Frances A.Lowman of 226 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Feb.17;1980. She was 79. She was born in Belle Vernon on Aug.10;1900;a daughter of the late Norman and Alice Kittle Lowman. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. She also was a member of the Miniriam Club of Belle Vernon and the W.S.C.S.of the church. She was also a member of the National Retired Teachers Association. She was graduated from California State College and received her masters degree from Northwestern University. She retired in 1965 from the Mellon Junior High School in Mount Lebanon. She was preceded in death by her parents;a brother Robert;and a sister Rebecca Berryman. She is survived by two nephews;William D.Berryman;Arlington;Va.;and John D.Berryman;Waynesburg;three grandnieces and three grandnephews. Friends may call at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral services will be held at 1 p.m.Wednesday at the funeral home;with the Rev.Lee F.Dinsel of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.