John Andrew Shearin;81;of 133 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 17;1963 at 5 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Shearin was born in Dunbar;Oct.5;1881;coming to Belle Vernon 25 years ago from Brownsville. A member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;he was retired from the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.in 1952. Surviving are his widow;Mary;a son;James E.;at home;two daughters;Mrs.Ernest (Jean) Shaffer of Brownsville and Mrs.Benedict (Virginia) Korte of Dearborn;Mich.;a brother;T.I.Shearin of Centerville;two sisters;Mrs.Violet Brown and Helen Shearin;both of Uniontown;five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday;March 19;at 10 a.m.from St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Rev.Andrew King officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs.Jean Sowden;43;of 409 Bluff St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday;Feb.22;1963;at 4:15 a.m. She was a Belle Vernon resident for 23 years. Surviving are her husband;William H.(Howdy) Sowden II;one son;William H.Sowden III;three sisters;Mrs.Mildred Meyer of Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Lindauer of Irwin;and Mrs.Grace Jones of Perryopolis;two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m.Feb.23. Visiting hours will then be from 1 to 5 ad 7 to 10 p.m. Services there Monday;Feb.25;at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.E.W.Lighthall;pastor of the First Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Mrs.Eva Snyder;78;died at the home of her daughter;Mrs.Roy Whitelaw;387 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;Sunday;Jan.13;1963;at 4:35 a.m. Survivors are one son;Edward Snyder of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Roy (Ethel) Whitelaw of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 o’clock Jan.14;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Wednesday;Jan.16;at 2 p.m.;in charge of the Rev.E.W.Lighthall;pastor of the Belle Vernon Methodist Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.