James V.Simpson;53;of 934 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday morning;Feb.6;1961;at 3:45 o’clock in the Oakland Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh after a brief illness. Mr.Simpson was born in Belle Vernon;July 8;1907 and was a U.S.Army World War ll veteran. He was employed at Armstrong Brothers Hotel;Pittsburgh. Surviving are five brothers;Robert;at home;Nelson of Los Angeles;Calif.and Lawrence;Louis and Dale of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Raymond (Hazel) Chilton of Belle Vernon ;Mrs.Vincent (Velma) Frazier of Donora and Mrs.Jack (Betty) Dillard of Belle Vernon and many nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at the late home beginning Tuesday at 3 p.m. Funeral services will be held there on Thursday;Feb.9;1961;at 11 a.m. The Rev.H.F.Coffey will officiate. Intement will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.

Hazel Sphar; 67; of Smock R.D. 1
died Thursday;Nov.24;1960;at 2:35 p.m.in Uniontown Hospital. She was born in Belle Vernon on March 31; 1893.
Mrs. Sphar was a member of
the Star Junction Methodist
Church; the Women’s Society of
Christian Service and the Menallen
Grange. Surviving are her husband;Arthur E.; one son; Arthur F. of
Pittsburgh; two daughters; Mrs.
George (Adoree) McNabb of Attleboro;
Mass. and Mrs. George
(Miriam) Diehl of New Eagle;
one sister; Mrs. Charlotta Ferren
of Allenport; and nine grandchildren.
Friends will be received at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m. on Friday;Nov.25. Services on Sunday;Nov.27;1960 at 3:30 p.m.from the funeral home;with the Rev.Clair Hess;pastor of the Star Junction Methodist Church;officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Angelo Suppa;Sr.;73 of 409 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died at his home Saturday;Oct.29;1960;at 10 a.m. He was born in Naples;Italy;Sept.22;1887;and came to Belle Vernon in 1907 from his birthplace. He was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He retired eight years ago from the Monessen-Southwestern Railroad. Preceded in death;May 18;1936;by his wife;Josephine Suppa;he is survived by seven sons;Sam;Joseph;Frank of Belle Vernon;John;Charleroi;Nick;California State;James;Monessen;Angelo;Jr.;Belle Vernon;three daughters;Mrs.James (Louise) George;Charleroi;Mrs.Mary Panarella and Mrs.John (Catherine) Moravec;Belle Vernon;twenty-two grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Requiem High Mass will be sung Wednesday;Nov.2;1960;at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Church;Belle Vernon;by Rev.Andrew King. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is the funeral director.