William Pearce;50;of Belle Vernon;R.D.2;died in the Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;April 12;1951;at 10 a.m. He was member of the United Brethern Evangelical Church of Monessen ahd had been employed by the Pittsburgh Steel company. He is survived by his wife;Ethel Walker Pearce;three sons;Jerry;Edward and James at home;three daughters;Shirley;Dolores and Sarah at home;his mother;Sarah Jane Pearce of Long Branch Borough;two brothers;Bertham of Long Branch and George of Belle Vernon R.D.2;two sisters;Mrs.Joseph Gido and Mrs.Raymond Peters of Monessen.Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there Monday;April 16;at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.Harold Burgess. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Melenyzer;funeral director in charge.