Thomas James Osborne;51;of 124 Lowers Alley;Fayette City;died suddenly in Veterans Administration Hospital;Oakland;Pittsburgh;Tuesday;Jan.4;1966 at 4 a.m. Mr.osborne;a retired employee of the Monessen Southwestern Railroad of Pittsburgh Steel Co.;was a member of the Christian Church;Fraternal Order of Eagles;Aerie 1450 and Brightwell Daughtery Post 484 of the American Legion;all of Fayette City. He was a veteran of World War II. Born in Fayette City on Jan.21;1914;he was the son of James Osborne and the late Mary Jane Hency Osborne. Surviving besides his father are one brother;Charles Raymond Osborne of Fayette City R.D.;four sisters;Mrs.Willis (Olive) Johnson of Fayette City R.D.;Mrs.Vincent (Alice) Stone and Mrs. Walter (Mary Ann) Hale;both of Belle Vernon and Vera at home. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a service will be held Friday;Jan.7;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.David J.Snyder;pastor of Fayette City Christian Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted at the funeral home on Jan.7 by the Brightwell Daughtery Post 484;American Legion;Fayette City. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.