| Transcript of the "Obituary"
for NANCY A. CROSS from The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co.,
Pa., Jan. 8, 1968, Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"NANCY A. CROSS - Nancy A. Cross, 9, of Lawrence, died at
7:45 p. m. Saturday, January 6, 1968, in Canonsburg General Hospital,
after a short illness.
She was born
November 17, 1958, in Canonsburg, a daughter of Raymond and Hannah
Johnson Cross. She attended Hills-Henderson Elementary School and was a
member of Faith Chapel, Lawrence.
Surviving are her
parents, two brothers, Raymond, Jr., and Keith and two sisters, Karen
and Susan, all at home; her maternal grandmother, Mrs. Alice Young
Johnson, Lawrence and paternal grandfather, John L. Cross, West
Farmington, Ohio."
FUNERAL NOTICE, p. B-8:
"DAWSON - Friends of Nancy A. Cross, Lawrence, who died
Saturday, January 6, 1968 will be received after 7 p. m. Monday in her
late home until 12:30 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, when the body will be
taken to Faith Chapel, Lawrence, where services will be held at 1 p. m.
in charge of Rev. Edythe V. Dickson. Burial in the Forest Lawn Gardens.
Louis N. Sollon, Canonsburg, funeral director."
Transcript of the "Obituary" for JOSEPH DAWSON from The
Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968, Section
B [possibly page B-8]:
"JOSEPH DAWSON - Joseph Dawson, 73, of 609 North Main Street,
Houston, died at 8:05 p. m. Saturday, January 6, 1968, in Washington
Hospital, after an illness of seven weeks.
Mr. Dawson was
born Nov. 24, 1894, at Horning, a son of Anthony and Sarah Barton
Dawson. He was a retired coal miner.
He was a member
of Palanka Sportsmen's Club; Slovenian Cub [sic], Bishop and UMWA Local
4874.
Surviving are his
wife, Stella Bowland Dawson; five daughters, Mrs. Martha Cornell, Mrs.
Sarah Kosharsky and Mrs. Bertha Smith, all of Houston; Mrs. Twilia
Raynier, Canonsburg and Mrs. Catherine Nesic, Westland; three sons,
Joseph, Jr., Imperial; Richard, Houston and Frank, Hendersonville; one
brother, William, Follansbee, W. Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Ivy Hurley,
Horning, Mrs. Bertha Ruth and Mrs. Sarah Baird, both of Akron, Ohio; 23
grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren."
FUNERAL NOTICE, p. B-8:
"DAWSON - Friends of Joseph Dawson, 609 North Main Street,
Houston, who died Saturday, Jan.6, 1968 will be received after 2 p. m.
Monday in the Speakman Funeral Home, Houston, where services will be
held at 1 p. m. Wednesday, January 10, in charge of Rev. Robert P. Veydt.
Burial in Oak Spring Cemetery."
Transcript of the "Obituary" for MRS. FRANCES PAUCHNIK from
The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968,
Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"MRS. MICHAEL PAUCHNIK - Mrs. Frances Pauchnik, 83, of
Atlasburg, died Saturday, January 6, 1967.*
Mrs. Pauchnik was born March 8, 1884, in Austria-Hungary. She had
resided in Atlasburg 50 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes
R. C. Church, Burgettstown; Christian Mothers and KSKJ Catholic Lodge.
Surviving are her husband, Michael Pauchnik, three sons, Joseph,
Weirton, W. Va.; John, Milwaukee, Wis. and Thomas, Atlasburg; five
daughters, Mrs. Mary Dvorsak, Slovan; Mrs. Frances Selzer, Pittsburgh;
Mrs. Anna Lounder, Burgettstown; Mrs. Victoria [Steiminger ?] ... [rest
is cut off of this Xerox]."
NOTE: The Obituary says 1967, but it is obviously a typo.
FUNERAL NOTICE, B-8:
PAUCHNIK - [The Funeral Notice was not Xeroxed on these pages.
Apologies.]
Transcript of the "Obituary" for MRS. JOSEPHINE O'CALLHEAN
BEAL from The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8,
1968, Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"MRS. PAUL S. BEAL, SR. - Mrs. Josephine Beal, 80, of 441 North
Washington Road, McMurray, died Saturday, January 6, 1968 in her home.
Mrs. Beal was born in Derry Bantler, County Cork, Ireland, the daughter
of Jerimia and Elizabeth O'Callhean. She was a resident of Washington
County more than 50 years and was a member of the Mt. Prospect
Presbyterian Church of Thomas and was also a member of the Philathea
Class of the Church.
Surviving are two sons, Paul S. Beal, Jr. and Oscar Beal, both of Eighty
Four; three daughters, Mrs. Bertha McMurray at home, Mrs. Elizabeth
Pollack of McMurray and Mrs. Mernie Patterson of Eighty Four; one
sister, Mrs. Mary Hickey of Long Island, N. Y."
FUNERAL NOTICE, p. B-8:
"BEAL - Friends of Mrs. Paul S. (Josephine) Beal, Sr., of 441
North Washington Road, McMurray, who died Saturday, January 6, 1968 will
be received at the Robert E. Wilson Funeral Home, [205 ?] East McMurray
Road, Donaldsons Crossing, Peters Township from 2-4 and 7-10 p. m.
Monday. Services will be held Tuesday, January 9 at [2? or 3 ?] p. m. in
the Mt. Prospect Presbyterian Church in Thomas in charge of Rev. Headley
A. Burrell. Burial in the Fairview Cemetery, Thomas."
Transcript of the "Obituary" for INEZ BAILEY from The
Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968, Section
B [possibly page B-8]:
"INEZ BAILEY - Miss Inez A. Bailey, of 229 North Wade Avenue
died at 10 p. m. Sunday, January 7, 1968, in Washington Hospital.
Miss Bailey was born near Amity, a daughter of Henry T. and Emma Swart
Bailey. She was a graduate of Washington Seminary and a member of the
First Presbyterian Church.
She served with the Red Cross in France during World War I and later in
Romania, where she was a member of the Balkan Commission.
She was twice president of the Current Events Club and had served as
regent of the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She was secretary of the Washington County Historical Society and was
also well known as an artist having pictures exhibited in many places
throughout the East.
[Rest of the Obituary was cut off during Xeroxing.]"
FUNERAL NOTICE, B-8:
BAILEY - [The Funeral Notice was not Xeroxed on these pages.
Apologies.]
Transcript of the "Obituary" for ARTHUR FREEMAN DETRICK
from The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968,
Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"ARTHUR F. DETRICK - Arthur Freeman Detrick, 64, of Grindstone,
R. D. 1, died at 2:10 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 1968, in Brownsville General
Hospital.
Mr. Detrick was born December 7, 1903, at Bittinger, Md., a son of
Dennis and Harriet Beachy Detrick. He was a member of the Lutheran
Church, Bittinger, Md., and United Steel Workers of America.
Surviving
are his wife, Delia [sic] Wilt Detrick; two daughters, Nellie, wife of
John F. White and Verlys, wife of Raymond J. Hamilton, both of Layton,
Okla.; one son, Luther Ray Detrick, Leesville, La.; five brothers,
Elmer, Leisenring; Delbert, Raymond and Ralph, all of Beallsville and
Harley, Springs, Pa.; four sisters, Leona Detrick, Beallsville; Mrs.
Ruth Duckworth, Beallsville; Grace Humble, Frostburg, Md. and Marian
Humble, Salt Lake City, Utah and eight grandchildren. One son, Fay, died
in 1952; a brother, Clayford, died in 1956 and another brother, Harry
Webster Detrict [sic], died in 1962."
FUNERAL NOTICE, B-8:
"DETRICK -
Friends of Arthur F. Detrick, Grindstone, who died Sunday, Jan. 7, 1968,
will be received in the Greenlee Funeral Home, Beallsville, after 7 p.
m. Monday. Funeral arrangements will be announced."
NOTE: Newspaper for the next 1-2 days should be checked for funeral
information.
Transcript of the "Obituary" for GERTIE WALKER MICHENER
from The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968,
Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"GERTIE W. MICHENER - Gertie Walker Michener, of 785 Dry Run
Road, Monongahela, died Sunday, January 7, 1968, at her home after a
brief illness.
She was
formerly employed at Bails and Vorhees Restaurants at Washington.
She was
born September 11, 1875, at Nebo, Greene County, a daughter of George S.
and Wimpo Herrod Walker. On February 10, 1902, she married Harry
Michener, who survives.
Also surviving
are the following children, Goldie, wife of Arcibale Campbell,
Monongahela, R. D., Maegallingani, of Monongahela, Fannie, wife of E. W.
DeWitt, of Washington, R. D. 4, Dorothy Mullen, of Richeyville, Harry,
of Pittsburgh, Albert, of California state [sic, no cap]; 26
grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren;
brothers and sisters, Duffa, wife of Jess D McCombs, of Washington,
Pleasy McAfee, of Washington, Grover C. Walker, of Washington, T. G.
Walker, of Claysville, J. Russell Walker, Daytona Beach, Fla. and Don
Walker, of Carnegie.
One brother and
three sisters are deceased."
NOTE: All names were double-checked against the original. Also, there
was little punctuation in this Obituary.
FUNERAL NOTICE, B-8:
"MICHENER - [The Funeral Notice was not Xeroxed on these pages.
Apologies.]
The "Obituary" for SOPHIE SKERYO from The Observer-Reporter
newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968, Section B [possibly page
B-8]:
MRS. SOPHIE SKERYO - [excerpt only] wife of Charles
Skeryo, Sr. of Bentleyville R. D. 1, formerly of Ellsworth. - [NOTE:
Only the first 3 lines were Xeroxed. This is the information in those
lines; it is not quoted material.]
SOME OBITUARIES WERE NOT XEROXED, BUT THE FUNERAL NOTICES WERE
XEROXED FROM THIS NEWSPAPER PAGE:
From The Observer-Reporter newspaper, Washington Co., Pa., Jan. 8, 1968,
Section B [possibly page B-8]:
"BONNELL - "Friends of Mrs. Maude Bonnell, Jefferson,
formerly of North Strabane Township, who died Sunday, Jan. 7, 1968, will
be received after 7 p. m. Monday in the John H. Shrontz Funeral Home,
Marianna, where services will be held at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 10
in charge of Rev. William Harper. Burial in Beallsville Cemetery."
"BOLTZ - Friends of Donald A. Boltz, of Canonsburg R. D. 1,
who died Saturday, January 6, 1968 will be received at the Coleman
Funeral Home, Cecil, where a blessing service will be held Wednesday,
January 10 at 10 a. m. followed by a requiem high mass at 11 a. m. in st.
Patrick Roman Catholic Church of Canonsburg. Burial in St. Patrick
Cemetery."
"CRISWELL - Friends of John F. Crisswell, formerly of
Washington, who died Sunday, Jan. 7, 1968, will be received from 2-4 and
7-9 p. m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Piatt Funeral Home where services
will be held at 2 p. m. Thursday, January 11. Burial in Claysville
Cemetery."
"LEATHERS - Friends of Mrs. Bernice Leathers of the
Presbyterian Home, who died Sunday, January 7, 1968, will be received
from 2-4 and 7-9 p. m. Monday in the Piatt Funeral Home, where services
will be held at 11 a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, in charge of Rev. John P.
Thomas, rector of St. James Episcopal Church, Penn Hills. Burial in West
Union Cemetery."
"LITTLE - Friends of Lynn Little, West Alexander, R. D. 1,
who died Friday, January 5, 1968, were received from 7-9 p. m. Saturday
and 2-4 and 7-9 p. m. Sunday in the Kepner Funeral Home, 107 [Kay ?]
Avenue, Elm Grove, W. Va., where services will be held at 2 p. m.
Monday, January 8. Burial in [Mc___view ?] Cemetery, Dallas, W.
Va."
[SARQ ?], HERILLA, CRISPIN - These funeral notices were cut off
on the Xerox copy.
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