Erma Lee (Church) Golden

Erma Lee Church Golden, 88, of Clover Hill, passed away Tuesday morning, June 6, 2023 at Penn Highlands Monongahela Valley Hospital.

She was born February 1, 1935 in Graysville, Greene County, a daughter of the late Thomas Ross Church and Florence Ward Church.

She was a 1952 graduate of the Claysville High School.

In 2001, Mrs. Golden retired from Bentleyville True Value Hardware, where she worked for 29 years.

She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Administrative Council, the choir since 1968 and the United Methodist Women.

On September 20, 1953 in Claysville United Methodist Church, she married William Daun Golden, who passed away on July 28, 2004.

Surviving are her sons, Ross Golden (Carla) of Fredericktown, Reverend Greg Golden (Bonnie) of Indiana, PA, and John Eric Golden (Becky) of Washington; five grandchildren, Matthew, Lauren, Hilary, Christopher Golden and Rachael Morello; four great-grandchildren, Henry and Alice Golden, and Oliver and Mabel Fleming, and several nieces and nephews

Deceased are a daughter, Sharon Lee Golden, who died in infancy; two brothers, Ralph B. and John Ross Church; two sisters, Jane Clutter and Sara Mounts, and a dear friend, Jean Lash.

Friends are welcome from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Thompson-Marodi Funeral Home, Inc., 809 Main Street, Bentleyville, 724-239-2255, and from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Grace United Methodist Church, 420 California Drive, Coal Center, PA 15423, where a service will follow with Pastor Ken Custer, officiating.

Interment will follow in Maple Creek Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, Grace United Methodist Church.

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