Fayette County Genealogy Project
Obituaries
Kenneth W. Dague, 78, of Finleyville, Pa., died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1996, in Monongahela Valley Hospital, Inc., Monongahela, Pa. He was born Nov. 28, 1917, in Monongahela, Pa., the son of the late G. Frank and Annie Sumney Dague. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his wife, Betty A. Dague on July 22, 1989; three sisters, Wanetta Hansen, Mildred Barclay and Margaret Livingston; and a brother, George A. Dague. Mr. Dague was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific. He was retired as a truck driver from Patterson Supply Company of Monongahela with over 40 years of service. He was a member of the Suttman-Yohe Post 1409 VFW. He was Protestant by faith. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Ralph E. (Sandra) Leichliter of Grindstone, Pa.; a sister, Edith Rudolph of Washington, Pa.; and a brother, Orris “Bud” Dague of Monongahela, Pa. Friends will be received in the L.M. FRYE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 427 West Main St., Monongahela, Pa., on Friday, Oct. 18, 1996 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. Keith Conover officiating. Burial will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery, Monongahela, pa.
Donald W. Dahl
Mill Run
Donald W. "Donnie" Dahl, 92, of Mill Run, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, in Eicher's Family Home, Normalville. He was born May 17, 1919, in Mill Run, a son of the late John Paul "Jack" and Nora Hart Dahl. Donnie was a graduate of Connellsville High School with the class of 1938. He had lived in Maryland for 38 years and moved back to Mill Run in 1980. Prior to his retirement, he was the supervisor of grounds and maintenance for the University of Maryland. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Connellsville. He is survived by his daughters, Don Etta Matthews, of Coon Rapids, Minn., and Twanda Kilton and husband, Gil, of Friendship, Md.; four grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two great-great- grandchildren; and a sister, Sarah Davare, of Elwood City. In addition to his parents, Donnie was predeceased by his wife, Thelma B. Lowery DahI; a grandson, Darin Kilton; a brother and five sisters. Family and friends are invited to a graveside committal service to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in Indian Creek Baptist Cemetery, Mill Run, with Rev. Lee Maley officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, 724-628-1430. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in memory of Donald W. Dahl to Amedisys Hospice, 109 Crossroads Plaza, Scottdale, PA 15683.
Mrs. George DAHL died in 1919. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
DAHL, MRS. GEORGE
The funeral of Mrs. George DAHL, who died Monday at her home at Mill Run, was
held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Baptist church at Mill Run.
Rev. F.S. WORTMAN officiated. Interment at Mill Run. Mrs. DAHL was
36 years old and is survived by her husband, two children, one brother and one
sister. Her maiden name was HARBAUGH.
Weekly Courier Thurs. 8-7-1919
HOPWOOD
Paul Edison Dahl
Paul Edison Dahl, age 85, of Hopwood, Pa., died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 in Monongalia General Hospital, Morgantown, West Virginia after a lengthy illness. He was born November 21, 1926 in Uniontown, Pa. Paul was a member of Saint Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Farmington, Pa., and had been the church organist for over 42 years. He was an automobile mechanic and owner of Dahl's Garage in Hopwood for over 50 years. He was also a well known area musician with the Dave Dahl Orchestra for over 50 years. Additionally, he served on the Executive Board of the Uniontown Musical Society and was a member of both the Musician's Local 596 and Teamster's Local 491. Paul loved collecting antique automobiles and was President of the Fayette County Antique Auto Club. Preceding him in death were his parents, Frank M. Dahl and Cerilla M. Buttermore Dahl; and his wife, Ethel Burian Dahl. Surviving are a daughter, Eleanor Mae Dahl Shipley of New Salem, Pa.; two grandchildren: Paul Michael Shipley and wife Amber of Uniontown and Robert Syril Shipley and companion Robyn Pigott of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; three great-granddaughters: Kelsey Marie, Hannah Jean and Madison Ava; a brother, David Dahl and wife Evelyn of Hopwood; a sister, Doris Lee Weasenforth and husband Clarence of Uniontown; Paul's loving companion of 22 years, Jean McMahon of Hopwood; six nieces and four nephews. Friends will be received in the JEROME W. SHELL FUNERAL HOME, 164 South Mount Vernon Avenue, Uniontown, Pa., today from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, June 25, at 11 a.m. in ST. JOAN OF ARC CHURCH, 3523 National Pike, with Rev. Father James L. Popochock and Rev. Father Michael J. Crookston as Co- Celebrants. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. Visitation was also held on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Parish Wake was held at 7 p.m.
Edward C. DAILEY Sr. (1903-1995)
Edward C. Dailey Sr., 92, of South Huntingdon Township, West Newton, died Saturday in Mount View Rest Home, Greensburg. He is survived by two sons, Paul Dailey of Goldsboro, N.C., and Edward C. Dailey Jr. of Belle Vernon R.D. 4; a stepson, Dell Dailey of Prince Gallitzin, Pa.; daughters, Mary Ann Dailey Reeger of West Newton and Agatha Dailey Brown of Greensburg; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great- great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Richard F. Dodson Funeral Home, 213 Main St., West Newton, today until 11 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–March 1, 1903
Died—–September 9, 1995
John DAILEY died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(21)
Dunbar, July 31, 1935
The funeral of John Dailey was conducted Saturday morning with a large assemblage
of relatives and friends gathered to pay their final tribute to his memory.
The funeral cortège met at the home at 5:30 followed by requiem high mass
at St. Aloysius Church with the church pastor, Rev John Lyons, as celebrant of
the mass.
Pallbearers were Byron Dunaway, Clarence martin, Charles Hiles Roy Rizer, Chalmer
Seaton, John Wadsworth and Joseph Rodgers. Interment took place in St.
Aloysius cemetery.
Amoung the out of town persons attending the service were Mr. and Mrs. E.J. McDaniels
and sons, Lawrence and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. T.V. Dailey and daughter, Delores,
and son Jimmy. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dailey, Leonard Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. Geido
Gentile, Miss Estelle Dailey, Mr. and Mrs. John Kacur and George Maloy all of
Uniontown: Mrs. Matthew Doyle and daughters, Kathryn, Dara, Anastasia, Marie
and Loretta, of Clairton: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Duffy and son, John, and daughter,
Veronica, of McKeesport; Mrs. Hankins, Mr. and Mrs. Moon and Children, Mr. and
Mrs. C. Black and children, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Franier, Mr. and Mrs. Carmon Dailey
and children and Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey, all of Connellsville, Mr. and Mrs. Long
of Ohio, John Gilbert of McKeesport, Mr. and Mrs. John Vincent Dailey, Mr. and
Mrs. James Dailey and children and Mrs. Rose Ovens all of Clairton, and John
Bale of Pittsburgh.
Connellsville Courier July 31, 1935
Byron
B. DAILY died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Popular Weather Prophet Succumbs.
Waynesburg, Pa., Oct. 6 - Bryon B. Daily, who for years kept a log of this community's traditional day of rain on July 29, died today from the effects of an operation.
He was a druggist in this Southwestern Pennsylvania community for 37 years and a brother of Elmer Daily of Ebensburg, president of the Middle Atlantic Baseball League.
Daily was the fourth to keep the records of rain on July 29, and in 12 years failed only twice in his prediction of rain. For many years he bet and collected hats on his forecasts.
(not sure if this is the end of the obit)
(Herald - October 7, 1938)
Leonard O. Dale, 81, of Scottdale R.D. 1, (Hawkeye), passed away early Thursday morning, April 17, 1997, at the home of his daughter Linda Ansell in Penn Laird, Va. He was born on Feb. 13, 1916, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Andrew L. and Nancy Abers Dale. Leonard retired from US Steel Corp. in June, 1980 with 39 years’ service as a millwright. He was a veteran of World War II, serving as a private first class in the U.S. Army and was decorated with the Medal and Army Occupational Medal of Japan. Years ago he also served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and enjoyed fishing. Leonard is survived by his wife of 55 years, Stella May Murray Dale whom he married July 6, 1941; a daughter, Linda Ansell and her husband John of Penn Laird, Va.; a son, Charles L. Dale and his wife Theresa “Terri” of Laporte, Ind.; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, William M. Dale of Orange City, Fla., and Raymond L. Dale and his wife Ethel of Titusville, Fla., and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Leonard was preceded in death by a daughter, Althea M. “Pat” Gish on Nov. 1, 1992 and a brother, Beacher W. Dale. Family and friends will be received at the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring St., Scottdale (997-5300) today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev. Edward L. Clarke officiating. Graveside committal services and interment to follow in Alverton Cemetery. Family suggests memorial … balance of obit is missing
DIED
Suddenly, of apoplexy, Mr. WM. DALE, formerly of Brownsville, near Salem, Columbiana county, Ohio, on Monday the 8th inst.
Philip Leroy DALLY (1891-1976)
DALLY, Phillip Leroy - Age 84 years of 256 Braddock Ave., Uniontown, died, Tuesday, May 25, 1976. He was born July 2, 1891 the son of the late, Charles Andrew and Josephine Clorissa Means Dally. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Belle Franks Dally. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Russell (Mary Clorissa) Sessler Jr. of Uniontown; a son, Dr. Jesse L. Dally of Midland, Texas; a brother, William K. Dally of Bethel Park; four sisters, Mrs. Larry (Virginia) Liggett of Bethel Park, Mrs. Robert (Elizabeth) Pickens of Lehigh Acres, Miss Mary B. Dally of Bethel Park and Mrs. Harry (Harriet) Filson of Pleasantville, Pa.; three grandchildren, Amy Sessler, David and Suzanne Dally. Predeceased by the following brothers and sisters: Virgilla Dally, Lillian Isler Dally, Charles Addison, Drusilla Day, Benton Holliday, Wendell Phillips, John Means, Charlotte Elizabeth Parry. He was a veteran of World War I and was a retired gas field leaser f or the Benedum Treef Oil Co. of Pittburgh. Friends will be received in the Dearth Funeral Home, New Salem, on Friday and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9:30 p.m. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later.
Dally Death
Phillip Leroy Dally, 84, of 256 Braddock Ave. died Tuesday. The son of the late Charles Andrew and Josephine Clarissa Means Dally, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie Belle Franks Dally. A member of Church Hill United Presbyterian Church, McClellandtown, he was a World War I veteran and a retired gas field leaser for the Benedum Trees Oil Co. of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received in Dearth Funeral Home, New Salem, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9:30 p.m. today and Saturday. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in Jacob Lutheran Church, High House, with Rev. Paul Markovits and Rev. Howard Brown officiating. Burial will be in Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery.
DALNOKY, JOHN J. — Age 64 years of Greensboro, Pa., died Wednesday, September 7, 1983 at 10:35 p.m. in the University Medical Center, Morgantown, W.Va. He was born February 26, 1919 in Grays Landing, Pa., son of the late Arpod and Amelia Dalnoky. He was a retired miner with Duquesne Light, Warwick Mine, and resided in Greensboro for the past 38 years. He was a member of the Holy Family R. C. Church, Greensboro, U.M.W.A. Local 6310 and Wil... remainder of article is missing
HENRY DALTON
Funeral services for the late Henry Dalton, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dalton, will be held Thursday afternoon, March 2, from the Mount Rose Baptist church. Interment will take place in the Clearview cemetery. Henry Dalton died Monday morning of a complication of diseases. He is survived by his parents and the following brothers and sisters: Robert and Frederick, at home; Frank Dalton, of Rochester, N. Y.; Mrs. Eva Singletary; and Ernestine, at home.
ANDREW D. DALZELL
Andrew D. Dalzell, 84, died Tuesday evening in his home at 49 Lenox street, Uniontown. He was born December 25, 1865, in Allegheny county, a son of the late Thomas and Lillias Harper Dalzell and has been a resident of Uniontown for 83 years. Surviving are two sons, Thomas A. of Uniontown and Walter S. of Williamsport, and one sister, Bessie Dalzell of Uniontown. The funeral service will be held at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon in the Johnston and Sons Funeral Home in Uniontown with Rev. Earl P. Confer officiating. Interment will be in Park Place Cemetery.
C. J. DALZELL
Clarence J. Dalzell, 71, of McClellandtown, R.D. 1, died at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday at his home. He was an elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Johnstown, a life member of Valley Lodge No. 459, F & A.M., of Masontown, and a member of the Masontown American Legion Post. He retired March 31, 1967, as chief of the Bureau of Mines Office, Johnson. During World War I he served with the 29th Engineers. Surviving are his widow, Phoebe; two daughters, a son, two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Price and Mrs. Wilella Dalzell of Masontown, and 10 grandchildren.
LOCAL SAILOR IS
KILLED AT BOSTON
BOSTON, Sept. 24— John B. Slavin is being held by police today on a charge of manslaughter in connection with the death of Edward L. Dalzell, a sailor attached to the navel hospital at Chelsea. Slavin, according to the police has admitted that he struck Dalzell in a brawl Saturday night. Dalzell was found in a doorway in the Charlestown district and taken to the hospital where he died yesterday from a fractured skull.
Word has been received here of the death of Edward Dalzell, U. S. sailor, in a government hospital near Boston, Mass., Saturday night. The telegram was received Sunday morning by his father, A. D. Dalzell, 49 Lenox street. Details of his death were not given but it is understood that he was slain by other sailors. A telegram to The Evening Genius says that sailors have been arrested in connection with this murder. He is said to have suffered a fractured of the skull. The father wired the navel authorities to ship his body to Uniontown at one.
Edward was born and reared in Uniontown and was widely known. He was 31 years old. During the world war he served in the army and two years ago he enlisted in the navy for a four year term. He is survived by his father and two brothers, Walter and Thomas, both of Uniontown.
Relatives are expecting the full details of his death within a short time.
Notes from contributor:
Born–30 May 1892-Pa
Father–Andrew D. Dalzell
Mother–Mary Anna Lemon Dalzell
Burial–Sesction G Lot 153, Park Place Cemetery,
Uniontown, Pa.
Army Dates Of Service–4-26-1918 To 1-31-1919
Member of–Co A 69th Pa Vol
JAMES W. DALZELL
James W. Dalzell, 79, former well known drilling contractor, died at 11:30 p.m. Friday at his home in 49 Lenox street after an illness of 12 years. Surviving are a brother, Andrew, and a sister, Miss Bessie Dalzell, with whom he lived in Lenox street, and a son, Charles, of Pittsburgh. He was an uncle of Walter Dalzell, of this city. Funeral services are in charge of J. Harry Johnston & Sons.
DALZELL SERVICES
Funeral services for James W. Dalzell, aged 79, a former local contractor, who died Friday April 14, 1939, at his home on Lennox Street were to be conducted at 2:30 this afternoon in the Johnston mortuary chapel, Rev. L. Spurgeom Clark, pastor of the Great Bethel Baptist Church officiating with burial in Park Place Cemetery.
Notes from contributor:
Father–Thomas F. Dalzell
Mother–Lillian Harper Dalzell
Lillian Harper DALZELL (1826-1895)
Lillian Harper Dalzell
White, female, 70 years old, widow, sick 2 months
Cause of death–Cancer of the Liver
Born–1826
Died–November 9, 1895
Buried–Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown
Father & Mother–Born In Ireland
Residence–151 Walnut Street, Uniontown
Spouse–Thomas F. Dalzell
Miss Mary Dalzell
Miss Mary Dalzell, age 77 years, died Saturday morning at 10:20 A.M. at her home, 49 Lennox Street. She is survived by one sister Bessie & two brothers, James & Andrew, all at home. She was a member of the Great Bethel Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon 2:30 in the family residence. In charge of Rev. W. H. McKinley. Burial in Park Place Cemetery.
DALZELL FUNERAL
Funeral services for Miss Mary Dalzell, who died Saturday, February 2, 1933, were solemnized in the residence, 49 Lenox street, Monday afternoon. Rev. W. H. McKinney, pastor of the Central Christian church, officiated. Burial was in Park Place cemetery. Pallbearers in attendance were Dr. L. W. Brownfield, Dr. J. W. Jaco, Charles McIntyre, Presley Dixson, L. T. Hayden and J. Parr. Miss Dalzell was born in Allegheny county, May 19, 1858, the first daughter of the late Thomas and Lillias Harper Dalzell. Coming to Fayette county with her family when still quite young, Miss Dalzell was baptized in 1890 by Rev. J. E. Darby and united with the Flatwoods Baptist church. At the time of death, however, she was a member of Great Bethel Baptist church, Uniontown. Preceding Miss Dalzell in death were her parents, a sister, Margaret Dalzell Gibbs, and two brothers, Thomas F. and Robert H. Dalzell. Surviving are one sister, Bessie Dalzell, and two brothers, James and Andrew Dalzell.
DALZELL, PERRIE IDA— Aged 65 years of 144 Lincoln Street, died Thursday evening March 17, 1955 in the Uniontown Nursing and Conversant Center. Surviving are her husband; Thomas A. Dalzell; two brothers, Joseph H and Max I. Cooley both of Uniontown. Three sisters, Mrs. Hugh H. (Armeda) Hugh, Mrs. William (Effie) Minerd both of Uniontown, and Mrs. Earle(Mildred ) Campbell of Morgantown, W VA. She was predeceased by her parents; Mr. & Mrs. William S. Cooley and a brother Daniel J. Cooley. Friends are being received in the J. Harry Johnson and Sons Funeral Home, 65 N. Gallatin Avenue, where services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Earl P. Confer. Interment will be in Park Place Cemetery, Uniontown.
THOMAS F. DALZELL
Thomas F. Dalzell, aged 75, was found dead at 5 p.m., Monday, April 19, 1981, on the second floor of his home, 268 Derrick avenue, where he lived alone, by a neighbor, J. D. Martz. Death is believed to have been caused by a heart attack. According to Mr. Martz he had noticed Mr. Dalzell working in the garden until about 2 o’clock when the aged man went into the house. Failing to see him moving about, neighbors became alarmed and Mr. Martz entered to investigate. Mr. Danzell is survived by two brothers and two sisters, all of Uniontown. They are: Andrew and James Dalzell and Misses Mary and Bessie Dalzell. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
DALZELL SERVICES
Funeral services in charge of Rev. J. C. Clark, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church, will be held this afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Johnston mortuary chapel, 65 North Gallatin avenue, for Thomas Dalzell, who died suddenly at his home in Derrick avenue, Monday. Burial will be in Park Place cemetery.
First Republic Policeman Dies
A retired Redstone Twp. Policeman, John D’Amico of VanKirk St., Republic, died yesterday following a lingering illness, in West Virginia University Medical Center. Mr. D’Amico served on the police force from 1939 to 1960. He was a member of the Holy Rosary Church, Republic, Vol. Fire Dept., Sons of Italy and Fraternal Order of Police. He was born in Italy, June 5, 1894 and was Republic’s first policeman. He is survived by his wife, Maria D’Amico; sons, Joseph Bill of Cleveland, Ohio; John Jr., Naples, Fla., Orlando of New Salem; daughters: Rose Haines, Cleveland, Ohio, Betty Jarrell, West Virginia, and Patricia Mangello, Cleveland. There are also 21 grandchildren surviving. Friends will be received in the Flack Funeral Home, Republic, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral mass will be intoned Monday in the Holy Rosary Church, Republic, with Rev. Henry Marcinek, officiating. Services at the funeral home will be at 8:30 a.m. Burial will be in Lafayette Memorial Park. Parish rosary will be recited Sunday at 7 p.m. and the Brownsville Knights of Columbus will recite the rosary also Sunday, 8 p.m.
D’AMICO, JOHN— Age 61 years of Van Kirk St., Republic, Pa., died Friday morning, May 7, 1976 at 6:10 a.m. in Morgan Manor, W.Va. after a lingering illness. Surviving is his wife, Maria Hullo D’Amico, Republic; three sons, Joseph, Garfield Heights, Ohio, John Jr., Naples, Florida, and Orlando, New Salem; three daughters, Mrs. Harold (Rose) Haines, Euclid, Ohio, Mrs. Nova (Betty) Jarrell, Unieda, W. Va., and Mrs. Joseph (Patricia) Mangello, Northfield, Ohio; twenty one grandchildren. He was a member of the Holy Rosary R.C. Church, Republic, Republic Volunteer Fire Co., Petro Micca Lodge, Republic, Fraternal Order of Police. He was a policeman of Republic for 22 years and retired in 1960. Friends will be received in the Joseph E. Flack Funeral Home, Legion St., Republic, today 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday until 8:30 a.m. when Prayer Services will be held followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. in the Holy Rosary R. C. Church, Republic with Rev. Fr. Henry J. Marcinek as Celebrant. Interment in LaFayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill, Pa. Parish Rosary Sunday at 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Brownsville No. 2461 will hold service at 8 p.m. Sunday. Petro Micca Lodge will recite the Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
LYNN B. DANA, SR.
Word has been received of the death in Warren, O., Sunday night, September 21, of Lynn B. [Boardman] Dana, Sr., 65, a widely known musician of that city. Funeral services were held in Warren Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery. He was the son of William H. and Emma Tuttle Dana. His father was founder of the Dana Musical Institute, which was attended by many local residents. Dr. Dana had visited in Uniontown a number of times. His latest visit was in April when he came here for a reunion of local graduates and conducted the Al-County band in its concert at Georges township high school.
Armand
DANBOY died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(35)
Armand Danboy, 69, Dies From An Overdoes of Medicine
Believed. Armand Danboy, 69, veteran Point Marion glass worker and former manager
of the Central hotel, was found dead in his bed today, apparently the victim
of an overdose of medicine. The aged man had been in ill health for some time
and there was nothing to show whether the medicine had been taken by mistake
or intentionally.
Mr. Danboy, when discovered, appeared to have been dead for about two days, physicians
indicated after an examination of the body. The gruesome find was made early
today by Howard Ashton, Pt. Marion bottling works manager, with whom the aged
glass-worker had been employed part time.
Mr. Danboy had not been at work for two days, and his employer went to look for
him today, finding his body in the small room in a shanty near Morgantown street,
where the aged man had made a home for some years.
There are a number of relatives surviving in the vicinity of Fredericktown.
Standard: Sep. 1, 1938
DANCER, ERNA— Age 69 years, died at 3:20 A. M., Wednesday, October 1, 1958. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Basil (Alice) Savage of Nemacolin, Mrs. John (Maria) Smitley of Uniontown, R. D., Mrs. Frank (Garnet) Gallis, Esther Marnell and William Betts, all of Dunbar; nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; one sister and one brother, Mrs. Raymond (Edythe) Hostetler and Robert Nehls of Uniontown. Friends will be received in the Minerd Funeral Home, 196 W. Main St. after 7 P.M. this evening where services will be held Friday at 2 P.M. with Rev. G. C. Waldkoenig officiating. Interment will be in Park Place cemetery.
Julia A. ‘Susie’ DANCER (1951-2009)
Julia A. "Susie" Dancer, 57, of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., died Wednesday, January 28, 2009, in the Jeanette Hospital Excella Hospice Center, in Jeanette, Westmoreland County, Pa. She was born February 20, 1951, in Uniontown, Pa., the daughter of Kenneth Dancer and Sarah Huey Dancer. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home, Inc., 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, and will be announced later.
MINERVA DANCER
Mrs. Minerva Dancer, one of the oldest and most highly respected and widely known residents of Georges Township, died at 1:15 o'clock Saturday afternoon, December 29, 1934, in the home of a daughter, Mrs. J. C. Showalter, of York Run. Had she lived until January 24, 1935, Mrs. Dancer would have been 84 years old. Besides Mrs. Showalter she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Lurena Hardin and Mrs. Donna Kelley, both of Smithfield; three sons, Ray and Guy Dancer, of Uniontown, and Frank Dancer, of York Run; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Nuce and Mrs. Linnie Nuce, Mrs. Delie Jenkins and Miss Lucy Weaver, all residents of Morgantown, W. Va.; and a brother, Walter Weaver of Point Marion. Twenty grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 o'clock this afternoon in the Showalter residence with Rev. Mr. Adamson officiating. Burial in Mt. Moriah Baptist church cemetery, Smithfield.
Notes from contributor:
Father–Peter Weaver,
Monongalia Co., VA/WV
Mother–Mary Lydia (Rohr)
Weaver, Monongalia Co., VA/WV
Anna (Rocca) DANDREA (1899-1967)
DANDREA, ANNA (ROCCA)— age 67 years of Chemical Rd., Newell, Pa., died Tuesday, October 3, 1967, at home at 12:55 p.m. following a lingering illness. She was born in Italy on October 4, 1899. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Church of Newell, Pa., the Auxiliary of Santa Barbara Club, the Newell Moose, the Ladies Auxiliary Newell Volunteer Fire Co., and the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Church. She is survived by five sons, William Dendron at home, Joseph Dandrea of Newell, Samuel Dandrea of Staten Island, New York, Sam Rocca of Brownsville, Earl Rocca with the U.S. Army stationed in Vietnam; six daughters, Mrs. Mary Ann Chaplin of Sardis, Ohio, Mrs. Dolores Smith of Newell, Mrs. Eleanore Longwell of Sardis, Ohio, Mrs. Janet Dandrea at home, Mrs. Minnie Roth of Sardis, Ohio; twenty-six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, five brothers, Michael Rocca of Fayette City, Albert and Dominick Rocca of Coal Center, Ernest Rocca of Charleroi, Richard of Belle Vernon; five sisters, Mrs. Rose Moore of Zanesville, Ohio, Mrs. Josephine Andrews of California, Pa., Mrs. Violet Mae Traversari of Fayette City, Mrs. Mary Ellen Cain of Aliquippa, Mrs. Irene Iams of Newell. Friends are being received in the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home, Fayette City, until Saturday at 9:30 a.m. where a prayer service will be held followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m. in Our Lady of Perpetual Help R.C. Church with Rev. Fr. Edward P. Gearing as celebrant. Interment in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Coal Center.
Henry DANDRIDGE died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Word has been received by his niece, Mrs. Anna Davis, of the death of Henry Dandridge,
former Uniontown resident, at his home in Columbus, O., Monday, March 1, 1937
following a lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, Lena Dandridge.
Services will be held today from his home, 291 Burt street, Columbus.
Anna M. DANFORTH died in 1854. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
DIED,
April 18th, 1854, at La Salle, Illinois, Anna M. Danforth, only daughter of Charles and Ellen Danforth, of Uniontown, Pa:, aged 3 years and 9 months.
She was taken ill on river, and died before arriving at the place of her destination.—
Little Anna was a lovely child, just like the rose bud opening its silken leaves, and sending around its pleasant fragrance, but alas! how soon the beautiful flower was plucked by a ruthless hand, or rather how soon transported from the garden on earth to bloom forever in Heaven.
Mourn not ye whose child hath found,
Purer skies and holier ground,
Flowers of bright and pleasant hue,
Free from thorns, and fresh with dew.
Mourn not ye whose child hath fled,
From this region of the dead,
To yon winged angel band,
To a better—fairer land.
Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa., April 27, 1854.
Charles
DANFORTH died in 1853. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(17)
DEATH OF CHAS. DANFORTH
We regret to learn that Charles Danforth, of this place, died at Burlin, Somerset county, on Sunday night last, at half past 10 o'clock, of Cholera. Mr. Danforth was extensively and favorably known along the National Road in Pennsylvania and Ohio, having, for a number of years, been acting as agent for the stage companies. He arrived at Berlin from Cumberland on Sunday morning, and was sick at the time. Physicians were called in and paid him every attention, but at the hour above stated he breathed his last.
Mr. Danforth leaves a wife and child to mourn over this sad affliction, besides many warm personal friends.
The Genius of Liberty. Sep. 22, 1853.
Marie D’Angelo, 80, of Pleasanton, Calif., died Monday, Aug. 29, 1994 in Pleasanton. She is survived by her husband, Jerry D’Angelo of Pleasanton; one son, Rudolph D’Angelo of Pleasanton; one brother, Leonard Carmella of West Virginia; two sisters, Beatrice Nicksick and Babe Orsolini, both of Pennsylvania; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Friends are invited to call at St. Augustine’s Church, 3999 Bernal Ave., Pleasanton, today at 6:30 p.m. Arrangements under direction of Graham-Hitch Mortuary, Pleasanton.
Stephen J. Daniel, 72, of Dilliner, R.D. 1, died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1994, in the V.A. Hospital, Clarksburg, W.Va. He was born Aug. 29, 1922, in Banister, Mich., a son of the late Stephen and Mary Przbysz Daniel. He was a Word War II Army Veteran and was awarded the Purple Heart. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post 6303, and of the Disabled American Veterans. He belonged to the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Greensboro. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth White Daniel; two sons, Stephen M. Daniel and Kevin Joseph Daniel, both at home; two brothers, his twin, Lawrence Daniel of Detroit, Mich., and his other brother, Frank Daniel of Dilliner; six sisters, Cecelia Shochet of Orlando, Fla.; Sophia Stoner of Palm Bay, Fla., Regina Fry of Hayes, Va., Agnes Clark of Tallmadge, Ohio, Veronica Chekosky of Greensboro R.D. 1, and Mary Gilbert of Carmichaels, Pa. He was predeceased by an infant daughter, Debra Ann Daniel. Friends will be received in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, Pa., today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m., in the Holy Family Roman Catholic Church in Greensboro, with the Rev. Fr. Alvin Gutierrez as celebrant. Interment will be in Monongahela Hill Cemetery, Greensboro, with Military Rites accorded at the graveside by the Greensboro V.F.W.
Clyde L. DANIELS Jr. (1940-1995)
Clyde Lester “Junior” Daniels Jr., 55, of Mount Pleasant R.D. 2 and a native of Scottdale died Saturday in his home. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Carol Miller Daniels; children, Clyde Lester Daniels III of Somerset, Dale Allen Daniels and Pamela Jean Daniels both at home; two granddaughters; one grandson; two sisters, Mrs. Ara (Margaret) Butler of Harrisburg and Mrs. Albert (Mary Jane) Thieler of Mount Pleasant R.D. 5; two brothers, Donald Daniels of Mount Pleasant R. D. 2 and Kenneth Daniels of Mount Pleasant Star Route; nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and loving in-laws. Friends will be received at the Luther J. Grimm Funeral Home, 806 West Main St., Mount Pleasant, today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday until 1 p.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–July 17, 1940
Died—–November 25, 1995
George W. DANIELS died in 1932. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(2)
George W. Daniels, 69 years, 11 months, and 14 days old, died Sunday morning,
December 18, 1932, at 9:50 o'clock in his home in South Union township.
The deceased is survived by his widow, Mary Jane and the following children,
John W., of Uniontown; Russell at home; Mrs. Cathryne Goodwin, York Run.
He also leaves the following brothers and sisters: Alex, Uniontown; Charles,
of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Chester Feathers, Pittsburgh; Mrs. W. H. Myers, Uniontown,
and Mrs. Isaac Lilly, Masontown.
One sister, Mrs. Mary Jennings, late of Uniontown, died two years ago.
Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
(Newspaper dated Dec 19, 1932)
DANIELS SERVICES Funeral services for George W. Daniels will be solemnized Wednesday afternoon. At 1 o'clock ther will be brief services at the family residence in South Union township followed by additional services at 2 o'clock in the Free Methodist Chuch, of Fairchance, at 2 o'clock. Rev. C. O. Page will officiate. Burial in Maple Grove cemetery, Fairchance.
TWO YOUTHS DROWN AT REIDMORE
James Daniels Loses
Life in Vain Effort
To Assist Companion
Harmon Augustine Seized
With Cramps in
Deep Water
BODIES IN WATER
FOR 45 MINUTES
Tragedy stalked a party of three boys, happy at play at the Reidmore home of State Fish Commissioner Kenneth A. Reid, near South Connellsville, Sunday afternoon at about 2:15 o’clock and two of them perished by drowning, one going to his death as he made a valiant effort to save his playmate from the watery grave.
The dead:
Harmon Kephart Augustine, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clarence Augustine, and a grandson of former State Treasurer and Mrs. Harmon M. Kephart of 306 South Pittsburg street.
James Daniels, 13, son of Mrs. Leona Daniels and a grandson of the Mrs. J. Emmett Collins of 301 Grandview avenue. Reid “Sonny” Kephart, 11, son of Mrs. Gertrude Kephart, widow of John Kephart of Philadelphia, who has been staying at the Reid home, had a narrow escape from death when he first went to the rescue of his cousin, Harmon, after the latter had dived into 10 feet of water off the bridge at one end of the lake.
The Kephart boy, however, was able to free himself from the grasp of Harmon and sought to obtain an inflated inner tube with which he had played on other occasions to take to his kin who was floundering in the water, apparently seized with cramps. It was another whim of fate that traded the life of the Kephart boy for that of Jimmy Daniels, as the latter was on the bank when Harmon cried for help. He saw “Sonny” make his rescue effort and then go for the inner tube. Without hesitation, he dashed into the water and went to the aid of the Augustine boy. As he did the latter, grasping for something to help him, took hold of Jimmy and the two went beneath the surface to their graves.
Harmon Augustine, who had been spending the summer vacations with his father at Addison, had come to Connellsville on Saturday so he could attend mass at Immaculate Conception Church as usual on Sunday morning. He had received his communion at that time. He left the Kephart home shortly after noon and started for Reidmore to spend the afternoon with his companions—his cousin “Sonny” Kephart, who was staying with his mother at the Reid home, and James Daniels of Grandview avenue. The Augustine boy was making his first trip to play with his two companions of former years at Reidmore, Jimmy and Sonny, however, had spent practically all of their vacation thus far together at the Reid home. Jimmy had planned to enter a hospital this week to have his tonsils removed.
The trio had not been in the water when they started for the lake. As youngsters usually do, they started for the lake with the jovial laughter of “last one in is a so and so” on their lips and Harmon was the first on the bridge. He immediately leaped in. It was the short span of two minutes that followed which cost the lives of the two popular lads. In the vicinity were the mother and uncle of “Sonny” who rushed to the scene when they heard the latter’s cries but they were unable to find the victims.
The three decided to go swimming, Harmon was the first to get to the water as they headed for the bridge at one end of the lake. He jumped in at a point where it is about 10 feet deep. Undoubtedly seized with cramps as he plunged into the cold water, the youth began floundering about and cried for help. “Sonny” Kephart, trailing him on the dash to the lake, leaped to the rescue of his cousin. As he attempted to aid Harmon, “Sonny” felt the taller and older boy, in desperation, grab him and pull him under the water. He managed somehow to break away as Harmon momentarily relaxed his death grip and then he swam in the direction of an inflated inner tube with which he had played on previous occasions. “Jimmy” Daniels, who was on the bank at the time, leaped into the water to go to Harmon’s rescue despite the fact he could not swim expertly. As the Kephart boy was after the tube and his back was turned, he failed to notice what developed when the Daniels youngster plunged into the water, but authorities are inclined to believe that when the latter came within reach of Augustine he was grabbed by the frantic swimmer and that both went under the water. “Sonny” shouted for help. His mother, who was sitting in the distance, and an uncle J. Donald Reid, raced to the scene. They went into the water in a futile effort to find the bodies. Even search from a boat was fruitless. Meanwhile some person who had been attracted to the scene put in a call for the Connellsville Fire Department and Fire Chief William E. DeBolf has an inhalator rushed there. Later grappling hooks were dispatched and it was through the use of these that the bodies were recovered from the watery graves about 45 minutes after the drownings.
Both the city and the South Connellsville fire departments were on the scene. Members used a pulmotor in an effort to revive the boys but to no avail. The body of Augustine was removed to the funeral parlors of Deputy Coroner Milton V. Munk and that of Daniels to the undertaking establishment to Charles C. Mitchell where they were prepared for burial.
Harmon Kephart Augustine, the only child of J. Clarence Augustine of Addition and Sarah Kephart Augustine of New York, was born in Merlon, Philadelphia, on March 5, 1922, and had spent the greater part of his life with his maternal grandparents, former State Treasurer and Mrs. Harmon M. Kephart of the Masonic building, South Pittsburgh street. While the Kepharts resided in Philadelphia, the youngster attended the Waldren Academy there. Since coming to Connellsville, however, he had been attending classes at the Immaculate Conception School and next month would have been enrolled as a member of the junior class of the High School. The Augustine boy is a grand-nephew of State Supreme Court Justice John W. Kephart of Ebensburg, the latter being a brother of former State Treasurer H. M. Kephart of the Masonic Building. The youth’s uncle, John W. Kephart, father of “Sonny” Kephart, had been killed in an automobile accident on Christmas Day five years ago as he was returning to Connellsville from Addison.
Jimmy Daniels was the great-grandson of Clark Collins, Connellsville’s last Civil War veteran who died several months ago. His grandfather, the former postmaster, passed away two years ago and it was about two months after that that a brother of the young hero of the drowning tragedy passed away. James Daniels, the son of Mrs. Leona Daniels and a grandson of Mrs. J. Emmett Collins of 301 Grandview avenue, widow of a former postmaster here, is survived by his mother, his maternal grandmother and a sister, Jane, of Pittsburgh. A student in the Cameron Building, he had been very active in the two junior organizations, the popular Junior Drum and Bugle Corps and the recently formed Connellsville School Band. He was an active member of Troop No. 5, Boy Scouts, of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
The body of the Augustine boy was to be removed this afternoon to the home of an aunt, Mrs. John Kephart, at 112 West Peach street, where it will remain until the time of the funeral. Services will be held Wednesday morning with the cortege meeting at the home at 9:30 o’clock followed by requiem high mass at Immaculate Conception Church at 10 o’clock. Rev. Henry A. Geibel, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
The Daniels funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Collins home with Rev. Dr. W. H. Hetrick, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Hill Grove Cemetery.
continued to page 2, column 4
James Dewayne DANIELS (1934-2003)
Note from descendant of James Daniels:
Proper name is James Dewayne Daniels. Newspaper misprinted with middle initial E.
James E. Daniels, 69, of Maple Summit, Pa., passed away Monday, May 19, 2003 at his home. He was born February 25, 1934 in Maple Summit, Pa., son of the late Clarence and Ada Joseph Daniels. Also preceding him in death was an infant son James R. Daniels. Mr. Daniels was a veteran of the Korean War, a member of the V.F. W. Post 265 Ohiopyle and was a retired school bus driver.
Surviving are his wife Betty Lowden Daniels; three children, Mike Daniels and wife Tammy of Hopwood, Ken Daniels and wife Melissa of Uniontown, Eric Daniels and wife Vanessa of Confluence; five grandchildren, Laura, Shilo, James, Mathew, and Jacob; four great grandchildren; four brothers Wilbur, Lawrence, Merle and Eddie.
Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, FARMINGTON, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 11 a.m. the hour of the service with Rev. Pete Mulik officiating. Burial will be in Indian Creek Baptist Cemetery, Mill Run.
Cpl. Lloyd Fred DANIELS
( -1918)
TWO MORE LOCAL
BOYS GIVE THEIR
LIVES IN FRANCE
Corporal Fred Daniels, Company D,
Dies of Wounds Received in Action
FRANK SPITTLER IS KILLED
Was Member of Company C, 319th Infantry, Message
To Relatives Here From War Department Does
Not Give Date; Both Were Well Known
Two more Connellsville boys made the supreme sacrifice, word to that effect being received over Sunday by relatives from the War Department. They were Fred Daniels and Frank Spittler.
Corporal Lloyd Fred Daniels, 21 years old, of Company D, 110th Infantry, died of wounds received in action according to the telegram received Saturday night by his father, David Daniels of South Arch street. Some weeks ago the family was notified by the War Department that the young soldier had been severely wounded. A letter was received also saying that Corporal Daniels had died on the field of battle from an abdominal wound.
Corporal Daniels resided in Connellsville practically all his life and was widely and favorably known. At the time of his enlistment in Company D, he was attending the local high school and was a member of the football team being very popular among his classmates. He was on the honor rolls of the Methodist Episcopal and Christian churches. In addition to his father, he is survived by three sisters, Mrs. F. H. Moorman, Canton, O., Mrs. Grace Adams, South Connellsville, and Mildred and one brother, Paul Daniels, both at home. His mother died some years ago.
Article continues concerning Corporal Spittler.
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.
Corporal Lloyd Fred Daniels, 21 years old, member of Company D, 110th Infantry, died of wounds received in action. He was a son of David Daniels of South Connellsville and was one of the likeable young men of that community. He succumbed to an abdominal wound.
Mary DANIELS died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.
DANIELS, MARY (Mrs. A.C.)
Mrs. Mary DANIELS, 63 years old, died of pneumonia Tuesday at the home of her
son, Harry DANIELS, in Shupe street, Mount Pleasant. Mrs. DANIELS was a
native of Somerset county, her maiden name being Ferguson. She had resided
at Mount Pleasant the greater part of her life. Her husband, A. C. DANIELS,
was killed at the Dunlap coke plant five years ago last February 28. She
is survived by the following children: William, Republic; George and Harry
DANIELS and Mrs. Elizabeth MELLINGER, Mount Pleasant; and Mrs. J. B. FLYDELL
of Leisenring No. 1. She leaves also the following brothers and sisters:
Rob…….obit cut off
Weekly Courier Wed. 12-25-1918
Mary Jane Shanaberger DANIELS ( -1933)
Mary J. S. Daniels
Mrs. Mary Jane Shanaberger Daniels, aged 82 years, three months and 13 days, widow of George W. Daniels, died at her home in South Union township, near Little Brownfield, at 9:50 o'clock Monday morning, October 16, 1933. Death was due to complications. She was a life- long member of the Free Methodist church. Preceded in death, December 18, 1932, by her husband, she is survived by the following children: John W. and Russell Daniels, of Uniontown; Mrs. John P. Goodwin, of York Run; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and the following brothers and sisters: C. H. Shanaberger and Mrs. Sarah Cooley, of Fairchance, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bryte, of Brownsville. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock in the home with additional services at 2 o'clock in the Fairchance Free Methodist church, Rev. C. L. Page, officiating. Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery, Fairchance.
Megan Ruth Daniels, loving infant daughter of Hillary Lyn Daniels and sister of Marc Daniels Jr., both of Scottdale, passed away Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, 2002, at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. In addition to her mother and brother, Megan is survived by her maternal grandparents, Andrew and Deborah Malik Hardik of Scottdale; her uncles and aunts, Jessica Hardik and fiance, Neil MacDonald, Andy Hardik III and wife, Amanda, and Caleb Hardik; and numerous loving great-aunts, great-uncles and cousins.
Megan was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandparents, Andrew and Doris Brown Hardik, in 2002 and 1979, respectively, and Donald and Ruth Dennis Malik, in 1977 and 1995, respectively; her aunt, Megan Lee Hardik, in 1978; her great-aunt, Karen Raygor, in 1995; and her great-uncle, Donald Malik Jr., in 1989.
A graveside committal service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Bullskin Township, with the Rev. Neil Stevens officiating. Services personalized by the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring St., Scottdale.
The News of Nearby Towns
OHIOPYLE
Notes From the Little Mountain Resort
Up the Yough.
OHIOPYLE, Nov. 13 — The Grim Reaper laid a heavy hand on Ohiopyle and vicinity Sunday, claiming five victims. The first reported was that of Mrs. John Shaffer, aged 69 years, who died at their home at Belle Grove shortly after 5 o’clock, after an illness of several months. Deceased is survived by two sons, two daughters, two brothers and one sister. The interment will be made in Chalk Hill Cemetery, Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The second death reported was that of A. F. Potter, for years one of Ohiopyle's most prominent citizens, after a lingering illness of many months. He was 50 years of age and is survived by a wife, four sons, four daughters, two brothers and one sister. The remains will be laid to rest in the Thorpe Cemetery this afternoon.
The third death of the day was that of the five-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wolfe, after a several weeks’ illness. The little one was laid to rest in Sugar Grove Cemetery this morning at 11 o’clock.
Of the other two deaths no definite details could be learned at this writing, one being a Mrs. King at Chalk Hill and the other the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels of Maple Summit.
In but a few families has death laid a heavier hand in so short a time than that of the Potter family. Within this past five months the Grim Reaper has twice visited this home. In June of this years, diphtheria, which was ravaging this section, laid hold of this household and claimed as victims Sanford, the eldest son, and Thelma, the four-year-old- daughter. And now once more Grim Death comes and this time takes away the head of the household, completing the trio of deaths within five months. Mr. Potter has for years been one of our most prominent citizens and leaves besides a widow and children, sisters and brothers, a host of friends to mourn his death. He was for years a member of the M. E. Church and was one of the foremost in the ranks of church work.
Sophia A. Daniero, 81, of Lake of the Woods, Locust Grove, Va., died Monday, May 28, 2001, in Mary Washington Hospital, Fredericksburg, Va. She is survived by her husband, Joseph Daniero, a resident of Lignum Manor Assisted Living in Lignum, Va.; sons, Roger Daniero of Lake of the Woods, Locust Grove, Va., and Joseph Daniero of Cherry Hill, N. J.; two daughters, Susan Natale and Frances Thompson, both of Woodbridge, Va.; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Judith Marik DANISZENSKI (1913-2001)
UNIONTOWN
JUDITH Marik DANISZENSKI
Judith Marik Daniszenski, 88, of Uniontown, Pa., died Saturday, May 5, 2001, in Uniontown Hospital. She was born January 31, 1913, in Hungary, daughter of Paul Marik and Sofia Csizsmar Marik. She was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church and The Circle Club, and a former member of The Golden Age Club. Her husband, Walter Daniszenski, died June 29, 1977. Also deceased are two sisters, Maria Veszeli and Sofia Lakatova, a nephew, Martin Cosmos, and her parents. She is survived by a sister- in-law, Nancy Muchnok and her husband, Frank, of Uniontown; two nieces: Sofia Ficova and Elana Meszaros both of Czechoslovakia; three great-nieces: Janet Lomax of Mobile, Alabama, Jean Duranko of Fairchance, Pa., and Marlene Sible of Uniontown; a great-nephew, Frank Muchnok Jr. of Uniontown; many great nieces and great-nephews. Friends will be received in the DOLFI FUNERAL HOME, Uniontown, Pa., on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, May 9, until 11 a.m., the hour of Service with Rev. Bernard Carl officiating. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown.
DANKO, MARY ANN— aged 65, died suddenly in her home, House 30, Oliphant Furnace, Saturday, June 9, 1951, at 5:50 p.m. Surviving are her husband, Casper Danko and these children, Paul of Cleveland, O.; Mike of Oliphant Furnace; John of Fairchance; Pvt. Joe in Germany; Mrs. Margaret Mihalick of Youngstown, O.; Mrs. Mary Milano of East Orange, N. H.; Martha at home; seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Society and First Catholic Slovak Union 108. Friends are being received in the Goldsboro Funeral Home, Fairchance, until 9:30 Tuesday morning, June 12, when Blessing service will be held. Requiem High Mass will be sung at 10 o’clock in Ss. Cyril & Methodius R. C. church with Rev. Fr. Andrew Horwat as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Joseph’s cemetery. The Holy Rosary Society will recite the Rosary before funeral mass at the church. Zivona Assembly No. 125 of Uniontown will recite the Rosary at 8 o’clock this evening.
Private First Class Paul A. Danko, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Danko of Smithfleld, was killed in combat in Germany on March 7 while serving with the Fourth Infantry Division. A graduate of Georges Township High School, he entered the serv- ice last August and went overseas in January. His parents, one sister and one brother survive.
DANNELS— Near Mt. Pleasant Town, Iowa on the 15th of September, of typhoid Fever, John Dannels, aged 53 years and 8 months, formerly of this county, and son of the late Bernard Dannels, of Luxerne township.
Mary Laughlin DANNELS (1863-1933)
MRS. MARY L. DANNELS
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Laughlin Dannels, 69 years of age, who died Monday evening after an illness of complications, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family residence in Jefferson township, near Grindstone, with Rev. E. J. Knepshield pastor of the Little Redstone Presbyterian church, officiating. Interment will take place in Redstone cemetery, near Brownsville.
Mrs. Dannels was a daughter of the late Hugh L. and Susan Swartz Laughlin and was born on the Laughlin farm in Jefferson township, December 5, 1863, residing in that district throughout her life. She was a member of the Little Redstone Presbyterian church. She is survived by her husband, W. B. Dannels, and two sons, Joseph S. Dannels of McKeesport, and Hugh L. Dannels, of Blythe, Cal.; two grandsons, Bobby and James William Dannels, and three sisters, Mrs. Margaret Clark, of Cambridge, O.; Mrs. William Taggert and Mrs. H. B. Goe, both of Brownsville, also survive.
Robert L. Dannels, 42, of Pleasant Hills, Pa., formerly of Wood Street Commons in Uniontown, died Monday in Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. He was a Vietnam War Veteran. He is survived by his mother, Amy Burnworth formerly of Uniontown; his father, Roland Dannels of Glendale, Calif.; one daughter, Heather Fay Dannels of Pleasant Hills; and a sister, Judith Gimiliano of Jefferson Borough. Friends will be received in the John L. Slater Funeral Home Inc., 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, Pittsburgh, today 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Interment Oak Lawn Cemetery in Uniontown at 3 p.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–April 16, 1949
Died—–August 12, 1991
William B. DANNELS (1869-1947)
WILLIAM B. DANNELS
William B. Dannels, 77, retired farmer of Jefferson township, died
Sunday at the home of a son, Joseph S. Dannels, in McKeesport. He was a
member of Morning Star Grange and Little Redstone Presbyterian Church.
Besides Joseph, he is survived by another son, Hugh L. of
Turtle Creek and two sisters, Miss Clara Dannels of Uniontown and Mrs.
James Endsley of Brownsville. There are also seven grandchildren.
DAVID DANNER
David B. Danner, 85 years and eight months old, of Vanderbilt, died at 10:50 o'clock Sunday night in the Frick Memorial Hospital at Mount Pleasant after an extended illness. He was born at Mendon, Westmoreland county, October 21, 1861, and came to Vanderbilt in 1906 where he had resided ever since. His wife, Ruann Minerva Flasher Danner, died in 1925 after which time he made his home with his son, Charles, at Vanderbilt. He was an employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Scottdale for a number of years when a young man. Later he was employed as a miner with the former Brown Cochran Coal Company in the old Clarissa mines and with H. C. Frick Coke Company at Adelaide, retiring from the later company in 1922. He was a member of the East Liberty Presbyterian Church at Vanderbilt. Surviving are four sons, Clarence A. Danner of Vanderbilt, George W. Danner of Youngwood, William A. Danner and Clifford Danner of Dickerson Run; one daughter, Mrs. Ella Nicklow of Glenn Rock and several grandchildren and great- grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Frank B. Galley funeral home in Dawson. Interment will be in Dickerson Run Union Cemetery.
James 'J. D.' Raymond DANNER, Jr. (1947-2010)
James Raymond "J. D." Danner, Jr., 62, of Connellsville (Bullskin Township), passed away Sunday, February 14, 2010. JD was born April 1, 1947 in Mt. Pleasant, a son of the late James Raymond and Pauline Oakes Danner. He married the former Susan E. Meason on April 6, 1968. JD was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He was currently employed as a delivery courier for American Home Patient Co. of Connellsville. Years ago, he worked as an insurance agent with American General Life Insurance Co. and the AL Williams Co. He had also served as manager of Westmoreland County Memorial Park and Conestoga Memorial Park and in the sales department at Green Ridge Memorial Park. JD was also a former employee of Stallion Automotive of Connellsville, Modulus Corp., Toyota of Greensburg, and APEX. A veteran of the Army, he served during the Vietnam War as an electronics teacher at Fort Mammoth, N.J. JD was an active member of the W3PIE Ham Radio Club in Uniontown and took pleasure in riding his street motorcycle, hunting and years ago was active in motocross competition. He was also a graduate of Connellsville High School, Class of 1965.
JD will be sadly missed by his loving family; his wife of 41 years, Susan E. Meason Danner; his two children, Jeffrey S. Danner and wife, Kim, of Everson Valley, and Lisa R. Swartz and husband, Gary, of Mt. Pleasant; his three grandchildren, Lindsay Moffatt, Gavin and Dalton Swartz; his brothers and sisters, Jeannie Fox and her husband, Bill, of Mill Run, Herbert Danner and his wife, Susan, of Connellsville, Diane Hileman and her husband, Chuck, of Connellsville, Ronald Danner and his wife, Cheryl, of Scottdale, Mary Jane Hays and her husband, Scott, of Connellsville, and Jackie Miller and her husband, Randy, of Dawson; numerous nieces and nephews; and his loving companion canines, Sheba and Sammy.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Charles Livengood; and a nephew, Greg Danner.
Personalized arrangements are under the professional supervision of the ROBERT B. FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME, 105 Spring St., Scottdale. Family and friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 12 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel, where funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Marvin Watson officiating. Burial will take place in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies. Love Lasts Forever!
Vanderbilt — Pauline J. Danner, 81, of Vanderbilt, died Friday morning, Dec. 14, 2001, in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville. She was born in Scottdale on March 9, 1920, daughter of the late Herbert and Catherine Jones Oakes. She was a member of the Vanderbilt United Methodist Church.
Surviving are seven children: James R. Danner Jr. and wife Susan of Connellsville, Herbert Danner and wife Susan of Connellsville, Diana Hileman and husband Charles of Scottdale, Ronald Danner and wife Cheryl of Scottdale, Mary Jane Hay and husband Scott of Everson, Jacquline Miller and husband Randy of Dawson, Jean Fox and husband William of Mill Run; 27 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Clara Collins of Scottdale. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and a son, Charles Livengood.
Friends will be received in the RALPH E. GALLEY FUNERAL HOME in Dawson today and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday until 11 a.m., the hour of the service there. Dr. Marvin C. Watson officiating. Interment in Scottdale Cemetery.
News of Day At Dunbar
Child Laid To Rest
The funeral service for Roberta Jean, four years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Danner, was held at the home of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilhelm, on Tuesday afternoon. Rev. W. S. Hamilton of the Methodist Protestant Church officiated. Members of the church choir sang several hymns. The child died at the parental home at Springdale on Saturday. The remains were brought here on Sunday. Burial took place in Franklin Cemetery here, in charge of Funeral Director J. T. Burhans.
W. A. Danner Dies In Iowa
William A. Danner, 70-year-old Dickerson Run man, died unexpectedly at a hospital in Grenell, Iowa, where he and his wife were visiting friends and relatives. Born May 27, 1890, in Scottdale, he was the son of David and Rueanna Flesher Danner. Surviving are his wife, the former Pearl Ann Snyder; two sons, Clarence N., at home, and Robert C., with the armed forces in Germany; two grandsons; two brothers, Clifford, Dickerson Run, and Clarence A., Connellsville; and a sister, Ella A. Nicklow, Glen Rock. Friends are being received at the Munk Funeral Home, Connellsville, where services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Robert Harvey officiating. Interment in Dickerson Run Union Cemetery.
THOMAS RAY DANSER
Thomas Ray Danser, aged 58 years, 11 months, seven days, died Monday night, April 1, 1935, at 9 o'clock, in his home in York Run. Death followed a paralytic stroke. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Irma Danser, two daughters of Mt. Sterling; two brothers, Frank of York Run, and Guy of Uniontown; and three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Showalter, York Run; Mrs. Rena Hardin, and Mrs. Donna Kelley of Smithfield. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
DANSER SERVICES
Funeral services for Thomas Ray Danser will be conducted in the home of a brother, Frank Danser, House 133, York Run, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Burial will be in Smithfield Baptist cemetery.
Vincent J. D’ANTONIO (1950-2006)
Vincent J. D’Antonio, 56, a Nationwide insurance agent in Brownsville, died Sunday in Brownsville General Hospital. He is survived by his mother, Adeline A. D’Antonio; his wife, Anne Brownfield D’Antonio; a son, David V. D’Antonio of Altoona, a sister, Gloria Colaizzi of Pittsburgh, a nephew, Randy Colaizzi, and a niece, Lori Ann Buckman. Friends will be received in the Andrew J. Skirpan Funeral Home, 135 Park St., Brownsville, on Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. and Thursday until 9:30 a.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–January 28, 1950
Died—–May 23, 2006
EDWIN DARBY
Edwin J. Darby, three-month-old son of Elma Darby of Connellsville, died Saturday at Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh. The funeral service was held this morning at the Landymore funeral home at Dawson, with Dr. Eugene Modlin officiating. Interment was in Bryan Cemetery.
Ethel Darby
Ethel M. Darby, 79, of Connellsville, died Monday, April 21, 1997, in Highlands Hospital. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the VITO C. MARTUCCI FUNERAL HOME, 123 S. First St., West Side, Connellsville, and Thursday until 11 a.m., the hour of service with the Rev. Herb Dubler officiating. Interment will follow in Normalville Cemetery.
DARBY, EWING C.— Age 53 years, husband of Sarah Boyd Darby of 2346 15th St., Wyandotte, Michigan, died at Wyandotte General Hospital, Sunday, October 31, 1965. He was a former resident of Uniontown. Also surviving are three sisters: Mrs. Ollie Lynn and Mrs. Dorothy Pegg of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Vina Miller, Uniontown, one brother: Lawrence Darby, Salon, Ohio. He was an employee of the City of Wyandotte. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 P. M. Tuesday in the Harold S. Gleason Funeral Home, 114 E. Fayette St., where services will be conducted Wednesday at 3:30 P. M. with the Rev. Joe Lewis officiating. Interment in Lafayette Memorial Park.
JAMES DARBY, JR.
James Darby, Jr., 63 years old, died at his home at Lemont, Thursday (should read Tuesday) evening, after a prolonged illness. Mr. Darby was one of the best known residents of North Union Township. He was tax collector of the township for three terms and also a school director. The death of his son, John A. Darby on Monday has caused a double funeral which will be held on Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Darby home. Rev. T. W. Colhoner will officiate. Mr. Darby will be buried in Park Place Cemetery and his son John at Oak Grove, Uniontown.
The deceased leaves his wife, Elizabeth Jane, and the following children, Mrs. John H. Kyle of Republic, Mrs. S. H. Triplett, Lemont; Nan, Robert and Bertha at home. He was a a member of Tonnaleukn Lodge No. 365, I. O. O. F, the Knights of Pythias of Dunbar and the Protected Home Circle. He was a member of the Percy M. P. Church. Eight grandchildren also survive.
JAMES A. DARBY
(name was John, not James)
James A. Darby, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Darby of Lemont, died Monday in the Uniontown Hospital from complication of diseases. Mr. Darby, in late years had been engaged in the contracting business. He was secretary to the North Union Township school board of directors at the time of his death. Mr. Darby’s wife was killed six years ago when she was struck by an army transport.
Because of the critical illness of Mr. Darby’s father the funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the home of William Sampey, a neighbor.
John A. (Jack) Darby Jr., 69, of Clarksville died very unexpectedly Monday, May 8, 1995, in Chippenham Medical Center, Richmond, Va. He was born Sept. 1 1925, in Isabella, son of the late John A. and Violet Vance Darby Sr. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Shawn Grant Darby, in infancy; two brothers, Leroy Allen Darby and Garner Darby, and a sister in infancy. Mr. Darby was a retired coal miner from Emerald mine, Waynesburg, and worked and retired from the Area Agency on Aging, Waynesburg, office, in March of 1995. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy with the 9th Fleet Marine Corps, Camp LeJeune, N.C. He was a school director for Jefferson-Morgan School District in 1964 and 1965. Mr. Darby was a member of St. George’s Episcopal Church, Waynesburg, where he was a lay reader, chalice bearer and a member of the Order of St. Luke Healing Society. He also belonged to the UMWA; American Legion Post 954 of Jefferson; the Clarksville Volunteer Fire Company for over 25 years, where he was an EMT for the fire company; a member of F&AM 153 of Waynesburg and Coudersport Consistory and Tri-County Leathernecks’ Association. Surviving are his wife, Mary Stickel Darby, whom he married on Feb. 9, 1945; one son, John A. Darby III of Canonsburg; two daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Kathleen) Boyer of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Mrs. Kevin (Tami) Norton of LaGrange, Ill.; four grandchildren, Shauna Darby, John M. Darby, Jennifer Boyer and Michael Norton; one brother, Gene Darby of Berea, Ohio, and one sister, Priscilla Shaw of Richmond, Va. Friends will be received in the BEHM FUNERAL HOME, Rt. 188, Jefferson, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, May 13, 1995, until 11 a.m., when services will be held in St. George’s Episcopal Church, Waynesburg, with the Rev. Peter E. Ostrander officiating. Interment will follow in Acklin Cemetery, Luzerne Township, Fayette County. Graveside … balance of obit is missing).
Lawrence E. DARBY Sr. (1910-1991)
DARBY, LAWRENCE E. SR.— The family will receive friends in the Andrew D. Ferguson Funeral Home, 80 Morgantown Street, Uniontown, today until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Brady Washabau officiating. Interment LaFayette Memorial Park.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–July 16, 1910
Died—–August 10, 1991
Mary Francis DARBY
(1890-1918)
CRUSHED UNDER TRUCK
Mrs. John Darby, Republic, Fatally Hurt:
Daughter is Injured
Thrown from an automobile directly in the path of a U. S. Army truck when the machine overturned after striking a tar barrel on the National pike near Haddenville, Saturday evening about 6 o’clock, Mrs. Mary Francis Darby, aged 28 years, wife of John Darby, of Republic, was virtually crushed to death, dying in the Uniontown hospital about two hours later. The driver of the truck made a wonderful stop, but not until one of the wheels had run upon the right side on the woman’s breast, fracturing her arm and causing her ribs to pierce her lung. Edna Burrel Darby, aged four years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darby escaped with a laceration of the forehead. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johns, the other occupants of the auto, were practically uninjured.
Mrs. Darby, her daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Johns had been to Uniontown shopping and were returning home.
Robert V. DARBY died in 1933. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(3)
Morning Herald Jan 15,1933
Robert V. Darby, deputy Sheriff and well known Legionnaire , who was the victim
of a fatal fire which destroyed his home near Shady Grove Saturday morning, was
placed in his final resting place yesterday afternoon,
The deceased was honored with the largest Legion funeral ever held in FAyette
County; More than 300 members of the Lafayette Post and the auxiliary attend
the services at home of his brother-in-law, S. H. Triplett at Morgan Station.
In addition to the large group of the legionnaires and members of the Legion
Auxiliary, members of the other fraternal organizations to which he belonged
were present.
The services at the home were conducted by the Reverend T. W. Colhouer assisted
by Rev. Mr. King [pastor of the Percy M.P. Church and the Reverend D. E. Minerd,
retired pastor of Dunbar and Connellsville.
At the grave the services were conducted by the Legion with Chaplain Gomer Jones
Commander JAmes H. Smith conducting the rites of the local post. Taps and the
firing squad were withheld at the request of the family.
Music was furnished by the Legion quartet comprised of Gomer Jones, David Davis,
Alex Chanakas and Clarence Barkley.
Serving as pallbearers were Legionnaires, Dr. DAle Gillingham, James Haggerty.
George Hudoc, Boyd Jones, JAcob Lerch and Herbert King.
As the funeral cortege which consisted of approximately 200 automobiles left
the
home the local detachment of the State Highway Patrol took charge and conducted
it to Park Place Cemetery
VETERAN WWI VETERANS ADM BURIAL RECORDS BURIED SECTION E LOT 26 VETERAN
WWI SERVED AS A FARRIER
DIED IN A HOUSE FIRE - HE WAS A DEPUTY SHERRIFF
John J. DARKANGELO (1922-2010)
John J. Darkangelo
Perryopolis
John J. Darkangelo, 88, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, March 22, 2010. He was born Feb. 7, 1922, at Layton, son of the late Gioconda and Antonette (Nucci) Darkangelo. John was a member of the VFW Gold Star Post 7023, Sons of Italy, both of Perryopolis, Star Junction Fish and Game Club. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the Army where he was a member of the Timber Wolf 102. He loved to play baseball, fish, hunt, bowl and RV camp. He is survived by one daughter, Janice Griffis and husband, Al, of Perryopolis; one son, John D. Darkangelo, of Perryopolis; four grandchildren, John Griffis and wife, Kerry, Cathy Collins and husband, Rick, David Wadsworth and James Wadsworth; two great-grandchildren, Emilee and Ashley Wadsworth; the following brothers and sisters, Lena Taylor, of Osteen, Fla., Elizabeth Stickel, of Perryopolis, Virginia Calamarino, of Glenshaw, Dolores Barnes, of Glendora, Calif., Alphonse Darkangelo and wife, Martha, of Perryopolis, Frank Darkangelo and wife, Ursla, of Mission Viego, Calif., and Joseph Darkangelo and wife, Bonita, of Northville, Mich.; one daughter-in-law, Cindy Wadsworth; and a loving companion for many years, Sue Smith, of Perryopolis. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Darkangelo, in 1984; a son, Willard Lee Wadsworth; and the following sisters, Theresa Darkangelo, Rose Wingrove, Mary Kostelnik and Delinda Wingrove. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the BLAIR-LOWTHER FUNERAL HOME INC., 305 Rear Independence St., Perryopolis, and until the hour of service at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, with Pastor Kelley Schanely officiating. Interment will be in Lafayette Memorial Park, Brier Hill. Graveside military rites will be accorded by VFW Gold Star Post 7023 and American Legion 752, of Perryopolis.
Thomas DARLINGTON died in 1856. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(17)
At the residence of his son, in North Union township, on the night of the 5th
inst., Thomas Darlington, in the 87th year of his age.
The Genius of Liberty, Uniontown, May 8, 1856
Albert Franklin DARNELL (1908-2005)
Albert Franklin Darnell, age 96, of Smithfield, Pa., went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 26, 2005. He was born November 3, 1908, in Morgantown, West Virginia, son of Jacob Darnell and Sara Sliger Darnell. He was a retired coal miner who worked for the Lake Lynn Fuel Company.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Ruth Cress Darnell, a daughter, Sara Salisbury, and two sons, Johnny Darnell and an infant son. He is survived by two sons: Albert Darnell Jr. of Gans, Pa., and Earl Darnell of Morgantown, West Virginia; four daughters: Elaine Bishop of Martin, Pa., Linda King and Marie Shrout both of Morgantown and Bertha Swihart of Gans, Pa.; two brothers: Glendon Darnell and Samuel Darnell both of Morgantown; two sisters: May Wilson and Roberta Smith both of Morgantown; 26 grandchildren, 49 great grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
Friends may call at DERING'S FUNERAL HOME, 156 Foundry Street, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505 (304-296-6236) today, June 28, from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, June 29, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Services will be at the funeral home on Thursday, June 30, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. David Corob officiating. Burial will be in the Mount Zion Cemetery in Masontown, West Virginia.
Bertha M. Murray DARNELL (1923-2004)
Bertha M. Murray Darnell, 81, of Dunbar, Pa., died Sunday, December 19, 2004. She was born November 15, 1923, in Lemont Furnace, Pa., to the late Elmer and Susanna (Yowler) Murray. She was predeceased by her husband, Earl (Chum) Darnell in 1988; brothers, Billy, Kenneth and Jacob; and sisters, Laura and Sarah. She was formerly employed as a Lear Inspector at Anchor Hocking Glass. Surviving are daughters, Linda Spivey of Chandler, Ariz. and Darlene Kaylor and husband Ronald of Little Summit; sons, Gary Darnell and family of Dunbar, Mark Darnell and wife Anita and family of Dunbar and Scott Darnell and family of Dunbar; brother, Harry Murray of Uniontown; sisters, Mary Murray and Kathryn Klaes, both of New Kensington; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held at the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., Sunday, Dec. 26 from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, Dec. 27 from 12 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday, Dec. 28 until 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Pastor Lee Maley officiating. Interment will be at Mount Auburn Cemetery, Dunbar.
Article of interest can be found in paragraph 4
The following veterans, members of the association, died during the year:
Names listed before and after
Calvin Darnell, 67;
Mrs. Charles Darnell, who has been here a few days and who returned to the city, stopped off here to visit friends on her way back from Fairmont, W. Va., where she had been to investigate the death of a man supposed to be her husband. She had the body lifted in order to know if it was her husband and to her horror, it proved to be him. Mr. and Mrs. Darnell, at one time made this their home and both were well known here.
Daisy Mae Darnell, 52, of Greensboro, Pa., and formerly of the Point Marion area, passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003, in the Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va., followed a long and brave fight with diabetes. Friends will be received in the RICHARD R. HEROD FUNERAL HOME, Point Marion, today from 11 a.m. until the hour of service at 1 p.m., with the Rev. James D. Lewis officiating. Interment follow in Fletcher Cemetery, Cheat Lake, W.Va.
Elizabeth Martin DARNELL (1851-1946)
Mrs. Elizabeth Darnell, 95, died at 5:30 o'clock this morning at the home of her son, J. M. Darnell, in Dunbar, after a lingering illness. Mrs. Darnell was born in Dunbar March 17, 1851, and was a lifelong resident of this vicinity. She was the daughter of Samuel Sarah (Lincoln) Martin. Her husband Leroy Darnell died eight years ago. Surviving are her son, J. M. (Jasper Martin) Darnell, five grandchildren. Five brothers and sisters preceded her in death. The body has been removed to the James T. Burhans undertaking establishment.
The funeral service for Mrs. Elizabeth Darnell 95, who died Thursday morning at the home of her son J. M. Darnell, at Dunbar, will be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday at the James T. Burhans funeral chapel at Dunbar. Rev. O. G. Cook, pastor of the Wesley Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be made in the Franklin Cemetery (Dunbar).
Federal Census – Dunbar, Pa.- widow (?) In 1910 had 2 children 1 is living
Notes from Betty Holman Darnell
Betty died at the age of 96. She lived back in the
mountains near Dunbar.
She canned and made all her own preserves, an excellent
seamstress making all of the
family clothes and beautiful quilts.
Her grandson, Omer use to go and visit her in the log
cabin and they slept in the upstairs.
During winter sometimes there would be ice formed on the
walls in that bedroom.
Dorothy (?) said while it was bitter cold upstairs it was
comfortable on the first floor.
My husband Omer Eugene Darnell said he love