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.

A former Belle Vernon resident;
Mrs. Irene Scanlon Stricklen;
53; of Warren. Ohio; died
Thursday;July 20;1967; at 7:30 p.m. following
heart surgery in Cleveland
(Ohio) Clinic.
She was the daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Carney
Sr
Surviving are her husband;
Clarence; two daughters; Mrs.
Charles (Myra) Blacka of
Country Club Road. Monongahela
and Mrs Shirley Von Bergen
of Warren; Ohio; two
brothers.;Thomas Scanlon and
Harry Carney Jr. of Belle Vernon.
two sisters; Mrs. Vila
(Phoebe) Duvuvuei of Cleveland
and Mrs Julius (Margaret)
Perry of Belle Vernon: six
grandchildren
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral
Home in Belle Vernon.

Emerson Spiker;69;of 117 Dinsmore St.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died suddenly Wednesday;July 5;1967;at 2:05 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Spiker was a retired employee of the P.& L.E.Railroad and was a member of Loyal Order of Moose No.269 of Newell;Washington Twp.Volunteer Fire Dept.and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. He was born in Connellsville on Oct.29;1898. Surviving are a son;Elmer;and two daughters;Mrs.John (Gladys) Kelley and Mrs.Carey (Marion) Harris;all of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Clyde of Fairmont;W.Va.;Elmer of Pittsburgh and Smith of Brownsville;a sister;Mrs.Anna Grant of Allison;nine grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his wife;Margaret;in 1951;and two sons;Melvin in 1944 and Emerson in 1956. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Service there Saturday;July 8;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Baptist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Mrs.Jane E.Smith;50;of Fayette City R.D.1;died Thursday;June 29;1967;at 8:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Smith was a member of Sampson Union Church in Donora. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Elmer (Erma) Newman of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Spence (Lola) Astle of Fayette City R.D.1;and Annetta Smith at home;three sons;Lt.Charles L.with the U.S.Army at Fort Dix;N.J.;Ronald A.of Columbus;Ohio;and Gary L.at home;ten grandchildren;a sister;Mrs.Walter (Mae Alice) Smith of Newell;one brother;Robert T.Duncan of Raleigh;N.C. Friends are being received at the Harold A.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Monday July 3;1967;at 2 p.m.with the pastor of Sampson Union Church of Donora;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

John A.Sarnosky;42;formerly of Belle Vernon R.D.;died Tuesday;June 20;1967;at 3:30 p.m.in Blairsville State Hospital at Blairsville after a lingering illness. Mr.Sarnosky was a World War II veteran;having served with the U.S.Air Force. Surviving are his mother;Mrs.Anna Sarnosky;and a sister;Mrs.Charles B.Smith;both of Pittsburgh;two brothers;Edward of Pittsburgh and Raymond of Tokyo;Japan. Friends will be received starting at 3 p.m.June 22 in the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Prayers there Friday;June 22;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Martin J. O’Toole;pastor of Belle Vernon’s St.Sebastian Church;officiating. Interment will take place in the Soldier Plot of Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.