Bessie Lee Picketts Huston – Forward Township
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May 8, 2025

Bessie Lee Picketts Huston – Forward Township

Bessie Lee Picketts Huston, 96, of Forward Township, passed away on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Mon Valley Care Center Nursing Home in Carroll To w n ship. Bessie has left a lasting void in the hearts of those who loved her. She was born Aug. 1, 1928, in Glassport, to Abraham and Adelaide Steffan Picketts. The family moved to Pangburn Hollow Road where Bessie resided her entire life. This is where she met and married her husband of 47 years, Charles W. Huston Sr., who passed away in 1993. Bessie lo...

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