Louise Chalfant Woods;age 66;of 65 South Hills Terrace;Brownsville;died in the Brownsville General Hospital;Friday Aug.17;1973;at 2:45 p.m.after a lengthy illness. She was born in Washington Township;Fayette County;on June 8;1907. She was a daughter of the late John W.and Mary Deneen Chalfant;and was a member of the Fayette City Christin Church;a charter member of the Auxiliary of F.O.E.1356;Brownsville;Auxiliary of L.O.O.M.Chapter 172;Brownsville;and a retired cashier of a restaurant in Washington;D.C. Surviving are her husband;James A.Woods;Jr.;three daughters;Mrs.Melva Louisa Betsko of Oxen Hills;Md.;Mrs.Ruth Marie Jay of Cascade;Md.;and Mrs.Judith Ann Harmon of Brunswick;Md.;eight grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;four brothers;Wesley Chalfant of Aliquippa;Frank Chalfant of Belle Vernon;Fred Chalfant of Syracuse;N.Y.and Hugh Chalfant of Brunswick;N.J.;two sisters;Mrs.Jane Sanders of St.Petersburg;Fla.;and Mrs.Ruth Baker of Greensburg. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m.;with Rev.Bruce Smith;pastor of the Fayette City Christian Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa.
KATHERINE WATSON
LOUISACHALFANT WOODS
WILLIAM H. WHITE SR
FRANK A. WAGNER
Frank A.Wagner;77;of 118 Beaumont St.;Belle Vernon;died at 7 a.m. Thursday;July 5;1973;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born July 20;1895;in Fairhope and was a veteran of World War I having served as squad leader with the 319th Infantry Regiment of the 80th Division. He was retired from Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.where he had worked as a millwright in the open hearth. Mr.Wagner was a member of First Presbyterian Church and American Legion Post 659;both of Belle Vernon;and Charleroi Barracks of World War I Veterans. Surviving are his widow;Anna;three daughters;Mrs.Raymond (Margaret) Hillman of Gibsonton;Mrs.Wayne (Phyllis) Overand of West Newton and Mrs.William (Linda) Elkin of Belair;Md.;two sons;Frank Wagner of Watsontown and Tom Wagner of Belle Vernon;two brothers;John Wagner of Belle Vernon and Claude Wagner of Detroit;Mich.;14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with Dr.A.Arthur Talman of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey are the funeral directors in charge.
JOSEPH J. WALLACE
WILLIAM HENRY WILLIAMS
Funeral services will be held
Sunday;June 3;1973; in Belle Vernon for William
H. Williams; 84; of 302
Market St.; Belle Vernon; who
died Thursday;May 31;1973 at 6:20 a.m. in St.
Mary’s Hospital; Langhorne;
Pa. following a brief illness.
Mr. Williams; a resident of
Pricedale for over 50 years before
moving to Belle Vernon;
was visiting a son; Kenneth Williams
of Fairless Hills; when he
became ill at Easter. He had
been hospitalized since.
He was a company runner for
the 28th Division in World War
I; an elder emeritus of the
First Christian Church of Fayette
City; a member of the United
Mine Workers of America; a
member of the American Legion
Post 659 of Belle Vernon
and a member of the Charleroi
Barracks of World War I Veterans.
His wife; Jessie Anderson Williams;
died on April 29; 1972.
Survivors include two sons;
Kenneth E. of Fairless Hills;
and Donald G. Williams of Belle
Vernon R. D. 4; two grandsons;
one sister; Mrs. Hattie Wilt of
Donora; one half-sister; Mrs.
Beulah Hildebrand of Fayette
City; and three half-brothers;
Hillary; John and Fred Williams;
all of Mill Run; Pa.
Friends will be received at
the Harold R. Toner and Gerald
R. Essey Funeral Home of Belle
Vernon after 7 p.m. on Friday
and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
on Saturday;June 2;1973;where funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m.on Sunday;June 3;1973 with the Rev.Bruce E.Smith;pastor of the First Christian Church of Fayette City and the Rev.John Bowers;pastor of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that
contributions be made to the
Western Pennsylvania Heart Association in memory of Mr.Williams. Harold P.Toner and Gerald R.Essey;funeral directors in charge.
JOHN D. WOZNIAK
John D.Wozniak;83;died Tuesday;May 1;1973 at 8:15 a.m.at his home;201 Marine Ave.;Fairhope. He was born in Poland on September 21;1889 and was a retired coal miner. Surviving are three sons;Joseph of Whitehall;Frank of Post Vue and Walter of Fairhope;seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.on Tuesday. Prayers will be recited Thursday at 1 p.m.by the Rev.Felix Pyzowski of Polish National Catholic Church;Fairhope. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director;in charge.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS
THELMAERDELY WILKINSON
Mrs.Thelma Wilkinson;59;Elco;was pronounced dead on arrival at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital on Tuesday;Feb.13;1973 at 4 a.m. She was born in Arnold City June 4;1913;a daughter of the late John and Susan Moses Erdely. Mrs.Wilkinson was a member of New Hope Methodist Church;Roscoe. She is survived by her husband;Harry;Sr.;two sons;Chief Sr.M-Sgtr.Richard Aiello of Eielson Air Force Base;Alaska;and Harry Wilkinson;Jr.of Stockdale;two daughters;Mrs.Sandra Konick and Mrs.Mary Shimko;both of Allenport;two brothers;John Erdely of Charleroi and Joseph Erdely of Roscoe;four sisters;Mrs.Susan Franks of Rialto;Calif.;Mrs.Esther McGilvray of Cleveland;Ohio;Mrs.William (Rose) Marashoff and Mrs.Walter (Irene) Steckley;both of Ellsworth;12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the Ruth Eckert Funeral Home;Roscoe;between the hours of 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday. Services will be held Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Lloyd Jennles of New Hope Methodist Church;Roscoe;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
