Blanche E.Ashley;83;of Belle Vernon R.d.4;died Monday;May 26;1975;at 11:52 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Dexter City;Ohio;on Sept.4;1891;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area her entire life. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Her husband;John W.Ashley;died in 1964. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Ruth Veach of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Lester (June) Hawk of Belle Vernon R.D.4;with whom she resided;three brothers;Chance Mugrage and Floyd Mugrage;both of Baltimore;Md.;and Lawrence Mugrage of Fayette City;one sister;Mrs.Gladys Horvath of Baltimore;Md.;one grandson;Donald Evans of Belle Vernon;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.