All Obituaries

      Kenneth Lee Gray, age 71, of Shippenville, passed away early Saturday morning, January 11, 2020, at the Clarion Hospital.      Born August 17, 1948, in Huntingdon, he was a son of the late Brian and Hilda Watkins Gray.      Ken was motivated by a strong love for Jehovah God and his neighbors. This love brought him to the Shippenville area, where he was able to expand his ministry as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It was...

         Benjamin Angelo Kundick, Sr., age 88, of New Bethlehem, passed away Monday evening, January 13, 2020 at the Brookville Hospital, after suffering a sudden illness at his home.      Born December 31, 1931 at home in Seminole, he was the son of the late John Cogie Kundick and Mabel Zamperini Kundick.      He was a graduate of the New Bethlehem High School and Clarion State College and a veteran of the United...

     Allie B. "Toots" Webb, 85, of Knox, passed away Friday evening, January 10, 2020 at the Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.      Born February 12, 1934 in Shippenville, she was the daughter of the late Larry and Blanche (Johnson) Wilson.         She married Phillip H. Webb on June 14, 1952 and he preceded her in death on December 13,...

     Naomi Marie Wile, age 88, of New Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday evening, January 1, 2020 at Edgewood Heights in New Bethlehem.      Born January 23, 1931 in Turnip Hole, Clarion County, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Margie Dasher Garis and was a graduate of St. Petersburg High School.      On July 31, 1950 she married Robert L. Wile, who lived on a farm a quarter of a mile from her home.  He preceded her in...

     Anna “Marlene” Lynam Gathers, age 83, of Shippenville, passed away Saturday evening, January 4, 2020 at Shippenville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, following and illness.      Born October 12, 1936 in Clearfield, she was a daughter of the late Willard B. and Margaret R. Clark Boal.      She married Frederick W. Lynam and he preceded her in death in 1992. She then married Richard E....

(Eleanor) Ruth McNulty Bowser, age 93, formerly of Knox PA, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2020 in Fulshear, Texas. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Richard Lloyd Bowser, who departed just 12 days prior. Born on March 4th, 1926 in Springboro PA, Ruth was the daughter of the late Rev. Ernest Oscar McNulty and Georgia Westfall McNulty, and the second of three children: Mary M. Smith (deceased) and Ernest McNulty(deceased). Ruth and Richard Bowser lived in Knox for...

     Shirley A. Gruber, age 88, of Knox, passed away Sunday evening, December 22, 2019 at Oakwood Heights in Oil City.       Born August 8, 1931 in Salem, she was a daughter of the late Ruben and Lois Switzer Weeter.      She married Wayne A. Gruber on January 3, 1952 and he preceded her in death on July 20, 2007.      Shirley had worked as the bookkeeper for Jordan Hardware in Knox and previously worked...

     Bertha Frances Evans, age 83, of Emlenton, passed away Wednesday evening, December 25, 2019 at Clarion Healthcare.      Born February 1, 1936 in Claysville, she was a daughter of the late John Thomas Winland and Virginia Cross Winland.      On June 13, 1953, she married Ronald Lee Evans and he preceded her in death on August 2, 2016.      Frances was a woman of strong faith and was a member of the One...

Nancy J. Thompson, age 71, of Knox, passed away Wednesday afternoon, December 25, 2019, following an illness.      Born April 26, 1948 in Canonsburg, she was the daughter of the late Ronald Gossett and Edith Riggs.      She was a graduate of nursing school and had worked as a register nurse for ABC Home Health Care.      On November 14, 1970, Nancy married Terry L. Thompson and he survives.      She was a...

  Richard Lloyd Bowser, age 94, formerly of Knox, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2019 in Fulshear, Texas. Richard is survived by his wife of 72 years, Ruth (McNulty) Bowser. Born on May 17,1925 in Kittanning, Richard was the son of the late Lloyd Harlan and Sadie (Toy) Bowser, and the oldest of six children: Harold “Bud” Bowser (deceased); Geraldine Donahue (Bob); Eileen Schroth; David Bowser (Nancy) and Saralee Bowser.      Upon his return to...