Viola Colvin Weightman;85;of Cape Coral;Fl;formerly of Fayette City and Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Nov.2;1994 at Life Care Center;Punta Gorda;Fl. She was born July 19;1909;in Dunlevy;a daughter of the late Walter and Bertha McEwen Colvin. She had resided in Cape Coral for the past several years. She was a member of the Belle Vernon Baptist Church;Mary Brown Class Quilting Group. She was director of the American Cancer Society Dressing Group of Rehoboth Church for 15 years. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law;R.Byron and Joanne Weightman of Cape Coral;Fl;one daughter and son-in-law;Janice and James H.Miller of Newnan;GA;five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Richard (Dick) Weightman in 1977;and one brother;Walter Colvin in 1975. There will be no public visitation.
DANIEL R WRIGHT
Daniel R.Wright;80;of Monongahela;died Thursday;Nov.10;1994;at 8:10 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Born July 24;1914;in Monongahela;he was a son of the late James and Effie Wright. A lifelong resident of 511 West St.;Monongahela;Mr.Wright was the last surviving member of his immediate family of nine brothers and one sister. A 1933 graduate of Monongahela High School;he attended Bluefield State College in West Virginia. A veteran of World War II;Mr.Wright had worked as a first aid technician assisting medical officers and had served in the European Theatre of Operations for 21 months. For many years he owned and operated Wright’s Bar on Main Street in Monongahela. Mr.Wright had also worked as a crane operator for U.S.Steel Corp.and retired after 14 years as a caseworker with the Pennyslvania Department of Publie Welfare. Survivors include his wife;Doris Wright;three daughters;Dorothy E.and Deborah A.;both of Brooklyn;N.Y.;and Danielle I.of Oak Park;Ill.;one granddaughter;Dawn A.Jackson of Brooklyn;N.Y.;and one sister-in-law;Dorothy A.Ross of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Bethel A.M.E.Church;Monongahela. Percy E.Law Jr. Funeral Home;Donora;is in charge of arrangements.
LOUISE G. WILSON
CHESTER L. WALLACE
GEORGE WENICK
LILLIAN M.SICHI WOODS
Funeral services were held Friday;July 15;1994;for Lillian M.Woods of 404 Market St.;Belle Vernon;who died at 8 p.m.Wednesday;July 13;1994. She was born in Twilight;Washington County;a daughter of the late John and Angelina Sichi. Mrs.Woods was a former resident of Monessen and Latrobe. A retired school teacher;she had taught in the Monessen and Latrobe school districts. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Thomas Woods;in 1979;three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include one daughter;Jean M.Hassen of Belle Vernon;and two grandsons;James R.Hassen III and Thomas P.Hassen. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.was in charge of arrangements.
MARIETTA S.LIPPINCOTT WHITE
MARIETTA WHITE;61;OF 132 SHADY AVE.;BELLE VERNON;DIED MONDAY;JULY 4;1994; AT 8:43 A.M. IN MERCY HOSPITAL;PITTSBURGH. SHE WAS BORN JULY 13;1932;IN BROWNSVILLE;A DAUGHTER OF THE LATE CHAUNCY AND BERTHA MILLER LIPPINCOTT. FORMERLY OF SPEERS;MRS.WHITE HAD LIVED IN BELLE VERNONSINCE 1965. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLE VERNON. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HER HUSBAND 0F 38 YEARS;GEORGE F. WHITE;TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW;CRAIG F. AND KAREN WHITE OF JEFFERSON BOROUGH AND JAMES AND JODI WHITE OF SMITHFIELD;ONE BROTHER;ALVIN LIPPINCOTT OF SAVANNAH;GA.;AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN;AMANDA MARIE AND CRAIG PATRICK WHITE. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS;SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY TWO BROTHERS;WILLIS LIPPINCOTT AND CHAUNCY LIPPINCOTT JR.;AND ONE SISTER;ALTA MAE BARRICKLOW. PRIVATE FAMILY VISITATION WILL BE HELD AT THE FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME;700 BROAD AVE.;BELLE VERNON.
JAMES LEROY ( MOSE ) WASHINGTON
James Leroy (Mose) Washington;94;of 7726 Penbrook Place;Landover;Md.;formerly of Monessen;died Thursday;June 30;1994;at 8:30 a.m. in Lafayette Manor;Uniontown. Mr.Washington was born Dec.29;1899;in Braddock;a son of the late Lee and Lula Washington. He was a retired employee of the former Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Mr.Washington had been a resident of Monessen for many years before moving to Landover;Md. He was a member of a musical quartet called The Wheeling Four. Mr.Washington’s wife;Laura;died in 1975. Surviving are a son;David Washington of Greensburg;a daughter;Annie R.Wright of Landover;Md.;and a step-brother;Clyde Wheeler of Monessen. Friends will be received in the chapel of the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.;the hour of services in the funeral home chapel;wth the Rev.James Edmonds;pastor;Union Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home (Trudy Taylor Bistol;director) is handling arrangements.
PHILLIP EDWARD WHITE JR
Phillip E.White;77;of Route 201;Belle Vernon R.D.2;died Wednesday;June 22;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.White was born Sept.14;1916;in Georgetown;S.C.;a son of the late Phillip and Mary Smith White. He was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Open Hearth Department. Mr.White was a 1936 graduate of Monessen High School. He was a past member of the Steward Board of Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;where he attended for over 40 years. Surviving are his wife of 49 years;Anna Bertha Thorpe White;two sons;Thomas E.White of Brunswick;Ga.;and Leon Cheatham of Wildwood;N.J.;six brothers;Scipio and Luther White;both of Monessen;and William White of Virginia Beach;Va.;Charles White of Brooklyn;N.Y.;Theodore White of Eldora and Fred White of Clinton;Md.;one sister;Anna Ruth Macer of Monessen;two godchildren;Stephanie H.Workman of Monessen and Kenneth White of Oxenhill;Md.;two brothers-in-law;Samuel Thorpe and Donald Macer;seven sisters-in-law;Irene Thorpe;Ulah Mae Abbott;Elizabeth;Ethel;Marjorie;Charlie Mae and Muriel White;two step-brothers;Leon and John Johnson;and one step-sister;Florence Womack. Friends will be received Monday;June 27;from 2 to 9 p.m.in the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Reed Avenue;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the church with the Rev.Goodfellow Mugala officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;is handling arrangements.
ANNBRILLA WELLINGTON
Ann Wellington;85;of Charleroi;died Monday;May 2;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Arnold City;Aug.23;1908;a daughter of the late Michael and Pauline Tharta Brilla. Mrs.Wellington was a member of St.Mary Episcopal Church of Charleroi. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Thornton Roscoe Wellington;who died Dec.23;1978;six sisters;Pauline;Veronica;Bertha and Elizabeth Brilla;Mary Sirokes and Sophie Witmyer;and one brother;Michael Brilla. She is survived by a son;William H.Wellington;with whom she made her home;one brother;Paul Brilla of Fayette City;one sister;Mrs.Stephen (Margaret) Yelanich of Fayette City;two grandchildren;Annie Wellington and William H.Wellington Jr.;and one great-grandson;William H.Wellington III. Friends will be received Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m.in St.Mary’s Episcopal Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.Richard Visconti;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.
