Loretta C. Malone, 85, of Henderson Road, Hickory, died at 6 a.m. Wednesday, October 14, 1998, in Washington Hospital, after a brief illness. Mrs. Malone was a member of Southview Guardian Angel Church in Southview. She attended Burgettstown High School where she was on the track team and won many gold medals. Mrs. Malone worked in Mt. Pleasant Township at Rea Mine and Clark Cole Mine, which was owned by her father. She was later employed at Lang's Department Store in Washington Mall from which she retired. On July 11, 1936, she married Leroy Alvin Malone, who died July 3, 1993. Surviving are a son, Leroy William Malone of Hickory; a brother, Jack C. Clark of Lawrence; four sisters, Margaret Brown of Hickory, Helen Cummins and Lois Brust of Washington, Mona Lee Riley of Mt. Lebanon; and several nieces and nephews. Deceased are two brothers, William Clark and Carson Clark, who died in infancy. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, October 15, 1998Loretta C. Malone
Retired from Lang's department store
She was born December 13, 1912, in Bulger, a daughter of William and Margaret Penderville Clark.