Catherine Cathy Watkins;67;of 44 S.Ninth St.;Pittsburgh;died Sunday;Feb.6;1994;at her home.
Born April 2; 1926; in Belle
Vernon; she was the daughter of
the late Albert and Fannie Day
Watkins.
A former resident of Belle
Vernon; Miss Watkins had lived
for the past 16 years at The Salvation Army; Pittsburgh Temple Corps; where she was a
member of the choir; taught
weekly bible study classes;
taught a discipleship class for
new Christians and led the daily
morning praise service.
She was a former member of
Antioch Baptist Church; Belle
Vernon.
Surviving is one sister;
Margaret Peggy Watkins of
Belle Vernon;four nieces;Marie and her husband Leon Johnson of Monessen;Billie J.Hill of Cleveland;Ohio;Urella Watkins of Teaneck;N.J.;and Ernestine Hicks of Wayne;Mich.
Friends will be received
Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Antioch Baptist
Church; Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with Maj.Charles Kelly Sr.officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;Donora.
DORIS L. WHITE
KATHRYN ( KATHY ) WATKINS
S. PAUL WEST
S Paul West; 79; of Perryopolis R.D.1; died Sunday;
Jan. 23;1994; at 9 p.m. in Hampshire
Memorial Hospital;
Romney; W.Va.
Born May 22; 1914; in New
Brighton; he was the son of the
late Samuel E. and Alma
Paulson West.
Mr. West was a member of the
Free Methodist Church.
He had been a resident of Perryopolis
R.D.1 since 1949; having
formerly resided in Fayette City
and Belle Vernon.
He retired in 1960 as a tractor-trailer
driver; having formerly
been employed by the Donora-
Southwestern Railroad. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his
wife; Mary Richardson West;
who died May 5; 1983; and two
brothers; Robert and Charles
West.
Surviving are two sons;
Thomas E. West of Capon
Bridge; W.Va.; and Harold A.
West of Star Junction; four
daughters; Mrs. Roy (Alma)
Taylor of Belle Vernon R.D.3;
Mrs Harry (Vivian) Conn and
Mrs. Robert (Rita) Balentine.
both of Star Junction; and
Sharon Obsher of Vanderbilt; 16
grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren;
three brothers;
Ray West of Canada; Howard
West of Belle Vernon R.D.3; and
David West of Marion; Mich.;
and two sisters; Sara
Wilbraham of Deland; Fla.; and
Dorothy Williams of Star
Junction.
Friends will be received Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. and
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral
Home Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Revs.Charles McDonald of the Evangelical Weslyan Church and Stephen Debosh of the Metro Baptist temple of Belle Vernon Cemetery. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.
JOSEPH E. WARGO SR
Joseph Wargo;84;of Charleroi R.D.1 (Fallowfield Township) died Wednesday;Dec.22;1993;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Wargo was born Aug.17;1909;in Windber. He retired in 1972 from Mathies Mine. A Catholic by faith;he was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. Surviving are his wife;Opal Evans Wargo;two sons;Marvin E.Wargo (and daughter-in-law Hope) of Charleroi and Joseph E.Wargo of Fallowfield Township;eight grandchildren;six great-grandchildren;one brother and three sisters. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home with the Rev.Edward F.Hammett officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
JOHN C. WILLEY
John C.(Jack) Willey;54;of Belle Vernon R.D.4;died suddenly Friday;Dec.17;1993;at 10:27 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Willey was born May 8;1939;in North Charleroi;a son of the late Kenneth and Dorothea Sonafelt Willey. He was an employee at the Allenport Palnt of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Surviving are his wife;Eileen Sitko Willey;a son;Jonathan;at home;two sisters;Judith Cap of Charleroi and Jane Benedetti of Monongahela;two half-sisters;Janet Hamer of Charleroi and Carol Merritt of Monessen;and a half-brother;Keith Willey of Charleroi. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Edward Hammett of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.
MITCHELL P. WALL
LEONARD L. WINN
EDGAR WILSON
Edgar Wilson;67;of 104 Grata Ave.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Oct.13;1993;at 6:18 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;after a lengthy illness. Mr.Wilson was born June 27;1926;in Homestead;a son of the late Andrew and Izora Wilson. He retired after 42 years of service with Beth-Energy Mines Corporation in Ellsworth. Mr.Wilson had been a resident of Arnold City for most of his life. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;serving on the Deacon and Trustee boards of the church for a number of years. Mr.Wilson also served as church treasurer;president of the building fund;and assistant superintendent of the Sunday School. He was also a Sunday School teacher and a member of the church choir. Mr.Wilson also belonged to Mt.Calvary Baptist Church in Monessen and The Voices of Faith within the church. He was a member of the Monessen Lodge No.79;F&AM P.H.A.;the Senior Action Council and the Friends Club. Mr.Wilson also was a member of the Executive Board of the Monongahela Valley Branch;NAACP;and had served on its Ways and Means Committee. He had served as a member of the U.S.Army Medical Corps during World War II. Surviving are his wife;Dorothy Moore Wilson;whom he married Oct.20;1956;four sons;Edgar Wilson of Highland;Calif.;Conrad (and daughter-in-law Cynthia) Wilson of Torrence;Calif.;Craig Wilson a home and Lance Wilson of Oxon Hill;Md.;two sisters;Mrs.Finley (Izora) Carson of Arnold City and Mary Ann Goff of Charleroi;two grandsons;Trevor Wilson of San Bernardino;Calif.;and Quincy Wilson of Waldorf;Md. A brother;Andrew Wilson;a sister;Rebecca Dupree;and a daughter;Cheryl Wilson;are deceased. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry and Highlands avenues;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the church with the Rev.Clifford Carter;pastor;Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Monessen Lodge No.79;F&AM P.H.A.will conduct services Friday at 8 p.m. in the church. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Trudy Taylor Jamison;director;is handling arrangements.
CHARLES WILLIAM WEST
Charles W.West;66;of East View Unity;Fairmont;W.Va.;died Tuesday;Oct.5;1993;at 6:45 p.m.in Fairmont General Hospital. He was born in McKeesport;June 16;1927;a son of the late Rev.Samuel E.and Alma Gertrude Paulson West. Mr.West was Protestant by faith. He is survived by five brothers;Paul West of Perryopolis;Oliver West of North Charleroi;Ray West of Canada;Howard West of Belle Vernon and David West of Marion;Mich.;and two sisters;Sara Wilbraham of Deland;Fla.;and Dorothy Williams of Star Junction. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Robert A.West. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Eugene Cowsert;retired Free Methodist minister officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.
