Sarah Ethel Barney

Sarah Ethel Barney, 101, of Eighty Four, passed away peacefully, Sunday, March 14, 2021, in McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray.

She was born December 25, 1919, in Eighty Four, a daughter of Boyd and Myrtle Hamilton Stewart.

Sarah was a graduate of Trinity High School and a member of the Thomas Presbyterian Church.

Mrs. Barney was a glass painter at the Washington Company for 32 years. She had also worked at the Country Boy Convenience Store in Canonsburg, the Eighty Four Convenience Store until she was 92 and had volunteered at the Washington Hospital for 45 years.

On July 29, 1943, she married Norman A. Barney, who died May 7, 1994.

Surviving are a son, Gary Lee Barney of Eighty Four; two grandsons, Jesse and Jared Barney; and several nieces and nephews.

Deceased are two sisters, Hazel Morrison and Violet Ross.

Friends will be received from 5 to 7 p.m., the time of service, Wednesday, March 17, in the McIlvaine-Speakman Funeral Home Ltd., Robert K. McIlvaine, Owner/Supervisor, 27 Cherry Avenue, Houston, PA 15342, where services will begin at 7 p.m. Interment will be private.

Due to present circumstances, masks must be worn and social distancing should be followed.

Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Gateway Hospice, 95 W. Beau Street, Washington, PA 15301 or the Pigeon Creek Cemetery Association, 45 Church Road, Eighty Four, PA 15330.

Condolences may be left by viewing the obituary at www.mcilvaine-speakman.com.