William Jay Alcorn, age 93, resident of 112 Bolard Avenue, Cambridge Springs, PA , passed away on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Wesbury United Methodist Community, Meadville, Pa. He formerly lived in Greene Township, Erie County. Born on June 8, 1920 in Harborcreek, PA, William was a son of the late George Alcorn and Jane Hughes Alcorn. He married the former Mary Margaret Donahue on June 22, 1957 and she preceded him in death in 2007.
During World War II, William was stationed in Guam from 1942 until his discharge in 1945 serving with the US Air Force. After the war, William was employed as a driver for the former Jones Motor Trucking of Erie retiring in 1981 after 30 years of service. He enjoyed golfing and hunting.
Surviving William are two sons – John K. Alcorn and his wife, Brenda of Cambridge Springs and Michael D. Alcorn of Albion, PA and a grandson – John K. Alcorn, Jr.
A funeral service will be held at the Van Matre Funeral Home, 306 Erie Street, Edinboro on Tuesday, February 25th at 7:00 p.m. The service will be preceded with visitation for family and friends beginning at 5:00 p.m. Reverend Torre, Chaplain at Wesbury United Methodist Community, will officiate. Interment will take place in St. Boniface Cemetery, Wattsburg at a later date.
Jay played golf for many years at Gospel Hill Golf Course. My dad, Bill Milton, always enjoyed playing with Jay and found that they and much in common even going back to WWII when they both served in the Pacific theater. Dad sorely missed Jay when he could no longer play due to physical problems. Maybe they are together again going up that first hole again early in the morning.
We will miss you Uncle Jay. But we are very thankful for the good times we shared and the lasting memories.