Mrs.Ruth Walters Sprouse;aged 40 years;wife of Argus Sprouse;died Friday November 7;1947;at 6:45 p.m.at her home;565 High street;Brownsville. She was a member of the Methodist Church of Brownsville. Previous to her marriage she resided in Speers and taught school in Belle Vernon for a period of five years. Surviving are her husband;Argus Sprouse and two children;Keith and Janice;her parents;Mr.and Mrs.Charles Walters of Speers;two brothers;Roy Walters of Speers and Kenneth Walters of Monongahela. Friends will be received Saturday and Sunday at the home in Brownsville and Monday and Tuesday until 2 p.m.at the Melenyzer Funeral Home in Belle Vernon;when services will be conducted by Rev.E.J.Keifer;of the Methodist Church of Brownsville. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Charles L.Melenyzer and Edwin F.Melenyzer;funeral directors.

Michael Shosky;age 69 years;of 206 Wilson and Graham streets;North Belle Vernon;died Monday;October 27;1947;at 1:15 a.m. He was a member of the Polish National Alliance of America. He is survived by his wife;Mercy Shosky;two sons;John of Monessen;Michael Jr.at home;two daughters;Mrs.James Patterson of Fairhope and Mrs. Albert Franks of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral home. Services will be held Thursday;October 30;1947;at 10 a.m.;in St.Sebastian Church;in charge of Rev.Eugene Harkins. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Chas.L.and Edwin Melenyzer are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Theresa Spadafore;age 83 years;of 543 Main street;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;October 1;1947;at 5 p.m. after a lingering illness. The only survivors are two nephews;Frank Spadafore of Detroit;Michigan and Frank Lopez of Belle Vernon;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral home. Requiem Mass will be held in St.Sebastian church;Tuesday;October 7;1947;at 9 .m. in charge of Rev.Eugene Harkins. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Ray Sneed;a veteran of World War II;died Sunday night;August 23;1947;in the Veternas Hospital at Aspinall;where he has been confined for the past seven months. He underwent several operations for a stomach ailment;but failed to show any signs of improvement. He was born in Speers Dec.4;1902. Mr.Sneed was employed at the local freight office of the P.&L.E. as a clerk;before entering the service and assumed his duties upon his return;but was compelled to resign on account of failing health. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;Charleroi Lodge 615 F.&A.M.;American Legion Post No.22;and Arden Calvert Post 167;Veteran of Foreign Wars. Surviving are his father;Louis A.Sneed;his mother;Harriet Hilton Sneed;a brother;Murel Sneed;of Charleroi;and the followng sisters;Clara Burdick;Westville;N.J.;Virginia Bickerton;Speers;Pa.;Helen DeShields;Youngstown;Elsie Tuccelli;North Charleroi and Elma and Eleanor at home. Friends will be received at his late home in Speers where services will be held Wednesday afternoon;August 27;at 2 o’clock;in charge of Rev.Meade A.Rugh;pastor of the Christ Lutheran Church. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Lawrence B.Frye is the funeral director.

Olive Steiner;aged 78 years;died in Westmoreland hospital;Greensburg;Sunday;July 20;1947;at 2:55 p.m. Surviving is a sister;Mrs.Anna Bamford;of R.D.Belle Vernon. News of the death of Mrs.Steiner is being withheld from Mrs.Bamford on account of illness. Friends are being received at the Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon where services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.H.F.Roney. Interment will be in Belle Vernon cemetery. Harold F.Toner;funeral director in charge.