Mrs.Lydia A.Hoffman of Fairhope died at her home;Friday;October 8;1948;at 12:15 a.m.;after a lingering illness. She was born September 22;1877;and was a member of the Marion Presbyterian Church. She is surived by two daughters;Mrs.Mary Stopford of Fairhope;Mrs.Vera Schmidt of Belle Vernon;three sons;Russell of Belle Vernon;Clarence of Belle Vernon;R.D.2;George of Belle Vernon;three brothers;William Guiler of Buffalo;New York;Jacob Guiler of Roscoe;John Guiler of Fairhope;two sisters;Mrs.Edward Breakwell of Fairhope and Mrs.Clare Abbott of Fayette City. Sixteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren also survive. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Services will be held three Sunday;October;10;1948;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of Rev.George Guest. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Mr.and Mrs.John Holder;Market street;Belle Vernon;received word Wednesday Nov.8;1944;from the War Department that their son;Pvt.Warren M.Holder;was killed in action in France;October 6;1944. He had previously been reported missing in a telegram received by his parents on Oct.28. Private Holder was the possessor of a Presidential citation for bravery. He was graduated from the Belle Vernon High School and has been overseas since August;1973. Surviving besides his parents are two sisters;Mrs.Margaret Christopher;and Dolores;at home;and two brothers;Sgt.Richard in France;and Jack at home. His body will arrive in Charleroi Wednesday;Sept.8;1948;at 6:45 p.m.and will be taken immediately to the Toner Funeral Home. Services will be held there Friday;September 10;1948;at 2:30 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Herman F.Roney. American Legion Post 659 will have charge of military rites. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

William M.Hellein;aged 64 years;of Bentleyville;died Tuesday;May 11;1948; at 8 a.m.;after a lingering illness. He was born in Bridgeport;Pa.;January 3;1884;the son of George and Mary Blackstone Hellein. He had been a resident of Bentleyville for thirty years;and worked as a driller in the gas fields. He was a member of the Fells M.E.Church. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Della Hellein;two brothers;George E. Hellein of Aliquippa and J.R.Hellein of Belle Vernon;R.D. Friends will be received at the Jones and Thompson Funeral Home. Services will be held there May 13;1948; at 2:30 p.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Jones and Thompson are the funeral directors.

Mrs. Louis Hegedus;age 64 years;of Fairhope;died March 15;1948;at 3:10 p.m. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Hungarian Church. She is survived by her husband;Louis Hegedus;one sister;Mrs.Julia Wizen of Newton Falls;Ohio;three grandchildren and one great grandchild. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home. Services will be held there Thursday;March 18;1948;at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.Victor Bednar. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.and Edwin Melenyzer are the funeral directors.

Mrs.Flora Etta Hall;nee Scanlan;age 67 years;died at her home in Fayette City;R.D.1;Monday;February 9;1948;at 9 p.m. She was born in Troytown;Pa. She is survived by her husband;Albert C.Hall;three sons;Edgar of Fayette City;Clifford Albert of Brownsville;Russell at home;four daughters;Mrs.Earl Gillespie;Belle Vernon;Mrs.Rishel Fay;Campbell;Ohio;Mrs.Michael Turik of Fayette City;R.D.;and Mrs.Herbert Wright of Roscoe;two brothers;James Scanlan of Donora;John Scanlan of Pittsburgh;one sister;Mrs.Alex Behanna of Donora;twenty-one grandchildren and one great grandson. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Thursday;February 12;1948;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.John Bowers. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.