Margaret Jacobs;
53; of 405 Speer St.; Belle Vernon;
formerly of Dunlevy; died
Saturday; Feb. 19; 1977; at 6:45
a.m. in the Charleroi Division of
Mon Valley Hospital. She is
survived by her husband; John T.
Manning; two sons; John T.
Manning Jr. of Cortland; Ohio and
Larry K. Manning of Coronado;
Calif.; one daughter; Mrs.
Lawrence (Kathy) Acton of
Cincinnati; Ohio; her mother;
Mrs Nora Wilkins of Dunlevy;
three brothers; John Jacobs and
William Jacobs; both of Dunlevy;
and George Jacobs of Charleroi;
and two grandchildren. Friends
will be received at the Shelby D.
Ferguson Funeral Home; Belle
Vernon; from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday;
Feb. 20; and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. Monday; Feb. 21. Services
will be held at the funeral home on
Tuesday; Feb. 22; at 1 p.m.; with
the Rev. Charles CoIas of the First
Baptist Church; Belle Vernon;
officiating. Interment will be in
Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.
Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Charles Christopher Massey;8;of 120 Long Ave.;Fairhope;was dead on arrival Friday;Jan.21;1977;at 7 p.m.at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after being struck by a hit and run vehicle. A third grade student at Marion Elementary School in Fairhope;he was born Aug.28;1968;in North Charleroi. He was a member of Cub Scout Den 3 and Church of the Nazarene;both of Belle Vernon. Survivors include his parents;Charles and Audrey Lilley Mssey; two sisters;Melissa Lynn and Melinda Ann;both at home;paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Jules Massey of Monessen;maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Emerson Lilley Jr.of Belle Vernon;maternal great-grandmother;Mrs.Kate Givens of Monessen;maternal great-grandfather;Emerson Lilley Sr.of Belle Vernon;paternal great-grandmother;Mrs.Viva Lovas of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Hhoward W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fatyette City;after 4 p.m.Saturday. Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Kenneth E.Neiderhiser of Church of the Nazarene;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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.