Alverta E. Hixenbaugh of Belle Vernon died Sunday;Oct.30;1988;in Mon Valley Hospital after a brief illness. She was 78. Born in Monessen on Sept.10;1910;she was a daughter of the late Lee J.and Mary Brown Roberts. Mrs. Hixenbaugh was a resident of the Rostraver Township area for most of her life;and was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church in Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Herman A. Hixenbaugh;one brother;Alvin L.Roberts;and two sisters;Ida Lee Maxwell and Nellie Bruce Hess. Surviving are one son;Lee A. Hixenbaugh of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Carol) Hewitt of Belle Vernon;five grandsons four granddaughters;two brothers;James Roberts of Roseville;Mich.and Jack Roberts of Rostraver Township;and four sisters;Mrs.Betty Mound and Mrs.Tom (Coletta) Brookes;both of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Harry (Mary Ann) Kreuter and Mrs.Leo (Loretta) Rice;both of Monessen. Friends will be received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.;Grand Blvd.and Marion Avenue;Monessen;where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.;with the Rev.William Bailey officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Robert A.Billick Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.