In a message dated 12/16/2002 2:04:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Subj: [PA-SW-OBITS] Dec. 24, 1943 Obits McDonald Record-Outlook > Date: 12/16/2002 2:04:39 PM Eastern Standard Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > THILMONT, KELSO, SILHOL, RUSK, SMITH, CAGNON, MULLOOLY > > Nestor THILMONT of Cecil died on Saturday, December 18, 1943. Born in > Belgium over 60 years ago, he was brought to this country when a child. > He is survived by three sisters: Mary, who resides in Canada, Mrs. W. A. > CHEESEBROUGH of Bridgeville, and Mrs. J. C. PHILLIPS of McDonald, and a > brother Leo of Steubenville. > The funeral was held Monday. > > Mrs. Martha SMITH KELSO, 80, of R. D. 4., McDonald, died at 8:00 a.m. > Wednesday, December 22, 1943, in the County home at Arden, following a > lingering illness. She was the wife of Alexander KELSO, who died in > October > of 1941. > Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday in PETTIT's funeral > home, McDonald, conducted by Dr. Grant M. MCKNIGHT, pastor of the > Robinson's > Run U. P. church, McDonald. Burial will be in Melrose cemetery, > Bridgeville. > > Ferdinand L. SILHOL, 75, retired Bridgeville businessman, died Sunday, > December 19, 1943, in his home, Railroad street, Bridgeville. He had lived > 50 years in the Bridgeville district. > Mr. SILHOL was a member of BPOE 831 Carnegie, and of Les Solidaires of > McDonald. > Surviving are his wife, Josephine CHARMAR SILHOL; two sons, Arthur of Mt. > Lebanon and Fred of Bridgeville; one daughter, Mrs. Lorraine CHIVERS of > Brentwood; two brothers, Leon of Mt. Lebanon and Emil of Hays; two sisters, > Mrs. Victor CEDAT and Mrs. Joseph VOYE, both of Sturgeon; 11 grandchildren > and seven great-grandchildren. > Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon. > > Francis J. RUSK, 78, died at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 1943, in the > home of his daughter, Mrs. Helen CRAIG, Kay street, McDonald. > He was born December 8, 1865, at Pito, near Bradford. For the past fifty > years he made his home in and around McDonald. After thirty years of > faithful service with the South Penn Oil Co, he was pensioned. Mr. RUSK was > twice married. His second wife, Lillian K. RUSK, died December 3, 1908. > He is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Helen CRAIG of McDonald, Mrs. R. A. > JENKINS of Ambridge, Mrs. Marie LUTZ of Murrysville, and Mrs. Irene > MITCHELL > of Mobile, Ala. There are nine grandchildren and three > great-grandchildren. > Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday in PETTIT's Funeral home, > McDonald. Burial will be in the Venice cemetery. > > Edward L. SMITH, 52, husband of Bertha Rebecca GRADY, died at 11:45 p.m. > Saturday, December 18, 1943, in the city hospital, East Liverpool, Ohio. > A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Brady SMITH of McDonald, Mr. SMITH is > survived by his wife, four sons, and one daughter: Joseph G. GMITH of > Chicago, Ill., Regis G. SMITH, USN, Great Lakes Training station, Illinois, > Martha, the wife of R. D. PITNER of Carnegie, Sgt. George R. SMITH, APO > unknown, and T. Sgt. Edward J. SMITH, England. Also the following brothers > and sisters: Mrs. Ida KUNTZ and Paul SMITH of Burgettstown, Mrs. Grace > WATSON and Mrs. Gertrude KAUFMAN of Steubenville, Walter SMITH of Warren, > Pa., William SMITH and Mrs. Mary CLOUSTON of McDonald. > Funeral services were held Wednesday morning in an East Liverpool funeral > home. Burial was in Robinson's Run cemetery. > > William Oliver CAGNON, 68, died at 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 17, 1943, in > the Canonsburg hospital, following a stroke suffered two days earlier. He > was employed by the Aluminum Co. of Canonsburg. > A son of the late Alfred and Virginia CAGNON, he was born in France and > came to the United States with his parents at the age of six. > He is survived by his wife, Lillie, four sons and four daughters, as > follows: Merle CAGNON of Midway, Pvt. Charles CAGNON of New Cumberland, > John CAGNON of North street, McDonald, and Cpl. Joseph CAGNON of Fort > Jackson, S. C.; Mrs. John BAIN, Jr., of Colliers, W. Va., Mrs. Stanley > ORTOSKI of Midway, Mrs. Edward LAMB of Midway, and Mrs. Raymond GILBERT of > Valley street, McDonald. > Four brothers and one sister also survive: Joseph and Edward CAGNON of > Detroit, Alfred of Clinton, Victor of Washington, Pa., and Mrs. Julia > JAMMERON of Cleveland. There are 16 grandchildren. > Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the E. G. WILSON funeral > home, Midway, conducted by the Rev. C. E. CHAPMAN, pastor of the Midway > Methodist church. Burial was in the Center cemetery. > > Robert (Butler) MULLOOLY died at 6 a.m. Monday, December 20, 1943, in the > Woodville hospital. He suffered a paralytic stroke on Saturday evening, > December11. "Butler", who was in his 70th year was a faithful mail carrier > in Noblestown, having succeeded the late William "Mac" MCCLUSKEY, and year > ago last August. He never missed a mail during his 15 months' employment. > He made his home with a brother, William and sister, Nora MULLOOLY, for > many > years. > Burial is this Thursday morning in the cemetery of the St. Patrick's > church, of which church he was a faithful member. > > Charles F. STEVENSON, 64, vice president of the South Penn Oil Co, died > Sunday morning, December 19, 1943, in his home in Bradford as he was > preparing to go to church. He had been with the company for 35 years, and > was highly respected by is associates. > > Mrs. Nannie WALLACE MANES, 79, died Tuesday, December 21, 1943, at 5:10 > a.m. in her home, 309 East Grant street, Houston, following a lingering > illness. > A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hugh WALLACE, she was born October 5, > 1864, at Noblestown. For many years she resided in the Thomas community. > Her husband, John J. MANES, died August 1, 1936. She was a member of the > Houston U. P. Church. > Surviving are one daughter, Myrtle, at home, and two brothers, Thomas > WALLACE of California state and John WALLACE of Treveskyn. > Funeral services this Thursday afternoon in the Hudson U. P. church. > Burial inn Oak Spring cemetery. > > Robert F. BELL, 67, died at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, December 15,1943, in the > home of his daughter, Mrs. Alex C. BEAUMARIAGE, Hickory. Mr. BELL was born > July 4, 1876, near Cambridge, Ohio, and came to Pennsylvania at the age of > 17. He had resided in the Hickory district for the past 37 years. > Mr. BELL was a successful farmer in the Hickory vicinity and an active > member of the Mt. Prospect Presbyterian church. He was also a member of > the > Alexander Men's Bible class of the church. > He is survived by four daughters: Mrs. A. C. BEAUMARIAGE and Mrs. J. N. > BEAUMARIAGE of Hickory, Mrs. Clarence E. CARTER of R. D. 4, McDonald; Mrs. > W. Okley LIGHTIZER of Zanesville, Ohio; a son, Denny N. BELL of R. D. 3, > Claysville; two sisters; Mrs. Mary CARSON of Boulder, Colo., and Mrs. > Margaret MCCAHAN of Cambridge, Ohio; his brother, George W. BELL of > Cambridge, Ohio, and 14 grandchildren. > Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon. Burial was in Mt. Prospect > cemetery. > > Edward M. POOLER, 85, of the Eastend, Pittsburgh, died at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, > December 19, 1943, in the Montefiore hospital, Pittsburgh, the result of > injuries received two weeks ago in a fall. > A son of the late Edward and Susannah WHITEHOUSE POOLER, he was born > September 23, 1858, in West Bromwich, England, and came tot eh United > States > with his parents in 1870, first locating in Monongahela City. Practically > his entire live was spent in Pittsburgh. Mr. POOLER was a retired printer. > He is survived by one son, Edward B. POOLER of Philadelphia, and five > sisters: Mrs. Annie WALKER of Lakeland, Fla., Mrs. Alice MAY, Mrs. Rebecca > TRIMMER, and Mrs. H. W. PARSONS, all three of McDonald, and Mrs. A. B. > MCBETH of Crafton. His wife, the former Alice BIRCH of Sheraden is > deceased. > Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in the Speer funeral home, > Corliss, conducted by the Rev. Mr. WHITMARSH of Corliss. Burial was in the > Homewood cemetery. > > Thomas Fulton NICHOLLS, 83, of 616 South Main street, Burgettstown, died at > 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 17, 1943, in the Presbyterian hospital, > Pittsburgh, from burns suffered on Wednesday when his clothing caught fire > from a gas heating stone in a bedroom of his home. His condition was > critical from the time he was admitted to the hospital, suffering from > severe shock in addition to the burns. > A son of J. K. and Jane MCGILL NICHOLLS, he was born June 24, 1860, in > Iowa, and had resided in Burgettstown the last 70 years. Mr. NICHOLLS was > the first fire chief of Burgettstown and served in that capacity for a long > period. He was a member of the First Presbyterian church, Burgettstown. > He > and Flora May SCOTT were married September 23, 1891. > Besides his wife, he is survived by one son: S. Glenne NICHOLLS of > Burgettstown; four daughters: Mrs. George I. KUHNS of Lisbon, Ohio, Mrs. > Mary MORRISSERY of London, Ohio, Mrs. Ruth STEWART of Burgettstown, and > Mrs. > Flora REDICK of McDonald; two sisters: Mrs. JARVIS of Aliquippa and Mrs. > W. > E. POLAN of St. Petersburg, Fla. There are five grandchildren and one > great-grandchild. > Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the NICHOLLS home, conducted > by the Rev. R. C. SUTTON. Burial was in the Fairview cemetery. > > Miss Lillian Merle WHTE, daughter of the Earle WHITEs of Canonsburg, > formerly of the McDonald-Venice road, died in the Westmoreland County > hospital on Sunday December 19,1943, at 8:55 a.m. Miss WHITE had been ill > only a few days of pneumonia. She was a graduate of the Cecil township > high > school and was employed as secretary by the Westinghouse Manufacturing Co., > East Pittsburgh, at the time of her death. > > Laura Nelle Poland Mallett, GRI agent for C21 Action Realty, Inc. 112 Fairview Dr. Nitro, W. 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