Edrietta Harding, 90, of Bentleyville, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 25, 1929 in New Castle, the daughter of Everette and Martha Graham Young.
Edrietta was an active member of Edwards Chapel UMC in Finleyville and it's Ladies with Heart. She was formerly employed by the Bell Telephone Company and Blue Cross Blue Shield, both of Pittsburgh. She enjoyed traveling, especially with her husband, Howard, visiting all fifty states as well as abroad.
She is survived by four sons, Thomas Harding and wife Kimberly of Bentleyville, Timothy Harding and wife Lucinda of Eighty Four, James Harding and wife Tena, and Kenneth Harding and wife Kris, all of Bentleyville; seven grandchildren; seventeen great grandchildren; one great great grandson; three brothers, Gerald Young of Aliquippa, William Young and Joseph Young, both of New Castle; two sisters, Donna Douglas of Volant, Joyce Bobosky of Youngstown, Ohio.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Harding who died on October 28, 2002; granddaughter, Danielle Harding; three brothers, Richard, Paul and Graham Young; and four sisters, Jean Travaline, Dorothy Roth, Betty Grieves and Joanne Schinsky.
Friends will be received on Thursday, December 19, 2019 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM in the Frye Funeral Home Inc., 427 West Main Street, Monongahela. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019 at 1:00 PM in Edwards Chapel UMC with the Rev. Richard Roberts officiating. Anyone that is planning on attending the funeral service is asked to go directly to the church. Interment will follow in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pittsburgh.
Memorial contributions may be made to Edwards Chapel UMC.