James L. Echart. 66; of 427
Perry Ave.; Fairhope; died
Tuesday; June 2; 1998; in Mon
Valley Hospital.
Born July 31; 1931; in Pricedale; he was the son of the late
S. Jackson and Mary E. Wood
Echart.
A lifelong resident of the
Belle Vernon area; Mr. Echart
was a member of Pricedale Union Church.
He worked for many years at
the Clairton plant of U.S. Steel
and several area finance companies; then retired in 1993 from
Corning Glass; Charleroi.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by a son;
Jeffrey Scott Echart; in 1976.
Surviving are his wife; Erma
G. Lynn Echart; with whom he
would have celebrated 50 years
of marriage on Nov. 12; one son;
James L. Echart of Greensburg;
three daughters and two sons-in-law; Joyce and Dr. Robert
Kantor of Harrisburg; Debbie
and Paul DeVito of Philadelphia and Sherri R. Echart; at
home; three brothers; Charles
Echart of Pricedale; Clarence
Echart of Belle Vernon R.D.4
and Raymond Echart of Belle
Vernon; one sister; Doris Bush
of Pricedale; and three grandchildren; Katie and Andrew
Kantor and Anthony DeVito.
Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.James Mimidis;pastor of the Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.