Linda Joyce Foreman was born to Jim and Edna Pemberton on July 29, 1960, in Philadelphia, PA. On April 8, 2024, Linda transitioned peacefully to the will of Almighty God when he called her home. Linda was well-protected growing up since she had three protective brothers. She attended Simon Gratz High School. From there, she enlisted in the Army where she became an M16 Marksman, and should not surprise you that she received medals of good conduct. While in the military playing basketball,...

Clyde Taliaferro Parr was born in Pittsburgh, PA on January 28, 1934, he departed life on April 6, 2024 he was 1 of 13 children born to Gerald and Susie (Taliaferro) Parr Sr. He grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Pittsburgh public schools, he joined the US Army September 27, 1957. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior at an early age. He loved his family and would do anything you asked him to do he was a very kind man, he loved life and he also enjoyed music and loved singing he...

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Carol Ann Banks was born on October 21, 1940, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania to the late Samuel and Rose Smith. After graduating from high school, she continued her education at a Vocational School for Nursing. Carol enjoyed watching soap operas, The Golden Girls and LOVED eating ice cream and chocolate chip cookies! Her passion of caring for others led her to Western Center where she worked with intellectually disabled adults. She loved her career in the medical field and brought many of her...

Jacqueline Blessitt, a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the union of Rebecca Holmes and Walter Newman. She departed this temporal life in preference to life eternal on Sunday, March 24, 2024. Jacqueline (affectionately known as Jackie) was educated in the Pittsburgh Public School system and graduated from Schenley High School. She began her career as a nurse’s aide for Montefiore Hospital then moved onto Magee Hospital as...

Helen "Mick" Ruth Oley (Micklick), age 75, of Mt. Vernon, PA, passed away on March 21, 2024. She was born January 24, 1949, in Springdale, PA. She was preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Stella Micklick (Smith) and sister Diane Baranowski (Micklick). She is survived by her husband, John Oley, daughters Jennifer Oley and Jessica Orczeck, son-in-law Charlie Orczeck and two granddaughters, Bell and Faith. She graduated from Springdale High School in 1966, achieved a...

On Tuesday, March 12, 2024, Reverend Thelma C. Mitchell, humbly and gratefully answered the invitation to “Come Home” to be with her Creator, the One True Living God. Thelma is the older of two children born into the loving union of Henry Duvall Mitchell and Julia Ester (Johnson) Mitchell. She is a native of Pittsburgh; and attended Lemington Elementary, Cresent Elementary, and Westinghouse Junior and Senior High School. After graduating from Westinghouse, she attended Penn...