Earl W.Haywood;69;of 409 Old Town Road;Carmichaels;lock master at the Elizabeth No.3 Lock;died after a lingering illness at 11:45 a.m.Friday March 22;1968;in Presbyterian Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Jan.16;1899 in Vesta;a son of Thomas and Kate Haywood. He had resided in the Carmichaels area for the past 18 years where he had also operated a greenhouse for the past five years. Mr.Haywood was well-known in area baseball circles;having played in his earlier days with the Fairmont and Wheeling professional teams as a second baseman. He had also coached the Mapletown Little League team and the Pony League team at Elizabeth. He was a member of the Carmichaels Methodist Church;the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers and the Moose Lodge in Roscoe. His first wife;Gertrude M.Haywood;died in 1958. Surviving are his widow;Harriett Frederick Haywood;two daughters;Mrs.Willard (Aldena) Usher of Elco and Mrs.John (Delores) Webousie of Roscoe;three sons;the Rev.Earl D.Haywood of Medford;Mass.and Edward A.Haywood and Dennis D.Haywood;both of Carmichaels;two stepchildren;Fred C.Clark of Kent;Ohio and Kathleen Clark of Pittsburgh;ten grandchildren;five great-grandchildren;four brothers;Arthur of Brownsville;Melvin of Allenport;Charles of Vesta and George of Ellsworth. Seven brothers are deceased. Friends will be received at the Michael Lucas Funeral Home;Carmichaels;after 6 p.m.;March 23. Services will be held from the funeral home on Monday;March 25;at 1 p.m.in charge of the Rev.James F.Allen. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Michael Lusas;funeral director.