Obituaries
April 7, 2020

Frances Elizabeth Horn McCullough – New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Carroll Township and Rockwood, Pa.

By obits

Frances Elizabeth Horn McCullough, 95, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Carroll Township and Rockwood, Pa., died Friday, April 3, 2020, in North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey, due to complications from surgery. She was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Carroll Township, the daughter of Lawrence Edward and Gertrude Estelle Baldwin Horn. Frances was a 1942 graduate of Donora High School. During World War II, she worked for American Steel and Wire Company in the open hearth department of Donora Works. She also worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and held various other jobs in Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1964, Frances was employed by the Carroll Township School District and then the Ringgold School District as a cook manager in the cafeteria. While she still worked at Ringgold, she enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor’s degree in food management/dietetics in 1970 and a master’s degree in 1973 in food service management. For a short while, Frances worked as a food service director at Monessen and California school districts. In 1979, she returned to Ringgold and worked as food services director for the district until her retirement in 1988. After retirement, and the passing of her mother, she resided in Scottyland Resort in Rockwood and then moved to her residence to Florida. She is survived by two sons, Ralph Edward McCullough and wife Bev of New Port Richey, Fla., and Loren James McCullough and wife Sue of Carroll Township; three grandchildren, Christopher Lawrence McCullough, Erin Danielle McCullough and Jacob John James McCullough; two step-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Price McCullough, who died Dec. 19, 2000; and her brother, Ralph Edward Horn. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Frances will be laid to rest in the family plot at Monongahela Cemetery. Her family is planning a memorial service to be held at a later date. FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC. is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

Frances Elizabeth Horn McCullough

New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Carroll Township and
Rockwood, Pa.
Frances Elizabeth Horn McCullough, 95, of New Port Richey, Fla., formerly of Carroll Township and Rockwood, Pa., died Friday, April 3, 2020, in North Bay Hospital, New Port Richey, due to complications from surgery. She was born Sept. 7, 1924, in Carroll Township, the daughter of Lawrence Edward and Gertrude Estelle Baldwin Horn. Frances was a 1942 graduate of Donora High School. During World War II, she worked for American Steel and Wire Company in the open hearth department of Donora Works. She also worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and held various other jobs in Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio. In 1964, Frances was employed by the Carroll Township School District and then the Ringgold School District as a cook manager in the cafeteria. While she still worked at Ringgold, she enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned a bachelor’s degree in food management/dietetics in 1970 and a master’s degree in 1973 in food service management. For a short while, Frances worked as a food service director at Monessen and California school districts. In 1979, she returned to Ringgold and worked as food services director for the district until her retirement in 1988. After retirement, and the passing of her mother, she resided in Scottyland Resort in Rockwood and then moved to her residence to Florida. She is survived by two sons, Ralph Edward McCullough and wife Bev of New Port Richey, Fla., and Loren James McCullough and wife Sue of Carroll Township; three grandchildren, Christopher Lawrence McCullough, Erin Danielle McCullough and Jacob John James McCullough; two step-grandchildren and one step-great-granddaughter. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Price McCullough, who died Dec. 19, 2000; and her brother, Ralph Edward Horn. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Frances will be laid to rest in the family plot at Monongahela Cemetery. Her family is planning a memorial service to be held at a later date. FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC. is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.

Fun at the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest
Latest News, Main
July 27, 2026
Roman Williams, 7, of Elizabeth rides a scooter past the game booths at the Elizabeth Firemen’s Riverfest. The two-day festival held Friday and Saturday featured family activities, music, food, a para...
Summer ‘Pig-nic’ raises funds for pig rescue
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 27, 2026
Pigsburgh Squealers Rescue recently claimed the 80 pigs removed from a Rostraver Township home last month. As the court case tied to the rescue of more than 80 pigs from a condemned Rostraver Township...
Parkway East bridge to reopen
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
July 27, 2026
By PAULA REED WARD TribLive The Parkway East’s newly installed Commercial Street Bridge will reopen Monday evening, more than a week ahead of schedule, PennDOT and the governor’s office announced Sund...
Elizabeth Township commissioners contemplate grant strategy
Latest News, Main
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
July 27, 2026
They plan to seek three types of grants to help cover the costs of township projects. Several grant applications were discussed during Elizabeth Township’s workshop meeting — including a Multi Modal G...
Allegheny County cyclospora cases rise amid national outbreak
Latest News, Main
July 27, 2026
County health officials are struggling to trace the source. By MEGAN TROTTER TribLive Cyclospora infections in Allegheny County have risen to more than two dozen as Pennsylvania continues to report ca...
Monessen car crash leaves 2 women injured
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
July 27, 2026
Fire Chief Delmar Hepple praised the response of firefighters and citizens in the area of Grand and Parente boulevards. Two women were flown to a Pittsburgh trauma center after a Saturday night crash ...