Mrs.Margaret Christina French;77;(nee Schmidt) of 423 South Trenton avenue;Wilkinsburg;died Thursday;Feb.24;1955;in Columbia Hospital. She was born and reared in Belle Vernon vicinity and was a member of Orient Chapter No.35;O.E.S.;Oriental Shrine;Syria Ladies Club;Daughters of the Nile and Wilkinsburg Christian Church. She is survived by her husband;Dr.Arthur Bowman French;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Price;Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Floyd Dowdell;Pittsburgh and one brother;William Schmidt. Friends are being received at the T.D.Turner Funeral Home;729 Wallace avenue;Wilkinsburg;where services will be held Saturday;February 26;1955;at 1 p.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that in lieu of flowers contributions be sent to the Heart Fund.