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.
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
KENNETH RICHARD CLIFFORD
Kenneth R. Clifford of 6292
NW 26th St.; Sunrise; Fla.; died
suddenly at his home on Friday;
March 17; 1989. He was 45.
Mr. Clifford was born Aug. 17;
1943; in Pittsburgh; a son of Kenneth E. and Alice Steinmiller
Clifford; who survive and reside
in Belle Vernon.
He was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Plantation;
Fla.
Employed by the Seven-Eleven Corp.; Mr. Clifford had
served in the U.S. Air Force
from 1961 to 1965.
In addition to his parents; survivors include four sons; Kenneth of Fort Lauderdale; Fla.;
John of Lauderhill; Fla.; and
Thomas and Todd; both of
Sunrise; Fla.; and a brother and
sister-in-law; Kent and Kathy
Clifford of New Freedom. A memorial service will be held Friday;March 24;1989;at 10 a.m.in the Ferguson
Funeral Home; Inc.; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. The Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
