Ocie L. Paige Jr. – McKeesport

Services were held for Ocie L. Paige Jr., 80, of Mc-Keesport, who departed this Earthly life on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in UPMC McKeesport Hospital. He was born July 5, 1938, in Birmingham, Ala., son of the late Ocie L. Sr. and Eula Mae Rodger Paige. He was also preceded in death by his wife of over 58 years, Alease Wallace Paige, who passed away on Feb. 3, 2019. Ocie was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Army and was also employed as the director of food services for Wilkinsburg School District. As an active participant in his community, he was a member and past president of both the McKeesport School Board and the NAACP. He also worked as a manager for Wendy’s restaurant. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Daphne D. Paige and two grandsons, Ocie L. Paige III and Collin Paige, all of McKeesport; sister, Bertha Mae Hopson of Detroit, Mich.; and other loving friends and relatives. Entombment will be in Mc-Keesport and Versailles Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to ROBERT A. WATERS FUNERAL HOME INC., McKeesport.