Thomas H.McCrory;60;of Perryopolis R.D.2;died Friday;Jan.7;1977;at 7:15 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington Twp.on Feb.8;1916;son of the late Edward and Margaret Hough McCrory. Mr.McCrory wa a veteran of service in the U.S.Army during World War II and was a retired coal miner. He belonged to Morning Star Grange No.1271. He is survived by his widow;Theressa Gogones McCrory;three daughters;Mrs.Charles (Priscilla) Webster of East Lake;Ohio;Mrs.Stephen (Georgetta) Hela and Mrs.William (Evonne) Kelly;both of Perryopolis R.D.;two brothers;Frank McCrory of Mercer and Clifford McCrory of Fayette City R.D.1;two sisters;Mrs.Michael (Hazel) Coates of Fayette City R.D.1 and Mrs.Chester (Agnes) Cole of Wheatland;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayettte City;after 4 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held Monday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Robert Higgenbotham of Little Redstone United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Rendella (Toots) Mabesolani;74;of 103 Plainview St.;Lynnwood;died Thursday;Dec.23;1976 at 1:45 a.m.in Washington Hospital. Mrs.Mabesolani resided at 103 Plainview St.;Lynnwood. She was born Oct.16;1902 in Pricedale;a daughter of the late John and Kate Carroll Nichols. Mrs.Mabesolani and her husband;the late Sam Mabesolani;owned and operated Sam’s Greenhouse at Allen Crossroads for 20 years. She retired in 1969. Besides her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband in 1968 and by two sisters;Katherine Dolan in 1968 and Helen Garner in 1970. Survivors include two sisters;Mrs.Mary Jane Nichols of Robertsville;Mo.and Mrs.Fred (Ethel) Holland of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Ben Nichols of Monessen and Carl Nichols of Belle Vernon;and an uncle;James Nichols of Grindstone. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday;Dec.24;1976. There will be no visitations on Christmas Day;Dec.25;1976. Friends will be received again on Sunday;Dec.26;1976 from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held in the funeral home on Monday;Dec.27;1976;at 10 a.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director in charge.

Jules Matthews of Belle Vernon R.D.1 died Sunday;Dec.5;1976;at 7:27 a.m.at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Matthews was a U.S.Army veteran of World War I;and was a member of V.F.W.Post 1190;Monessen. Survivors include his widow;Marcelle Fleury Matthews;two sons;Raymond of Belle Vernon R.D.1 and Edward of North Charleroi;a daughter;Mrs.John (Lillian) Smereczniak of Belle Vernon R.D.2;seven grandchildren;two great-grandchildren;and two brothers;Fred of Fairhope and Victor of Turtle Creek. Friends will be received at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;262 Donner Ave.;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m.at the funeral home. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Nelson O.McCoy;50;a former resident of Monessen;died Friday;Dec.3;1976;at 2:45 p.m.in Indiana Hospital;Indiana;Pa. Mr.McCoy resided at the Brown Hotel in Indiana. He was born March 15;1926 in Sagamore;Pa. Survivors include his mother;Mrs.Beatrice brown and his step-father;the Rev.Baxter Brown;both of Monongahela;one sister;Mrs.Bertha Dixon of monongahela;one brother;Frank Rhome of Monongahela;one aunt;Mrs.Mary Allen of St.Louis;Mo.;several relatives in the OMon valley area. zFriends will be received in the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral home in Donora from 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;Dec.5. Funeral services will be held Monday;Dec.6;at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.James Allen of the Second Baptist Church of Monongahela in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law Jr.is funeral director in charge.

Emma Jean Mood of Fayette City R.D.1;died Friday;Nov.5;1976;in Presbyterian-University Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 48. She was born Aug.4;1928;in Connellsville;a daughter of the late Donatus Renze and Emma Renze who survives. She was a resident of Fayette City for six years;having formerly lived in Fellsburg. Survivors include her husband;Carl H.Mood;a daughter;Mrs.Carol Jean Woodson of Fayette City R.D1;her mother;Emma Renze of Penn Hills;a brother;Donald C.Renze of Dorseyville;Pa;three sisters;Mrs.Leo (Madeline) Potisek of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Dorothy Snook of Tampa;Fla.;Mrs. Joe (Genevieve) Cronin of Penn Hills and two grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;Nov.7and Monday;Nov.8. A Blessing service will be held Tuesday at 9:15 a.m.at the funeral home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m.at St.Anne’s Catholic Church;Rostraver Twp.;with Rev.Renato F.Gianni as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Sherdina Mills;41;of House 36;Pricedale;died Monday;Nov.1;1976;at 6:15 p.m.in Montefiore Hospital;Pittburgh;following a brief illness. Mrs.Mills was born in Whitsett on Jan.20;1935;and had lived in Monessen for many years. She was a member of the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church of Whitsett. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Darlene Rodgers of Flint;Mich.;her mother;Mrs.Bessie Mills of Pricedale;four sisters;Mrs.Luther (Genevieve) Madison of Shoaf;Pa.;Mrs.Clarence (Fannie) Reid of Flint;Mich.;Mrs.George (Dorothy) Linton and Mrs.Albert (Frances) Smith;both of Monessen;three brothers;Robert Mills of Washington;Pa.;Herbert Mills of Monessen and Melvin Mills of Uniontown;three grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Friday;Nov.5;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Saturday;Nov.6;at 11 a.m.;the Rev.Clarence McCraw officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly D.Draper is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Elaine Mickle;42;of 325 Sixth st.;Donora;died Saturday;Oct.23;1976 at 3:15 p.m. in Charleroi Division of the Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Mickle was born April 7;1934 in Monessen;a daughter of the late Callie and Bertha Mickle. She had resided in Monessen until coming to Donora about 20 years ago. Mrs.Mickle was a former member of the Union Baptist Church of Monessen. She is survived by one son;Marshall Mickle of Washington;Pa.;three brothers;Philmon Mickle of Philadelphia;Curtis Mickle of New York City;N.Y.and Thomas Mickle;two sisters;Mrs.Frances Watkins;a missionary in West Africa and Mrs.Anna Crump of Donora;10 nieces and nephews;and one great-niece. Friends are being received in the Percy E.Law Funeral Home;Donora;after 7 p.m.Monday;Oct.25. Services will be held Tuesday;Oct.26 at 2 p.m. with the Rev.Wilbur J.Hubbard;pastor of the Fellowship Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law Jr.;funeral director in charge.