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Sue Silk Driver, retired school nurse

October 18, 2019

Sue Silk Driver of Franklin Park, Pa.,and formerly of Ingomar, Pa., died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Sue was cared for well and loved by extended family and her deceased husband, Edgar S. Driver.

Sue graduated from Perry High School in 1939 and from the last class of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh’s Nursing School in 1942. At retirement, she was an elementary school nurse in the North Allegheny School District.

Sue specially enjoyed people, reading and the out-of-doors. During the recent weeks spent in the hospital and hospice, she took immense pleasure in receiving written messages read aloud to her, along with visits, phone calls, cards and flowers. For her, the family, and many cherished friends, it became a dynamic, living memorial service.

She is survived by son, William “Bill” Davis Jr. (Judith) of Ann Arbor, Mich.; daughters, Gail Davis of Westlake, Ohio, Anne Davis of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Laurie Barkus of Ingomar; grandchildren, William “Bill” Davis III (Carol) of Ann Arbor, Spencer (Shelly) Davis of Saline, Mich., Malcolm Davis of Ann Arbor, Kelly Jones (Rowan Myatt) of Westlake, Michael Jones of Westlake, and Luknam Davis of Pittsburgh; great-grandchildren,  Morgan Davis of Louisville, Colo. Lauren Davis (Aiden Gawura) of Whitmore Lake, Mich. Madalyn “Maddy” Davis, Riley Davis and Alexander Davis of Ann Arbor,  sister Mary Ellen Wolzansky (Joe) of Lewes, brother-in-law, Art Stanley of South Hadley, Mass.; cousins, Sue McFadden of Ridgefield, Wash., George (Kathleen) Eakin of Limavady, UK, Shirley Boyer of Carmel, Ind., Robert Eakin of San Francisco, Calif., Nancy Eakin (Bruce) Layne of Shelbyville, Ky., and Helen Eakin of Belfast, UK; nieces, Sally Silk of Jupiter, Fla., Jean Toumey of Franklin Park, Ellen Lawrence of Marietta, Ga., Kathy (Toumey) Stamm of Ingomar, Susan (Bob) Ableidinger of Arden, N.C., Julie Silk of Tequesta, Fla., Kathleen (Bob) Craig of Hanson, Mass., and nephews, John (Carolyn) Silk of Wilmington, N.C., Bruce Stanley of London, UK; Greg Toumey of McCandless, Pa., John (Olga) Silk of Tampa, Fla., Mark (Krista) Stanley of Katonah, N.Y., David Wolzansky of Lewes, and James “JP” (Joanne) Silk of Garden City, N.Y.

Memorial contributions may be sent to: North Hills Community Outreach, 1975 Ferguson Road, Allison Park, PA 15101, or Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, 45 South 23rd St., Suite 101, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.

Professional services trusted to D'ALESSANDRO FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY LTD., Lawrenceville. www.dalessandroltd.com.

 

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