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Samuel McElhinny Obituary
Samuel J. McElhinny, 72, of Evans City died Monday morning at UPMC Cranberry.
Born Aug. 26, 1933, in Forward Township, he was the son of Paul J. and Elizabeth Hutchison McElhinny.
He was a Christian.
Mr. McElhinny was an Army veteran and served in Germany during the Korean War.
He had retired from the McElhinny Farm.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Montgomery McElhinny, whom he married April 11, 1959, at the Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Sarver; six children and their spouses, John M. and Jan McElhinny and Dawn and Ray Turner, all of Evans City, Samuel R. and Jodi McElhinny, Pamela and Leroy James and Kelly and James Hixon, all of Renfrew and Jolienne and John Govan of Valencia; and eight brothers and sisters, Paul R. "Spike" and Helen McElhinny, Ronald and Millie McElhinny, Jerry and Marilyn McElhinny, Zeno and Becky McElhinny, John and Carol McElhinny and Rue and William Moore, all of Evans City, Betsy and Roy Darling of Scotia, N.Y., and Patrice and William Hughes of Seaford, Del.
Also surviving are 10 grandchildren, Tyler and Caris James, Bethany Turner, Caitlan, Olivia and Samantha Govan, Hannah and Bailey Hixon and Alex and Lilie McElhinny; and 36 nieces and nephews
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Travis Turner; a brother, Daniel McElhinny; and two sisters, Isabelle McElhinny and Nancy Bogan.
McELHINNY - Friends of Samuel J. McElhinny, who died Monday, March 6, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the A. CARL KINSEY-RONALD N. VOLZ FUNERAL HOME, 328 W. Main St., Evans City. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at The Old Union Presbyterian Church, 200 Old Union Church Road, Mars, with the Rev. Peter DeVries officiating. Burial will be at the Brownsdale Cemetery, Renfrew.
Memorial donations may be made to the Old Union Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 200 Old Union Church Road, Mars, PA 16046; the Evans City Food Cupboard, c/o St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 202 Van Buren St., Evans City, PA 16033; or the Evans City Library, 204 S. Jackson St., Evans City, PA 16033.
Information also is available at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Samuel McElhinny
6 Entries
Dave & Bonnie Wilkinson
March 21, 2006
To Ray, Dawn, and Bethany: Our thoughts are with you, so sorry to hear of your loss.
Shelly Lang
March 19, 2006
Kelly, May you find peace in the days to come from the grace of God. My prayers are with you and your entire family. I'll be home in May, looking forward in seeing you.
All my love,
Shelly Lang
Vaughn and Kate Copeland
March 9, 2006
We are sorry to hear of the loss of your father. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families.
Eileen pALKO
March 8, 2006
Dear Mary and family, WE were so sorry to hear of your losing Sam.Our deepest sympathy goes to you. Love Eileen and ED Palko (Mars) Davenport Fla.
alan darling
March 8, 2006
Blackie, we'll miss you. My favorite story of you is still of the time when you saved my mother and John Fyock from getting run over by the train on the 100-foot high train trestle. That you had the presence of mind at age 6 to guide two panicky four-year-olds still amazes me.
Our best wishes to John, Dawn, Chip, Kelly, Jolienne, and Pam.
Alan Darling
South Newfane, Vermont
Dianne Kelley
March 7, 2006
John and Carol, We are sorry to hear of the passing of your brother. Ed and Dianne Kelley (formally from Butler)
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