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Daily obituaries: Published Saturday, Aug. 16, 1997

Madeline C. Counts

Shenango Township woman was Good Shepherd member

Madeline C. Counts, 3 Wansack Road, Shenango Township, died Thursday (8-14-97) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 83.

Mrs. Counts was born Sept. 13, 1913, in Coshocton, Ohio, to Joseph and Daisy Jackson.

She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, West Middlesex.

Her husband, Luther A. Counts Sr., whom she married in 1931, died Oct. 1, 1996.

Surviving are: two daughters, Shirley Williams, Oberlin, Ohio; and Marilyn Taylor, Northport, Ala.; two sons, Luther A. Counts Jr., Austintown, Ohio; and Clyde G. Counts, Germantown, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters.

COUNTS Madeline C., 83, of 3 Wansack Road, Shenango Township. Calling hours: 9:30 to 11 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in Church of the Good Shepherd, 3613 Sharon Road, West Middlesex. Service: Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in Church of the Good Shepherd, West Middlesex, with Msgr. Richard Mayer, pastor, as celebrant. Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland. Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.

Theresia Cassady Jones

Worked in General Electric's Pine Township plant

MEADVILLE _ Theresia Cassady Jones, 16364 Shady Acres, Meadville, died Friday (8-15-97) in Meadville Medical Center. She was 47.

Mrs. Jones was born June 23, 1950, in Beauty, Ky., to Earl and Dorothy Moore Cassady.

She had worked at General Electric's Pine Township plant since 1990.

She was a Baptist.

Surviving, besides her husband, William Jones, whom she married May 5, 1990, are: a son, Dwayne A. Resch, Meadville; a sister, Emma Preece, Ocala, Fla; and three brothers, Ned R. Cassady, Connecticut; Bobby G. Cassady, Seattle; and Michael Cassady, Ft. Hood, Texas.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Crawford County Mental Health Awareness, Liberty Street, Meadville, 16335.

JONES Theresia Cassady, 47, of 16364 Shady Acres, Meadville. Calling hours: 6 to 9 p.m. today (8-16-97) in BYHAM-MILLER-MIZNER FUNERAL HOME Inc., 404 Chestnut St., Meadville, and 10 to 11 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in RICHMOND CALLAHAN FUNERAL HOME, Inez, Ky. Service: Funeral at 11 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in the Callahan funeral home with the Rev. Glenn Ray Moore officiating. Burial: Moore Cemetery, Inez.

Elizabeth E. Lowry

Elizabeth E. Lowry, Hubbard, died at 9:30 a.m. Friday (8-15-97) at home. She was 47.

Obituary information was incomplete.

LOWRY Elizabeth E., 47, Hubbard. Arrangements will be announced by SAMPLE-O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., 555 E. State St., Sharon. Service: Private.

James T. Williams

Sharon man was member of St. Joseph's Church

James T. Williams, Clepper Convalescent Home, Sharon, formerly of Sharpsville and Polk Center, Venango County, died at 2 p.m. Friday (8-15-97) following an extended illness. He was 37.

Mr. Williams was born Jan. 6, 1960, in Sharon to Robert and Helen Adams Williams.

He was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Sharon.

Surviving are: three sisters, Mrs. Leonard (Mary) DeCapua, Sharon; Mrs. Daniel (Elizabeth) King, Woodinville, Wash.; and Mrs. David (Alice) Jordan, Mercer; six brothers, Edward Williams, Sharon; King Williams, Franklin; John Williams, Sharon; George Williams, Belleville, Pa.; Martin Williams, Beaver; and Michael Williams, San Diego.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mercer County Association for the Retarded, Route 18, Hermitage.

WILLIAMS James T., 37, Clepper Convalescent Home, Sharon, formerly of Sharpsville and Polk Center. Calling hours: 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday in STEVENSON-WEBB FUENRAL HOME, 1142 Ridge Ave., Sharpsville. Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in St. Rose Cemetery Chapel, with Msgr. William C. Karg, pastor of St. Joseph's Church, as celebrant. Burial: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.Previous deaths: (look in past days' obit files to find the full obituaries) HILKIRK Robert I., 81, of 63 N. High St., Greenville. Obituary was published 8-14-97 Calling hours: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday (8-15-97) in JOHN W. KERPAN FUNERAL HOME, 1 Donation Road, Greenville. Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (8-16-97) in St. Michael's Church, Greenville, with the Rev. Monsignor A. Joseph Book, as celebrant. Burial: St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville. McFADDEN Bertha A. Snyder, 75, Pine Township, formerly of Forestville. Obituary was published 8-15-97 Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday (8-17-97) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOMES Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Service: Funeral at 11 a.m. Monday (8-18-97) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Thomas Carr, pastor of Forestville United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial: Prairie Cemetery, Harrisville. SCHARBACH Edward Lee, 47, Camden, Tenn., formerly of Slippery Rock and Edinburg. Obituary was published 8-14-97 Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (8-15-97) in SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. Service: Funeral at 10 a.m. Saturday (8-16-97) in the funeral home. Burial: Slippery Rock Township Cemetery. Tips for searching the obituary archives: An incomplete obituary sometimes appears on the day a person is on the death record, followed by a full obituary the next day or when the information is available. Each day's obituaries are in alphabetical order. Funeral notices (calling hours, service, burial) are below the obituary. The notice is published again generally for a day or two until the funeral. Second-day notices are grouped together, in alphabetical order, after the A-Z list of new obituaries. Corrections or additions to an obituary sometimes appears a day or two after the original obituary. Read more in our list of frequently asked questions for genealogists and researchers, including how to reach The Herald and what our circulation area covers. Back to TOP // 1997 obituaries index // main Herald Obituaries page FAQ for genealogists and researchers // Today's death record and local headlines // Herald Home page Updated Sept. 21, 1997 Questions/comments: herald@pgh.net For info about advertising on our site or Web-page creation: advertising@sharon-herald.com Copyright ©1997 The Sharon Herald Co. All rights reserved. Reproduction or retransmission in any form is prohibited without our permission.