Obituaries

Timothy Lemley

Timothy “Tim” Allen Lemley, 45, of Waynesburg, Pa., died Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. He passed peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born May 25, 1976, in Waynesburg, Pa., the son of Nadine Johnson Lemley, of Waynesburg, Pa., and the late Thomas Lemley Sr.

Tim was a 1994 graduate from Waynesburg Central High School.

He was married to his soul mate, Ronnette Watters, beloved father and role model to his two stepchildren, Sydney M. Hare and Dominic B. Benamati and proud godfather to Arian Bibovic and Sophie and Josephine Peters.

Tim was Catholic by faith and a member of St. Matthias Parish.

He was a former roofer and a successful horse breeder and showman. In most recent years, he was chief of operations for R&D Watters Septic Service and construction foreman at Watters Pools.

Tim was a friend to anyone he met; he enjoyed horses, fishing, driving trucks, going to concerts and being a member of the “Sunday Church Group.”

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Ronnette Watters; his stepchildren, Sydney M. Hare and Dominic B. Benamati; his mother, Nadine (Johnson) Lemley; a brother, Thomas (Laura) Lemley Jr.; sister, Tabitha J. “T.J.” Lemley; all of Waynesburg, Pa.; and many friends.

Friends will be received in the Behm Funeral Home, 1477 Jefferson Road, Jefferson, PA 15344, Gregory P. Rohanna, supervisor, from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, and from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. on Friday, where a blessing service will be held at 11:30 am, Saturday, Feb. 26, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Marcellus Worship Site of St. Matthias Parish, 1340 Jefferson Rd., Jefferson, PA 15344, at noon. Interment will follow in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Pa. Following the committal services, a reception will be held at the Denny House, 145 W. High Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370 for anyone to attend.

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