Myra Baker McKeever;67;of 707 1/2 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Aug.9;1970;at her late home. Mrs.McKeever was born at Layton;Dec.17;1903. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Survivors include her husband;Lewis B.;one brother;James Otis Baker of Somerset;several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held on Tuesday;Aug.11;1970;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Seth Bower of First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Violet Mastronicola;64;of 17 Third St.;Charleroi;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Sunday;May 31;1970;at 1:50 a.m. Born in Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Leach Oliphant. Mrs.Mastronicola was a member of Monessen’s First Christian Church. She is survived by her husband;Luke L.;four sons;Arthur A.of Orlando;Fla.;Norman F.of Portage;Ind.;Gilbert V.of Charleroi R.D.;Robert P.at home;two daughters;Mrs.Frank (Isabelle) Zencuch and Mrs.Luther (Joan) Culp of Charleroi;two brothers;Joseph Oliphant of Waynesburg and Chris Oliphant of Fayette City;a sister;Mrs.May Mitchell of Fairhope;16 grandchildren. Friends are being received at Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service there Wednesday;June 3;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Vernon W.McDormand;pastor of First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock is funeral director.

Albert C.Manown;57;of Bentleyville;was found dead in his car at the 519 Truck Stop and Interstate 70 Saturday;April 25;1970. The Washington County coroner’s office said death was accidental;attributable to carbon monoxide (asphyziation). Mr.Manown was born in Finleyville on Sept.22;1912;the son of James and Mary Mellon Manown. He served with Headquarters Troop;5th Cavalry Regiment;in World War II and was a member of Charleroi Post 22;American Legion. Surviving are one son;William;of Toledo;Ohio;a brother;James;of Belle Vernon;and a sister;Mrs.Ida Wheatley of Coal Center R.D.1. Friends are being received at Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home;809 Main St.;Bentleyville. Service there Tuesday;April 28;1970;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Kenneth McCay officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Military service by American Legion Post 22 of Charleroi at the funeral home April 27 at 9 p.m. Kenneth V.Thompson Funeral Home in charge.

Frank Moran;56;of Belle Vernon R.D.3;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;at 1:45 a.m.Thursday;April 23;1970. Mr.Moran was assistant mine foreman for Mathies mine in Finleyville and was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church in Belle Vernon. Born in North Charleroi;he spent most of his life in the Belle Vernon area. Surviving are his widow;Victoria Yowonske Moran;two sons;Frank Jr.of Gary;Ind.;Thomas M.of Coraopolis;a brother;Michael;and a sister;Mrs.Harry (Helen) Kondratic;both of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. April 23. Prayers there Saturday;April 25;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will act as celebrant. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Mrs.Jean Ferguson Melenyzer;49;of 262 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday;April 10;1970;at 6 p.m. Born in Belle Vernon;she had been a Monessen resident since 1950. Mrs.Melenyzer was a member of First United Methodist Church of Monessen;its Women’s Society of Christian Service and Fellowship Class. She also belonged to Just for Fun Bowling League;Monessen. Surviving are her husband;Edwin;Monessen funeral director;a son;C.L.Melenyzer IV of Montgomery;Ala;two daughters;Mrs.David (Virginia) Kerr of Terre Haute;Ind.;and Mrs.John (Carol) Price of Seattle;Wash.;her mother;Mrs.Virginia Ferguson of Belle Vernon;two brothers;Malcolm Ferguson of Fairless Hills and Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon;her grandmother;Mrs.Eva Dent of Fairhope;four grandchildren. Friends will be received at Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.April 11 and from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.on April 12. Service there Monday;April 13;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Joseph C.Rial;pastor of Monessen’s First United Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.

David J.Matthews;Jr.;47;of 1168 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Tuesday;Feb.10;1970;at 2:25 a.m. He suffered a gunshot wound of the head in a shooting at Hiawatha Grille in Monessen. He was born May 9;1922;a son of Estella Matthews and David Matthews Sr. He was an employee in the blast furnace department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are six sons;Francis of New York;Richard;Donnell;Devin and Willis;all at home;Michael of Washington;D.C.;three daughters;Francine of New York;Davina of Washington;D.C.;Nikki at home;his mother;Mrs.Estella Matthews of Monessen;a brother;William of Washington;D.C.;four sisters;Mrs.Thelma Joyner of Monessen;Mrs.Willie Jane Newberry of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Jane Moore of Columbus;Ohio;Mrs.Theresa Wall of Monessen;one grandchild;many nieces and nephews. Friends are being received at Willian R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen. Service Saturday;Feb.14;at 11 a.m.in Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;at 11 a.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director.

A Pricedale resident;Burrell Minnie;74;died Thursday;Jan.22;1970;at 1:45 p.m.in Aspinwall Veterans Administration Hospital. Mr.Minnie was a retired railwoad worker who was a veteran of World War I. He was born in Belle Vernon on July 7;1895. Surviving are a niece;Mrs.Martha McIntyre of Pricedale;and one nephew;William Minnie of Arnold City. Friends will be received at William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;after 2 p.m.Jan.24. The body will then be taken to Pleasant Green Methodist Church;Pricedale;for viewing after 2 p.m.Jan.25. Service in the church at 1 p.m.Monday;Jan26;with the Rev.Bertha Sydnor;pastor;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director.