All Obituaries

     Margaret Elizabeth Chadman, age 97, formerly of Lamartine and Knox, passed away Saturday evening, July 6, 2019 at Shippenville Healthcare.      Born June 6, 1922 in Lamartine, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Wilda Barris Chadman.      Due to her parents passing in 1927, she was raised by her grandparents, Leonard and Margaret Barris.      She was a homemaker for her uncle, Howard Barris, until...

     Thomas Leroy Gorham, age 72, of Oil City and formerly of Knox, passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at his home following an illness.     Born July 3, 1947 in Lincoln, Illinois, he was a son of the late Edward Jackson Gorham and Georgena Arlene Kearney Gorham.      He was a corporal in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.  Upon leaving the service, he returned to Pennsylvania and worked in the glass...

         Nancy S. Stover, 59, of Fullerton, California, wife of a former Knox resident, passed away from brain cancer on June 12, 2019.     She was the daughter of Ethel C. and Elliott R. Jones and was born in West Chester. She grew up in Coatesville, where her father worked for Lukens Steel Company.      Nancy met her future husband at Clarion University of Pennsylvania in 1977, where she was a scholar athlete on the...

     Violet I. Smith, age 92, of Emlenton, passed away Tuesday evening, June 18, 2019 at the home of her son.      Born August 14, 1926 in Sheffield, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late James A. and Ellen A. Despigno Bunch.     She married Rayburn C. Smith on September 8, 1942.  He preceded her in death on May 1, 1986.     Violet loved everyone she came in contact with, especially little children.  She had...

     Shirley Ann Dittman, age 82, of Cropps Corners Road, Knox, passed from this life to eternal life with Jesus on Tuesday morning, June 18, 2019, at her home following a short battle with cancer.      Born November 8, 1936 in Turkey City, she was a daughter of the late Homer C. and Carrie A. Best Wetzel.  She was the youngest of ten children.      On August 16, 1957, she married the love of her life, James...

     Donald E. Sayers, age 69, of New Bethlehem, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday morning, June 5, 2019 at the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital after sustaining injuries in a fall earlier that morning.      Born January 30, 1950 in New Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Russell E. and Cynthia Baird Sayers.      He graduated from Redbank Valley High School in 1968 and earned an Associated Degree in Electrical Engineering...

         Alleane N. Gathers Barkow, age 94, of Hermitage and formerly of Shannondale, passed away early Saturday morning, June 1, 2019 at the Nugent Convalescent Home in Hermitage.      Born November 28, 1924 in Shannondale, she was a daughter of the late David C. and Emma Pearl Burkhouse Gathers.      Alleane was a graduate of Clarion-Limestone High School.      On July 17, 1945, in Harrisburg,...

          Philomena Craig, age 82, of New Bethlehem, passed away early Friday morning, May 24, 2019 at the Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights following a lengthy illness.      Born July 10, 1936 in Redbank Township, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late James and Martha Jane Beatty Constable.       She was formerly married to Henry E. “Hank” Craig and although no longer married...

Harold R Weaver, known to his friends as Fuzzy, died peacefully with his daughter Valari at his side on May 21, 2019.  Harold was born at home in Van, Pa to Fred and Lillian Weaver on July 18, 1925.  He married Martha Minnick on April 24, 1943. Martha preceded him in death on April 23, 2017, 0ne day before their 74th anniversary.  Harold resided in Venango county most of his life, except for 4 years in Tidioute PA. and the last two years that he resided in his daughter Valari...

         Walter A. “Sam” Cressman, age 83, of New Bethlehem, passed away Thursday evening, May 16, 2019 at his home following an illness.      Born June 9, 1935 in Lansdale, Montgomery County, he was the youngest of five children born to the late James and Mildred Wilson Cressman.  He was raised by his foster parents, the late William and Mary “Ruth” Morton.      He graduated from Lansdale...