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     Vesta Ellen Brake was buried at Beverly Hills Memorial Park, 1290 Fairmont Road, Morgantown, Monongalia Co., West Virginia.^2,1 She was born on January 18, 1896 at West Virginia.^2,1 She married Harrison Slater "Harry" Reed, son of James Calvin Reed and Margaret Delano "Maggie" Brannan, circa 1914.^2,3 As of April 9, 1930,her married name was Reed.³ Vesta Ellen Brake died on November 6, 1966 at Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia, at age 70.^2,1

     Russell Calvin Reed was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia.⁴ His Social Security Number was 233-34-2348.⁶ He was born on June 11, 1916 at Evenwood, Randolph Co., West Virginia.^2,5,6 He married Caroline Dolores Tolwinski on October 6, 1945 at Monogah, Marion Co., West Virginia.⁵ Russell Calvin Reed died on June 11, 1963 at Barrackville, Marion Co., West Virginia, at age 47.⁶

     Her Social Security Number was 235-20-4749.¹ Caroline Dolores Tolwinski was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery, Fairmont, Marion Co., West Virginia.³ She was born on June 19, 1922 at Monogah, Marion Co., West Virginia.^1,2 As of October 6, 1945,her married name was Reed.² She married Russell Calvin Reed, son of Harrison Slater "Harry" Reed and Vesta Ellen Brake, on October 6, 1945 at Monogah, Marion Co., West Virginia.² Caroline Dolores Tolwinski died on October 24, 1997 at West Virginia at age 75.^1,4

     His Social Security Number was 198-18-4295.^3,7 John William Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 He was born on November 11, 1869 at Paint Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^3,7,8 He married Catherine Arvilla "Katie" Reed, daughter of James Calvin Reed and Margaret Delano "Maggie" Brannan, on June 16, 1899.^5,9,6,3,10 John William Bigley died on December 1, 1961 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, at age 92.³ He CLARION - John William Bigley, who was 92 years old on Veterans Day, November 11, died at 3:40 p.m. Friday at his residence, 148 N. Third, Ave. He was a retired station engineer for the United Natural Gas Company. Mr. Bigley was born in Paint Township in 1869, a son of the late John and Hannah Kelly Bigley. He was married June 16, 1899 to Catherine Reed who died February 23, 1942. He retired from UNG November 11, 1934. He was a member of the First Methodist Church in Clarion. He joined the Clarion IOOF Lodge in 1902 and was a member of the Clarion Encampment. For many years he was custodian of the IOOF Lodge and a member of the Hall Association. Surviving are five sons, Floyd S. and Geary of Clarion, Charles E. of Brockport, Paul W. of Erie, Francis C. of San Mateo, Calif; three daughters and a foster daughter, Mildred Bigley at home, Mrs. C. S. (Helen) Porter of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. James (Catherine) Eberline of Clarion R D, and Mrs. J. R. McCaskill of Hartsville, S.C. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren and 28 grandchildren. In addition to his wife, a granddaughter, a grandson, five sisters and eight brothers are deceased. Friends are being received at the Goble Funeral home in Clarion from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and Sunday. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. Interment will be in the Clarion Cemetery. Members of the IOOF Lodge will hold memorial services in the funeral home at 8 p.m. Sunday. on December 2, 1961.⁵

     Charles Emery Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.³ His Social Security Number was 192-09-7853.⁹ He was born on February 3, 1902 at Paint Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^4,9 He married Edna M. Carter on September 17, 1921 at Franklin Co., Ohio.^1,10 Charles Emery Bigley died in January, 1980 at Pennsylvania at age 77.⁹

     Edna M. Carter was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.² Her Social Security Number was 063-44-5306.³ She was born on June 20, 1902 at Parker City, Randolph Co., Indiana.^1,3 As of September 17, 1921,her married name was Bigley.¹ She married Charles Emery Bigley, son of John William Bigley and Catherine Arvilla "Katie" Reed, on September 17, 1921 at Franklin Co., Ohio.^1,4 Edna M. Carter died in March, 1983 at Monroe Co., New York, at age 80.³

     Her Social Security Number was 268-44-2191.⁴ Helen Lavada Bigley was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, 4414 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, Stark Co., Ohio.⁹ She was born on October 14, 1907 at Paint Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,4,2 As of circa 1928,her married name was Porter.¹⁰ She married Chape S. Porter circa 1928.^3,10 Helen Lavada Bigley died on December 31, 1998 at North Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, at age 91.^4,2

     His Social Security Number was 208-07-1634.¹ Francis Calvin Bigley Sr. was buried at Sunland Memorial Park, 15826 Del Webb Boulevard, Sun City, Maricopa Co., Arizona.² He married Billie Unknown. Francis Calvin Bigley Sr. married Mary Louise Smathers.¹¹ Francis Calvin Bigley Sr. was born on November 1, 1916 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,3,4,12 He died on July 14, 1989 at Arizona at age 72.^1,13,12

     His Social Security Number was 192-09-7837.⁸ Floyd Sylvester Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^9,3 He was born on January 14, 1901 at Paint Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,8,3 He married Florence Marie Carter circa 1924.^7,10,3,11 Floyd Sylvester Bigley died on March 31, 1966 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, at age 65.^8,3

     Geary Cecil Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,5 His Social Security Number was 192-09-7936.⁴ He Geary Cecil Bigley, 82, formerly of North Third Avenue, Clarion, died Saturday, June 16, 2001, in the Mariner Nursing Center in Glen Burnie, Md. Born March 10, 1919, he was a son of John and Catherine Reed Bigley. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Mr. Bigley formerly worked at the Owens-Illinois Glass Plant in Clarion. He was a member of the American Legion. Mr. Bigley enjoyed carpentry and gardening. He was married to the former Betty J. Gilmore, who survives in Severna Park, Md. Also surviving are two sons, Michael Bigley of Cologne, Germany, and Richard Bigley of Glen Burnie, Md; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bigley was preceded in death by two sisters; three brothers; and one granddaughter. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the Goble Funeral Home of Clarion. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Interment will follow in the Clarion Cemetery.² He was born on March 10, 1919 at Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,4,5 He married Betty Jeanette Gilmore on September 10, 1942 at Wake Co., North Carolina.^2,3,12,6 Geary Cecil Bigley died on June 16, 2001 at Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, at age 82.^2,4,5

     His Social Security Number was 206-09-8041.⁸ Paul William Bigley Sr. was buried at Lakeside Cemetery, 1718 East Lake Road, Erie, Erie Co., Pennsylvania.^2,5 He married Gladys Evelyn Edmonds.⁹ Paul William Bigley Sr. and Gladys Evelyn Edmonds were divorced.⁵ Paul William Bigley Sr. married Helen Mikotowicz.⁵ Paul William Bigley Sr. was born on January 12, 1911 at Paint Township, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,3,8,4,5 He died on April 18, 1972 at Pennsylvania at age 61.^2,8,5 He Erie - Paul W. Bigler Sr., 61, of 2023 Fairmont Parkway in Erie, died April 18 in Hamot Medical Center. Born on January 12, 1911, in Clarion, he was the son of John W. and Catherine Reed Bigley. He had resided in Erie for the past 30 years and was an employe of the Hammermill Paper Company. He was a member of the Allied Trades Club, the Union Club, GCS Club and the LAPC Club. Surviving in addition to his wife, Helen Mikotowicz Bigley, are two sons, Paul W. Bigley Jr. of Rialto, Calif., and Roger K. Bigley of Harborcreek; two daughters, Mrs. Richard Evans of Lawrence Park and Mrs. Richard Richer of North East; two stepsons, Stanley and Richard Mikotowicz of Erie; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Richard Sheely of Erie; three brothers, Francis of San Francisco, Calif., Charles and Geary, both of Clarion; three sisters, Mrs. James Eberline and Miss Mildred Bigley, both of Clarion, and Mrs. Helen Porter of Canton, Ohio; and 19 grandchildren. A brother, Floyd S. Bigley, preceded him in death in 1966. Funeral services were held Saturday in the C. J. Dusckas Funeral Home in Erie with Howard Pape, pastor of Lawrence Park Methodist Church, officiating. Interment was in Lakeside Cemetery. on April 25, 1972.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 208-34-4810.⁷ Mildred D. Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.² She was born on June 17, 1905 at Pennsylvania.⁷ She died in February, 1982 at Pennsylvania at age 76.⁷

     Catherine A. Bigley was buried at New Rehoboth-Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetey, Strattanville, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.⁶ Her married name was Carnahan.⁴ Her married name was Eberline.¹ She married James Glenn Eberline.^1,7 Catherine A. Bigley married Charles Wilson Carnahan.^4,8 Catherine A. Bigley was born circa 1914 at Pennsylvania.² She and Charles Wilson Carnahan were divorced before April, 1940.⁴ Catherine A. Bigley died on June 26, 1993 at Campbell Co., Kentucky.⁹

     His Social Security Number was 172-16-3175.⁴ James Glenn Eberline was buried at New Rehoboth-Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetey, Strattanville, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.² He married Catherine A. Bigley, daughter of John William Bigley and Catherine Arvilla "Katie" Reed.^1,5 James Glenn Eberline was born on December 3, 1909 at Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^4,3 He died on April 13, 1986 at Pennsylvania at age 76.⁴

     His Social Security Number was 296-07-4856.⁴ Chape S. Porter was buried at Forest Hill Cemetery, 4414 Cleveland Ave NW, Canton, Stark Co., Ohio.³ He was born on October 3, 1898 at Pennsylvania.^2,4 He married Helen Lavada Bigley, daughter of John William Bigley and Catherine Arvilla "Katie" Reed, circa 1928.^1,2 Chape S. Porter died on September 1, 1978 at Canton, Stark Co., Ohio, at age 79.⁴

     Florence Marie Carter was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.⁵ Her Social Security Number was 160-50-0654.⁶ She was born on April 11, 1905 at Petersburg, Pike Co., Indiana.^6,2,3 As of circa 1924,her married name was Bigley.⁷ She married Floyd Sylvester Bigley, son of John William Bigley and Catherine Arvilla "Katie" Reed, circa 1924.^8,7,1,4 Florence Marie Carter died on February 27, 1995 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 89.^6,3

     Florence Marie Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,6 She was born on September 25, 1928 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2 As of May 29, 1948,her married name was Taylor.¹ She married Frank Taylor Jr. on May 29, 1948 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,6,3 Florence Marie Bigley died on February 20, 1951 at Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania, at age 22.^1,2 She Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Marie Taylor, of 59 Grove Avenue, wife of Frank Taylor, Jr., who died Tuesday morning in the Oil City Hospital, will be held 2:30 Friday at the home of the deceased’s parents, 134 Wood Street, Clarion. Rev. G. R. D. Braun, Clarion, will officiate and burial will be Clarion Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are in charge of the J. Ward Kier Funeral Home, Clarion. A daughter of Floyd and Marie Carter Bigley, she was born September 25, 1928 in Clarion. She married Frank Taylor, Jr., on May 29, 1948. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Clarion Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband; parents; sister, Barbara Ann, of Clarion, and grandfather, John of Clarion. on February 21, 1951.¹

     His Social Security Number was 195-22-8128.⁵ Frank Taylor Jr. was born on March 26, 1929 at Shippenville, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^5,3 He married Florence Marie Bigley, daughter of Floyd Sylvester Bigley and Florence Marie Carter, on May 29, 1948 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2,4 Frank Taylor Jr. died on October 25, 1995 at Georgia at age 66.⁵

     Her Social Security Number was 165-28-4102.⁵ Barbara Ann Bigley was buried at New Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.^3,4 She was born on October 5, 1936 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^3,4,5 As of circa 1954,her married name was Stark.⁶ She married Marlin David Stark circa 1954.⁶ Barbara Ann Bigley died on November 28, 2011 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 75.^3,4,5 She LEXINGTON - Mrs. Barbara Ann Bigley "Barb" Stark, 75, of 260 Edgewood Lane, passed away Monday, Nov. 28, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. Born in Clarion, PA on Oct. 5, 1936, to Floyd and Florence Marie Carter Bigley, she had made her home in this area since 1973 moving from Clarion. She was a retired quality inspector for Owens Illinois Containers. A memorial service will be on Thursday at 2 p.m. at New Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church with Rev. David Nolan and Rev. Sharon T. Lee officiating. Inurnment will be in the Church Columbarium. on November 29, 2011.³

     Infant Bigley was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He died on April 19, 1922 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.¹ He was born on April 19, 1922 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.¹

     Nancy Bigley Nancy B. Dillon, 78, of Clarion, died Friday, June 21, 2002, at her residence following an illness. Born February 2, 1924, in Clarion, she was a daughter of Charles E. and Edna Carter Bigley. She married James M. Dillon on August 15, 1942. He died February 17, 2001. Mrs. Dillon was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarion. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Scott (Linda) Mineker of Old Forge, New York, and a brother, Carter Bigley of Brockport, New York. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Charles E. Bigley, Jr. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Goble Funeral Home in Clarion. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The Rev. Arnold Rhoades, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Clarion, will officiate. Interment will be in Clarion Cemetery.¹ She was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,5 Her Social Security Number was 198-18-3356.² She was born on February 2, 1924 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^1,2 As of August 15, 1942,her married name was Dillon.¹ She married James Michael Dillon on August 15, 1942.^1,6 Nancy Bigley died on June 21, 2002 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, at age 78.^1,2,7

     His Social Security Number was 192-09-7902.⁵ James Michael Dillon was buried at Clarion Cemetery, 2nd Avenue, Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^3,2,6 He was born on January 15, 1919 at Oil City, Venango Co., Pennsylvania.^2,4,6,5 He married Nancy Bigley, daughter of Charles Emery Bigley and Edna M. Carter, on August 15, 1942.^1,2 James Michael Dillon died on February 17, 2001 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania, at age 82.^1,2,6,5 He James M. Dillion, 82, of 51 S. Fourth Ave., Clarion, died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, in Clarion Hospital. Born Jan. 15, 1919, in Oil City, he was a son of Thomas J. and Mary Erlin Dillion. Mr. Dillion served in World War II as a first sergeant in the 543rd Eng. Boat and Shore Regiment, spending time in the South Pacific and Japan. He was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbons with one Bronze Star, the Good Conduct Ribbon, the Victory Medal and Bronze Star Medal. He retired from Owens-Illinois Glass Co. in Clarion as the production manager, serving 47 years, and then worked nine and one-half years for Owens-Illinois in Bridgeton, N.J.
Mr. Dillion was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Clarion. He was married Aug. 15, 1942, to the former Nancy Bigley, who survives. Also surviving are a daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Scott Minekar of Fulton, N.J. In addition to his parents, Mr. Dillion was preceded in death by three brothers, Thomas Dillion, Robert Dillion and Jerome Dillion; and two sisters, Mary Durso and Margaret Kelly. Interment will be in Clarion Cemetery. on February 19, 2001.²

     His Social Security Number was 185-20-7954.² Charles Emery Bigley Jr. was buried at Scotch Hill Union Cemetery, Scotch Hill, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.⁵ He was born on December 7, 1926 at Clarion, Clarion Co., Pennsylvania.^2,6 He married Evelyn Louise Myers on January 14, 1945.^7,5 Charles Emery Bigley Jr. died on May 11, 1997 at Pennsylvania at age 70.^2,6