Fayette County Genealogy Project
Obituaries
Mrs. Rebecca WOODERSON died in 1934.
WOODERSON
Died, December 22d, 1837, Mrs. Rebecca WOODERSON, aged 55 years. Sister WOODERSON embraced religion in the fifteenth year of her age, and first joined the Methodist Episcopal church, in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Twenty-three years since, she removed with her husband to Holmes county, state of Ohio, where she closed her pilgrimage. This country was then a wilderness, where she and a few others formed one of the first Methodist societies in this region. Twelve of the last years of her pilgrimage were attended with constant bodily affliction, which she bore with great christian fortitude. The Bible was her companion, its promises her support to the last.
Geo. Smith.
Wooster, Feb. 1, 1838.
Western Christian Advocate, February 16, 1838, pg 172
WOODFILL, MARY E.— Friends will be received in the James D. Barnett Funeral Home, 196 West Main St., Uniontown, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Dr. John K. Sharp officiating. Interment will follow in Mount Moriah Baptist Cemetery, Smithfield. The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made to Trinity United Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund or Uniontown Public Library Children’s Section. DAR Services today at 3 p.m.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
February 16, 1894
Died—–
May 16, 1994
Zerviah R. WOODROW died in 1861.
In Champion, Trumbull County, Ohio, on the 25th , ult., Mrs. Zerviah R., wife of Henry I. Woodrow, in the 33rd year of her age.
Mrs Woodrow was universally loved by all who knew her, and her decease is a sad affliction upon a large circle of relatives and friends. She was a kind sister, an affectionate wife and mother. Through a long illness she bore much suffering with the fortitude of a devout Christian, and departed this life with an unshaken belief in "Him who doeth all things well."
The deceased was a niece of Martin Elwell, Esq. of this county. Mrs. W. also has a number of relatives in this county.
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown. Pa. July 11, 1861.
Vol. 1., No. 24., pg 5, col. 4.
Contributed by Roy Lockhart, typed by Sandy Riggen McGill
DIED
At her residence, in Masontown: on the 25th day of August last, Mrs. FRANCES WOODRUFF. From the best information to be had, she was near, if not over one hundred years of age, and though she was so far advanced in years, she enjoyed the faculties of her mind in an unusual degree. She talked often with the writer very familiarly of the scenes and incidents of the Revolutionary war, and was deeply interested in the present unhappy civil war, that is now raging in our once happy land. During a long and severe illness she enjoyed the consolations of religion in a very remarkable manner, tho' the same time remarked, she did not know why her heavenly Father suffered her to linger so long here, yet she would still strive to be resigned to His will. During her sickness, she was constantly and carefully attended to by an affectionate daughter, until her spirit took its flight to the other, and we hope, celestial world on high.
Alice Coughenour WOODS died in 1926. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette
County USGenWeb Project.(47)
Mrs. Alice Coughenour Woods, aged 77 years, wife of Dr. S. D. Woods of Connellsville,
died Friday night, April 16, 1926, at 11:30 o'clock at the Woods country home
in North Union township, near Uniontown, where she had been since last fall.
She was taken ill a year ago of heart trouble and shortly after Christmas she
was stricken with paralysis. Since then she had been confined to her bed.
Mrs. Woods was born in Somerset county April 15, 1849, a daughter of Daniel and
Margaret Hood Coughenour. When but an infant her parents moved to Uniontown
and from there to Greensboro, Greene county, where Mr. Coughanour conducted a
general supply store.
Dr. and Mrs. Woods were married in 1869 and in 1881 they located in Connellsvile.
To the union five children were born, four of whom survive, as follows: Mrs.
Margaret Brennan, who resides at the Woods home in North Union township; Dr.
James B. Woods of York, formerly of Connellsville; Alfred H. Woods and Dr. John
Y. Woods, both of Connellsville. One sister, Mrs. Hester Yohe, who resides at
the Woods home in Connellsville; a brother, A. H. Coughanour, of Monesson; 10
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren also survive. She was a member
of the First Presbyterian church and of the Philp Freeman Chapter, D. A. R.
(Morning Herald, April 19, 1926)
Catherine McKenna WOODS (1912-2012)
Catherine Woods
Formerly of Connellsville
Catherine McKenna Woods, 99, formerly of Connellsville, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2012, at Mt. St. Macrina, Uniontown. She was born July 30, 1912, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late James W. McKenna and Bernadine Weirs. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, its Christian Mothers and the Bridge Club. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel D. Woods; and daughter, Bernadine Woods Martin. She is survived by her two grandchildren, Lori K. Padilla, of Connellsville, and Ted Martin, of Camp Hill; three great-grandchildren, Christian, Kelsey and Brenden Padilla; and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the RICHARD KUCERA FUNERAL HOME, 127 E. Fairview Ave., Connellsville, were prayers of transfer will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, followed by a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Joseph E. Bonafed and the Rev. Robert Lubic as co-celebrants.
Florence the 10 year old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. S. D. Woods of Grave street, died on Monday morning. Interment took place in Hill Grove cemetery Wednesday afternoon.
The Daily Courier, March 20, 1891, pg. 5
Contributed by Lucinda Boyer <jimsey13 at verizon.net>
Obituary is typed as published. Surname is spelled differently.
MRS. REUBEN WOODS
Following an attack of acute indigestion, Mrs. Ila Maude Woods, wife of Reuben Woods, died suddenly at her home in Searigh avenue at 5:10 Wednesday morning. Although a physician arrived promptly, he was too late to allay the condition which resulted from the gastric attack. Mrs. Woods was 54 years of age. Her husband is the well known night watchman of the city. She was very active in colored church circles and had a wide acquaintanceship. Funeral announcement later.
WOOD SERVICES
Funeral services for Mrs. Iler Maude Woods will be held Saturday at noon in the Church of God in Christ in charge of Elder Carr. Burial will be in Clearview Cemetery.
James T. 'J. T.' WOODS (1921-2010)
James T. "J. T." Woods, 88, of Connellsville (Bullskin Twp.) died Saturday, October 9, 2010 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born November 19, 1921, in Bullskin Twp., a son of the late E. Wilmer and Viola Struthers Woods. "J. T." was a 1939 graduate of the former Ramsay High School, Mount Pleasant. Along with his late wife, he was the operator of Woods Vegetable Farm in Bullskin Twp. for many years. He later was employed as a custodian at the Connellsville Vo-Tech School. He was a member of the Mt. Olive Evangelical Church of North America where he served as the Sunday School Superintendent and teacher. "J. T." loved working in his garden and he was an avid hunter.
He is survived by his children, Arlene Price and her husband Chuck of Sidney, Ohio, James E. Woods and his wife Connie of Bullskin Twp., Wilmer C. "Bill" Woods of Saudi Arabia, Bryan Woods and his wife Jennifer of Bullskin Twp. and Craig Woods and his wife Celeste of Bullskin Twp.; seven grandchildren, Christy, Jody, Jeremy and Timothy Price, Erica Fox and her husband Jimmy, Brianna and Jacob Woods and three sisters, Dorretta Hodge of Bullskin Twp. Ruth Kelley and her husband Oran and Helen Kelly both of Smithton. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Reva Jane Whipkey Woods in 2003.
Friends will be received from 7-9 P.M. today, 12-4 and 7-9 P.M. Tuesday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville. Additional viewing will be held on Wednesday in the Mt. Olive Evangelical Church of North American from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. the hour of services with Rev. Joe McCarty and Rev. Robert Patton co officiating. Interment will follow in the Mt. Olive Cemetery.
John Woods
John “Pete” Woods, 67, of McClellandtown, Pa., died Thursday morning, Aug. 31, 1995, in the Presbyterian University Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. Surviving are his wife, Connie Woods of McClellandtown; two daughters, Trea Michelle Woods and Theresa Woods, both of Akron, Ohio; three step-sons, John Dotson of Ralph and Christopher and Ray Johnson, both of McCellandtown [McClellandtown]; and the following brothers and sisters, Ann Seay and Sarah Kirby, both of Warren, Ohio, Timothy Woods of Palmer, Martha Jones of Killeen, Texas, James Woods of Brooklyn, N.Y., Waverly Woods of Denver, Colo., and Shirley Mae Woods of Queens, N.Y. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Muriel E. Lantz Funeral Home, 297 East Main St., Uniontown, Pa.
Mary Lytle WOODS died in 1935. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(47)
Mrs. Mary Lytle Woods, wife of Dr. John Y. Woods and one of the most widely
known women of Connellsville, died Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock at the family
residence, 338 North Pittsburgh street. Although failing in health for two years,
Mrs. Woods' death was
sudden. Her condition did not become serious until after last Christmas and
since then she had been confined to her bed only part of the time.
Mrs. Woods was born in Dunbar township, near Vanderbilt, a daughter of the late
John and Emma Lytle. Besides her husband, she is survived by two stepsons, Dr.
Robert P. Woods and Dudley Woods, at home; two sisters, Mrs. Clark Hixon of Vanderbilt
and Miss Margaret Lytle of Connellsville, and two brothers, George and Hugh R.
Lytle, also of Connelsville. She was well known at Vanderbilt and vicinity.
The funeral service will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home,
with Dr. J.L. Proudfit, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. D.C. White, minister of the Vanderbilt Presbyterian church, officiating.
Burial will be in Hill Grove cemetery.
(Morning Herald, March 29, 1935)
Reva Jane Whipkey WOODS (1930-2003)
Reva Jane Woods
Connellsville
Reva Jane Woods, 72, of Connellsville (Bullskin Township), passed away Friday, March 28, 2003. She was born Sept. 14, 1930, in Bullskin Township, a daughter of the late Cecil and Effie V. Leichliter Whipkey. She was a lifelong resident of Bullskin Township and worked with her husband in operating Woods Vegetable Farm for many years. She had also worked at Ames Department Store at Crossroads for a period of time. She spent her life cooking for her family. She was a Protestant by faith. She is survived by her devoted husband of 54 years, James T. (J.T.) Woods; a daughter, Arlene Price and husband Chuck of British Columbia, Canada; four sons, James E. Woods and wife Connie of Bullskin Township, Wilmer C. Woods of Almagorda, N.M., Bryan L. Woods and wife Jennifer of Bullskin Township and Craig A. Woods of Bullskin Township; the following grandchildren, Christy Price, Jody Price, Jeremy Price, Timothy Price, Erica Woods, Brianna Woods and Jacob Woods; two brothers, Edward Whipkey of Richmond, Va. and Charles Whipkey and wife Dottie of Barstow, Calif.; sisters, Betty Grimm of Champion, Bernadine Etling and husband Bob of Ruffsdale, Helen Martini of Youngstown, Ohio, Kitty Kelley and husband Ronald of Bullskin Township and Cecile Dietrich and husband Phil of Newport, Mich. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by brothers, Rausel Whipkey, Rayburn Whipkey, Earl Whipkey, Arthur Lee Whipkey and Louis Paul Whipkey. Friends will be received at the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., where service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Patton officiating. Committal and interment will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Robert WOODS died in 1908. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(47)
Connellsville, Jan. 8---Robert Woods, aged 75 years, a resident of Denver, Col.,
for many years, died last night of pneumonia at the home of his brother, Dr.
S. D. Woods, on East Fairview avenueafter a brief illness. Mr. Woods came here
about three months ago to visit his brother.
Deceased was the son of the late Samuel and Leah Woods and was born and reared
in Waynesburg, Grreene county. After his marriage he left for Denver, where
he engaged in contracting. His wife died last summer. He is survived by an
adopted son, in Chicago, and the following brothers and sisters: Dr. George B.
Woods of Washington, Pa., Dr. S. D. Woods of Connellsville, Mrs. Abagail Hoge
and Mrs. Anna Scott, Greene county, Mrs. Emma Sellers, Pittsburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth
Tewkberry, Columbus, O.
(The Morning Herald, Ja. 9, 1908)
Dr. Samuel D. WOODS (1848-1930)
DR. S. D. WOODS,
DENTIST, CIVIL
WAR VET, DIES
Prominent Citizen Passes Away
At East Fairview Avenue
Home; Ill One Week.
HAD RETIRED
FOUR YEARS AGO
Dr. Samuel D. Woods, 82 years and six months old, Civil War Veteran, and one of Connellsville’s leading practicing dentists for 55 years, died Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at his home, 230 East Fairview avenue Dr. Woods had been failing in health for some time past but had been confined to his bed only for the past week. Death was due to infirmities of age. Deceased was born at Rogersville, near Waynesburg, Greene county, January 20, 1848, a son of the late Samuel and Leah Divers Woods. He spent his boyhood days at Rogersville and was educated in the public schools and Waynesburg College.
When the Civil War was declared, he was eager to enlist in the Union Army, but his youth prevented. However, in the closing year, 1965, he succeeded in enlisting in Company K, 16th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He served until the close of the war, serving actual service on battlefields including the siege and capture of Petersburg. Following the war he served for two years as assessor in the United States Internal Revenue service, located at Greensburg. While there he became interested in the profession of dentistry, and later began the study under the instruction of Dr. Cramer, a doctor of dental surgery, located in Greensburg. He later continued his study and practiced in the offices of expert dentists in Chicago. After completing his courses of preparatory work he entered Stuart’s dental offices in Jonet, Ill., and later practiced at Bradford, Ill.
He traveled in the west for a time and in 1881 he located in Connellsville and began the practice of his profession. Since that date he had been continuously in practice here until about four years ago when he retired. At that time he had offices in the Woolworth building, West Crawford avenue. Dr. Woods was widely known in Connellsville and vicinity and for many years had been a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church. He was also a member of the William F. Kurtz Post, No. 101, Grand Army of the Republic, and had served six years as a member of the Connellsville Board of Education. Dr. Woods was a landscape artist and following his retirement from dentistry he spent most of his time painting pictures.
He was married in 1869 to Miss Alice Coughenour, daughter of the late Daniel and Mary Mercer Coughenour, early and prominent settlers of Fayette county. To the union six children were born, four of whom survive. They are Mrs. Margaret Bremen of Uniontown, Dr. James B. Woods, a practicing dentist of Erie, Alfred H. Woods of Connellsville and Dr. John Y. Woods, on of Connellsville’s leading dentist. Mrs. Woods died several years ago. Dr. Woods is also survived by one brother, Dr. George Woods of Washington, Pa. and one sister, Mrs. Abigail Hogue of Waynesburg, together with 10 grandchildren and several great- grandchildren. Funeral service will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock in the family home. Interment will be in Hill Grove Cemetery.
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR DR. S. D. WOODS
The funeral service for Dr. Samuel D. Woods, whose death occurred Friday afternoon at his East Fairview avenue residence, was held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon in the home. Rev. J. H. Lambertson, pastor of the Methodist Protestant Church, officiated, and members of the church choir sang. Many friends and relatives attended the service and there was a profusion of flowers. Pallbearers were Edward Dunlap, John Yohe, B. E. South, Bert Mercer, Charles Coughenour and Hiram Hough. Interment was in Hill Grove Cemetery.
William F. Woods
William F. Woods, 87, of Confluence R.D.1, Pa., died Sunday, March 9, 1997, in the home of his daughter in Connellsville. He was born April 10, 1909, in Connellsville, Pa., son of Frederick and Mamie Trimpey Woods. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America. His parents, his wife, Mary Tannehill Woods, two grandchildren, and a sister preceded him in death. He is survived by seven children: Donald E. Woods of Confluence, Freda Cooper of Scottsdale, Ariz., William L. Woods of Centerville, Pa., Mary Vaught of Meridian, Idaho, Carylon Leser of North Royalton, Ohio, Robert Woods of Brockway, Pa., and Barbara Britt of Connellsville; 19 grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; brothers: Smith Woods of Ursina, Pa., Edward Woods of Confluence, and Dave Woods of Chilton, Texas; and sisters: Helen Altland and Peggy Sultner both of York, Pa. Friends will be received at the HUMBERT FUNERAL HOME, Confluence, on Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Services will then be held with Rev. John Snyder officiating. Interment will follow in Jersey Cemetery.
WOODWARD— In Uniontown, Pa., November 24, 1877, Caleb Woodward, aged about 74 years.
Caleb William WOODWARD (1848-1929)
C. W. Woodward, aged 81 years, a former resident of Uniontown, who lived in Grand Ridge, Ill, for many years, died in the Streator, Ill, hospital Thursday morning at 4:30 o'clock of complications. Funeral services were held in Grand Ridge. Mr. Woodward was born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pa. on February 23, 1848, the only child of Caleb and Rebecca Lynn Woodward. Soon after his marriage to Martha J. Leckey, the family went to Illinois in 1871. Mrs. Woodward died in 1915. Mr. Woodward is survived by Palmer, of Grand Ridge, and the following sons: Charles L. and I. L. Woodward of Ottawa, ILL, Dr. C. E. Woodward and Samuel C. Woodward of Decatur, Ill, William A. Woodward and F. Wayne Woodward of Fort Dodge, IA and Chester R. Woodward of Medberry, N.D.
Caleb William Woodward, son of Caleb, who was a son of Joseph & Hope Shotwell Woodward was born in Menallen Twp., Fayette Co, Pa., Feb. 23, 1847. Moved to Ill, March 1871. Martha Jane Leckey, daughter of William & Mary Ann Moore Leckey was born in German Twp, Fayette Co., Pa., March 3, 1846. Mary Ann Moore was a daughter of Joseph Moore who died at Marion, not of the New Salem Moores. Mr. Moore's mother was Rebecca Lynn a daughter of Samuel Lynn & a sister of Mrs. Benjamin King. They were married Oct 24, 1867 by Rev. Dr. Samuel Wilson. She died Feb 18, 1918 at Grand Ridge, Ills & is buried in the Grand Ridge Cem.
Children:
1. Anna Alice Woodward, Born Nov 1, 1868 m. Charles Ranson
Palmer on July 2, 1890. He was born
June 25, 1867 in Grand Rapids Twp, La Salle Co, Ills,
son of Palmer & wife Phoebe Jane Patterson.
1.1. Irma Lucille Palmer B. M. Claud Jerue of Michigan born in
Grand Rapids Twp, LaSalle Co, Ill.
Nov 24, 1892.
2. Charles Lynn Woodward, B May 23, 1870 m. Ethelwyn T. Fairfield on
Apr 19, 1899. She born in LaSalle
Ills Dec 22, 1876 dau of Sam'l Shaw Fairfield & wife Josephine
Martha McVeall. Chils [sic] born in
Ottawa, Ills.
2.1. Suzanne Martha Woodward, Aged 19 B Feb 18, 1900
2.2. William Herbert Woodward Aged 9 B Dec 22, 1911
3. William Alvin Woodward, B May 18, 1872 m. Lulu Moburg on Feb 14, 1901.
She was born June 5, 1881
at Gourie, Iowa, dau of Oliver Moburg & wife Julia Pearson. 2
older chil. born Gourie, Iowa.
3.1. Max Oliver Woodward, 19 B Nov 30, 1901
3.2. Julia Helen Woodward, 15, B Mch 12, 1905
3.3. Ray Willis Woodward, 2 1/2 Born Apr 2, 1919 at Wenatchee, Wash
4. Ira Lewis Woodward, B. Feb 23, 1874 m. Nannie Mae Combs on Nov 5,
1908 Born Dec 29, 1880 at Monroe
City, Mo dau of Leslie Marion Combs & wife Ruth Ella Cleaver Chil all
born in Ottawa, Ills
4.1. John Combs Woodward, B June 25, 1911
4.2. Virginia Louise Woodward, B June 2, 1914
4.3. Lewis Kent Woodward, B July 10, 1918
5. Etta May Woodward, B Feb 29, 1876 ob Feb 13, 1913 m Ralph Allen
Center on May 11, 1905.
He married again & is living in Ohio No issue.
6. Arthur Earl Woodward, B May 1, 1878 m. Bertha E. Hibbs dau of Lacey Hibbs &
his wife Mary Poundstone
of Fay Co, Pa on Dec 30, 1912. No issue. Bertha E. was born at Grand
Ridge Ills Apr 12, 1876.
7. Raymond Woodward, B Oct 24, 1879 ob Aug 23, 1881.
8. Chester Robert Woodward, B Aug 23, 1881 m. Mary Etta Anderson Feb 20,
1908. No issue.
9. Clayton Emory Woodward, B Oct 18, 1883 M. Caroline B. Reed Sept 17,
1907 He is a doctor at Decatur, Ills.
9.1. Marjorie Jane Woodward, B Aug 25, 1909
9.2. Richard James Woodward, B Nov 26, 1911
9.3. A dau, Winifred Caroline Woodward B Sept 27, 1917. The children all
three [Marjorie, Richard &
Caroline] born in Decatur, Ill. Their mother was born at Flat Rock,
O. Jany 24, 1873 dau of
Robert Reed & wife Caroline Bergstresser
10. Samuel Clyde Woodward, B Sept 28, 1885 m. Ethel Fred Holman Nov 12,
1913. She born June 15, 1885
at Friend, Neb. dau of Nathan C. Holman & wife Eva Dell Taylor.
10.1. Samuel Holman Woodward, B Aug 25, 1917 at Bozeman, Montana
11. Kent Lyle Woodward, B Dec 8, 1886 m. Mable Black on Mch 3, 1921 was
overseas near 2 yrs
12. Floyd Wayne Woodward, B Mch 9, 1888 m. Wilda Bernice Fuller
of "Plumsock" on Dec 21, 1912.
She was born Sept 4, 1883 dau of Wm Barton Fuller &
wife Mary Emma Reed. Two older chil. born at
Grand Ridge, Ills.
12.1. Clance Fuller Woodward a boy B Aug 12, 1914
12.2. Janice Dale Woodward, B Sept 29, 1918
12.3. Ruth Melba Woodward, B Nov 16, 1922 at Wenatchee, Wash.
Additional Comments:
Extracted from Josiah V. Thompson Journals, Vol. 5
Kenneth V. WOODWARD, Jr. (1923-1996)
Kenneth Woodward Jr.
Kenneth V. Woodward Jr., 72, of Uniontown died Wednesday, April 17, 1996, in Fayette Health Care Center, Uniontown. He was born May 22, 1923, in Uniontown, Pa., son of Kenneth V. and Beulah Jaynes Woodward, Sr. Mr. Woodward attended Central Christian Church, served with the U.S. Army during World War II, worked as a salesman for 35 years at Service Radio and Electric Company, was a member of Actors and Artists of Fayette County in which he participated as an actor and director, and also a member of BPO Elks 370, International Brotherhood of Magicians, and Magic Club Ring 158. He is survived by his wife, Nina Bell Woodward, one daughter, Cheryl Woodward of Uniontown, one brother, Donald A. Woodward Sr., of Greensburg, Pa., and one sister, Barbara Ann Bedillion of Vermilion, Ohio. The family will receive friends in the ANDREW D. FERGUSON FUENRAL [FUNERAL] HOME, 80 Morgantown St., Uniontown, today from 12 to 2 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Monday, April 22, from 10 to 11 a.m., the hour of service, with Rev. Ronald H. Riffle officiating. Interment will follow. Visitation was also held Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Pvt. Nathan WOODWARD
(1892-1918)
NATHAN WOODWARD
The body of Nathan Woodward, who died at Fort Riley, Kan., arrived here this morning on Baltimore & Ohio train No. 6 and was removed by Funeral Director Charles C. Mitchell to the home of the parents of the deceased, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Woodward in East Apple street, from where the funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
NATHAN WOODWARD
A telegram was received Thursday noon announcing the death from pneumonia at the base hospital, Fort Riley, Kas., at 3:45 that morning of Nathan Woodward, a member of Company B., 210th Engineers. Private Woodward was a son of George M. and Carrie Woodward of East Apple street, and was one of the best known employees of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad prior to his entrance into the military service on July 31. He engaged as a fireman with the B. & O. nine years ago when but 16 years of age, relinquishing that employment when called in the selective service. He was 24 years of age at the time of his death. He is survived by his father and mother, a brother, Lee, two sisters, Misses Martha and Edna, at home, and a married sister, Mrs. Lizzie Rigo, of Louisville, Ky. His parents were with him at the time of his death.
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.
Other soldiers are listed before and after.
Private Nathan Woodward fell a victim of pneumonia while in training at Fort Riley, Kan., as a member of the 210th Engineers. He was 24 years old and was a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Woodward of East Apple street. Prior to his entry into the service, Private Woodward was a Baltimore & Ohio fireman.
Russell H. WOODWARD (1900-1973)
RUSSELL H. WOODWARD
Russell H. Woodward, 72, of third and chestnut Streets, Youngwood, died Friday evening in his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1900, in Leisenring No. 1, a son of the late John E. and Carrie May Woodward. He was a retired employee of the Columbia Gas company. He was a member and elder emeritus of the First Trinity United Church of Christ, Youngwood, and the Youngwood Lions Club. He also was a member of the Youngwood I.O.O.F. Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mellie Shank Woodward; one son, Russell H. Woodward Jr. of Youngwood; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Elsie Debbs of Los Angeles, Calif.
WOODWARD — Friends of Russell H. Woodward of Third and Chestnut Sts., Youngwood, who died Friday, Feb. 2, 1973, may call at the Jay B. Peterson Funeral Home, Youngwood, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the first Trinity United Church of Christ, with the Rev. J. M. Kim officiating. Interment will be in Green Ridge Memorial Park, Pennsville.
Susana WOODWARD died in 1863. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(11)
On the 7th inst., of Diptheria, Mrs. SUSANA, consort of Mr. Joseph Woodward,
in the 28th year of her age.
For some years an esteemed member of the Presbyterian Church at Dunlaps Creek.
It was fondly hoped she might live to adorn her profession by the fruits of the
spirit—but the Master has called her, and with sweet resignation to His
will and hope in the covenant of His love, she has gone. An affectionate
husband and parents and many loving ones mourn; but not as those who have no
hope. How many families are made desolate by this fell destroyer.
The voice of God in these afflictions is, "Be ye also ready."
These two sisters, lovely in their lives, in death were not divided.
Com.
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. Jan 29, 1863.
Vol. 2, No. 51, Pg. 5, Col. 2
LAURA KEENER WOODY
Mrs. Laura Keener Woody, aged 38, wife of Clark Woody, of Continental No. 2, died Monday morning, April 27, 1931, at 6 o'clock, at Torrence, following an illness of the past two years. Death was due to complications. In addition to her husband she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Emma Scott, of Uniontown; Mrs. Belle Sager, Smithton, and Miss Fannie Keener, of Blairsville, and one brother, James Keener, of McClellandtown. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m., in the New Salem Presbyterian church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Harry WOOLSEY died in 1911. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Harry Woolsey Dies of Hurts in Auto Wreck.
Masontown Man Succumbs in Hospital to Concussion of the Brain - End came at 9:30
Last Evening.
Caught Under His Own Car.
When machine Collided with Another on Last Friday. - Dead Man Was Well Known.
- Survived by His Wife.
Harry Woolsey, of Masontown, who was injured last Friday at noon when his automobile
crashed into a car belonging to W. W. Parshall at the corner of Gallatin avenue
and Church street, died last night in the Uniontown hospital at 9:30 o'clock.
Mr. Woolsey was taken to the Uniontown hospital immediately after the accident
and it was believed that his condition was not serious. He was cut and
bruised about the head and for 18 hours after he was taken to the hospital he
was in a conscious condition. His death last night was due to concussion
of the brain.
The deceased is survived by his wife, who was in the car with her husband and
was slightly injured in the wreck. He was 38 years of age and had no children.
Mr. Woolsey was a prominent and wealthy citizen of Masontown.
The accident occurred last Friday when Harry Ewing, driving the car of W. W.
Parshall, going north on Gallatin avenue was struck by the machine of Harry Woolsey,
driven by Paul Darral, which was going west on Church street. It is said
that Darral was driving the Woolsey machine at a high rate of speed.
When the cars collided Mr. Woolsey jumped from the front seat but was caught
under the rear wheels of his car. When the cars were stopped Mr. Woolsey
was found lying motionless in the middle of the street. He was picked up
and carried to the curb and first aid methods used until the arrival of the hospital
ambulance. When the ambulance arrived he was unconscious and was bleeding
freely from the nose and head.
Before the arrival of the ambulance at the hospital he had revived and was conscious
for some time after being taken to the hospital. He seemed to be improving
slightly when he again became unconscious and last night death resulted from
concussion of the brain.
Mrs. Woolsey, who was in the wreck and was slightly bruised, was notified of
her husband's death and she came to Uniontown with Undertaker Herbert Johnson,
who took charge of the body. No funeral arrangements had been made last
night.
Andrew A. WORK died in 1926. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(5)
WORK, ANDREW A.
Andrew A. WORK, 81 years old, died at 3 o’clock Friday afternoon at his home, 112 Snyder street. He had been ill for eight months with complications of diseases although until four weeks ago he was able to be about. He was born on March 16, 1845, on the WORK farm in Dunbar township. While a young man he located at Waltersburg, conducting a farm. For 30 years he lived at that place and 35 years ago he came to Connellsville. Here he was employed as a carpenter by W. J. Rainey, Inc., from which occupation he retired two and one half years ago. In February, 1880, he married Miss Jennie RUTTER of Upper Middletown. Her death occurred on December 24, 1922. Three daughters, Mrs. J. H. McCOY and Mrs. Andrew J. GEORGE, both of this place and Mrs. G. E. MARKLE of Merrittstown; four brothers, Davis of Leisenring No. 1, George of Upper Middletown, Samuel of Adelaide and Alexander of Smock, together with three grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, survive.
Courier Thurs. 7-8-1926
MRS. J. C. WORK
PASSES AWAY AT
LOCAL HOSPITAL
Long Active in Patriotic and
Philanthropic Movements In
City and County
WAS ILL FOR MANY WEEKS
Mrs. Edwina Null Work, widow of the late Judge James Clark Work, died in the Uniontown Hospital at 2:13 o’clock this morning, December 31, 1936. Mrs. Work had been ill health for a number of months. She was admitted to the hospital on October 5th, last, and for the past several days her condition had been regarded as extremely critical. Mrs. Work was a native of Westmoreland county, being the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Null. She was twice married. She and Dr. Smith Fuller, Jr., were married December 10, 1885. Dr. Fuller died in 1890. On April 16, 1903, she married James Clark Work, who served for many years as judge of the Orphans Court of Fayette county and who preceded her in death. Mrs. Work was one of the best known and most prominent women in Fayette county. She had spent a lifetime in consecrated public service and endeared herself to friends and associates in all walks of life for her humanitarianism, her sympathy and courtesy and her understanding of the problems of others. Mrs. Work was devoted to the work of the Daughters of the American Revolution and to the various activities of organizations assisting in the work of the Uniontown Hospital. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Josephine Boyd of Uniontown and Mrs. Porter of Greensburg.
Mrs. Work was the organizing regent for the Great Meadows Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution which was organized on December 4, 1918. She served three terms as regent, the last term directly preceding that of the present regent, Miss Martha Hankins. She also served one term as state director of the Pennsylvania Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Work was a former member of the Society of Pennsylvania Women in New York, other local members being Mrs. W. E. Crow and Mrs. W. J. Sturgis. Mrs. Work organized the Women’s Hospital Association more than 30 years ago. She was the first president of the organization and had served continuously as president of that organization, holding that position at the time of her death. She served as first secretary of the Fayette County Children’s Aid Society which was organized half a century ago. Mrs. Work also was active with the late Judge J. C. Work in the erection and unveiling of the monument at Braddock’s Grave under the auspices of the Historic Society of Fayette county. She organized and was the first president of the Women’s Association of the First Presbyterian church. During the World War she organized the canteen service of the Fayette County Chapter of the American Red Cross and during the war had charge of all Red Cross sewing and bandage rolling. Thus Mrs. Work’s interests were expressed in active and efficient labors in behalf of patriotic, philanthropic, church and other activities. In addition to the various organizations of which she was such an important, she found time for other community services which endeared her for her consecrated service in the general welfare of the community and its people. She was a woman of dignity, poise and executive ability-an indefatigable worker, a generous and considerate friend-a good and noble woman.
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MRS. ELLA B. WORK
Mrs. Ella B. Work, 65 years old, died on June 6 at her home in Franklin township, following a lingering illness. She was a member of: the Upper Middletown Methodist Episcopal Church. Besides her husband, George Work, she is survived by one son, Emerson Work, two grandchildren and one sister, Miss Florence Puller.
Ferne L. Work
Ferne L. Work, 79, of Mill Run, Pa., died Tuesday, May 6, 1997, in Highlands Hospital, Connellsville. She was born Aug. 13, 1917, in Mill Run, Pa., a daughter of the late Ward and Ada Whipkey Minerd. She was a graduate of Connellsville High School in 1935. Early in her life, she was employed as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, in Mill Run, for many years. She was a member of the Indian Creek Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School Teacher of the Y.K.T. Sunday School Class for 40 years. She also served as a former church clerk. Surviving are her husband, Graydon F. Work; one son, Harold Work and his wife, Diane of Mill Run; one daughter, Mrs. Melvin (Bonita) Warrick Jr. of Mill Run; five grandchildren, Mrs. Dave (Tonya) Brewer, Timothy Work and his wife, Kelly and John, James and Joseph Warrick; two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Zachary Brewer; two brothers, Dale Minerd of Pittsburgh and Byron K. Minerd of Chalk Hill, Pa.; and one sister, Ruth Cunningham of Mill Run, Pa. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, Delbert Minerd. Friends will be received at the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 111 East Green St., Connellsville, today from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m., in the funeral home, with the Rev. John B. Davis officiating. Interment will follow in the Indian Creek Baptist Cemetery, Mill Run, Pa.
Judge James C. WORK (1839-1926)
JUDGE JAMES C. WORK, ORPHANS COURT, DIES
ILL LESS THAN A
WEEK, DEATH OF
JURIST A SHOCK
Left office at Noon Last
Wednesday-Pneumonia
Develops
DIED 2 A. M. TODAY
Lapsed Into Unconsciousness
at 3 O’clock
Yesterday Afternoon
Hon. James Clark Work, president Judge of the Separate Orphans Court of Fayette County, died at his home on West Main street, at 2 o’clock this Wednesday morning, March 31, 1926. Death was due to pneumonia. Judge Work left his office at noon last Wednesday suffering with a heavy cold. On Friday morning he developed pneumonia and his condition gradually became worse. He lapsed into unconsciousness at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon and remained unconscious until the end came at 2 o’clock this morning. Dr. J. A. Litchfield, widely known specialist, came here from Pittsburgh yesterday for consultation. Yesterday afternoon oxygen was administered in a futile attempt to check the ravages of the disease. The critical condition of the Fayette county jurist was apparent a few days ago and everything possible done to relieve him. At the bedside when death came were the immediate members of his family, including Mrs. Work and three sisters of the jurist, Mrs. A. M. Henshaw, of Lincoln street, Mrs. Adam Nicholson, of Franklin township, and Mrs. Belle Chalfant, of Brownsville. Funeral arrangements will be made during the day. Announcement of the death of Judge Work will come as a tremendous shock to a wide circle of friends, associates and acquaintances in Fayette county this morning. While his condition had been regarded as serious few knew of the critical turn that came Monday and developed into the crisis yesterday.
Judge Work had long been a leader in his profession. He was serving his second term as president judge of the Separate Orphans Court of Fayette County. The term would have expired the first Monday in January, 1928. As a jurist he won wide recognition for his ability and judicial temperament. His administration of the Orphans Court attracted not only the respect and admiration of the members of the Bar here but those in many other counties of the state. A man of strong character, honest and unswerving in the right, he occupied a unique place in the hearts and lives of the people of Fayette county who mourn his death with a deep sense of loss. Judge James Clark Work, sixth child of John and Sarah McLaughlin Work, was born on the farm settled by his grandfather in Dunbar township, February 8, 1839. He attended the Sandy Hollow district school, and after a preparatory course entered Waynesburg college, where he pursued a classical course and was graduated in the class of 1884. He was a member of the Union Literary Society while in college and took an active part in society work. In the fall of 1884 he entered the law school of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, continuing one year. He then, in the fall of 1885 entered the law school at Yale, passing the examination for entrance to the senior class. He was graduated LL B., class of 1856. Before leaving New Haven he passed the required examination and was admitted to practice in the supreme court of Connecticut. He then returned to Fayette county, locating in Uniontown, entering the office of Alfred Howell, then a leader of the Fayette County Bar. He familiarized himself with Pennsylvania law and procedure, and on December 6, 1886, was admitted to the Fayette County Bar. In January, 1887, he opened a law office in Uniontown where he practiced his profession alone until 1889. In that year he formed a law partnership with William A. Hogg, continuing for three years as Work and Hogg. The partnership was dissolved and he resumed practice alone, never again having a partner. He was an honorable, successful lawyer and always stood high at the bar. In 1907 the Pennsylvania legislature passed an act creating a separate orphans’ court for Fayette county and in May, 1907, the governor appointed James Clark Work judge of that court, which position on the bench he had held continuously, He was sworn in June 6, 1907. The party primaries having been held the Republican county committee met and nominated Judge Work to succeed himself. The Democratic committee indorsed the nomination although the candidate was an uncompromising Republican, and had done more than any other man to wrest party control of Fayette county from them. The Prohibition party and the Citizens party also indorsed his candidacy, so he was the unanimous choice of the county. At the following election 16,500 votes were cast and of these greatly over 15,000 bore the name of Judge Work. He thus became judge of the orphans’ court by an almost unanimous county vote for a term of ten years. Prior to the appointment of a temporary judge by the governor and after passing of the act creating the Fayette county orphans’ court, the Bar Association of Fayette county met and recommended the appointment of James Clark Work for the position. Judge Work was a staunch Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for James A, Garfield, and in 1893 was chosen chairman of the Fayette county Republican committee, serving until 1895, In 1893 under his leadership the first Republican county ticket was elected. In 1894 the victory was duplicated and Fayette became a debatable instead of a sure Democratic county. In view of this fact the endorsement of Mr. Work for the judgeship was indeed high appreciation. Judge Work was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Uniontown and belonged to Fayette Lodge No. 228, Free and Accepted Masons; Uniontown Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Uniontown Commandery, Knights Templar; Uniontown Lodge of Perfection and Pittsburgh Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, in which he held the 32nd degree. He was a member of the American, State and Fayette County Bar Association, and the Uniontown Country Club. Judge Work married April 16, 1903, Mrs. Edwina Null Fuller, born in Westmoreland county, a daughter of Harrison Null, of Greensburg. The partnership was dissolved and he resumed practice alone, never again having a partner. He was an honorable, successful lawyer and always stood high at the bar. In 1907 the Pennsylvania legislature passed an act creating a separate orphans’ court for Fayette county and in May, 1907, the governor appointed James Clark Work judge of that court, which position on the bench he had held continuously, He was sworn in June 6, 1907. The party primaries having been held the Republican county committee met and nominated Judge Work to succeed himself. The Democratic committee indorsed the nomination although the candidate was an uncompromising Republican, and had done more than any other man to wrest party control of Fayette county from them. The Prohibition party and the Citizaens party also indorsed his candidacy, so he was the unanimous choice of the county. At the following election 16,500 votes were cast and of these greatly over 15,000 bore the name of Judge Work. He thus became judge of the orphans’ court by an almost unanimous county vote for a term of ten years. Prior to the appointment of a temporary judge by the governor and after passing of the act creating the Fayette county orphans’ court, the Bar Association of Fayette county met and recommended the appointment of James Clark Work for the position. Judge Work was a staunch Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for James A, Garfield, and in 1893 was chosen chairman of the Fayette county Republican committee, serving until 1895, In 1893 under his leadership the first Republican county ticket was elected. In 1894 the victory was duplicated and Fayette became a debatable instead of a sure Democratic county. In view of this fact the endorsement of Mr. Work for the judgeship was indeed high appreciation. Judge Work was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Uniontown and belonged to Fayette Lodge No. 228, Free and Accepted Masons; Uniontown Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Uniontown Commandery, Knights Templar; Uniontown Lodge of Perfection and Pittsburgh Consistory, Ancient Accepted Scottich Rite, in which he held the 32nd degree. He was a member of the American, State and Fayette County Bar Association, and the Uniontown Country Club. Judge Work married April 16, 1903, Mrs. Edlwina Null Fuller, born in Westmoreland county, a daughter of Harrison Null, of Greensburg.
continued to page 9, column 3
Bernard WORKS, Jr. (1933-2012)
HOPWOOD
Bernard Works, Jr.
Bernard Works, Jr., 79 of Hopwood, Pa. passed away Monday, July 23, 2012 at his home. He was born January 4, 1933 in Uniontown, son of the late Bernard Works, Sr. and Ethel (Conway) Works. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his son Bernard Ray Works, a grandson David Alan Works, Jr., three brothers and four sisters: William Works, Charles Works, Thomas Hoak, Marie Works Heinbaugh, Constance Works O’Brien, Delane Works Kalavota and Thelma Works Carlson. Surviving are his wife Leona (Kolbfleisch) Works; a son David Works and wife Cindi of Hopwood; three grandchildren: Allison Works of Gainesville, Fla., Stephan Michael Works of Uniontown, Andrea Dawn Works Hickey and husband Robert of Hopwood; one great grandchild Robert Allen Hickey; a daughter-in-law Paula (Couch) Works of Uniontown; two sisters: Linda Brown and husband Bill and Shirley Potter, all of Collier, PA. Bernard was a member of Little Brownfield Free Methodist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army and was the Owner of Works Auto Wreckers in Hopwood. Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, Hopwood today from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. and Thursday until 11 a.m., the hour of the Service with Pastors Charles O’Brien and Wayne Whoolery officiating. Interment will follow in Sansom Chapel Cemetery, Farmington.
David Alan WORKS, Jr. (1986-2007)
David Alan "Davey" Works, Jr., 20, of Hopwood, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born October 21, 1986, in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., son of David and Cindi (McGee) Works, of Hopwood, Pa.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Jack R. McGee, Sr., and an uncle, Bernard Ray Works.
"Davey" attended Hopwood Free Methodist Church, and was employed by Works Auto Wreckers. He was a graduate of Laurel Highlands High School, Fayette County, Pa., Class of 2005.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Andrea Works; maternal grandmother, Bernice McGee and paternal grandparents, Bernard and Leona Ruth Works, all of Hopwood, Pa.; these aunts and uncles: Paula Works, of Hopwood, Lois and James Fellows, of Jeanette, Westmoreland County, Pa., H. Michael McGee, Sr., and wife, Michele, and Thomas A. McGee, all of Hopwood; cousins: Allison L. Works, Stephen M. Works, Meghan A. Works, H. Michael McGee, Jr., and James E. Fellows, Jr., all of Hopwood; and many family members and friends.
Friends will be received in the DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME, HOPWOOD, Pa., on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Monday until 11 a.m., the Hour of Service, with the Rev. Charles O'Brien, officiating. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown.
ALLEN WORKMAN
Allen Workman, aged 68, of Footedale, died Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from complication of diseases. He succumbed at the home of his daughter at Footedale. The following children survive: Mrs. George Martin, Footedale; Mrs. James Lecklater, of Rices Landing; Mrs. Benjamin Shlinshock, Footedale; Mrs. Randolph Byers, New Geneva; Braden Workman, Rices Landing; David and Irvin Workman of Footedale; James Workman of Uniontown and Charles Workman, at home. Forty one grandchildren and three great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with interment in the Walnut Hill cemetery.
WORKMAN, HARRY BRYAN— Friends will be received in the Harold S. Gleason funeral Home, 114 E. Fayette St., today from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 and Friday in the Farmington Bethel Church from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m., the hour of service. The Rev. Donald Fornwait will officiate. Interment will be in Bethel Cemetery. Ritualistic services will be held this evening at 8 o’clock by the Wharton Grange, 2034.
SUDDEN DEATH— Mr. James Workman, one of the oldest residents of this borough, fell down the stairs, at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. McCullough, Saturday night last, and received such severe injuries that he died on Sunday.
Jessie B. Pate WORKMAN (1911-1996)
Jessie B. Workman
Jessie B. Pate Workman, 85 of 636 Roselawn Ave., N.E., Warren, Ohio, and formerly of Grayson, Ky., died Saturday, Feb. 24, in St. Joseph Hospital-Tod, Warren Ohio. She is survived by her husband whom she married Jan. 31, 1981, Earl W. Workman, daughters, Mrs. Donna Geddes and Mrs. James (Mary) Lewis, and stepdaughter, Earldene Bilchak, all of Warren, Ohio, stepson, Fred William Workman of Winter Garden, Fla., 13 grandchildren, five step-grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren, two step- great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. She was the last member of her immediate family. Services and interment were held Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Warren under direction of the Carl W. Hall Funeral home, 533 North Park Ave., Warren, Ohio.
Social Security Death Index:
Born—–
February 3, 1911
Died—–
February 24, 1996
WORKMAN, JOHN W.— Friends are being received in the Wagner-Cooley Funeral Home, Fairchance, until today at 2 p.m., the hour of service. Rev. John Mahler will officiate. Burial will follow in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Connellsville.
William
WORKMAN died in 1934. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(5)
WORKMAN, WILLIAM
WILLIAM WORKMAN DIES; WAS FORMER ROAD SUPERVISOR
William WORKMAN, 82 years old, one of the best known residents of Connellsville
Twp., died at 9 o’clock Monday night at his home at Poplar Grove following
an illness of two weeks. He had been in failing health for five years.
Mr. WORKMAN, a native of Perry Twp., having been born at Banning, a son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. David WORKMAN, had for many years served as road supervisor
for Bullskin Twp. where he resided before removing to Connellsville Twp. in which
district he spent six years as supervisor. He was engaged in farming.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah LEICHLITER WORKMAN, and seven children:
Mrs. Ida RICHTER of Connellsville; Mrs. Maggie DOUGHERTY of Finleyville; Mrs.
Harry LEASURE of Connellsville Twp.; Mrs. Alice KIRKWOOD of Smithfield; Daniel
WORKMAN of Vanderbilt; Mrs. Elizabeth BAILEY of Leisenring No. 1 and John W.
WORKMAN of Oliphant Fce. Two children, David and Anna preceded the father
in death.
Mr. WORKMAN was a member of the Odd Fellows, Mystic Chain, and the First United
Brethren Church of Connellsville.
The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon. There will be a brief service
at 2 o’clock at the late home at Poplar Grove followed by a full service
at 2:30 o’clock at the Mt. Olive United Brethren Church. Rev. Elmer
A. Shultz, pastor of the First Church of Connellsville will officiate assisted
by Rev. C. H. Keller, Mt. Olive Church pastor. Burial will be made in Mount
Olive Cemetery.
Courier 2-27-1934
DIED— On Tuesday last, at the residence of Mr. George Boyd, in this borough, Mrs. ANNE WORLEY, in the 82d year of her age.
No. 46, Whole No. 202, page 2, column 4
John H. Worrell, a prominent citizen of Belle Vernon for many years, died at his home on Wood Street, on Monday morning at 9 o'clock, in his 62nd year. He had not been in good health for some time and on Thursday night of last week was stricken with apoplexy. Mr. Worrell was the son of the late Nathan and Mary J. Worrell, and was born at Streator, Ill., on March 13, 1858. His parents moved here when he was 11 years old and he has been a resident ever since. For over 20 years he worked at the Gibson distillery and then went to the glass factory. Mr. Worrell was a self made man, and was twice honored by his fellow men by being elected burgess, filling the office with great credit to himself. He was a member of the First M.E. church. He leaves his widow and two sons, Lawrence and Harry. He is also survived by one brother, William, of Point Marion; and six sisters, Mrs. Mary A. Johnston, of California; Mrs. Gertie Mossburg of Connellsville; Mrs. Elizabeth Neil, Mrs. Jane Roley, Mrs. Emma Worrell, Mrs. Kate Martin, all of Belle Vernon.
Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by Rev. J.B. Taylor, of the M.E. church and Rev. Perrin Baker, of the Presbyterian church. Internment was made in the Belle Vernon cemetery.
Mary WORRELL died in 1893. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
WORRELL, MRS. MARY (WILSON)
At Bellevernon, November 7th, 1893, Mrs. Mary (WILSON) WORRELL, wife of Nathaniel
WORRELL, aged 52 years.
Courier Fri. 11-24-1893
Charles S. WORTHINGTON ( -1921)
CHARLES S WORTHINGTON
Charles S.Worthington, a merchant of Dawson for 15 years and one of the best-known citizens of the community, died at 3:15 Sunday afternoon at the family home. Mr. Worthington had been in poor health for the past six months and underwent an operation at Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, returning to his home in March. Mr. Worthington was 56 years old last Tuesday. He was born at Leisenring No. 1, a son of the late John and Nancy Worthington of Dunbar township, and located at Dawson 16 years ago, where he conducted a general store. Mr. Worthington was prominent in fraternal organizations and was esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He was a member of The Knights of Pythias of Connellsville; Modern Woodmen of America, Royal Neighbors, the Red Men, Ancient Order Knights of the Mystic Chain and the Moose, all of Dawson. His widow, who before her marriage was Miss Agnes Duffy and the following brothers and sisters survive: Mrs. Robert Seese, Flatwoods; Mrs. Belle Cropp, Leisenring; J. W., Joseph, Andrew and Frank Worthington, all of near the Summit, Dunbar township.
Claudia Evans Stumpf WORTHINGTON died in 1935. Her obit was contributed
to the Fayette County USGenWeb Project.(2)
Mrs. Claudia Evans Stumpf Worthington, aged 40, one of Uniontown's best beloved
young women, wife of Commander A. C. Worthington, of LaFayette Post 51, American
Legion, died at her home, 47 Reppert boulevard, at 7:40 p.m., Sunday, July 14,
1935. She had been ill for the past nine months with a complication of
diseases. Mrs. Worthington was born October 21, 1894.
She was a graduate of Uniontown High school, class of 1913 and a graduate of
Indiana State Normal school, class of 1915. She is survived by her husband
and one daughter, Hester Anne; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Stumpf and her
grandmother, Mrs. Hester Burd.
The body was removed to the Johnston Mortuary Chapel where it may be viewed by
friends. Funeral services will be held in the Johnston chapel, Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock, with Rev. C. J. Whitlatch, pastor of Asbury Methodist Episcopal
church, officiating. Burial will be private in Homewood cemetery, Pittsburgh,
Wednesday.
(Genius - July 15, 1935)
James
W. WORTHINGTON died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(83)
JAMES W. WORTHINGTON
James W. Worthington, aged 79 years, of Summit and one of Dunbar township's most widely known residents, died Monday evening, March 18, 1935, in Connellsville State Hospital. (Portion Missing)
(Herald - March 1935)
Agnes Marie Ziska WORTMAN (1926-2008)
Agnes Marie Ziska Wortman, 81, of Dunbar, Fayette County, Pa., passed away Thursday, May 15, 2008, at home. She was born November 27, 1926, in Dunbar, daughter of the late John Ziska and Anna Sofranko Ziska. She was a member of St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, in Dunbar, and was a manager with McCrory Stores, in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pa., also a member of the Altar and Rosary Society and a dedicated care giver. She is survived by her children: Colleen Rodney and husband, David, Charles Wortman and wife, Pam, and Carol Beal and husband, Greg, all of Dunbar; grandchildren: Greg Beal, Jr., Rachel Wortman, and Grant Wortman, all of Dunbar; great- grandson, Greg Beal, III, of Dunbar; sisters: Violet Slominsky and Frances Perry, both of Uniontown, Fayette County, Pa., and brother, Charles Ziska, of Dunbar. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward "Ted" Wortman, two brothers, William Ziska and John Ziska, and one sister, Evelyn Ziska. Visitation 7 to 9 p.m. today, May 17, 2008, noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008 in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28, Connellsville Street, Dunbar, Pa., Rosary at 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home. Morning Prayers at 9:30 a.m. Monday, May 12, 2008 in the Burhans-Crouse Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian Burial in the St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Ranch Road, Dunbar, Pa., Monday, May 12, 2008 at 10 a.m., with Msgr. J. Edward McCullough. Interment will be in the Mt. Auburn Cemetery, in Dunbar.
Wortman, Edward D.
Dunbar
Edward D. "Ted" Wortman, 77, of Dunbar, died Monday, Feb. 16, 2004, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born Aug. 25, 1926, in Dunbar, the son of the late George and Pearl Baker Wortman. He was a fabricator at Baker's Machine & Welding of Connellsville and served during World War II in the Navy on the USS Little Rock. Surviving are his wife, Agnes Ziska Wortman, whom he was married to for 48 years; the following children, Colleen Rodney and her husband, David of Dunbar, Charles E. Wortman and his wife, Pamela J. of Dunbar, and Carol Ann Beal and her husband, Gregory Sr., of Dunbar; and the following grandchildren, Gregory Beal Jr. and Rachel and Grant Wortman. He was a member of the Steelworkers' Union. Friends will be received in the BURHANS-CROUSE FUNERAL HOME, 28 Connellsville, Dunbar, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where services will be held on Friday at 3 p.m., with Pastor Lee Maley officiating. Interment will be in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Emma WORTMAN died in 1918. Her obit was contributed to the Fayette County
USGenWeb Project.(5)
WORTMAN, EMMA
MRS. EMMA WORTMAN, 57 years old, wife of SMITH WORTMAN of Dunbar, died Thursday
morning of influenza.
Courier Thurs. 11-28-1918
Eugene Wortman, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wortman died last Saturday evening after a brief illness caused by eating green apples. The child’s condition did not become alarming until Friday evening when the physicians gave up hopes of his recovery. The funeral was conducted from the home of his parents this morning at 10 o'clock. Interment was made in the Mt. Auburn cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wortman have the sympathy of the community in their great sorrow.
William Wortman
DUNBAR, Aug. 4— After suffering for the past five months from untold pain, William Wortman, died Wednesday evening at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wortman on Connellsville street, at 7:30 o’clock from cancer of the stomach. Although a constant sufferer he was never known to complain and although suffering at all times was patient until the end, which came quietly and peaceful. Mr. Wortman was born and reared in Dunbar and received his education in the public schools of the place and about fourteen years ago left for Pittsburg, where he was employed up until his disease grew worse and he returned home which was about six months ago, where he was employed as cashier in the Oakland Bank of Savings, Oakland, Pittsburg. He was 29 years old the 22nd day of July. Besides his aged parents he is survived by one brother, Adam, and one daughter, Mary of Knoxville, Pittsburg. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon t 2 o’clock from his late home. Rev. Francis W. Perkins, pastor of the Methodist Protestant church, will conduct the services. Interment will be made in Mt. Auburn cemetery.
JOHN WRABEL
John J. Wrabel, two years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wrabel of Uniontown, died Friday morning in Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh. Surviving in addition to his parents are a sister, Joanne, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Wrabel of Uniontown. A brief service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Haky funeral home, Uniontown, followed by angel mass in St. Mary’s R.C. Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Louis S. WRABEL died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(89)
LOUIS S. WRABEL
Louis S. Wrabel, aged 19, died in the City Hospital, New York, where he has been
employed, Sunday morning, March 7, 1937, at 7 o'clock, following a brief illness
of blood poisoning.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wrabel of Elma avenue, Uniontown;
one sister, Josephine, and three brothers, John, Joseph and Robert.
the body arrived in Uniontown last evening and was taken to the family residence,
Elma avenue. funeral arrangements will be announced later.
Matthew
H. WRAY died in 1863. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(11)
DIED
In Lincoln Hospital, Washington, D.C., Feb. 25, Mr. MATTHEW H. WRAY, of company H, 36th (?) Reg. P.V., oldest son of William and Lucinda Wray, of Stewartsville, Westmoreland Co., Aged 20 years and 4 months.
The deceased was the grandson of the venerable Matthew Wray of this county. When the last call for troops was made, in company with almost all his companions, he volunteered with Capt. S.S. Marchand. He passed through the battle of Fredericksburg safely, but was soon after prostrated by chronic diarrhea. An attack of the measles while in the hospital, left him so much debilitated that he sank rapidly. His parents were telegraphed for, but it was too late-they found his cot empty. His funeral took place from his fathers residence, on Friday, the 6th inst. A very large concourse of people testified the sympathy felt for him and his family.
The deceased was a young man of more than ordinary promise. He was an obedient son and affectionate brother. His amiable disposition endeared him to all. He loved the truth; and his strict integrity, his quiet thoughtful manner, and his manly spirit commanded the respect and confidence of all, and gave him a position in society which will be remembered with satisfaction by his friends—while his high mental abilities gave promise of great usefulness. He maintained the same character in the army. In battle he won the admiration of his companions by his perfect coolness. Indeed had he been less heroic he would have sought and obtained his discharge. We lament his death, and cherish his memory. He was a professor of religion, and his humble, consistent deportment leaves us the assurance that he is now with his Redeemer. H. G. Wallace
The Genius of Liberty. Uniontown, Pa. Mar 12, 1863.
Vol. 3, No. 5, Pg. 3, Col. 2.
Mrs. Sarah Wroe, 35 years old, wife of Thomas Wroe, died Monday morning, December 21, 1935, at her home near Dunbar Furnace. She had been confined to bed for several months and death was not unexpected. Besides her husband, the following children survive; Mrs. James Cover, of Thompson No. 2; Ellen Mae and Edwin at home; two brothers William Hennessey of Edenborn and Calvin Hennessey of Thompson No. 1; one sister, Mrs. Frank Beals, of Mt. Braddock. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. Services will be held at the home at 1:30 o'clock and at 2 o'clock in the Dunbar Methodist Protestant Church with Rev. O. W. Bollton and Rev. D. E. Minerd in charge. Burial will be Franklin Cemetery, Dunbar.
THOMAS WROE
Thomas Wroe, 62 years old, died Thursday morning at his home at the Furnace, near Dunbar, of cerebral hemorrhage. Mr. Wroe, a miner who was employed at Dunbar, had resided in the Dunbar district for more than a quarter century. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie Fazenbaker Wroe, and the following children: Mrs. James Cover of Thompson No. 2, Mrs. Ella Mae Lewis of Connellsville, Mrs. Della Provance of Smithfield, Edwin Wroe at home, Mrs. George Bierer of Bobtown, Mrs. Robert Lowery of Dunbar, and Mrs. Emma Hart of Philadelphia. There are 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Wesley Methodist Church of Dunbar and Lemont Local No. 7278, United Mine Workers of America. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon with a brief service at the home at 1:30 o'clock followed by full rites at the Dunbar Methodist Church at 2 o'clock in charge of Rev. O. G. Cook, pastor. Interment will be made in Franklin Cemetery.
MRS. ALICE JANE WRIGHT
Mrs. Alice Jane Wright, 93, died Friday at the home of her son-in-law and daughter Mr. & Mrs. Harry Troutman of Pittsburgh. She had been a member of Central Christian Church in Uniontown since 1911 and a member of the G.A.R. She was preceded in death by her first husband Edward Johnson, in 1909 and her second husband Charles Wright in 1937. Surviving are the following children; Mrs. Dolly Lynn and Mrs. Ralph (Mary) Feuster, both of Uniontown; Mrs. James (Helen) Baker of Youngstown, Ohio and Mrs. Troutman; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Ethel Miller of Connellsville. Funeral services are set for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Central Christian Church with Rev. Earl P. Confer, officiating. Internment will be in Park Place Cemetery.
Frank W. WRIGHT died in 1938. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(15)
DEATH SUMMONS FRANK W. WRIGHT AT ORLANDO, FLA.
Was Formerly President of Wright-Metzler Stores; Moved South in '25
F. W. Wright for many years president of the Wright-Metzler stores of Uniontown
and Connellsville, died Wednesday night in Orlando, Florida, where the family
moved in 1925 following the sale of the Wright-Metzler company of Connellsville
to the Troutman Interests.
In 1904, Frank W. Wright in company with S.W. Metzler and others, organized the
Wright-Metzler company of Connellsville and began the building of the business
which for more than three decades had dominated the department store field of
Southwestern Pennsylvania.
In the fall of 1906, Wright-Metzler Company of Uniontown was organized, and,
with the purchase of the business and lease of the Hankins & Hogsett Company,
the firm opened for
While serving as president of the local store, Mr. Wright, continued in active
management of the ? (business in this city in January, 1907. Connellsville store
that he might enter) the real estate boom in Florida.
Was bank director
IN addition to his service a leading merchant, Mr. Wright was for many years
a director of the First National Bank of Connellsville, but relinquished that
office too when he retired from business, in the north to spend his declining
years in Orlando.
Deceased was one of eleven children, a son of William and Margaret Wright of
Tunnelton, West Virginia where he was born in 1863.
About 1898 he married Miss Anna Poundstone, a member of one of Fayette county's
leading country families. To them were born two sons, Dana, who is in the U.S.
Army, stationed at a Texas CCC camp, and Frank W. Wright, Jr. at home. In addition
to his immediate family, Mr. Wright is survived by four brothers, Warren L. Wright
of Connellsville, Justine E. Wright, of Uniontown and Orlando, Arthur Wright,
of Orlando, and Ross Wright of California, and one sister. Mrs. Robert Felty,
of Springfield, Ohio.
Details of the funeral services have not been received, but they will be held
Sunday afternoon in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
Francis W. Wright of Uniontown is nephew of the deceased..
Stamped-Standard- Sept 29, 38
MRS. JAMES WRIGHT
Mrs. James Wright, 83 years old, died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William L. Maize of Uniontown.
John WRIGHT died in 1937. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
Deputy Coroner Bess Arison, accompanied by State Trooper e. T. Rittelmann, yesterday
experienced some difficulty in locating the body of a man reported to the state
police barracks as having been found dead in Oliver No. 2.
Mrs. Arison and Trooper Rittelmann arriving at the plant searched the property
from the mine shaft to the coke ovens without locating the man.
Finally they found the body of John Wright, 60-year-old Negro, lying in bed in
his tiny cottage on the outskirts of the mining town. According to Mrs.
Arison's report, Wright died of lobar pneumonia and had been dead less than two
hours.
Wright, estranged from his wife, Louise, lived alone. He was discovered
by Charles Davis, also of Oliver.
Learning that the man was without means, Mrs. Arison arranged for a burial in
the county home cemetery.
(Herald - April 13, 1937)
SARA E. WRIGHT
Sara Ellen Wright, aged 58 years and nine months, died at 1:35 Sunday afternoon, May 7, 1939, at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Norman Clark, at Messmore, after a lingering illness of a complication of diseases. Surviving in addition to the parents, are the following children: Milton, of Indian Head; John, Lamberton; Mrs. Albert Holly, Grays Landing; Robert and Charles, of Messmore; Mrs. Ernest Shaffer, Mount Sterling, and Mrs. Norman Clark, Messmore; 31 grandchildren and five great- grandchildren; one brother, William Abbott, of Denbo. She was the widow of John H. Wright. The funeral cortege will leave the Clark residence at 1:30 Wednesday afternoon for Church Hill. Rev. Roth of the Mennonite church will officiate and burial will follow in the church cemetery, under the direction of R. L. Sharp, of Fairchance.
W. W. WRIGHT died in 1935. His obit was contributed to the Fayette County USGenWeb
Project.(2)
W. W. Wright, 74 years old, and head of the Metzger-Wright Company of Warren,
Pa., died suddenly Tuesday night from a heart attack. He was the father
of Francis W. Wright of this city. In addition to his widow, Mr. Wright
is survived by two sons, William H. Wright of Warren, and Francis W. Wright of
Uniontown, and three grandsons, Francis, John and Bobby Wright, sons of Mr. and
Mrs. Francis W. Wright. No announcement has been made regarding funeral
arrangements.
(newspaper dated May 22, 1935)
To view complete article concerning mine blast, as well as complete list of miners killed, see Hurley C. Stalnaker.
Rites for Miners
Killed at Robena
W. H. WRIGHT
William H. Wright, 55, of Edenborn, was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church of Edenborn and Robena Local No. 6321, U. M. W. A. Surviving are a brother, Dewey, of Pittsburgh; two stepbrothers, Clay Richter of Cleveland, Ohio, and William Richter of Edenborn, and a stepsister, Hattie Wright of Edenborn. The body is at the Lantz funeral home, Uniontown. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Antioch Baptist Church, Edenborn, with the Rev. J. S. Brack officiating. Interment will be in Edenborn Cemetery.
Ethel Rodgers WROBLEWSKI (1921-1995)
Ethel R. Wroblewski
Ethel Rodgers Wroblewski, 74, of Uniontown, died Monday, May 29, 1995, in Uniontown Hospital, after an extended illness. She was born Oct. 19, 1921, in Yorkshire, England, a daughter of the late James and Doris Clark Rodgers of Carnegie, Pa. She was also predeceased by her husband, Edward M. Wroblewski (Former District Manager of American General Life Insurance Company); a sister, Dorothy Fuhrer; and a brother, James Rodgers. She is survived by three daughters, Darlene E. Miller of California state and Suzanne E. Wroblewski and Patricia Gyurke and her husband, Jeffrey, all of Uniontown; and two brothers, Robert Rodgers of Maryland and Richard Rodgers of Colorado. Mrs. Wroblewski was a member of the Third Presbyterian Church of Uniontown, BPO Elks 370 and North Union V.F.W., Post 8543 Ladies Auxiliaries. Friends will be received in the JEROME W. SHELL FUNERAL HOME, 164 South Mount Vernon Ave., Uniontown, today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursday until 10 a.m., the hour of service, with the Rev. James R. Tweardy officiating. Interment will follow in Chartiers Cemetery, Carnegie, Pa. The North Union V.F.W. Ladies Auxiliary will hold services evening at 7:30 p.m. The Elks Ladies Auxiliary will hold services this evening at 8 p.m.
James D. Wroblewski
James D. Wroblewski, 48, of 675 Old National Pike, Brownsville, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1995, at 10 a.m., in his home. Surviving are his mother, Ann Zeleznak Wroblewski of Pittsburgh; his wife, Joyce Ann Opalanko Wroblewski; one son, James D. II, at home; and a daughter, Judi Lynn, also at home; two brothers, Bill of Ford City and Ron of Forest Hills; one sister, Marjorie Didiano of Edgewood, Pa.; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Greenlee Funeral Home, Rt. 40, Beallsville, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., today and Thursday, and until 11 a.m., … [balance of obit is missing.]
Helen Ashe Wujs
Helen Ashe Wujs, 75, of 299 Lou St., Scottdale, died Monday, Dec. 30, 1996, in St. Francis Health System, Pittsburgh. She was born Dec. 9, 1921, in Sharpsville, Pa., a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ashe. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Scottdale. She is survived by her husband, John F. Wujs, with whom she celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary May 25, 1996; one grandson, Benjamin Berry of Lancaster, Ohio; and three sisters, Therese Movovich and husband, Joseph, of California state, Catherine Mihalik and husband, Steve, of Aliquippa, and Georgetta Hill and husband, William, of Aliquippa. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey J. Wujs, Oct. 10, 1976; and one brother, Rudolph Ashe. Friends will be received in the FRANK KAPR FUNEAL HOME INC., 417 West Pittsburgh St., Scottdale, today from 7 to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held in the funeral Home Thursday at 8:30 a.m., followed by a funeral Mass to be celebrated at 9 a.m. in St. John the Baptist R.C. Church, Scottdale, with the Rev. Emil S. Payer as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. John the Baptist R.C. Parish Cemetery.
DIED
WYATT— At his residence in this place, October 26th, of disease of the stomach, Mr. Aaron Wyatt, aged 64 years. The funeral will take place from the Eagle Hotel this (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o’clock.
DIED
WYATT— Of Consumption, on Tuesday, the 19th inst., at __ o’clock, Mrs. Julia, wife of William Wyatt, of this place, aged 61 years.
John Wycinsky
John Wycinsky, 77, of Escondido, Calif., and a native of Ralph, Pa., met death due to a stroke in Palomar Hospital on Monday, Dec. 19, 1994. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Jewell Wycinsky; four sons, Timothy Wycinsky of Escondido, Calif., James Wycinsky of Hemet, Calif., Daniel Wycinsky of Fallbrook, Calif., and Thomas Wycinsky of Escondido, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Judith Hong of Bonsall, Calif.; 13 grandchildren; two sisters, Ann Ziots of Michigan and Mary Eckovick of Arizona; and two brothers, George Wycinsky of Uniontown, Pa., and Peter Wycinsky of Arizona. Services were held Tuesday, Jan. 3, 1995, at 1 p.m. at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Point Loma, Calif.
Michael Wyda
Michael Wyda, 70, of Masontown, Pa., died Saturday, December 30, 1995, in Uniontown Hospital. He was born October 20, 1925, in Livingood Hollow, Pa., son of Frank and Anna Sadej Wyda. He was a retired coal miner from Duquesne Light Company’s Warwick Mine, a member of Local 7210, a U.S. Army Veteran who served during World War II, and a member of St. John The Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church in Uniontown and Pals Club in Masontown. He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Frances Jane Cunningham Wyda on August 11, 1983. Surviving are two sons, Kevin Wyda and his wife, Larriann, of Masontown, Pa., and Jeffrey Wyda and his wife, Rhonda, of Norfolk, Va.; two grandchildren, Megan and Brittni; four sisters, Mrs. Richard (Marie) Shine of Parlin, N.J., Mrs. Conrad (Evelyn) Rittweger and Julia Wyda both of Toms River, N.J., and Mrs. Donald (Dolores) Lender of Euclid, Ohio; three brothers, John Wyda of Uniontown, Pa., Charles Wyda of Keisterville, Pa., and Albert Wyda of Shillington, pa. Friends will be received in the GRANT R. TOWNSEND & SON FUNERAL HOME, 220 South Main St., Masontown, Pa., this evening from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday (New Years Day) from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., and Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1996, until 10 a.m. when a Panachida Service will be held followed by Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. in St. John The Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Uniontown, with Rev. Fr. Richard Whetstone as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. John’s Byzantine Cemetery, Hopwood, Pa. Parastas on Monday at 4 p.m.
Andrew Wydo Jr.
Andrew “Klutz” Wydo Jr., 52, of Smithfield R.D.3 died Sunday, July 9, 1995, at home. He was born Oct. 3, 1942, in McClellandtown, son of Sophie Sabo Wydo of Uniontown and the late Andrew Wydo Sr. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Judy Ann Kotulock Wydo; three children, Pamela S. Tate, at home; Andrea E. Barchetti and her husband, Larry, of Uniontown, and Andrew Wydo III, at home, four grandchildren, Brittany S. Tate, Lauren Barchetti, Stephanie Barchetti and Joshua Andrew Gilbert; two sisters, Elaine Wydo of Uniontown and Eileen Glisan and her husband, Roy, of Wexford; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Adam and Suewlia Kotulock of Fairchance, and one niece and nephew. Andrew was a member of UMWA Local 6321, Masontown, and worked for Consolidation Coal for 26 years. The family will receive friends in the GOLDSBORO-TOMI FUNERAL HOME, 21 East Church St., Fairchance, today from 2 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday, July 12, until 11 a.m. A funeral service will follow at 11:30 a.m. in Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, New Salem, with Rev. Fr. Michael Dudas as celebrant. Interment will follow in Holy Trinity Orthodox Cemetery, New Salem.
John P. Wymard
John Paul Wymard, 58, of Richmond, Va., and formerly of Uniontown, Pa., died suddenly Friday, Nov. 1, 1996, in his home. He is survived by four children: Jeffrey M. Wymard and wife, Karen, of Charlotte N.C., Mrs. Ronald (Jacqueline R.) Stead of Reston, Va., David H. Wymard and wife, Jackie, of Uniontown, and Mrs. Lee (Mary Lynn) England of Hopwood; and six grandchildren. Services and interment will be held in Richmond, Va.
Brownsville Sailor Killed In Florida
A sailor from Brownsville was killed Sunday in an auto accident in Florida, it was learned here today. The victim was Personnel Man Third Class Allen Wayne Wyno, 20, son of Mrs. Adeline Wyno of Brownsville and the late Albert Wyno. Wyno died of injuries sustained when an auto he was riding in crashed into a tree near Green Cove Springs, Fla. He was stationed at Jacksonville, Fla., with a Naval Air Station there. Wyno enlisted in the Navy following his graduation from Brownsville High School in 1965. Surviving in addition to his mother are four brothers, Richard, Republic; Carl E., Streetsboro, Ohio; Barry L., Painesville, Ohio; Francis L., Valdosta, Ga.; and two sisters, Mrs. Albina Pinardi, Garfield Heights, Ohio; Mrs. Thomasine Lake, Smock. Funeral arrangements are being handled by the Skirpan Funeral Home, Brownsville.
WYNO, VIRGINIA MAE— Age 61 years, of 307 Main St., West Brownsville; died in the Brownsville General Hospital Thursday, November 19, 1970, at 9:15 a.m. She was born in Dearth, Pa., daughter of Mrs. Minerva Easter of Republic and the late Peter Easter. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Moose 106 of Brownsville, and the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 1395, and a member of the Royal Democratic Club of Brownsville. Besides her mother, she is survived by her husband, Patsy, and these children, Mrs. Patty Pugliesi of Allison; Mrs. Kathy Pinardi of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Dominic at home; Mrs. Dorothy Fordyce, of Ellsworth, Pa.; Seaman Michael Wyno with the U. S. Navy, Great Lakes, Ill.; Glenn Wyno at home, also seven grandchildren; two brothers, and three sisters, Glenn Easter of Republic; Kenneth Easter of the State of California; Mrs. Dorothy Kovach of Republic; Mrs. Idola Lester of Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Harriet Bosser of Warren, Ohio. Friends will be received at the Andrew J. Skirpan Funeral Home, Park St., Brownsville today from 7 to 10; 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 Saturday and Sunday, where funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m., with Rev. Carl Hughes officiating. Interment in LaFayette Memorial Park.