Lydia Cowans, age 89, of McKeesport, died on November 24, 2018. She was born in Selma, Alabama on January 2, 1929 and is the daughter of the late Daniel Scott and Hannah Patt. Lydia was a nurse’s aide for over 45 years at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh. She is survived by her son; Eddie Cowans, Jr. of McKeesport. She was preceded in death by her husband; Eddie Cowans, Sr., brothers; Charlie and Robert Scott. Family and friends will be received on Wednesday November 28, 2018 from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. at the Hunter-Edmundson-STRIFFLER Funeral Home of McKeesport, 600 Market Street, McKeesport, PA 15132 (412-678-6191). Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday November 29, 2018 at noon. Burial will follow at McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery. Condolences may be made at strifflerfuneralhomes.com