Source:Obits-1946-01-31
Obituaries. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 31, 1946, p. 18. Newspapers.com 88725244.
Funeral services for William T. McCullough, 76, president of the W. T. McCullough Electric Company, will be held Saturday at 3 p. m. from H. Samson's, 537 Neville street. Burial will be in Allegheny Cemetery. Mr. McCullough, who was the son of William McCullough, one of Pittsburgh's pioneer manufacturers of iron and glass, died yesterday at his winter home in Pinehurst, N. C. He was a graduate of Park Institute and Western University of Pennsylvania, now the University of Pittsburgh. Mr. McCullough was a member of the Duquesne Club, Oakmont Country Club, Pittsburgh Athletic Association, Fellowship Lodge No. 679 of F. & A. M., the Shadyside Presbyterian Church and the Pinehurst Golf Club of Pinehurst, N. C. Mr. McCullough is survived by his wife, Mrs. Minnie W. Hax McCullough; two sons, C. Hax and W. T. McCullough, Jr.; a daughter, Mrs. H. Mason Reed; a brother, Harvey V. McCullough, all of Pittsburgh; two sisters, Mrs. George Bomann, of Scarsdale, N. Y., and Miss Ann McCullough, of Daytona, Fla., and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Bertha Harris Smith Stoner, wife of Marcus W. Stoner, will be held at her home, 313 Grant street, Sewickley, tomorrow afternoon. She was the daughter of the late Robert S. and Mary Wilson Smith of Pittsburgh. Active in civic and philanthropic affairs, Mrs. Stoner was twice president of the Woman's Club of the the [sic] Sewickley Valley. She was a member of the board of the Union Aid Society of Sewickley, and of the Children's Service Bureau of Pittsburgh, the Wellesley and Woman's Clubs of Pittsburgh and the Sewickley Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Stoner is survived by her husband; a daughter, Mrs. Thomas Harlan Graham, of Evanston, Ill.; two brothers, Homer D. and Lloyd W. Smith, both of Pittsburgh, and a sister, Mrs. Carroll F. Armistead, of Fayetteville, Ark.
Funeral services for Captain John William (Mickey) McDonald, 62, a river captain for many years, will be held at 2 p. m. today at his home, Second street, Elizabeth. Interment will be in Round Hill Cemetery. Born in West Brownsville, Captain McDonald was the son of the late Oliver B. and Arajane Cox McDonald. He was captain for the Union Barge line, operating between Pittsburgh and Memphis. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Jeannette Reed McDonald.
Funeral services for Hiram Hill, 62, who died yesterday in Magee Hospital, will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow in the Laughlin Funeral Home, 3310 West Liberty avenue. Burial will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery. Mr. Hill, who resided at 130 Mt. Lebanon boulevard, Mt. Lebanon, was born in Armstrong county and had lived in the Pittsburgh district for 50 years. He was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Presbyterian Church, John A. Brashear Lodge, F. & A. M., Coudersport Consistory, Syria Temple and the Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clara Ireland Hill; a daughter, Elizabeth J. Hill, serving with the Red Cross in Japan; a son, Private Hale Hill, also in Japan; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Shoop, and a brother, Hale Hill.
Requiem mass for George E. Petty, 73, special policeman for the Carnegie–Illinois Steel Company for 26 years, who died Monday in McKeesport Hospital, will be celebrated this morning at 9 o'clock in St. Peter's Church, McKeesport. A charter member and the first president of McKeesport, Aerie 285, Eagles, Mr. Petty was born in Pittsburgh. He was a founder of the Eagles Convention Club and served as director of the McKeesport Boys' Club. He retired in 1941 from the steel company police force. Mr. Petty leaves his wife, Mrs. Margaret Duffy Petty, and two brothers, Charles R. and Theodore B. Petty, both of McKeesport. Friends will be received at the Hunter–Edmundson–Striffler Funeral Home, 600 Market street, McKeesport.
Funeral services for Charles Schempp will be held at 8 p. m. today at his home, 520 Sheridan avenue, East Liberty, where he died Tuesday. Interment will be in Allegheny Memorial Park. Mr. Schempp, brother of the late William Schempp, served for many years as chief clerk in the office of the Clerk of Courts of Allegheny County. He was a member of Pttsburgh [sic] Lodge, F. & A. M., Pennsylvania Consistory and Syria Temple. Surviving him are three brothers, George and Albert of Pittsburgh, and Dr. E. P. Schempp of Rosslyn Farms; and five sisters, Anne, Ida and Flora, at home, Mrs. Louise Meyers of Wilkinsburg, and Mrs. Margaret Freyvogel of Laughlintown.
Funeral services for Samuel Ralston Wightman, 85, member of a pioneer family in the glass industry, will be held at 3 p. m. today at H. Samson's, 537 Neville street. Burial will be in Homewood Cemetery. Mr. Wightman died Tuesday at his home, 5528 Forbes street. He was a son of Thomas Wightman, founder of the Thomas Wightman Glass Company and was the last of his generation to be associated in its operation. He retired more than 25 years ago. Mr. Wightman was born in the old family homestead on Forbes street near Wightman street, which was named for his family. He was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church of Wilkinsburg. Mr. Wightman is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper Wightman; a son, Kenneth O. of Wilkinsburg; a daughter, Miss Rosalind at home; three grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services for Rabbi Aaron H. Gerber, 70, of 318 McKee place, who died yesterday, will be held at 1 p. m. today at Blank Brothers funeral home, Forbes street at Crafton avenue. Interment will be in Gates of Wisdom cemetery. Rabbi Gerber was a resident of Pittsburgh for the last 32 years. He was a member of the Tree of Life congregation and O'Hav Zedeck. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Gerber, and four children: Mrs. Anna R. Cooper, Mrs. Sarah L. Rubenstein and Rueben [sic] Gerber, Pittsburgh, and Ben Gerber, Uniontown.
Funeral services for William J. Davidson, 80, retired Northside hotel keeper, who died Tuesday, will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in his home, 1221 Pemberton street. Burial will be Saturday morning in Rosedale cemetery. A native of County Tyrone, Ireland, Mr. Davidson came to this country as a youth and for years was employed by the Oliver Iron and Steel Company. Later he opened a hotel on the Northside, where he was in business for 35 years, retiring in 1936. He was a member of Davage Lodge, Islam Grotto, the Masonic Veterans and All Saints Episcopal Church. He leaves a daughter, Mrs. Clara M. Truxel; a son, Fred G. Davidson, and three grandchildren.
