John William Stewart Gaul;a former Belle Vernon fire chief and Legion commander;died in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh;Tuesday;Feb.18;1964 at 8:45 a.m. Mr.Gaul who lived at 704 Fayette Road;Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;had been a hospital patient for the past three weeks. He was 69 years of age. He was a past commander and charter member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 and a past chief of the Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept. No.2. He was also a member of the Belle Vernon Christian Church. He retired from the Monessen Southwestern Railroad;Pittsburgh Steel Co.;in 1961. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Myrtle Van Riper Gaul;two daughters;Mrs.Robert (Jacqueline) Baldwin;Massawados;Va.;and Mrs.Louis (Constance) Ceccarelli of Belle Vernon. Five grandchildren also survive. Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m.;Feb.19. Service there at 2 p.m. Friday;Feb.21;in charge of the Rev.J.David Barkley;pastor of the First Methodist Church in Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.