Lucille Elma Irwin McCartney
Lucille Elma Irwin McCartney, 92, of Washington, died Friday, February 22, 2013, in Donnell House, Washington.
She was born December 23, 1920, in Buffalo Township, Washington County, a daughter of William H. and Elma Sweitzer Irwin.
A homemaker, she loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, reading, especially her Bible, and animals, especially dogs.
On April 8, 1939, she married Henry Warren “Hank” McCartney, who died April 29, 2009.
Surviving are a daughter, Beverly Patterson of Washington; a sister, Vera Anderson of Washington; two grandchildren, Autumn (David) Langham and Matthew Patterson; four great-grandchildren, Jesse, Charity, Samuel and Lily Langham; and many nieces and nephews, including Dan Irwin, who had once lived with her.
Deceased are four brothers, James, William, Kenneth and Martin; a son-in-law, Bill Patterson; and a great-grandchild, Joy Langham.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, February 25, with Pastor Larry Leonard officiating. Burial will follow in Washington Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 1100 Liberty Avenue, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.