Kathy Virginia Webb; 41/2-
month-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Webb Sr. of Irwin
R. D. 4; formerly of Monessen;
died of pneumonia at her
home Friday;May 1;1970;at 10:45 am.
Survivors in addition to her
parents are three brothers;
Frederick Jr.; John M. and
Robert Allen; two sisters; Carol
A. and Debra M.; all at
home; paternal grandparents;
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Sadler of
Irwin R. D. 4; and maternal
grandparents; Mr. and Mrs. Averell
Gregg of Monongahela
R. D. 3.
Friends will be received at
the Edwin F. Melenyzer Funeral
Home; Monessen;Sunday;May 3;1970 from 12:30 p.m.to 9 p.m. Services will be held there Monday;May 4;1970;at 10 a.m.;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin F.Melenyzer of Monessen is the funeral director.
MARY E. WALTERS
Mrs. Mary E. Walters; 93; of
225 Hoffman St.; Belle Vernon
(Fairhope); died tuesday;April 28;1970; at
11:45 a.m. at her home.
Mrs. Walters; who was born
in Finland; was a member of
St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Monessen.
She moved to Fairhope in 1904
from Monessen.
Her husband; John N. Walters;
died in 1925.
Surviving are two sons; John
A. of Speers Hill and Eugene of
Belle Vernon; three daughters;
Esther at home; Mrs. Marie
Gladstein and Mrs. Lillian Siren
of Pittsburgh; a sister in
Finland; five grandchildren and
eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Wednesday;April 29;and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.Thursday;April 30. Service there Friday;May 1;1978;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Donald J.McCold;pastor of St.Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.
OLIVER B. WEST III
REV.SAMUEL E. WEST
The Rev. Samuel E. West; 81; of Perryopolis R.D. 2; formerly
of Belle Vernon; died Wednesday;April 15;1970;at 3:45 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen
Hospital.
Preceding him in death was his wife; Alma G. West; on March 9; 1970. He was formerly
pastor of the Free Methodist
Church of Belle Vernon.
Survivors include: two daughters;
Mrs. Edwin H. (Sarah)
Wilbraham of Perryopolis and
Mrs. Wilfred (Dorothy) Williams
of Star Junction; six sons;
Samuel Paul and Oliver B.;
both of Perryopolis; The Rev.
James Raymond West of Morgantown;
W. Va.; Charles William
and David L.; both at
home and Howard L. of Belle
Vernon; six brothers; Jacob of
Tampa; Fla.; William; David
and Lafe; all of Rockport;
W. Va.; Charles of Little Hocking;
Ohio and Earl of Parkersburg;
W. Va.; 25 grandchildren;
14 great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral home;Belle Vernon from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the Church of the Nazarene;Fitz Henry Rd.;Smithton on Saturday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Thomas Akester;pastor; and the Rev.Murray Maley of Shinnston;W.Va.officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.
AMANDA H. WETZEL
Mrs.Amanda Houseman Wetzel;93;of 221 Henry St.;Belle Vernon died Thursday;March 26;1970;at 10:10 a.m.in Haven Crest Nursing and Convalescent Home;Monongahela R.D.;after a lingering illness. Mrs.Wetzel was a member of First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon. Her husband;Charles Wetzel;died in 1956. Surviving are a niece;Mrs.Jane Wetzel;and a nephew;Edgar Hall;both of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Saturday;March 28;1970;at 2 p.m. with the Rev.Seth Bower;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.
ALMA GERTRUDEPAULSON WEST
Mrs Alma G. West of Perryopolis
R D 2; died Monday; March 9; 1970; at
3 a.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.
Surviving are her husband; the Rev.
Samuel E. West; former minister of
Belle Vernon’s Free Methodist Church;
two daughters; Mrs Edwin (Sarah Jean)
Wilbraham of Perryopolis R D 1 and
Mrs Wilfred (Dorothy) Williams of Star
Junction; six sons; Paul and Oliver West
of Perryopolis; the Rev James Raymond
West of Morgantown; W Va; Charles
and David West at home; Howard L
West of Belle Vernon R D; 25 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; five
sisters; Mrs Carrie Cowsert of Uniontown; Mrs. Lila Thompson of Zelienople; Mrs Ruth Wilson of Beaver Falls;
Mrs Louis Hulmes of Hollywood; Fla ;
Mrs Dorothy Brandt of Beaver Falls;
a brother; Cromwell Paulson of Rochester;
Pa. A son;Pvt.1st class Robert A.West was killed in 1944;during World War II. Friends are being received at
Harold R Toner Funeral Home; Belle
Vernon; from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p m.Tuesday and Wednesday.
The body will then be taken to Church
of the Nazarene; Fitzhenry Road; Smithton;
on Thursday; March 12; where
friends may call from 11 a.m. until 2
p.m.; the latter being time of service;
with the Rev. Thomas Akester; of
Smithton’s Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Interment; Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is funeral director.
MAUDE L.STURGIS WHITE
Mrs.Maude Sturgis White;49;of 622 Hill St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.16;1970;at 8:45 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born in Jefferson Twp.;Fayette County. Surviving are her husband;William White Jr.;two daughters;Mrs.Sharon Grier of Belle Vernon and Terri Jean at home;two brothers;Jack Sturgis of Lynnwood and James Sturgis of Glenshaw;Pa.;two sisters;Mrs.Jane Breckenridge of Fayette City R.D.1 and Mrs.Mae D’Erico of Fairhope. Friends are being received at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Service there Thursday;Feb.19;1970;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.
MARY ANNROLEY WHETZEL
Mrs.Mary Ann Whetzel;78;of Saltsburg R.D.1;died in Latrobe Hospital yesterday at 10:15 a.m. Mrs.Whetzel;who was born in Belle Vernon;was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. She had lived in Belle Vernon until 1940. Preceding her in death were her husband;John Homer Whetzel;Jan.10;1958;and a daughter;Mrs.Vera Jenkins;Feb.6;1969. She is survived by a daughter;Mrs.Dorman (Edith) Cunkleman of Saltsburg;a sister Gertrude Roley o Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Dec.30. Service there Thursday;Jan.1 at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.John Bowers;pastor of Belle Vernon First Christian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.
IDA WILLIAMS
Mrs.Ida Williams;50;of Gallatin;was dead on arrival at Monongahela Memorial Hospital Wednesday;Dec.24;1969;at 4:36 p.m. Born in East Monongahela;she had been a life-time resident of the area. She was a member of First Baptist Church;Gallatin. Surviving are her husband;James of Courtney;five sons;Dennis Williams of Courtney;Pvt.Herman Williams with the U.S.Marines at Bauford;S.C.;Lawrence;Charles and Timothy Williams at home;two daughters;Gertrude and Linda at home and one grandchild. Friends will be received at First Baptist Church in Gallatin after 2 p.m.Sunday. Percy Law Jr.of Donora is funeral director.
BARTLEY J. WOOD
Bartley J. Wood Sr; 77; of 1123 Fayette Road; Belle Vernon; died in
Charleroi-Monessen Hospital yesterday at 2: 30 p. m.
Mr. Wood was a retired purchasing agent of General Chemical Co. at
Newell. A veteran of World War I; he was a member of Marion Presbyterian
Church in Fairhope.
Surviving are his widow; Yvonne Parmentier Wood; a daughter; Mrs. Jack
(Elaine) Dakas of Belle Vernon; five sons; Edwin of Farmington; Pa.; Thomas
of Rockville; Md.;William at home; Bartley Jr. of San Diego; Calif.; Charles
R. of Greensburg; four sisters; Mrs Catherine Conaway and Mary E. Wood of
Belle Vernon; Mrs. A. B. (Alice) Fine of Pittsburgh; Mrs. Anthony ( Ann)
Kalinoski of Donora; two brothers; Peter J. of Hopwood and Emmett of
Virginia Beach; Va.
Friends will be received at Harold R. Toner Funeral Home; Belle Vernon;
from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p. m. tomorrow and Sunday.
