John Ralston;Jr.;aged 52 years;died Monday;Sept.13;1948 at 2:15 a.m.at his home on South Fourteenth street. He has been bedfast since April. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Maude Ralston;two sons;Jack and James;at home;his parents;Mr.and Mrs.John Ralston of Pittsburg;Calif.;a sister;Mrs.Martha Ascherl;also of Pittsburg;a brother;Frank of Cleveland;Ohio. Mr.Ralston worked at the Pittsburgh Steel Co.for the past 30 years;and for the past 10 years was superintendent of the galvanizing department. He was a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church;was affiliated with the Monessen Sportsmen’s Association;the Auxiliary Police;the Boy Scouts;and was on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Steel Credit Union. Friends will be received at the Harper Memorial Chapel where funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon;Sept.15;at 2 p.m. in charge of the pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harry Harper;funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Mary Rex;age 77 years;nee Vaughan;of California avenue;Fayette City;died at her home;Saturday;October 18;1947;at 9:45 a.m. She was born in Troytown;March 4;1870;and was a member of the Christian Church of Fayette City. She is survived by one son;Edward Rex of Fayette City;two brothers;William and John Vaughan of California;three sisters; Mrs.Jennie Dwyer of Fayette City;Mrs. Emma Allison of Brownsville and Mrs.Irene Sevak of Cannonsburg;one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the late home.