Vera Mae Sligh

Vera Mae Sligh (Shear) of Beaver, PA has gone home to glory on Friday, June 11, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Nathaniel H. Shear and Cornelia (Thompson) Thorn, and stepfather Willie F. Thorn, Sr.

Vera was preceded in death by her late husband: Benjamin F. Sligh, Jr.; daughter: Joy A. Sligh; brothers: John Shear, Nathaniel Shear, Julius C. Thorn, and Willie F. Thorn, Jr.; sisters: Willie Mae Thorn, Anna L. Scott, and Rosa Williams.

She is survived by her children: Benjamin Sligh (Janet) Midland, PA; Linda Sue Collins Rochester, PA; Lori Parrish (Cornell) Rome, NY; and Ordin Sligh New Brighton, PA. Brothers: Handy Thorn and Aaron Thorn Wintersville, OH and James Thorn Daytona Beach, FL. Sisters: Barbara Turner-Hymes Daytona Beach, FL; Sally Whitfield Elyria, OH; Sandi Rue (Paul) Steubenville, OH. She loved and adored her 16 Grandchildren and 13 Great Grandchildren. Goddaughters: Virta (Keith) Humphries New Brighton, PA; Ronda (Lonnie) Johnson Manassas, VA; special son: Warren ‘Wig’ Wigley; and a host of loving nieces and nephews.

Friends will be received Friday, June 18, 2021, from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Christian Assembly Church, Industry, where a funeral service will be conducted Saturday, June 19, 2021, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester. Online condolences may be shared at nollfuneral.com.

Our matriarch, our spiritual mentor, our faith warrior has left a legacy that is undeniable. Loved by most but adored by even more. She will be missed dearly by all.