Virginia Markley

Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | November 05, 2024

Virginia (McAllister) Markley, age 104, of Clairton, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Celebration Villa of Chippewa. Ginny was born August 18, 1920 in Cherryville, Kansas, the youngest of six children.  Following her mothers death, when she was 2 years old, her father moved them to Streater, Illinois.  She lived there until she was 16 when her father passed away.  She moved to Pittsburgh with family and graduated from Wilkensburg High School. 

Ginny got a job in Large, PA, at Renzie Children's Home where she lived and helped take care of sick children.  She met her husband, Donald, in Clairton and married him on November 14, 1942.  They bought their 1st house on Jefferson Drive in 1950 and she lived there until she was 95 years old.

Ginny worked at J.C. Penney at Southland and Century III Mall.  She had many friends and enjoyed activities including golf, bridge clubs, Friends of the Library, water vollyball, and many walks around the circle.  She deliver meals on wheels until she was 93 years old.  Ginny and Donald traveled with friends and after his death in 1998 she went to Eqypt and China with her best friend, Gloria Wright.

Ginny is survived by her four children; Donald (Molly) Markley and Bill (Terry) Markley, all of Palm Springs, CA, Trish Patten of Beaver, and Bob (Susan) Markley of Morgantown, WV; her grandchildren Brodie (Cassie) Patten of Center Twp., Jamie (Jessica) Patten of Beaver, Jessica (Spencer) Ford of Fairmont, WV, and Ally (Curt) Walker of Morgantown; and 9 great-grandchildren.

The family would like to thank Pinnacle Hospice at Arrowood and Gateway Hospice at Celebration Villa of Chippewa for helping Ginny recover from a stroke in 2022 and recently with pneumonia.  Ginny was a special, loving person who never complained or said anything bad about anyone.  She was loved by many.

A Graveside Service will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 12:00 pm in St. Clare Cemetery 1301 Wothington Avenue, Clairton, PA 15025. Everyone attending, please meet at the cemetery.

Arrangements made by the A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, 555 Fifth Street, Clairton, PA 15025 (412) 233-5700 www.bekavacfuneralhome.com

Originally published November 05, 2024.

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