A victim of pneumonia;Mrs.Mary M.Pascoe;aged 89 years;possibly one of the oldest residents of this section;died Thursday;March 11;1943;at 3:15 p.m.at her home;432 Speers street;Belle Vernon.  She had been ill for the past week.  Children to the fifth generation survive;including a son;four daughters;fourteen grandchildren;twenty-three great grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  Twice a victim of pneumonia;her excellent physical stamina made it possible for her to fight off the disease and until stricken one week ago;Mrs.Pascoe was active in the pursuit of her household duties in addition to sewing and handicraft.She was born June 24;1854 at Syracuse;Ohio;a daughter of Alexander and Eliza Quillin.  Subsequently she was married in Syracuse to William Pascoe.  Mrs.Pascoe was the eldest of eleven daughters.  She was a member of the Free Methodist Church of Belle Vernon.  The family located in Belle Vernon in 1907;going there from New Kensington where Mr.Pascoe conducted a butter and farm produce market.  He died in 1905.  Surviving are a son;John A. Pascoe;of Arnold;Pa.;four daughters;Mrs.James F.Culler and Mrs.Mattie Spang;of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Olive King;of Pittsburgh;and Mrs.R.B.Campbell;of Greenville;Illinois.  Four sisters all residing in New haven;W.Va.also survive. Arthur R.Culler and J.Arlie Culler; Charleroi business men are her grandsons. Friends are being received at the home of Mrs.Culler;440 Spear street.  Funeral services will be held Monday;March 15;at 2:30 p.m.;from the Free Methodist Church;with Rev.Zenas Niver officiating.  Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Charles L.and Edwin F.Melenyzer;funeral directors in charge.   

John L.Popp;Iron City Hill;aged 76 years;died Tuesday;May 12;1942;at 7 o’clock;at his home following a lingering illness. The deceased came to this vicinity from Greenoak;Pa.;and resided here for the past 66 years. He is survived by his widow;Mrs.Lydia Brown Popp;and eight children;Mrs.Lila Foulks of Monessen;Mrs.Anna Beckinger at home;Mrs.Mildred Greene;Iron City Hill;John ;Jr.;R.D.Belle Vernon;Howard;at home;Raymond of Evansville;Ind.;Mrs.Devona Hornack of Braddock and Walter;at home. A sister;Mrs.John Ross of Monessen;eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren also survive. Friends will be received at the late home until Friday afternoon when services will be be held at 2 o’clock in charge of Rev.J.E.Fosnight;pastor of the Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Dave Woodward;funeral director in charge.