Henry C.Smith;78;of 715 Washington Ave.;Charleroi;died at his home on Saturday;Jan.25;1975;at 6:30 a.m. Born in Staunton;Va.;on Nov.30;1896;he was a son of the late Elijah and Elizabeth Stewart Smith. Mr.Smith was a retired custodian;having worked at Mellon Bank in Charleroi. He was an Army veteran of World War I. Several nieces and nephews survive. Friends will be received at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Edward Ford officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock is funeral director in charge.

George Shaw;69;of 1344 Fayette Ave.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at 6:30 p.m.Tuesday;Jan.21;1975;at his home. Born in Helvetia;Clearfield County;on May 29;1905;he was a son of the late John and Elizabeth Toward Shaw. Mr.Shaw was a retired employee of Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and belonged to the Washington Twp.Firemen’s Club and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He is survived by his widow;Bertha;four sons;William of Millersville;Md.;John M.and George B.;both of Crofton;Md.;and James W.of New Carrolltown;Md.;two daughters;Mrs.Marion Tootsey of Silver Spring;Md.and Mrs.Patricia Maxwell of Adelphia;Md.;two sisters;Mrs.Isabelle Bayley of Pontiac;Mich.and Mrs.Janet Henderson of Detroit;Mich.;and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Friday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Glen H.Burrows of Monessen officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Rudolph Schmidt;80;of 303 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Dec.31;1974;at 10:30 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Belle Vernon on Dec.22;1894;son of the late Rudolph and Maggie Durst Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;the American Legion of Belle Vernon;East Belle Vernon Athletic Club and the Market St.Italian Beneficial Society. He was a veteran of World War I. He was retired from the former American Window Glass Co.of Belle Vernon. Surviving are his widow;Adelmini Riva Schmidt;two daughters;Mrs.Clarence (Shirley) Booth of Hampton;Va.;and Mrs.Alvin (Beverly) Dopler of Springfield;Va.;one brother;Robert Schmidt of Belle Vernon;seven grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 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 pastor R.Dawson Hopson of First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;and the Rev.Gerald L.Dye of First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.