Robert J.Willey;83;of Allenport;died Tuesday;Dec.13;1994;at 2:30 p.m. in Washington Hospital. Born Dec.22;1910;in Allenport;he was the son of the late John and Georgetta Nicholas Willey. A lifelong resident of Allenport;Mr.Willey was Protestant by faith. He was the retired owner/operator of Charm Beauty School in Charleroi. Mr. Willey was a member and past president of the Charleroi Lions Club. He was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served with the Corps of Engineers. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Alice Willey;on March 31;1987;two brothers;David (Jake) Willey and Kenneth Willey;and a sister;Thelma Gold. Surviving are a brother;Louis J.Willey of Upper St.Clair;and a sister;Mabel Willey Bost of Allenport. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Friday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;retired Methodist minister;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.
MARIE S. WOODARD
VIOLACOLVIN WEIGHTMAN
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.