Kennie Clinton Simmons;age 62 years;of Melrose Place;Belle Vernon;died in Presbyterian Hospital;Pittsburgh;May 16;1947;at 11:15 a.m. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Maggie Moats Simmons of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Stanley Doak;McKeesport;three sons;Carroll of Charleroi;John of Fayette City and William of Charleroi;his mother;Bincy Schrader of West Virginia;four brothers;two sisters;all of Virginia state;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there Monday;May 10;1947;at 2 p.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.and Edwin Melenyzer are the funeral directors.

Kust Somppi;age 74 years;of 807 Shady avenue;Charleroi;died at his home;Wednesday;March 20;1947 at 3:14 p.m.;after an illness of two weeks.  He was born in Finland;April 29;1872.  He came to Charleroi in 1934 from Daisytown.  He was a retired coal miner.  He is survived by his wife;Mary Poro Sompi;nine daughters;Mrs.Ida Touri of Detroit;Michigan;Mrs. Mary Selin;of Quincy;Massachusetts;Mrs.Susan Maki;of Westerly;Rhode Island;Mrs.Martha Hill;of Wood River Junction;Rhode Island;Mrs.Jennie Tolski;of New York City;Mrs.Lina Huber and Mrs.Aino Johnston of Charleroi;Mrs.Stella Anderson;of North Charleroi;Mrs.Kathryn Johnson;of Belle Vernon;two sons;John of Warren;Ohio and Carl at home;two brothers;August Somppi of Ashley;Massachusetts;and Kalle Somppi of Warren;Ohio;one sister in Finland and eighteen grandchildren.    Friends will be received at the Lawrence B.Frye Funeral Home.  Services will be held there Saturday;March 22;1947;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Meade A.Rugh.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Lawrence B.Frye is the funeral director.

George Sabolek;age 68 years;of Arnold City;died suddenly while visiting a neighbor on Friday;January 3;1947 at 2:10 p.m. He was born in Yugoslavia;May 7;1878. He is survived by four sons;Stephen;Nicholas and Thomas of Arnold City;and Joseph of Lynnwood and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the home of his son;Thomas Sabolek of Arnold City. Services will be held there Monday;January 6;1947;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Valentine Sedlak. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M. McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.