Shelia Kay Kendall –  West Brownsville
Obituaries
February 23, 2021

Shelia Kay Kendall – West Brownsville

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Shelia Kay Kendall, 71, of West Brownsville, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021. She was born Sunday, June 12, 1949, in Waynesburg, a daughter of the late George W. Harvey Sr. and Virginia Conaway Harvey. She was a member of Carmichaels American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and the West Brownsville Fire Hall. Shelia loved to go bowling, spending time with her family and friends and watching her grandchildren’s sporting events. In addition to her parents Shelia was preceded in death by her son, Jay McVicker; and sister, Linda Smith.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 26 years, James Kendall; four children, John McVicker (Ginger) of Jeanette, Richard Scott McVicker and wife Diana of Fredericktown, Tina Davison and husband Paul of Brownsville and Frank McVicker (Myra) of Washington, Pa.; brother, George W. Harvey Jr. and wife Nancy of Layton, Pa. and sister, Joyce Shook of California, Pa.; also surviving are 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the MARISCOTTI FUNERAL HOME INC., Anthony N. Mariscotti, Supervisor, 323 Fourth St., California, Pa., from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 and until 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26, when funeral services will be held in the funeral home with the Rev. Frank Menhart officiating. In keeping in compliance with the guidelines set forth by the Commonwealth, 25 visitors may be in the funeral home at one time. We seek everyone’s cooperation and patience in practicing COVID-19 universal precautions, social distancing, wearing face masks and limiting your visit to 5 minutes or less. Interment will follow in Lafayette Memorial Park.

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