Obituaries
Burns, the Rev. Richard M.
3/16/2010The Rev. Richard M. "Dick" Burns, 80, formerly of DuBois PA, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday March 16, 2010 at his daughter's home in Hollsopple. Dick was born August 8, 1929 in DuBois, a son of the late Howard M. and Florence V. Thompson Burns. He graduated from DuBois High School in 1947 and Asbury College in Wilmore Ky, class of 1952. He received a B.S. degree in Sacred Theology at Westminster Seminary then later his Masters of Divinity from...
Burlbaugh, Alfred Gregg
3/15/2010 - Hickory U M ChurchAlfred Gregg Burlbaugh, 85, of Hermitage, died March 15. The Hickory UMC member, civil engineer, and World War II Army Air Corps veteran served with his wife Mary Anne Sager as United Methodist missionaries to the Belgian Congo. He is survived by his wife of 60 years; daughters Susan Ellen Darby and Martha Anne Lilly; son David Gregg Burlbaugh; and six grandchildren. A memorial service was held March 18....
Pierce, the Rev. Enid V.
2/24/2010The Rev. Enid V. Pierce, of New Port Richey, FL, lived 100 years, eight months and six days. She was born July 18, 1909, in Burnsville, a daughter of the late Herbert and Pearl Sutherland. She married Homer Pierce in 1928, who died in 1944. Following her husband's death, she devoted 28 years to an active career as a United Methodist minister in Western Pennsylvania. Upon retirement in 1978, she moved to Florida, where she spent the rest of her life. She was constantly studying and learning. In...
Hastings, Lewis S.
1/27/2010The Rev. Lewis S. Hastings, 83, of Meadville, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at Wesbury United Methodist Retirement Community. He was born in Oakdale May 5, 1926, a son of the late Richard F. and Helen Stewart Hastings. He married Phylle Boyle September 1, 1949. Lewis was a 1949 graduate of Allegheny College, 1952 graduate of the Boston Theological Seminary where he also did post graduate work, and received a Master’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a...
Williams - Patricia
1/7/2010 - Cascade U M ChurchPatricia Louise Williams, age 57, died Thursday, January 7, 2010, at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was born in Erie on February 21, 1952, daughter of the late Paul and Margaret Williams. A graduate of McDowell High School she was a talented musician who played trumpet as a member of the Erie Playhouse Orchestra for 20 years as well as Sing Out Erie. Throughout her lifetime she worked as a medical secretary, a personal care...
Rowley, Linda
1/5/2010 - Georgetown U M ChurchGEORGETOWN, Pa. - Linda G. Rowley, 62, of First Street, died at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010, at her home following a lengthy illness. Born July 7, 1947, in East Liverpool, a daughter of Marie Kidder of East Liverpool and the late Burl Kidder, she was a lifetime area resident. A 1965 graduate of Beaver Local High School, she was a homemaker and at one time worked at Riverview Florist. She was a member of the Georgetown United Methodist Church, where she was a board member, a member of the...
Smith, Gervin L.
1/3/2010The Rev. Gervin L. Smith, 96, of Butler, died Jan. 3. He is survived by: his wife of 66 years, Ella Nora Williams Smith; daughters Denise Lynn Vogado of Maryville, TN, and Debbie Picerno of Butler;four grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; two great-grandsons; and a step-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by his son James. The funeral was Jan. 5 at the Thompson-Miller Funeral Home in Butler....
Watterson, Phyllis Jean Pyle
12/11/2009 - First U M ChurchPhyllis Jean Pyle Watterson, 80, of Worthington, Armstrong County, died Dec. 11, 2009, at her home after a yearlong battle with ovarian cancer. She was a member of Butler's First UMC. She is survived by her husband of 59 years, the Rev. Earl F. Watterson of Worthington; six daughters, Brenda Corp of Edinboro, Nancy Shilling of Middleburg, FL, Barbara Harris of Canton, OH, Joyce Campbell of Lower Burrell, Sue West of Worthington, and Charlene Jackson of Augusta, GA; a son, Robert E. Watterson of...
Rhodes, Charles F. ( the Rev.)
12/3/2009The Rev. Charles F. Rhodes, 84, died Dec. 3, 2009, at Pennknoll Village in Bedford due to Alzheimer's disease. He is survived by daughters Carol Allen of Union Bridge, MD, Sandra Creswell of Huntingdon, Tonya Denne Osman of Alum Bank; son Charles F. Rhodes of Fishertown, step-daughter Linda, Fisher of Fishertown; nine grandchildren; and twelve great grandchildren. Rhodes served in the Army before he was ordained in 1961 with the Conference. The funeral was at Chestnut Ridge Independent...