Mrs.Teresina Pieri;78;died at the home of her daughter;Mrs.Cleo Valdiserri;135 Johnson avenue;Belle Vernon;Thursday;February 18;1954;at 12:30 a.m. Mrs.Pieri was born in Italy June 29;1875. She is survived by one son;Italo Pieri of Dunlevy;six daughters;Mrs.William (Emma) Franchini;Mrs.Silla (Lena) Valdiserri;Mrs.Rebello (Dena) Zanardelli;Mrs.Aldo (Lillian) Picchairini;Mrs.Cleo (Lillian) Valdiserri and Mrs.Chester (Dolly) Biagini;all of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Virgil Bertocci and Mrs.Giovanna Giorgi of Charleroi;two sisters and one brother in Italy;twelve grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held in St.Sebastian Church;Monday;February 22;1954;at 9:30 a.m.in charge of Rev.Francis Martin. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Joseph Planey;aged 39 years;Gillespie;Fayette City;R.D.1;died Sunday;Feb.7;1954;at 1:40 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Born in Washington Township;the deceased was a member of the Holy Ghost Creek Catholic Church;Charleroi. Surviving are his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Steve Planey;Sr.;of Gillespie;four brothers;John and Mike;both at home;Steve;Jr.;Smithton;George;Perryopolis;two sisters;Catherine;at home and Mrs.Norman (Margaret) Foglia;Charleroi. Friends will be received at the late home. Prayer there on Wednesday;February 10;1954;at 9 a.m.;will be followed by Mass at 10 o’clock at the Holy Ghost Creek Catholic Church;Charleroi. Rev.George Berzinec will be in charge;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and son are the funeral directors.

Alvy Paul;51;of Newell;died in the Brownsville Hospital;Sunday;August 30;1953;at 8:15 p.m. He is survived by one son;Alvy of Belle Vernon;five brothers;Morgan of California state;John;Belle Vernon;Curtis;California state;Benjamin;Waynesburg;and William of Pittsburgh;three sisters;Pearl Paul of Cleveland;Ohio;Lillian Paul of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Vivian Mead;Jamesville;Wisconsin. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held there Wednesday;September 2;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Floyd McFarland;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

William Payne;aged 72 years;965 Grant street;Monessen;died Monday;July 20;1953;at 2 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Surviving are his wife;Mrs.Frances Payne;a daughter;Mrs.Grace Link;at home;two sons;Milton of Elizabeth;and Clarence of Monessen;11 grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Eula Mickle;of Rustburg;Va.;and Mrs.Viola Bates;of Baltimore;Md. Friends were received after 7 p.m.;July 20;at the Carter Funeral Home;McMahon avenue. Funeral services will be held Wednesday;July 22;1953;at 11 a.m.from the Union Baptist Church;with the eulogy by Rev.P.L.Green. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. DuBoise H.Carter;funeral director.