Mrs.Ardell Williams of Cleveland;Ohio;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Dec.16;1984;at St.Luke Hospital in Cleveland. She was 93. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen. She was preceded in death by her husband;Clinton Williams;son Robert Shine and daughter Dorothy Session. Surviving are the following grandchildren;Ella Mae Mitchell;Irene Ellis and Betty Hill;all of Ohio;Rosetta Jones;May Fellwood;Roberta Johnson and Laura Dunlap;all of Maryland;and Chuck Carl Sumpton of Clairton;nine great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received on Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;where funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Griffin Mason officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The DuBoise H.Carter Funeral Home;Aliquippa;was in charge of arrangements.
LEAH MARGARETWOODSON WHITESIDES
Leah Woodson Whitesides of 419 Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died suddenly on Sunday;Dec.9;1984;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 80. Mrs.Whitesides was born Feb.4;1904;in Monessen;a daughter of the late James Howard Woodson and Addie Burrell Woodson. She had resided in the Belle Vernon community the past nine years;having previously resided in Weirton;W.Va.;for 58 years. Mrs.Whitesides was a member of the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband;Harry W.Whitesides;in June of 1975;and by three brothers;Louis;James;and Robert Woodson;and by two sisters;Mrs.Edith Jones and Mrs.Ruth McFadden. Surviving are one brother;Craig Woodson;of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Woodson Etheridge and Mrs.Hallie Woodson Corley;both of Belle Vernon;and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Speer Street A.M.E.Church;Belle Vernon;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Milton Roberts;Jr.;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;is in charge of arrangements.
ROY T. WALTERS
Roy T.Walters of 40 Zundel St.;Pricedale;died Saturday;Dec.8;1984;at 1:43 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 77. Mr.Walters was born Feb.15;1907;in Columbia;W.Va.;a son of the late Marion E.and Lula A.Harvey Walters. He was a retired Coke Plant employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation’s Monessen Works. Mr.Walters had been a resident of the Pricedale community the past 58 years. He was a member of the Pricedale Union Church. Three brothers;Earl;Patrick and Vernon Walters;are deceased. Surviving are his wife;Margaret Beato Walters;at home;seven daughters;Mrs.John(Jean) Miller of Washington;D.C.;Mrs.Violet (Dolly) Leezer of Pricedale;Mrs.Donald (Sally) Harkins of New Eagle;Mrs.Robert (Nancy) Dexter of Columbus;Ohio;Mrs.Ronald (Tisha) Sholtis of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Vince (Kathy) Lipari of Charleroi and Mrs.Albert (Bobbi) Sadler of Pricedale;two sons;Leroy Walters of Pricedale and Larry Walters of Monessen;17 grandchildren;six great-grandchildren;two brothers;Albert and Clarence Walters;both of Brownsville;one step-brother;John Harvey of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mrs.Pearl Gilmore of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.David Reeves;pastor;Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CARL WEIBL
Carl Weibl of 740 E.Seneca St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;Nov.20;1984;in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 62. Mr.Weibl was born Sept.9;1922;in Monessen;a son of the late Frederick and Julia Hofer Weibl. He was a member of St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Mr.Weibl retired on Sept.28;1984;from the coke plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in Monessen. Survivors include his widow;Margaret Cherack Weibl;a son;Carl Weibl;Jr.at home; three brothers;Frank of Monessen;Philip of Aston and Clarence of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Mrs.Ida McElfresh of Monessen. 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 Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held on Friday;Nov.23;at 9:30 a.m.;followed by additional services at 10 a.m. in St.Leonard R.C.Church with the Rev.Patrick O’Connor officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. There will be no visitation on Thanksgiving Day. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
RUSSELL E. WILKINSON SR
Russell E.Wilkinson Sr of 116 Long Ave.;Belle Vernon;Fairhope; died Monday;Sept.24;1984 in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. He was 87. Mr.Wilkinson was born April 14;1897 in Hunker;a son of the late Frank and Felishia Wilkinson. He was a retired nailing machine operator in the Box Department of the American Window Glass Co.;Belle Vernon. Mr.Wilkinson was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He was a member of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church;Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by a son;U.S.Army Sergeant Samuel M.Wilkinson. Surviving are his wife;Martha Keefer Wilkinson at home;three daughters;Mrs. Jacck (Jane) Fox of Charleroi;Mrs.Arnold (Betty) Anderson of Belle Vernon;and Mrs. Leah Radik of the state of California;six sons;Kenneth Keefer and Russell E.Wilksinson Jr;both of Belle Vernon;William Wilkinson of Charleroi and Lawrence;Edgar and Willis Wilkinson;all of California;two sisters;Mrs.Lawrence (Evelyn) Washabaugh of Youngwood;and Mrs. Lottie Greathouse of Morgantown;W.Va.;20 grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren;three great-great-grandchildren;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Walter Kirkland of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHARLES WASCO
Funeral services were held today;Wednesday;Sept.5;1984;for Charles Wasco of Sturgeon;Pa.;who died Saturday;Sept.1;1984;at Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 81. Mr.Wasco was born Nov.3;1902;the son of the late John and Helena Vojska. Surviving are his wife;Viola Smith Wasco;two daughters;Carol Wasco and Janet Barr;one son;John Wasco;three sisters;Pauline Rusnak;Barbara Wasco and Mary Maksin;one brother;Bernard Wasco and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St.Patrick’s Church in Noblestown 10:30 a.m. Interment followed at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Thomas and Little Funeral Home;McDonald;was in charge of arrangements.
LETONA WATSON
ELLEN MAEWHITE WILLIAMS
HARRY WORRELL
Harry Worrell of 205 North Fairfield St.Ligonier;formerly of Pricedale;died at Latrobe Hospital Wednesday;April 11;1984;at 8 a.m. He was 81. Born in Belle Vernon on Sept.27;1902;he was a son of the late John and Sarah Worrell. Mr.Worrell spent most of his life in the Belle Vernon area amd moved to Ligonier five years ago. He was a member of the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Department for many years. Mr.Worrell retired in 1965 as a glass cutter for the American Windwr Glass Co.of Jeannette. Surviving are his wife;Mary Turner Worrell;two daughters;Mrs.Donald (Kathleen) Larson of Clearwater;Fla;and Mrs.William (Dorothy Ann) Kioski of Ligonier and four grandchildren. Friends are being received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. with Rev.James Fogg;pastor of the Calvary Methodist Church of Ligonier officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;is in charge of arrangements.
ANNA WOZNIAK
