be held after the blessing at the New Century Chinese Buffet, 175 McClellandtown Road, Uniontown, PA 15401 (724-439-9055).
Fell from Scaffold
Ross Cupp died Thursday night as a result of injuries received in falling from a scaffold at Charleroi. He was a native of Wharton Township.
Ruth Grimes CUPP died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
Word of the death, at 2 a.m., Monday, April 20, 1931, of Mrs. Ruth Grimes Cupp,
80, has been received here from a daughter, Mrs. William Silbaugh, Spears, Washington
county, with whom she has made her home. In addition to Mrs. Silbaugh she
is survived by one son, Synder Cupp. She was a native of Fayette county
and the widow of Endsley Cupp.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Silbaugh
home.
MRS. SARAH CUPP
Mrs. Sarah Cupp, aged 72 years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Hagerty of Fayette City, Saturday, July 31, 1926. Mrs. Cupp was born on March 2, 1854, in Monongalia county, W. Va. She was united in marriage to Ross Cupp on August 2, 1877, her husband meeting his death in January, 1903, while at work in Charleroi. Shortly after his father’s death, Colley, a son, was killed while at work in the Clarion street mill while the only surviving son, Endsley, met death in a mill at Cleveland, O.
Mrs. Cupp is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Hagerty, and five granddaughters, Edna, Alta and Sarah, daughters of Endsley Cupp, and Mary and Sarah, daughters of Mrs. Hagerty.
Funeral services were held in the Hagerty home, Monday afternoon with the Rev. Mr. Davis, pastor of the Perryopolis Christian church, officiating. Burial was in Maple Creek cemetery.
Those who attended the funeral from out-of-town were, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Bremen, Howard, Van Bremen, Amanda Sumey, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coldren and son Ralph, Mr. and Mrs. William Doran, Mr. and Mrs. James Cupp, Mrs. Florence Newcomer, S. A. Tantlinger and family, Harry and Tete Byers, Oscar Barnes, of Uniontown; Mrs. William Kibler and son Billy, Mrs. Charles Voorhis, Mrs. Sharpnack, of Charleroi; Endsley Cupp and William Syllabaugh, of Washington county; Mr. and Mrs. Mansfield Cupp, of Jefferson township.
Sylvia M. Miller CUPP (1920-2011)
Sylvia M. Miller Cupp, 90, of Connellsville, Pennsylvania died on Saturday February 26, 2011 in Uniontown Hospital. She was born on Thursday, October 21, 1920 in Mill Run, Pennsylvania the daughter of Joshua Lawrence Miller and Delila Wilkinson Miller. Mrs. Cupp graduated from Connellsville High School in 1938 and from California State Teachers College in 1963. She was employed as a teacher for 22 years having worked for the Connellsville Area School District for three years and for over nineteen years for Intermediate Unit 1. Mrs. Cupp was a member and Past Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star No. 247 and a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Connellsville.
She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, John S. Cupp on February 5, 1995; an infant daughter, Joyce Eileen Cupp; and two sisters, Geneva Huffman and Ruby J. Dillon. She is survived by her son, Attorney John S. Cupp Jr. and his wife Attorney Emilie J. Cupp of Uniontown, Pennsylvania; one sister, Ruth M. Miller of Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania; one nephew, Harry V. Huffman Jr. of Norvelt, Pennsylvania; and two nieces: Joann Flaucher of Langhorne, Pennsylvania and Dr. Judith Hood of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 East Green Street, Connellsville, where Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2011 with Reverend Raymond Hill officiating. Interment will follow in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville, Pennsylvania. Order of Eastern Star No. 247 will conduct a Memorial Service in the Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 1, at 7 p.m.
THOMAS CUPP
Thomas Cupp, 78 years old, died Friday morning at the home of his son, W. E. Cupp in South Union township, following an illness of paralysis. Mr. Cupp had mad his home with his son for several years. He is survived by the following children: H. J. Cupp of Connellsville; W. E. Cupp of South Union township; Dr. A. F. Cupp and Roy Cupp of Kane, Pa., A. W. Cupp of Toledo, O.; Mrs. Alice Scott of Pittsburg; Miss Mabel Cupp of Warren and Miss Elizabeth Cupp of Philpick, N. Y.
William M. Cupp, 95, of Smithfield, Pa., died Thursday, May 9, 2002, at his residence. He was born August 15, 1906, in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, son of Emery Sylvester Cupp and Sarah Elizabeth Spiker Cupp. William was a retired employee from Kasia Bakery Company, Cleveland, Ohio, and the Burns International Detective Agency. He was a member of White House Free Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his son, Marshall Gray Cupp, daughter, Pauletta Cupp, brothers, Elva Cupp and Carlus Eugene Cupp, sisters, Faye Ault and Edith Maust, second wife, Catherine Isengart Keyball Cupp, and his parents.
Surviving are his children: James Edward Cupp, Cleveland, Ohio, Charles Robert Cupp, Crawley, West Virginia, Violetta Cupp, Phoenix, Arizona, Rebecca and husband Robert Wilson, Farmington, Pa., Rose Ann and husband Dan Zimmerman, Cleveland, Ohio, and Lilly Mae Stefarmacci, Cleveland, Ohio; 25 grandchildren; several greatgrandchildren; two sisters: Mary Carey, Carmichaels, Pa., and Lilly Joseph, Uniontown, Pa.; and his very close companion, Loretta Rockwell, Smithfield, Pa.
The family will receive Friends in the DEAN C. WHITMARSH FUNERAL HOME, 134 West Church Street, Fairchance, Pa., on Sunday from 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday, May 13, until 11 a.m., the hour of service with Rev. George W. McLaughlin officiating. Interment in Shady Grove Cemetery, Brandonville, WestVirginia.
WILLIAM W. CUPP
DIES; WAS FATHER
OF MRS. R. E. SHOBER
William W. Cupp, 63 years old, father of Mrs. R. E. Shober, wife of the pastor of the Church of the Brethren, this city, died at his home near Somerset, Wednesday morning, July 9, at 2 o’clock, after a year and a half’s illness of nerve and heart disease.
Mr. Cupp was born near Listie, July 7, 1867, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cupp. After completing his elementary education he attended local normal, later entering Juniata College, were he was graduated in 1889. He taught for a number of years in the public schools of Somerset county, conducting normal schools during the summer months and later serving several years as supervising principal of the Davis, W. Va., schools, and in the same capacity at Lake George, Louisiana. For the past 20 years he had been operating a dairy farm near Somerset.
In 1894 he married Miss Anna Miller of Meyersdale. To this union were born seven children, two dying in childhood. Surviving are: Arthur of Chester, Mrs. John L. Knepper of Brelin, Mrs. R. E. Shober of Connellsville and Rachel and Samuel at home. He also leaves his widow, and the following brothers and sister: H. I. Cupp of Johnstown, N. N. Cupp of Somerset, and Mrs. Harvey Griffith of Meyersdale.
Mr. Cupp was a life-long member of the Church of the Brethren, being superintendent of the Geiger Church of the Brethren Sunday School for 20 years, also serving as trustee on the ministerial board and as deacon, the latter for 18 years.
Mrs. Shober had been at the bedside of her father for the past two weeks. Rev. Shober left here for Somerset Tuesday night, arriving two hours before the death of his father-in-law.
The funeral service will be held at the Somerset Church of the Brethren Friday at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. T. R. Coffman and Rev. H. Q. Rhodes in charge.
CUPP FUNERAL
Funeral services for Willis Elmer Cupp, who died Saturday morning at his home in Fairchance, from complications, will be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock in the Presbyterian church with Rev. C. D. A. Hoon officiating. The burial will be in the White Rock cemetery.
CUPPETT, BERTHA MAE— Aged 80, Messmore, died Thursday, November 23, 1961 at 2:20 p.m. She was the widow of Oliver G. Cuppett and a daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Johnson. She is survived by three children, Mrs. Dorothy E. Yowler, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Elsie M. Seliga, Messmore; Mrs. Hazel W. Kurnava, Cleveland, O.; Melvin R. Lute; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Florence Powell, Orlando, Fla. Arrangements under the direction of the Sangston Funeral Home, McClellandtown are incomplete.
CUPPETT, BERTHA MAE— Friends are being received in the Sangston Funeral Home, McClellandtown, where services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. Services will be conducted by George Brachna, minister of Jehovah’s Witness. Interment will be in the family plot, Sylvan Heights Cemetery.
Elizabeth CUPPETT died in 1938. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(3)
ELIZABETH CUPPETT
Mrs. Elizabeth Cuppett, aged 88, prominently known resident of German township,
Fayette county, and Preston county, W. Va., died at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon,
September 7, 1938, at the home of her son, Oliver G. Cuppett, of Messmore, after
a lingering illness.
Mrs. Cuppett lived in Preston county until 1924, when she became afflicted with
blindness and went to the home of her son, in German township. Her husband, Allen
Cuppett, died August 10, 1915. she was 88 years, eight months and 24 days old.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Dora Bearrow, of Uniontown, Mrs. Nellie Wolfe
and Mrs. Goldie Coffman, Clifton Mills, W. Va.; four sons, Charles, McClellandtown;
Elmer, Clifton Mills; Oliver, of Messmore, and Albie, Clifton Mills. One son,
Bert.
Milford
H. CUPPETT died in 1934. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
CUPPETT, M.H.
Milford H. CUPPETT, 80 years old, died Sunday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ruth MYERS, of Uniontown. He was a native of Glades Farm, W. Va.
He is survived by his widow, Rose CUPPETT; two sons, John of Brandonville, W. Va., and Raymond at home; two daughters, Clara CUPPETT and Mrs. MYERS; and the following brothers and sisters; David E. CUPPETT, Thomas, W. Va.; Charles H., Belle Vernon; Edward E., Terra Alta, W. Va.; Clark, Menlo Park, Cal.; and Mrs. Rufus AUGUSTINE, of Confluence, and two grandchildren.
The body was removed to the Earl Harned funeral parlors, Brandonville, W. Va., where it may be viewed until Tuesday afternoon.
Funeral services will be in the Glade Farms Methodist Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial in Glade Farms Cemetery.
Connellsville Courier Sept. 24, 1934
Mrs. Catherine CURANZY (-1954)
SOMERSET, May 4 -- Mrs. Catherine Curanzy of Jerome died Wednesday at her home. She was a sister of Mrs. Mary Snyder of Scottdale and Stephen of Champion.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, Tuesday, May 4, 1954, page 9, column 2
Contributed by Ruth Sprowls <ruthsprowls at sccoast.net>
PROSPECT PARK. PITTSBURGH, PA
Eva M. Curcio
Eva M. Curcio, age 98 of Prospect Park, Pittsburgh, Pa., formerly of Newell, Pa., died Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at the St. Clair Memorial Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. She was born in Newell, Pa. on June IS, 1914, the daughter of the late Alfonso Curcio and Maria Gilotti Curcio. She worked for many years at the Court House in Union-town, Pa. for Fayette County. She is survived by many nieces and nephews and great-nieces and - nephew. She is the last surviving member of her family. Friends will be received today (Thursday) from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the ELEY-MCCR0RY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 334 Main St., Fayette City, Pa. and at 9:30 a.m. Friday where a prayer service will be held followed by a Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the St. Sebastian Catholic Church, Belle Vernon, Pa. with Msgr. Roger A. Statnick as Celebrant. Interment will follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Coal Center, Pa.
Mrs. Catherine Curry, 79, died at 1:20 p.m., Friday, July 1, 1949, in her home, 25 Hoggsett Lane, following an extended illness. Mrs. Curry was a member of St. John’s R. C. Church. Surviving are her husband, John Curry, and the following sons and daughters; Mrs. Jane hart, Uniontown; Thomas, at home; Mrs. Ann Johnston, Pittsburgh; John D., at home; Mrs. Kathryn Dunn, Massion, O.; Francis, Pittsburgh; Mrs. Eleanor Hellen, Washington, D. C., and Virginia Curry, at home. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends are being received after 1 p.m. today in the Haky Funeral Home, 139 West Fayette street. Requiem High Mass will be celebrated in St. John’s R. C. church at 9 a.m., Monday, with Rev. Thomas J. Dunn as celebrant. Burial will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.
continued to page 11, column 6
Catherine CURRY died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(3)
Morning Herald- Monday, 11/25/1935, page 3
Mrs. Catherine Curry, wife of Thomas CURRY, died at 5:10 o'clock Saturday afternoon,
November 23, 1935 in the family residence at 611 North Pittsburgh Street,
Connellsville, Pa., following an illness of complications. Besides her husband,
she is survived by four children: Thomas, Jr., Mary Patricia, June, and Janet
CURRY, all at home; her mother, Mrs. Mary Doyle of Masontown, Pa.; three brothers,
Thomas and John DOYLE, of Masontown, Pa.; Michael DOYLE of Edenborn, Pa.; and
three sisters, Mary DOYLE of Masontown, Pa.; Mrs. John Hall of Edenborn, Pa.;
and Mrs. Charles Caggiano, of Brooklyn, N.Y.Requiem Mass will be celebrated in
the Immaculate Conception Church, Connellsville, Pa., at 9 o'clock, with the
parish priest, Rev.Fr. Henry GEIBEL, as Celebrant.
Burial will be in Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown, Pa.
Charles W. CURRY died in 1931. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Charles W. Curry, Sr., aged 56, colored, died at his late home, 81 Carlisle street, Sunday, April 12, 1931, of complications. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Curry; four daughters, Mrs. Helen Minor, Mrs. Grace West, Mrs. Gertrude Ross and Mrs. Elizabeth Ramsey, all of Uniontown; three sons, George, Robert and Charles W. Curry, Jr., also of Uniontown, in addition to 15 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be in the late home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in charge of Rev. R. M. McClendon, pastor of St. Paul's A.M.E. Zion church. Burial will be in Clearview cemetery.
Dolores Lash CURRY (1931-1995)
Dolores “Duttie” Lash Curry, 63, of 420 Hickory Circle, Griffin, Ga., a native of Greensburg and formerly of Uniontown, died Wednesday, May 3, in Crawford long Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. She is survived by her husband, Arnold C. Curry, and was the sister of Raymond Lash and Wilma Murray, both of Greensburg, and Clio Markel of Howey, Fla. Services were held Saturday at 1 p.m. in Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home Inc., 301 Curry Hollow Road, Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–September 14, 1931
Died—–May, 1995
Rev. Edward V. CURRY (1921-2000)
REV. EDWARD V. CURRY
The Rev. Edward V. Curry, 79 of 2900 Seminary Drive, Greensburg, died Tuesday, December 19, 2000, in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida. He was born in Vanderbilt on May 1, 1921, a son of the late Francis and Jennie M. James-Curry. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 14, 1947. Among his pastoral assignments, Rev. Curry served as pastor at the Former S. Leonard Roman Catholic Church in Monessen and at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in West Newton. From 1967 until his death, he served as national spiritual director for the Holy Name Society and was Pennsylvania’s state chaplain for the Holy Name Society. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Regina Dorthy Curry-Whatley. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers William James Curry and Francis Curry; one sister, Veronica Loraine Curry-Meyers. Visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church in West Newton, where a Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 a.m. on Saturday, December 23, with Bishop Anthony G. Bosco as celebrant. Burial will take place in Greensburg Catholic Cemetery. The Philip L. De Rienzo Funeral Home in Donora is in charge of arrangements.
FRANCIS B. CURRY, 82, a former resident of Brownsville and Charleroi resident, died Dec. 19, in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. He had been a resident of Columbus a number of years. Mr. Curry in his youth worked the Mines of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Mr. Curry retired from Prudential Life Insurance after forty years of service. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus of Saint Peters Roman Catholic Church located in Brownsville, Pennsylvania and Saint Phillips Roman Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio.
Mr. Curry was preceded in death by his parents Edward and Magarette Mary Farley-Curry; one son Francis Curry of San Francisco, California; one daughter Veronica Lorraine Curry-Meyers of Charleroi, Pennsylvania. Mr. Curry is survived by his widow, Jennie M. James-Curry of Charleroi, Pennsylvania; two sons, the Rev. Edward V Curry, pastor of St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Perryopolis Pennsylvania and William J. Curry of Mansfield, Ohio, one daughter Regina Dorothy Curry-Whatley of Columbus, Franklin, Ohio and one brother Thomas Curry of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania; 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Services were held December 23 with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Gladys Curry, 78, of Perryopolis died Friday morning in her home. She is survived by her husband, Richard L. Curry Sr.; two daughters and three sons, Pamela Curry of Boise, Idaho; Christine Blaney of Perryopolis; Joseph Curry of Mount Vernon, Ohio; Richard Curry Jr. of Arlington, Texas, and John Curry of Miami, Fla.; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Wurm Bell of Southern Pines, N.C. There will be no public viewing. A memorial Mass will be held on Monday, March 20, at 10 a.m. in St. John’s R.C., Church, Perryopolis.
Mrs Martha Curry, 44, of Adrian, Michigan, who had been a nurse in Washington, Pa., died yesterday about 3 a.m. in St Joseph’s Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after an illness of two and one-half years. Mrs. Curry was a member of St. Mary of Good Counsel Church in Adrian. She was born on September 23, 1922.
Surviving are her Husband, William J. Sr., former resident of Brownsville and Charleroi; three daughters, Blanche, Martha Joan and Susan and two sons, William J. and Thomas Vincent all at home; her mother, Mrs. Eva Miller of Mansfield Ohio; three sisters; Mrs. Blanche Jansich of Mansfield, Mrs. Alice Culley and Mrs. Mary Conway of Akron, Ohio; a brother James Miller Jr. of Akron. Her father, James Miller, Sr., is deceased.
Services will be held at the Dunmore Funeral Home, East Maumee Street, Adrian, Michigan. Solemn requiem high mass will take place Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Mary of Good Counsel Church in Adrian. Officiating will be the Rev. Edward V. Curry of Bady’s Bend, Pennsylvania, brother in law to the deceased. Internment will be in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Sarah Curry Aged 107 Years
Finally Succumbs
Mrs. Sarah Curry, better known to her friends as “Aunt Sallie,” died yesterday evening at 6:55 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Scott, 31 Stewart avenue, aged 107 years. Death was caused by senile debility. Mrs. Curry was born in 1802, a slave, in Christiansburg, Montgomery county, Virginia. At the age of 19 she was married, coming to this city with her husbaid [husband] shortly after, where she lived until the time of her death. Until last June she lived in the old log house, still standing, just below the old Catholic church, Morgantown street. To her were born two daughters, Elizabeth, March 3, 1834, and Lucy, January 17, 1836. Both are now dead. Elizabeth married the late George Ditcher, and her death occurred in October 1908. Mrs. Lucy Webster died in August 1904. For three years Mrs. Curry had been bedfast, but to the end retained the full control of all her faculties, her sight and hearing were excellent for a woman of her age. Since last June she had made her home at the Scott home on Stewart avenue. If she knew of any of the great events that transpired in her early womanhood she never spoke of them and was reticent on such matters when approached. The funeral services will be held from the A. M. E. Zion church on Morgantown street, of which church she had been a member for years, at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon. Interment in Clearview cemetery.
June Y. Cusick
California
June Y. Cusick, 80, of California, died Thursday, March 27, 2003. She was born May 26, 1922, in Brownsville, Pa., daughter of the late Abram and Katherine (Worrell) Franks. June was preceded in death by her first husband Frank J. Simyak in 1960, a brother, Harry Franks, and two sisters, Haddie Bolduc and Lois Walker. Left to cherish her memory are five children: Frank Simyak and wife Phyllis of Brownsville, Darcy Simyak and wife Deborah or Brownsville, Sally Vadella and husband Tony of Richmond, Va., Lori Hajdu and husband Bill of W. Brownsville, Bill Cusick, of Greensburg, nine grandchildren, five great grandchildren and two sisters, Elaine Corse and Cirilda Mailo, both from the state of California. Friends will be received at the Mariscotti Funeral Home, Inc., Anthony N. Mariscotti, Supervisor, 323 Fourth Street, California, Pa., on Sunday March 30, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. and until 9:15 on Monday when a Blessing Service will be held in the funeral home followed by a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in the Historic Church of St. Peter, Brownsville, with Rev. Father Vincent Gigliotti and Rev. Father Louis Cheatum concelebrating. Interment will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery.
DIED— On the 17th inst. At his residence in George Township, Mr. GEORGE CUSTEAD,* in the 86th year of his age. The benign influence of the Christian religion has seldom been more fully exemplified than in the character of the decd. An inflexible honesty-a general benevolence, and a liberality to the poor, much beyond ordinary charities: an unceasing desire to promote harmony and peace, Love to God, and resignation to his will under every dispensation were distinguishing traits of the character of this venerable and excellent Christian. He has left an aged widow, and nearly two hundred lineal descendents to lament his loss. It is remarkable that according to the family chronicle, the father of the deceased was the first child born in the city of Philadelphia. * he was for nearly 60 years a member of the Dunker Church.
Elizabeth F. Mesler CUSTER (1933-1997)
Elizabeth F. Mesler Custer, 63, of Uniontown, Pa., died Easter Sunday, March 30, 1997, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born October 27, 1933, in Balsinger, Pa., daughter of William and Elizabeth Mesler. Her parents and several brothers and sisters are deceased. She is survived by her husband of 43 years Edsel Wayne Custer; daughters: Debbie Prigg and husband, Tom, of Lemont Furnace, Pa., and Malva Custer of Waynesboro, Pa.; a son, Jim Custer and wife, Sharon, of Newport News, Va.; grandchildren: Jeff Nichols of Waynesburg, Pa., and Sarah Custer of Newport News, Va.; and two brothers: Bill Mesler of Messmore, Pa., and Frank Keblis of Balsinger, Pa. Family and friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOME, 139 West Fayette St., Uniontown, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday until 1 p.m., the hour of service, with Pastor Gary Herring officiating. Interment will be private.
Granny CUTE died in 1888. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(29)
Granny Cute aged 108, died at her home in Johnstown on Sunday.
George CUTLER— Age 52 years, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Monday, July 20, 1987, in University Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia. Born in Vance’s Mill, Fayette County, Pa., son of George CUTLER.....
Remainder of obituary is unreadable.
Death notice for Mrs. Irwin Cutler appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, September 7, 1915. Complete text is not currently available.
JOHN S. CUTLER
John S. Cutler, aged 63 years, died at his home in Oliver No. 1, Thursday afternoon, August 18, 1926, at 3:30 o’clock, following an illness of a complication of diseases. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Cutler and the following children: Michael of Uniontown; William of Masontown; Mrs. Mary Medwith of Nemacolin; Sister Casimir of Vincentian Sisters of Charity, St. Vincent’s convent, Perraville, Pa.; Helen, Margaret, and Stephen at home. Two brothers, Thomas of Uniontown and Wendell of Vance’s Mills and one sister, Mary of Alverton, also survive. Funeral services will be held in the home Saturday morning at 9 o’clock with high mass of requiem in St. Mary’s Roman Catholic church at 10 o’clock. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Death notice for L. R. Cutler appeared in the Daily News Standard, Uniontown, PA, December 30, 1901. Complete text is not currently available.
Two Miners Killed
Paul Cutler and Mike Metsco, two Slavs, were killed instantly Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock by a fall of slate at Continental No. 2 works. Coroner Hagan went out to investigate the accident, but decided that an inquest was not necessary.
RUTH M. CUTLER
Miss Ruth M. Cutler, 12 year old, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Cutler, Sr., House 166, Nemacolin, Greene county, at 6 o'clock yesterday evening. The young girl had been ill less than two weeks. She is survived by her parents, one brother, William, Jr., and two sisters, Audrey and Gertrude, all at home. Rev. Fr. J. E. Martin will conduct the private funeral services in the Cutler home Saturday morning at 9:30 o'clock. Burial will be in Uniontown Park Place cemetery.
STEPHEN C. CUTLER, 83, of Uniontown died Friday, Jan. 21, 1994, in Uniontown Hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1910, in Oliver, son of the late John and Anna Cubula Cutler. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Julianne E. Kurucz Cutler; brothers and sisters, Michael Cutler, William Cutler, Mary Casmir, Mary Medwith, and Helen Martin. He was a member of St. Mary R.C. Church, Jednota Lodge, VFW Post 47, and a World War II veteran serving with the U.S. Army. He is survived by six daughters and one son, Mrs. Patrick (Judith) Sapic of Shoaf, Mrs. Joseph (Clare) Valigore of Uniontown, Mrs. Stefano (Nancy) Cipolla of Springfield, Va., Mrs. William (Marian) Grove and Mrs. Roccko (Dolores) Alicastro both of Uniontown, Mrs. Michael (Kathleen) Balabon of Republic, and Charles J. Cutler and wife, Bobbie Jean, of Beaver; 13 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Margaret Dvorchak of Industry. Friends will be received in the HAKY FUNERAL HOME, 139 West Fayette St., Uniontown, today from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday until 10:30 a.m. when a blessing service will be held followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in St. Mary R.C. Church, Uniontown. Interment in Mount Macrina Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 47. A parish wake service will be held Monday at 8:30 p.m.
Helen S. CUYKENDALL (1912-1996)
Helen S. Cuykendall of 535 Gradyville Rd., Newton Square, formerly of Connellsville, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 1996, in Newton Square. She was born in Connellsville, March 20, 1912, a daughter of the late John G. and Mabel Tissue Sleighter. She was a graduate of Connellsville High School. She lived in Newton Square since 1992 and had lived in Ithaca, N.Y., for many years, where she worked for Cornell University, retiring in 1976. She is survived by a son, David, F. Girard and wife, Betsy S., of Berwyn; three grandchildren, Kim H. Girard Willey of King of Prussia and David P. Girard of Chester Springs; three great-grandchildren, Shannon and Tyler Willey and Molly Girard; and four sisters, Mrs. Dale (Alma) Smith of Visalia, Calif., Mrs. Happy (Dorothy) Shank of Winter Springs, Fla., Mrs. Roy (Geneva) Filburn of Connellsville and Mrs. Joanne Kalmanek of Uniontown. She was predeceased by her first husband, David F. Girard, in 1948; and her second husband, Trevor R. Cuykendall. There will be no visitation or viewing and interment will be private. A memorial … balance of obit is missing
Joseph Paul CYBULA (1911-1995)
Joseph Paul Cybula of Mount Pleasant died Wednesday in Frick Hospital and Community Health Center, Mount Pleasant. Arrangements are under the direction of the Brooks Funeral Home Inc., 406 E. Washington St., Mount Pleasant.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–March 1, 1911
Died—–February 1, 1995
Final Rites Sunday
For Jesse Cypher
Funeral services for Jesse A Cypher, 74, Connellsville fireman and civic leader who died yesterday morning in the Connellsville Hospital, will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Munk Funeral Home, Connellsville. The Rev. Carl Buterbaugh will officiate. Interment will be in Hill Grove Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 o’clock tonight.
JAS. CYPHERS KILLED
At Glenwood This Morning
Taking His Run Out on No. 14
KNOCKED UNDER LOCOMOTIVE
By Stupid Hostler Who Backed Another
Engine Into His—Died at
Mercy Hospital From Injuries—
Lived in New Haven
James Cyphers, one of the best known passenger engineers on the Pittsburg and Connellsville divisions of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, was killed at 5:30 o’clock this morning in the Glenwood yards, or rather, he received the injuries at that hour which resulted in death at the Mercy hospital at 8 o’clock. Engineer Cyphers was called this morning to take out train No. 14, due here at 8:50, which he has been hauling regularly and extra for years. The train makes an early start from Pittsburg and the engineer usually gets down to the Glenwood shops about 5 o’clock. Cyphers had locked his engine, No. 882, over and was ready to back her into Pittsburg to couple onto the Cumberland accommodation. He had just oiled the big locomotive and was in the act of stepping up into the gangway when there was a crash from the rear and he was thrown across the rails directly between the tender and the engine. The ponderous wheels passed over his legs close to the hips, mangling them so that amputation would have been necessary could any hopes of recovery have been entertained. He also suffered internal injuries which would likely have caused death had he not died of shock from the other injury. The accident was caused by a green or stupid hostler who was a foreigner. He climbed aboard an engine standing in the Glenwood yards and started to back it up. It struck Cyphers’ engine, throwing him beneath the wheels as stated. The body will likely be brought to Connellsville on train No. 46 this afternoon. The arrangements for the funeral have not been announced.
James Cyphers’ death will come as a shock to scores of railroad men from Pittsburg to Cumberland on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. He was a veteran on the road and for upwards of a score of years had been hauling a passenger train. He was a lucky man though about a year ago he was badly hurt in a wreck on No. 14 down the road. His record was a good one as attested by the fact that he had been so long in the passenger service. He was always a hard and willing worker, ready to double out or hold a run down until the rush was over, if the railroad officials happened to be caught with a particularly heavy spell of travel.
Deceased was 53 years old and is survived by his wife, four sons, Harry, Edward, Jess and James, all of New Haven, and Miss Gertrude at home. He lived on Second street, New Haven. Engineer Cyphers was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, in which he carried $3000 insurance. He was also insured in the railroad company’s relief department for $2000. Mrs. Cyphers was in Pittsburg attending a meeting of the ladies’ auxiliary of one of the railroad orders when the accident happened.
JAMES CYPHERS’ FUNERAL
A Large Assembly Pays High Tribute
to Dead Engineer
The funeral of the late James Cyphers of New Haven, held Sunday afternoon in the Methodist Episcopal church, was one of the largest gatherings ever held in the church. The aisles were filled with chairs and the front of the church was crowded with railroad men and friends of the deceased. Weatherbeaten engineers and sweet-faced children sat side by side on the long alter rail, while many stood with the choir and around the pulpit. The crowd is estimated at 800 people. A myriad of flowers, tributes from the many friends of the dead man, surrounded the alter and the casket where the bruised and broken remains lay. The burial service was beautiful in its sweet simplicity from the time the pastor, Rev. Mark A. Rigg, led the funeral cortege up the aisle until the great organ pealed forth its last sympathetic chord. The funeral services were in charge of Division No. 50, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. J. H. Nahon was chaplain, J. D. Cunningham, and S. V. Ulsh marshals. Following were the pallbearers; William Bradley, George McCartney, John McMunn, John Layton, Patrick Kane and John Kerns. Division No. 370 of Pittsburg and No. 376 of Scottdale, of the Brotherhodd of Locomotive Engineers, attended in bodies. The local divisions of the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen and the Brotherhood of Railway Conductors attended in the same manner, as did the Ladies’ Auxiliaries of these orders. The remains were laid to rest in Hill Grove cemetery.
CYPHERS— At the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James D. Cyphers, South Sixth street, New Haven, Raymond Cyphers, aged six months and eleven days, of Thursday, August 1st. Funeral took place from the residence, interment in Hill Grove Cemetery at 10 A. M., Saturday, August 3rd.
Genevieve Cytulik, 72, of Masontown, Pa., died Monday evening, May 5, 1997, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born Sept. 2, 1924, in Little Brownfield, Pa., daughter of the late Jacob and Bertha Lape Anders. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son, James Cytulik. Surviving are her husband of 49 years, Charles Cytulik; a son, Paul Cytulik; grandchildren, Paul J. Cytulik and Mary Beth Cytulik, all of Harmony, Pa.; and a brother, Ralph Anders of the State of Ohio. Friends will be received in the JOHN S. MAYKUTH JR. FUNERAL HOME, Church and River Avenues, Masontown, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday until 10 a.m., the hour of service, in the Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Curt Nies officiating. Interment will be in Greendale Cemetery.
Stanley Czekaj, Former Coal Miner
Stanley “Jerry” Czekaj, 81, of Mount Pleasant, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 1995, at the Integrated Health Systems of Pittsburgh, Laurelview, Hempfield Township. He was born Aug. 17, 1913, in Mount Pleasant, a son of the late Peter and Caroline Piwowar Czekaj. He was a former coal miner and former glass worker at the L.E. Smith Glass Co. of Mount Pleasant. He was a member of the Kosciuszko Club of Mount Pleasant and Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church of Mount Pleasant. Surviving are his wife, Clara Demagall Czekaj; two sons, Dennis Czekaj of Philadelphia and Terry Czekaj of Norvelt; three grandchildren; six brothers, Frank Czekaj of Turtle Creek, Walter Czekaj of Mount Pleasant, Edward Czekaj of State College and Louis Czekaj, Leonard Czekaj and Thomas Czekaj, all of Mount Pleasant; three sisters, Helen Wisniewski of Mount Pleasant, Sophie Demagall of Parma, Ohio, and Mrs. Robert (Jean) Etling of Mount Pleasant. He was predeceased by a brother, Joseph Czekaj.
CZEKAJ— Stanley “Jerry” Czekaj of Mount Pleasant died Saturday, Jan. 7, 1995. Friends will be received from 2 to 9 p.m., today in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 406 E. Washington St., Mount Pleasant, where a blessing service will be held at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, followed by a funeral Mass at 10 a.m., in Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church, Mount Pleasant. Interment will follow in Transfiguration Parish Cemetery. The Transfiguration Rosary Society will recite the rosary at 6 p.m. today in the funeral home.
CZINKI, JOSEPH W. - Age 64 years, of E. Green St., Waynesburg, died suddenly Saturday, January 25, 1969 at 2 p.m. of a heart attack. The son of the late Charles and Ola Czinki, he was born in Brownsville February 1, 1905.
Surviving are his wife, Lenore Hackney Czinki; three brothers, Alexander and James, both of Detroit, Mich., and Charles of Sutland, Md.; and a. sister, Mrs. Thomas Kurtz of Tampa, Fla. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg, the Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce, he was a Master Mason and Shriner, and was the director of the Greene County Industrial Development. A graduate of Brownsville High School, he attended Penn State and Duquesne Universities. He was in the merchandising field for thirty-seven years, and for the past five years, was the owner and operator of the Love Home Equipment Company of Waynesburg.
Friends are being received in the Garrison Funeral Home, Waynesburg today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be conducted 2 p.m. Tuesday with Dr. Victor Carlson officiating. Interment will be in Church Hill Cemetery, McClellandtown.
Mario S. CZYZEWSKI
(1948-2012)
CARMICHAELS
Mario S. Czyzewski
Mario S. Czyzewski, age 63, of Carmichaels, Pa., died at 7:38 a.m. on Friday, September 7, 2012 after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 2, 1948 in Watenstedt, Germany the son of Antoni Czyzewski of Carmichaels, Pa., and the late Janina (Szmelak) Czyzewski. Mr. Czyzewski was a 1967 graduate of Carmichaels Area High School and resided in Cumberland Township, Greene County, Pa., all of his life. He served with the United States Navy for four years of active duty and two years with the Navy Reserves during the Vietnam Era with the Seabee’s. Mr. Czyzewski worked as a Heavy Equipment Operator for many years. His last employer was Atlas Service Corporation. He enjoyed gardening, outdoor activities, NASCAR racing, automotive repair, and fishing with his children and grandchildren. Mr. Czyzewski loved his wife and children and especially cherished his grandchildren. On March 6, 1971, Mario married Debbie J. Ruth, who survives. Also surviving are two sons: Dr. William A. Czyzewski and Dr. Nick E. Czyzewski and his girlfriend Heather Tokarcik and children of Carmichaels; three daughters: Kristi Czyzewski White, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Lyndee L. Czyzewski and Sarah J. Czyzewski both at home; two grandchildren: Sydney J. Czyzewski and Abigail R. Czyzewski of Waynesburg, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Family and Friends will be welcomed from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Monday in the YOSKOVICH FUNERAL HOME (724-966- 5500), Martin J. Yoskovich, Funeral Director 300 South Vine Street (Route 88), Carmichaels, Pa., where the Funeral Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2012. The Rev. Bruce R. Judy will officiate. Interment will follow at Laurel Point Cemetery, Carmichaels with Military Honors accorded by the Cumberland American Legion Post 400 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3491.