William R. Dawson; Sr.; 79; of 128 Jean St.; Belle Vernon; died Friday;Jan.6;1967;at 6:31 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.
Mr. Dawson had lived in Belle Vernon 17 years; coming to Belle Vernon from Monessen.
He was a conductor for the P. & L. E. Railroad; retiring in 1955.
Mr. Dawson; who was born at New Salem Sept. 13; 1887; was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon.
Surviving are his widow; Margaret Monks Dawson; three sons; Gerald Lee Dawson of Detroit; Mich.; Ralph B. Dawson of Rialto; Calif.; William R. Dawson Jr. ; staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force in Vietnam; two daughters; Mrs. Orlando (Arlene) FOREMAN and Mrs. Frank (Margaret) CAMPBELL of Monessen; a step-son; James R. FURGESON of Belle Vernon; three step-daughters; Mrs. Dorothy ROACH of Willowick; Ohio; Mrs. Theodore (Eunice) HORTON of Camp Hill; Pa.; Mrs. Michael (Marilyn) RUSNAK of Belle Vernon; two sisters; Mrs. George HUEY of Belle Vernon and Mrs. Myrtle STEEL of St. Petersburg; Fla.; twenty-six grandchildren and eleven great grandchildren.
Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Jan.7 at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle Vernon. Service there Monday;Jan.91967;at 1:30 p.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.