All Obituaries

Joyce Ann Tartt Waters, 75 of Clairton, Pennsylvania, departed this life on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on October 9, 1943, in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Cecil Henry Tartt and Leola Frances Ellis.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Walter S. Waters, Jr., and son, Walter S. Waters, III. Joyce was a member of Hilltop United Methodist Church, where she served in numerous...

Mrs. Geneva Jefferies was born in 1925 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania to the late Thomas and Annie Kate Claggett.  She is one of nine children and the oldest of one surviving child, Iola Rebecca Morris.  She graduated from the Duquesne Public School.  She accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in 1936 and has been an active and devoted member of the Daniel Payne Chapel A.M.E. Church of Duquesne for 83 years.  She was dedicated by the late Bishop McKinley Young as a Deaconess of the...

Magnolia Hudson Anderson, 81, of White Oak, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019 in Riverside Care Center. She was born October 25, 1937 in Clairton, PA, daughter of Frank and Lottie Arnold Hudson; Magnolia was the loving wife of the late Napoleon Anderson and also preceded in death by her siblings, Frank Hudson, Charles Hudson, Mary Cargle, Essie Hines, Ruby Combs, and Ruth Hudson. Maggie, as she was affectionately known, was a member Morning Star Baptist Church of...

Mack D.  Brantley, 88 years old of Clairton, Pennsylvania, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in Allegheny Health Network Jefferson Hospital. Mack was born on August 20, 1930, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of the late Louis and Addie Andrews Brantley.  He was also preceded in death by his son, Eugene Brantley, grandson, Michael Brantley, and brother, Milton Brantley. Mack proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War from 1950 until...

Shirley Singleton Lattimore, 88, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, departed this life on Sunday, February 24, 2019 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was born December 1, 1930 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late Jeremiah and Queen “Queenie” Jones Singleton. Shirley, was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, where she was the first African American female student and first African American female to...

John A.  Cowan, 71, of Clairton, Pennsylvania, departed this life on Saturday, February 23, 2019 in Monroeville. He was born January 23, 1948 in Man, WV, son of the late Gilbert E., Sr.  and Mattie Bell Williamson Cowan; he was also preceded in death by his wife, Vida Mae Johnson Cowan. John had proudly served in the United States Airforce during the Vietnam War Era and worked as an Electrician for Clairton Municipal Authority. Survivors include his two daughters, Stacy L. Cowan...