Fleming J.Mosely;68;of 731 Third St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;May 23;1972;at 7:30 a.m.in West Penn Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a brief illness. He was born in Hemp Hill;W.Va.;Oct.19;1903. He had lived in Monessen for the past 40 years. He was retired from the Donora Works of U.S.Steel’s American Steel and Wire Division. Surviving are three sons;Delmar J.of Belle Vernon;Fleming J.III of Lorain;Ohio;and William Gillmore at home;four grandchildren;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Thursday at the Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;where a service will be held Saturday;May 27;at 2 p.m.with Elder Joseph Bass officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.

Della Mae Derry Mosley;63;of Pricedale died Sunday;March 26;1972;at 6:35 p.m. in Brownsville Hospital after a lingering illness. She was born in Pricedale Jan.4;1909. She was a member of Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;where she served as organist for many years. Surviving are her husband;Frederick;three sons;Clarence of Denver;Colo.;Fred of Harrisburg and Cecil at home;two daughters;Pearl Chaney and Mrs.Frank (Geneva) Grace;both of Denver;Colo.;two sisters;Mrs.Rosette Washington of Pricedale and Mrs.Essie Johnson of Greensburg;12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. thereafter at the William R.Taylor Funeral home;Monessen;until the time of the service Thursday;March 30;at 1 p.m. at Pleasant Green A.M.E.Church;Pricedale;with the Rev.Bertha B.Syndor;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director.

Rose Mazza;70;of 501 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Dec.31;1971;at 10:30 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born in Grafton;W.Va.;June 15;1901;but resided in the Belle Vernon area almost her entire life. She retired four years ago as owner and operator of Rose’s Restaurant in Belle Vernon. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and an honorary member of the Belle Vernon Fire Department. Surviving are four sisters;Mrs.Josephine Teano;Mrs.Albert (Catherine) Trozzo;Mrs.Gilda Duda and Mrs.Alex (Mary) Teska;all of Belle Vernon;and three brothers;Tony Mazza of Arnold City;Domenick Mazza of Coraopolis and John Mazza of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received t the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Tuesday;Jan.4;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Rena Marchione of 219 Lenawee Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;December 26;1971 at 11:30 a.m. Her husband;Albet;who had served as health officer in Monessen;preceded her in death in November of 1969. Surviving are a son;Nicholas of Reseda;Calif.;three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren;and two sisters;Mrs.Athalia Zambelli of Monessen and Mrs.Tressa Boni of Detroit;Mich. Friends are being received at the Yoney Funeral Home;Monessen;where a service will be held Wednesday;Dec.29;at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Thomas R.Stennett of St.Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Stephen Yoney;funeral director.

Harry K.McCraw;62;president of the Mon Valley branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People;died unexpectedly Sunday;Dec.19;1971;at 2:30 p.m.in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.McCraw;a Monessen resident for 47 years;lived at 952 Grant Ave. He was born Jan.11;1909;in Dunbar;son of the late James McCraw and Elmira McCraw Lacy. For the past 31 years he had been an employee of the Monessen office of Mellon Bank. Mr.McCraw was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;and was superintendent of its Sunday School for many years;as well as president of the Baptist Training Union. Always interested in young
people’s activities; he was a
committeeman on the Boy Scout Board of Review;a past president
of the Liaison Council of
the Monessen public schools and
treasurer of the Monessen Midget Football League and Midget Baseball League. Mr. McCraw also was a member of the Monessen Organization for Racial Equality and of the Mayor’s Human Relations Commission. Surviving are his widow; Mrs. Ruby Draper McCraw; two daughters;Mrs. Alphonse (Carolyn) Carter of Cincinnati;Ohio;and Mrs.Dale (Marilyn) Simpson of Monessen;four grandchildren;two brothers;Maurice McCraw of Brandywine;Md.and the Rev.Clarence McCraw of Pittsburgh;two sisters;Mrs.Etta Wilson of Pittsburgh and Mrs.Helen Little of Monessen. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Monday at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;where visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday;Dec.22;1971;at 11 a.m.in the Union Baptist Church;Monessen; in charge of the Rev.John E.Washington;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Donora;assisted by the Rev.Samuel Greene and the Rev.Philip Greene;both of Monessen. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.

Mrs.Pearl M.Mazza;57;of 533 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Dec.2;1971;at 2:48 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mrs.Mazza was born Dec.1;1914 in Belle Vernon. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary to the Belle Vernon Fire Dept. Surviving are her husband;John Mazza;her father;Harry Greene of Belle Vernon;four brothers;Melvin;Dalton and George Greene of Belle Vernon and Robert Greene of Okmulgee;Okla.;and three sisters;Mrs.Fred (Dorothy) Liebl;Mrs.Michael (Margie) Pello and Jean Greene;all of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where visiting hours are 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held at the funeral home Monday;Dec.6;1971;at 1:30 p.m.;with Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Barbara McKita.33;of 12010 Whitehall Drive;Bowie;Md.;a former resident of Fairhope;died Tuesday;Oct.26;1971 at 6 a.m.in Prince George Hospital;Cheverly;Md. Mrs.McKita was born in Michigan on June 25;1938. She is survived by her husband;Edward;a son;Edward;two daughter;Stacy and Lisa;her mother Mrs.Mary Sadowski of Detroit;Mich.;one brother;Charles Sadowski of Detroit;one sister;Mrs.Beverly Kostelac of Fairhope. Her father;Charles Sadowski;preceded her in death. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Thursday at the Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Saturday;Oct.30;1971 at 9:30 a.m. Requiem High Mass will follow at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole as celebrant. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director in charge.