Exhibit 32.1

     CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED, PURSUANT
                             TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     The undersigned executive officers of the registrant hereby certify that
this Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained herein fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the registrant.


                                           Parkvale Financial Corporation

Dated: February 17, 2004

                                           By: /s/ Robert J. McCarthy, Jr.
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                                               Robert J. McCarthy, Jr.
                                               Director, President and
                                               Chief Executive Officer


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