Joseph G.McClain;82;of 346 Speer street;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital on Tuesday;March 13;1951;at 7:30 a.m.  He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Jessie McClain;one son;John of Belle Vernon;three daughters;Miss Bess McClain at home;Mrs.Edna Burkhart of West Newton and Mrs.Maurice Baker of Coraopolis;one sister;Mrs.Elizabeth Ann Scott of Belle Vernon;sixteen grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.  Friends are being received at the Toner Funeral Home until Friday;March 16 when funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.with Rev.Herbert Mountain of the West Newton Baptist Church officiating.  Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Heart attacks claimed two Belle Vernon district brothers over the weekend;Osborne W.Mitchell;65;of Arnold City dying Saturday night;Feb.24;1951 and his younger brother Roy S.Mitchell;61;succumbering in Belle Vernon early Monday Feb.26;1951. Roy S.Mitchell;of Cherry Alley;Belle Vernon;died of a heart attack at his home Monday Feb.26;1951 at 4 a.m. He was born in Fayette City. The survivors include his wife Mrs.May Mitchell;sons;Curtis;Charleroi RD;Roy Jr.;Robert Raymond;Donald Richard;Daniel Robert Mitchell at home;three daughters;Florence;Pittsburgh;Mrs.Agnes Kula;Belle Vernon and Mrs.Esther Kistler;Charleroi RD;one brother;Curtis of Donora;two sisters;Mrs.Archie McLaughlin;Fayette City RD and Mrs.Edward Johnson of Lake Lynn;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Thursday;March 1;1951;at 2 p.m.in charge of Rev.George A.Guest;pastor of the Marion Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory;funeral director.

Heart attacks claimed two Belle Vernon district brothers over the weekend;Osborne W.Mitchell;65;of Arnold City dying Saturday night;Feb.24;1951 and his younger brother Roy S.Mitchell;61;succumbing in Belle Vernon early Monday;Feb.26;1951. Osborne W.(Ozzie) Mitchell died at Charleroi-Monessen hospital Feb.21;1951 at 9:40 p.m. He was born at Fayette City Sept.8;1885. Survivors include his wife Anna;four sons;Thomas of Ashland;Ky.;Archie;George and Charles of Arnold City;a daughter;Mrs.Frank Olsyewski;Arnold City;a brother;Curtis of Donora;two sisters;Mrs.Archie McLaughlin;Fayette City RD;Mrs.Edward Johnson;Lake Lynn and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Wednesday;February 28;1951;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Frederick Burchell of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene. Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Mary Massey;58;of 303 Third street;Monessen;died at her home;Saturday;December 2;1950;at 3:45 p.m. She was a member of the Ladies’Auxiliary of the Franco-Belgium club. She is survived by two sons;Emil and Jules;Jr.;of Monessen;one brother;John Moniot;one sister;Mrs.Ovedio Costello of Charleroi;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home;262 Donner avenue;Monessen. Services will be held in St.Leonard’s Church;Tuesday;December 5;1950;at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. E.F.Melenyzer is the funeral director.

Mrs.Mary M.Manown;aged 68 years;R.D.1;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday November 22;1950 at her home. She is survived by the following children;Mrs.Ida Wheatley;R.D.Charleroi;James Manown;R.D.Belle Vernon;and Albert;Belle Vernon;12 grandchildren;8 great-grandchildren;a brother;Hal Mellon;Death Valley;Calif.;two sisters;Mrs.Allan Jenkins;R.D.Washington;Pa.;and Mrs.Iva Dunn;Cameron;W.Va. Friends are being received at the Yoney Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon;Saturday;Nov.25;1950;at 2 o’clock from the funeral home in charge of Rev.O.E.Bennett. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Stephen D.Yoney;funeral director in charge.

Word was received here recentley of the death of Ernest Moore;50;a former resident. Mr.Moore died at the Mayview Hospital in Pittsburgh;after a long illness;on Sept.30;1950. He is survived by his wife;Frances Moore. Visiting with members of the family on Monday evening were Mrs.J.L.Sager;Mrs.Fred Dryer;Mrs.Maisie Moore and Harold Sager. (Taken from the Daily Courier;Connellsville;Thursday;Oct.5;1950)