Leona Breese McCormick
Leona Breese McCormick, 92, of Washington, died Sunday, December 6, 2020m in Woodside Place. She was born September 21, 1928, in Greene County, a daughter of the late Ross and Icy Price Breese.
Leona was a 1947 graduate of Waynesburg High School and Penn Commercial Business School with an associate degree. Her past employment included Farm Credit Bureau, Allison’s Bakery, Singer Sewing Machine and J.C. Penney Co. She loved gardening, baking, crochet and sewing.
She was a member of Lagonda Homemakers, Concord Presbyterian Church, and attended Union Valley Methodist and Bethel Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
On October 21, 1947, she married Harold Wray McCormick, who passed away September 6, 2007.
Surviving are sons Harold Duane (Marilyn) McCormick of Washington and Ronald “Mac” McCormick of Triadelphia, W.Va.; daughter Reca Panian of Washington; grandchildren Diana (John) McCosby, Kari McCormick, Jason White, Eli White, Heather McCormick and Joel Panian; her great-grandchildren, Kelly, Kevin and Shane McCosby, and Noah Crow; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Leona was predeceased by brother Charles Duane “Corky” Breese; and sister Imogene Huffman.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 10, in Bethel Evangelical Presbyterian Church, 3905 Park Avenue, Prosperity, with a maximum of 60 in attendance; face masks are required. Interment will follow at Prosperity Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington.
Additional information and guestbook are at www.NealFuneralHome.com.