Laura L.Owens;aged 71 years;died Monday afternoon;;February 28;1938;at 3 o’clock at her home;217 Second street;following a lingering illness.  Stricken in May of last year;she was a hospital patient on three different occasions.  One week ago yesterday (Feb.21;1938) she suffered an attack of pneumonia;and it had been known for several days that her condition was critical.  Miss Owens was a life long resident of this immediate section;having been born and reared in the upper Monongahela valley.  When a child of eight years;her parents took up their residence in a house located on the present site of the Pittsburgh Steel company;where she grew to womanhood.  She attended country school in a building located on a spot where now stand the Iowa school.  Miss Owens was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and its allied organizations;the Monessen lodge Dames of Malta and Belle Vernon W.B.A.  Surviving are two sisters;Mrs.Sam Ross;of this city;and Mrs.Letitia Myers;of Belle Vernon;and a number of nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday;March 2;1938;at 2 o’clock from the late home;with Rev.Edward L.Boetticher;pastor of the Methodist Church;officiating.  Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.