Harold ‘Duke’ Haywood – Monongahela
Harold “Duke” Haywood, 76, of Monongahela, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in his home. He was born Oct. 5, 1942, in Monongahela, the son of Eugene and Lucetta Leaver Haywood. Duke was a 1961 graduate of Monongahela High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed by Local Union No. 1058 of Pittsburgh, working last at Burrell Construction in Monongahela, and retired so that he could care for his mother. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Monongahela and a former member of the Ginger Hill Grange. Duke loved hunting, farming, camping and later in life enjoyed boating. He is survived by his wife, Tammy George Haywood, with whom he shared the past 11 years; two daughters, Allison Haywood at home and Nancy Fine and husband Gary of Brownsville; a son, Edward Haywood of Carroll Township; three stepchildren, Jason Wingrove and wife Sarah of Boston, Mass., Dayna Wyke of West Newton, and David Wyke and wife Kaitlyn of Charleroi; two grandchildren, Brittany and Gary Fine; three great-grandchildren, Alex and Troy Kearns and Zayden Fine; two step-grandchildren, Trystan Chipps and Janiya Resto; two brothers, Eugene Haywood and wife Norma of Burghill, Ohio, and Mark Haywood and wife Mary Lou of Monongahela; and a sister, Gayle Gear and husband Fred of Mt. Olive, Ala. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Gary Haywood. Family and friends are invited to attend funeral services at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, with the Rev. Mark Schollaert officiating, at FRYE FUNERAL HOME INC., 427 W. Main St., Monongahela. Interment will follow in Mt. Zion Cemetery, Monongahela. Memorial contributions may be made to the Washington Area Humane Society, P.O. Box 66, Eighty Four, PA 15330. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.fryefuneralhome.com.