McKelvey

George G. McKelvey, 94, of Chicora died of natural causes at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Bruin, Feb. 23, 1912, he was the son of Charles and Edna Luce McKelvey.

He had been a refinery worker at Witco, now Sonneborn, in Petrolia for 35 years until his retirement.

Mr. McKelvey was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Chicora, where he was an elder.

Surviving are three daughters, Linda McKelvey of Chicora, Mrs. Dick (Janet) Cagno of Lititz and Kathleen McKelvey of Palmer, Alaska; 11 grandchildren, and 32 great-grandchildren.

Also surviving are two brothers, Alford McKelvey of Beaver and Orean McKelvey of Chicora; and a sister, Tina Mellott of Aliquippa.

His wife, Thelma A. Chapman McKelvey, whom he married June 26, 1935, died May 6, 2000. He was preceded in death by two brothers.

<B>MCKELVEY</B> — Friends of George G. McKelvey, who died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the <B>STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. Visitation also will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, where funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Mark Wallace will officiate. Burial will be at Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.Memorial donations may be made to the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, 310 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora, PA 16025.