Mary Ethel Crawley;91;of 638 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Nov.23;1989;at 7:50 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township;following a brief illness. Born Sept.23;1898;in Gladys;Va.;she was the daughter of the late Emanuel and Mary Payne. Mrs.Crawley was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;for the past 62 years. She had been Mother of the Church for over 15 years. A former member of the church’s Gospel Chorus;she was a member of the church’s Ladies Auxiliary;Missionary Society and Circle Ruth. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Clarence Crawley;in 1981;a brother;Robert Payne;and a son-in-law;DuBoise H.Carter. Surviving are four sons;Albert Crawley of Monessen;with whom she resided;Manuel Crawley of Washington;D.C.;Samuel Crawley of San Diego;Calif.;and Harry Crawley of Largo;Md.;three daughters;Frances Carter of Aliquippa;Fannie Marie Burroughs and Constance Crawley;both of Monessen;13 grandchildren;17 great-grandchildren;five great-great-grandchildren;one sister;Helen Brown of Philadelphia;one brother-in-law;Carl Crawley Sr.;two sisters-in-law;Minnie Brown of Brooklyn;N.Y.;and Lockie Lovelace of Gladys;Va.;and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.; Monessen;and on Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Leslie Strader;Pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the William R.Taylor Funeral Home.
MARY ETHELPAYNE CRAWLEY
HOBART D. CLEGG JR
Hobart D. Clegg Jr.; 72; of 1037
Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; died
Sunday; Nov. 5; 1989; at 12:24
a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;
Carroll Township.
Born Oct. 21; 1917; in West
Newton; he was the son of the
late Hobart and Nina Cruthers
Clegg Sr.
Mr. Clegg had lived in Belle
Vernon the past three years;
having formerly resided in Perryopolis
and the state of
Virginia.
He was a member of First
Christian Church; Belle Vernon;
the Belle Vernon American
Legion and the Perryopolis
Moose Lodge.
A U.S. Army Air Force
veteran of World War II; Mr
Clegg worked as a civilian
employee as a copy writer and
editor for the U.S. Army before
he retired in 1980.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by his
wife; Ruth Peach Clegg.
Surviving are one son; Joseph
H. Clegg of Columbus; Ohio; one
grandson; William Clegg of Columbus;
one brother and sister-in-
law; Carl and Clara Clegg of
Belle Vernon; and one sister;
Mildred Kostella of Perryopolis
R.D.I.
Friends were received Monday
until 2 p.m. in the Ferguson
Funeral Home Inc.; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; when services
were held with the Rev
Donald Bowers of First Christian
Church; Belle Vernon; officiating.
Interment was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
EARLE Y. COOK SR
Earle Y. Cook Sr ; 73; 421
Ferncliff Dr ; Belle Vernon; died
on Tuesday; Sept. 26; 1989; at
Edgewood Nursing Center in
Youngstown; Pa.
He was born on Oct. 22;1915; in
Uniontown; a son of the late
John D.and Emma
Frankhouser Cook.
Mr. Cook was also preceded in
death by two brothers; Wilbur
and Joseph Cook; and one sister;
Catherine Barber.
He was Protestant by faith
and a Belle Vernon resident for
51 years.
Mr. Cook was a veteran of
World War II and served in the
United States Navy. He was also
a member of Belle Vernon
American Legion Post 659.
He was retired from National
Tube Works in McKeesport;
where he was employed as a
chipper and grinder.
Mr. Cook is survived by a
wife; Edith Amalong Cook; four
sons; Earle Y. Cook Jr.; of
Macedonia; Ohio; Ronald W.
Cook of Belle Vernon; Rev.
David L. Cook of Belle Vernon
and Sgt. Gary M. Cook of Uniontown;
two sisters; Mrs.
Margaret Holland of Zelienople
and Mrs. Helen Langley of
Uniontown; five grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren
Friends will be received Wednesdayfrom 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m at the
Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held on Friday morning at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating.; Interment will be at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services on Thursday evening at 7 p.m.in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
MARIE S. CULBERTSON
SOFIAFETSKO CEKOSKI
Sofia Fetsko Cekoski;69;of 812 Belle St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;July 28;1989;at 10:25 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born Aug.19;1919;in Roscoe;a daughter of the late Michael and Ann Fetsko. She was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. She had resided in the Belle Vernon area for the past 34 years. Survivors include her husband Joseph W.Cekoski;one daughter;Carol Cekoski of Pittsburgh;three sisters;Mrs. John (Ann) Roseman;Mary Fetsko and Margaret Fetsko;all of Roscoe. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. A Prayer service will b held Monday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
REBECCA CHAPMAN
JULIASAMONSKY CARUSO
IRENEBUKOSKI CATHERS
Irene Cathers;54;of Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died on Tuesday;May 30;1989;at 11:40 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. A prayer service will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 9:30 a.m.;and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City;with Rev.Thomas G.Rinn as celebrant. Interment will be at Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
JOSEPH C. CECELIA
