Eileen D. (Daugherty) Jamison

Eileen D. Jamison, age 95 of Elizabeth Twp., passed away at home on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.  Born January 20, 1928 in Port Vue, she was the daughter of the late Charles Albright Daugherty and Irene Anna (Crossland) Daugherty.  A master's degree recipient from the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Eileen was a member of the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church, the Garden Club of McKeesport, and the former McKeesport Symphony Women's Guild.  Eileen’s hobbies included playing scrabble and working on crossword puzzles.  She had many wonderful friends and enjoyed traveling with them.  She provided especially wonderful entertainment for her large family with pool parties and holiday dinners.  Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, the late Stephen Quay Jamison, who passed away June 12, 1981, her son Karl Q. (Lynn) Jamison, her sister Emma Jane Pattison, her great-granddaughter Alyssa Abels, and her niece Irene Pattison Delaquil.  Eileen is survived by her children Jay (Beth) Jamison of Elizabeth Twp., Amy Jamison of Elizabeth Twp., and Laurie Knisely of Port Matilda; her grandchildren Stephen (Lin) Jamison, Paul (Elizabeth) Jamison, and Wesley Jamison; Jillian (Alex Newman) Woolridge,  Ainsley (Dylan Glatt) Woolridge, and Virginia (Brandon Hubbard) Woolridge; Emily (Adam) Knisely-Kirley, John (Cherise Koslop) Knisely, Scott (Kate) Jamison, Kristen (Adam) Abels, and David (Haley) Jamison; her nineteen great-grandchildren; her nieces Kem (Jerry) Morgan and Stephanie (Vince) DiLeo; and nephew David Clark.  Friends will be received in the Daniel F. Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory, Versailles, on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 from 1 PM until a 4 PM Funeral Service with Rev. Matthew Fricker officiating.  Interment will be private.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to the Mt. Vernon Community Presbyterian Church, 2200 Greenock Buena Vista Rd., McKeesport, PA 15135; the Garden Club of McKeesport, 1400 Pin Oak Dr., McKeesport, PA 15132, Meals on Wheels of McKeesport, 1406 Cornell St., McKeesport, PA 15132; or a charity, library, or symphony of the donor's choice.  

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