Dr.A.J.Marston;aged 47;died at 2 o’clock Monday morning;June 21;1926;in the West Penn hospital;Pittsburgh;following an illness of only a few days duration. He took suddenly ill Tuesday evening of last week following an automobile ride with his wife and his condition became so alarming that he was removed to the hospital Thursday. Dr.Marston gradusted in medicine at the University of Pittsburgh in 1905.He was a member of the Presbyterin Church. The deceased was one of the pioneer citizens of Belle Vernon and has practiced medicine in the borough for the past 20 years. He was one of the most active citizens in the community on civic affairs and also was interested in the schools;having served as president of the North Belle Vernon school board and was in a great way responsible for the additions to the school buildings in the borough. Through his efforts;the North Belle Vernon Board of Trade was organized and at the time of his death he was vice president of that body. He was also a director in the Peoples National Bank of North Belle Vernon. Fraternally he was a member of the Belle Vernon Blue Lodge of Masons;the Royal Arch;Shriners and Consistory and also the Knights Templar. Besides his wife;Mrs.Ruth Marston;he is survived by one daughter;Phylis and his step-mother;and one brother;Joel B.Marston;of Wilson;Pa. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon;June 24;1926;at 2 o’clock in the Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon with probably the Revs.Jewell and Mattis in charge. Interment will be made in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Sarafina Mazza;wife of James Mazza;aged 55 years;429 Main street;Belle Vernon;died Thursday evening;June 17;1926;at 8:30 o’clock at her home;followng a short illness. The deceased was well and favorably known in the upper Monongahela valley;Mr.Mazza having conducted a grocery store in Belle Vernon for the past 20 years. Besides her husband she leaves five daughters;Rosie;Josephine;Hilda;Catherine and Mary;five sons;Frank;Anthony;Dominic;William and John;one sister and one brother;all of Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock;interment to follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.

A double funeral was held this afternoon;Friday;May 7;1926;with a brother and sister being laid side by side in their grave;victims of influenza. The deceased are Thomas Arthur and his sister Mrs.Mattie McCafferty. The brother and sister lived together for years on Water street;Belle Vernon;the sister keeping house for the brother;neither having any other near relatives. Two weeks ago both were taken ill with influenza and with no one to administer to them they were sent to the Charleroi-Monessen hospital. The brother;aged 44 years;contacted pneumonia and passed away on April 30. Hopes were entertained for the recovery of the sister and she was not told of her brother’s death as the attending physician feared a relapse. It was decided to keep the body until the sister had recovered sufficiently to attend the funeral;but the death angel interferred with the plans and the sister;taking a turn for the worse;passed away yesterday;May 6;1926;and the double funeral today May 7;1926;resulted.