Linnon

Bessie M. Linnon, 95, of St. Petersburg, Clarion County, died at 6:40 p.m. Saturday at the Clarview Nursing Home, Sligo.

Born in Paint Township, Clarion County, Dec. 17, 1912, she was the daughter of William and Anna Hartman Lieberum.

She attended public school in Shippenville, and she and her husband had operated the Foodland in Mariasville and the Linnon Hotel and the Clover Farm Store in St. Petersburg.

Mrs. Linnon was a 50-year member of the St. Petersburg Women's Club and a longtime member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg.

She enjoyed playing bingo and was instrumental in starting bingo as a fundraiser for the St. Petersburg Volunteer Fire Company. She also enjoyed playing cards and visiting with family and friends.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Denton (Betty) Ashbaugh of St. Petersburg and Mrs. Dick (Peg) Hoover of Lancaster, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Her husband, Paul H. Linnon, whom she married May 9, 1929, in Clarion, died July 17, 1982. She also was preceded in death by a son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Fern Linnon; four brothers; a sister; a grandchild; a nephew; and a great-nephew.

<B>LINNON </B>— Friends of Bessie M. Linnon, who died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>Hile Funeral Home</B>, 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dan Myers, pastor of St. Petersburg United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at the St. Petersburg Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Petersburg United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 281, St. Petersburg, PA 16054 or to the St. Petersburg Fire Company, P.O. Box 81, St. Petersburg, PA 16054.Online condolences may be emailed to localfamilies@hilefuneralhome.com.