Clara Hope Manown;97;formerly of Main Street;Monongahela;died Thursday;Oct.24;1996;in Kneric Manor;Donora. She was born Nov.26;1898;in Cottageville;W.Va.;a daughter of the late John Wirt and Quintilla Bennett Harpold. After leaving Monongahela;Mrs.Manown and her husband;the late Voyle F.Manown Sr.;moved to Chicago;Ill. While residing in Chicago for 30 years;she was a buyer with the Marshall Field Department Store;where she had been employed for 12 years. After her retirement in 1963;she moved back to Monongahela;where she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents and husband;she was preceded in death by a daughter;Verna H.Manown. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Voyle F.and Elizabeth Manown Jr.of Roswell;Ga.;two grandsons;Peter and his wife Terry Manown and Thomas Manown;one granddaughter;Mrs.Janice Galindo;and two great-grandsons and their spouses;Steven and Susan Manown and Daniel and Christina Galindo. Interment services will be private. A memorial service will be held Monday at 1 p.m.at the L.M.Frye Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev.James Friedewald officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church;609 Chess St.Monongahela;15063. The L.M.Frye Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.