Mrs.Margaret Spiker;nee Grant;of Fairhope;Fayette City;R.D.1;died at the home of her daughter;Mrs.Jack Kelly of Fairhope;Friday;April 13;1951;at 12:20 a.m. She was born in Washington Township;November 19;1900;and was a member of several organizations in Belle Vernon including the Women’s Benetti Association;American Legion Auxiliary;Washington Township Firemen’s Auxiliary;and the Monessen Salvation Army;at Fairhope. She is survived by her husband;Emerson Spiker;two sons;Elmer at home;Emerson;Jr.;United States Army;stationed at Camp Atterbury;Indiana;two daughters;Mrs.Jack Kelly and Mrs.Carey Harris;both of Fayette City;R.D.1 and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Monday;April 16;1951;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Major Neil Hood;Salvation Army;of Allentown. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and son are the funeral directors.

George B.(Chick) Smith;47;of Fifth street extension;Charleroi;died in the Presbyterian Hospital;Pittsburgh;January 25;1951. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Gertrude Smith;one son;K.Arthur Smith at home;one brother;Roy Smith;of Wellsburg;West Virginia;and a sister;Mrs.Frank Mazzei of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Services will be held there Monday;January 29;1951;at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.George Kress;and interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

A former Belle Vernon man;father of two children;was killed last Sunday morning;November 26;1950;at 5:30 a.m.when he was struck by two autos as he stepped off the curb near his Brooklyn;N.Y.home on his way to work. He is Albert M.Sherield;who until several years ago resided at the home of his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Solomon Sherield;at 515 Main street;Belle Vernon. According to reports;Mr.Sherield was on his way to work when he stepped off the curb and was struck by an suto. Immediately after he was struck by the first car;another car ran over him. He was a graduate of Belle Vernon High School and served two and one-half years as a staff sergeant in an anti-aircraft unit in the South Pacific. He is survived by his wife;Thresa;formerly of Donora;two sons;Dwayne;aged 3 and Timothy;aged 1;and his parents. Friends will be received Friday;Dec.1;1950;at the home of his parents and funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m.from the Speer Street A.M.E.Church in Belle Vernon. The Rev.C.F.Bryant will be in charge. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.