Joseph E.Cope of Fayette City R.d.1;died Sunday;May 8;1977;at 8 a.m.at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was 59. Mr.Cope was born March 11;1918 in Washington Twp.;a son of the late John and Rozalia Yonkus Cope. He was a retired construction worker and was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S.Army. Mr.Cope was a member of the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;Naomi Athletic Club;and Brightwell-Dougherty American Legion Post 484;Fayette City. Survivors include a brother;John;of Fayette City R.D.and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with Rev.Thomas Rinn;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held in the funeral home Monday at 7 p.m. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JOSEPHINE C. BITONTI
JOSEPH E. COPE
LENA M. CLERBOISE
JACK F. CULLEN
Jack F. Cullen; 67; of Pine Lake Park; Belmont R.D. 1;
Ohio; died Saturday;April 9;1977 at 1 p.m.
in Wheeling Hospital. He was a former Belle Vernon
resident.
Mr. Cullen was born in
Pittsburgh on Dec 23; 1909;
son of the late James and
Gertrude Cullen. He had
resided in Belmont the past two years; moving there from
Linden; N. J. where he had
lived the previous seven years. Prior to this; he had lived his entire life in the Belle
Vernon area. Mr. Cullen was retired from the Wakefern Food Corp.;Elizabeth; N.J.
Surviving are his widow;
Virginia Tonks Cullen; one son; George F. Cullen of Elizabeth; two daughters;Mrs. George (Alma ) Gereshenski of Monongahela and Mrs Michael (Jacqueline)
Sally of Martins Ferry; Ohio;
one brother; James R. Cullen
of Fort Lauderdale; Fla.; 13
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Warren Lallatkin of Belmont;Ohio officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
HAZEL B. COATES
GEORGE W. CAMPBELL JR.
George W.Campbell Jr.of 6890 Locker Mill Rd.;District Heights;Md.;died suddenly Thursday;March 10;1977;at 7 p.m.at his residence. He was 41. Mr.Campbell was born Nov.24;1935;in Mobile;Ala.;a son of the late George W.Campbell Sr.and Hattie Bettis Campbell;both late of Monessen. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his widow;Ercell Carr Campbell;a daughter;Ursaline Leara Campbell;at home;five sons;George III;Keith G.;Andre D.;Darene Q.;and Monty D.;all of District Heights;Md.;a brother;Rayford Campbell;of District Heights;Md.;two sisters;Mrs.Virginia Lea of District Heights;Md.;and Mrs.Peggy Lttle of Mobile;Ala.;two uncles;Walter Bettis and Joseph Brown;both of Monessen;and four aunts;Mrs.Olivia Smith of Mobile;Ala.;Mrs.Minnie Spencer of Carroll Twp.;Mrs.Louise Wilson and Mrs.Frances Bettis;both of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;March 13;and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday;March 14. Services will be held in Union Baptist Church;Monessen;at 11 a.m.Tuesday;March 15;with Rev.Clarence L.McCraw giving the eulogy. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.
HOBART CLEGG SR
Hobart Clegg Sr.;of 306 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.28;1977;at 6 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;he was born there on Oct.15;1896. Mr.Clegg retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp in 1968. He was preceded in death by his wife;Nina Cruthers Clegg in 1937;son;Malcolm Glegg in 1944 and a son;Buddy Clegg in 1970. Surviving are two sons;Hobart Clegg Jr.;of Chester;W.Va.;and Carl Clegg of Belle Vernon;with whom he resided;one daughter;Mrs.Robert (Mildred) Kostella of Perryopolis R.D.2;one sister;Mrs.Thelma Miller of Dearborn;Mich.;four grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Gerald Dye of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
SYLVESTER CORLEY
Sylvester Corley;65;of 1001 Third Street;Charleroi;died Sunday;Jan.16;1977 at 1:05 a.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Corley was born in Statesboro;Ga.;on Nov.6;1911;a son of the late Albert and Mary Ann George Corley. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church and the F&AM Lodge 79;both of Monessen. Mr.Corley is survived by two sons;Merle Corley Tansmore of Gary Ind.and Sylvester Corley Jr.with the U.S.Air Force in Kolsas;Norway;one daughter;Mrs.Henry (Geraldine) Whitfield of Cleveland;Ohio;two brothers;Lucious Corley and Major Corley;both of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Jack (Marie) Little;Mae Berta Jones and Laverne Crenshaw;all of Monessen;16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday;Jan.19;and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;Jan.20. Services will be held Friday;Jan.21;at 1 p.m.in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;with the Rev.E.Archie;officiating. A Masonic service will be held Thursday;Jan.20;at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director in charge.
PETER A. CONSONERY
Peter Angelo Consonery of Charleroi R.D. 2 died Monday;Oct.4;1976 in Montefiore Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Aug.16;1916 in Napoleonville;La.;a son of the late Angelo and Jacquine Consonery. Mr.Consonery was employed as a steelworker at Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and was a member of United States Steel Workers local 2698. Survivors include his widow;Barbara Bush Consonery;three daughters;Mrs.Earl (Barbara) Henderson Miller of Charleroi R.D.;Mrs.Bartholomew (Patricia) Piccardo of Washington;Pa and Mrs.Carroll (Jacqueline) VanNort of Alexandria;Va. Also surviving are three brothers;Joseph of Charleroi;Wilbur of Charleroi R.D.;and Philip of Belle Vernon R.D.;five sisters;Mary O’Toole of Monessen;Mrs.Guy (Beatrice) Fazzoni of Chicago;Ill.;Mrs.Jack (Rose) Winfield of Charleroi;Anna Consonery and Mrs.Ellis (Jane) Semich;both of Alexandria;Va.;10 grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 7 to 9 p.m. and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home with Rev.George Kennedy;of Grace Methodist Church;officiating. Intement will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests contributions be made to the American Cancer Society through the funeral home. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
