George P.Driesin;63;of 102 Wilson St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly Wednesday;Feb.23;1972;at 11:30 a.m.in Livingstone;Zambia;Africa;where he and his wife were vacationing. Born in Charleroi on May 21;1908;he was the son of the late Frank A.and Marie Schruers Driesen. Mr.Driesen had lived in Belle Vernon for 58 years. He retired in 1971 from his work as a machinist for Pittsburgh Consolidated Coal Co.;Library. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;the National Rifle Association;the Pennsylvania Gun Collectors Association and the Numismatic Association. Preceded in death by a sister and two brothers;he is survived by his widow;Mrs.Myrellia Hicks Driesen;a daughter;Mrs.Gust (Judith) Avrakotos of Annandale;Va.;one grandson and a sister;Mrs.Christine Driesen Dobas of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received from 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held at the funeral home Friday;March 3;1972;at 1:30 p.m.;with the Rev.Seth P.Bower;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.