Service was held this afternoon at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Belle Vernon R.D.2;for Diane Sandy;infant daughter of Dick D.and Bernice Bolyard Sandy of Belle Vernon R.D.3 The baby died at birth today at 4:15 a.m. in Monongahela Memorial Hospital. Surviving besides her parents are two brothers;Randy and Brett at home;paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs. James Sandy of Belle Vernon R.D.3;maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs. Millford Bolyard of Newburg;W.Va. Interment took place in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Jesse Stopford Sr.;64;of 222 Dull St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope));died suddenly at his home on Saturday Jan.27;1968 at 1:30 p.m. He was a retired steel mill worker and a member of Marion Presbyterian Church in Fairhope. Born in North Charleroi Feb.23;1903;he was a son of the late William and Ellen Boydell Stopford. Surviving are his widow;Mary Hoffman Stopford;a son Jesse Jr.of Monessen;two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Gloria) Russo of Coal Center and Mrs.Nelson (Joan) Crouch of Stockdale;four brothers;Leonard;Paul;George and Ralph;and two sisters;Mrs.Florence Smider and Sarah Stopford;all of Paterson;N.J.;eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Service there Tuesday;Jan.30 at 2:30 p.m. with the Rrev.Fred G.Cratuk;pastor of Fayette City’s Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

William Stafford;66;of First and Water Sts.;Allenport;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Thursday;Oct.5;1967 at 2:45 p.m. Mr.Stafford;a retired employee of the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.;was a veteran of World Wars I and II;having served with the U.S.Navy. He was a member of the Ancient Order of the Deep;U.S.Navy;American Legion Post 92 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5280;both of Lonaconing;Md.;and Disabled American Veterans;Washington Chapter 125. He was born at Lonaconing;Md.;on Jan.24;1901. Surviving are his widow;Vivian Price Stafford;his stepfather;Hayward Duckworth of Lonaconing. Friends are being received at the Ruth Eckert Funeral Home;Roscoe;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Sunday;Oct.at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.David Griffith;pastor of Allenport Methodist Church;officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev.Charles Sowden;pastor of Speers Methodist Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ruth and Emil Eckert are funeral directors.

Soloman Sherield; 65; of 515
Main St.; Belle Vernon; died at
his home Tuesday morning;August 15;1967.
Born in Georgetown; S. C.;
July 4; 1902; he had lived in
Belle Vernon 43 years.
Mr. Sherield; a member of
Speers St. A.M.E. Church in
Belle Vernon; retired on July
28; 1967; from the open hearth
department of the Monessen
plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.
Surviving is his widow; Gertrude; a daughter-in-law; Mrs.
Theresa Sherield of New York;
three grandsons.
His son; Albert; died on Nov.
27; 1950.
Friends are being received at the late home. Service Saturday;August 19;1967;at 1:30 p.m. in Speers St. A.M.E.Church;Belle Vernon. The Rev.Henry Coffey;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper of Monessen is the funeral director in charge of arrangements.