Obituaries
November 23, 2020

Thelma Yvonne Hall – Jefferson Township

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Thelma Yvonne Hall, 98, of Jefferson Township, Perryopolis, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in her residence. She was born April 15, 1922, in Lemont Furnace, Pa., daughter of Homer Yarger and Ruth Bowers Yarger. She was a member of Belle Vernon Nazarene Church. She is survived by  four daughters, Kathy Barber and husband Larry, Betty Fields, Patricia Kontaxes and husband Pete and Nancy Jones; two sons, David Hall and Robert  Hall; one brother, Larry Paschke and wife Virginia; one sister, Barbara Ann Paschke; 23 grandchildren; and numerous great and great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Hall Sr.; two sons, James Hall Jr. and Daniel Hall; one daughter, Ruth Ann Roley; and 10 siblings. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, at ELEY-MCCRORY FUNERAL HOME INC., 334 Main St., Fayette City, www.eleymccroryfuneralhome.com. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, at the funeral home. Interment will follow in Little Redstone Methodist Cemetery, Fayette City. Keeping in compliance with the state mandate, guests are asked to please abide by personal protective guidelines, masks MUST be worn, social distancing must still be maintained. Please minimize your visit to allow other family and friends to pay their respects to the family as we are still limited to 25 guests in the funeral home at a given time.

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