Struck by an automobile near her home;a six-year-old Arnold City girl was fatally injured late Wednesday;June 12;1957. Charmaine Moran;daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Lawrence Moran;of Arnold City;ran into the path of an automobile operated by William A.Dews;age 65 years;of Fayette City. The girl was picked up by the driver and removed to Charleroi-Monessen hospital at 3:35 p.m. Mortal injuries claimed her life at the hospital at 6:35 p.m. The girl had been playing near a road roller. Dews stopped and had talked with the operator of the road roller. He was pulling away from the highway machine when Charmaine dashed from behind the roller and directly into the path of Dews machine. She was knocked to the highway and the wheels of the machine passed over her body;investigators disclosed. Friends will be received at the McCrory Funeral Home;where services will be held Saturday;June 15;1957;at 2 p.m. Rev.George Guest of the Marion Presbyterian Church will be in charge;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M.McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.

Ralph Andrew Maxwell;68;of 117 Eighth St.;Monessen;died Wednesday morning;April 10;1957;at 12:20 o’clock. Mr.Maxwell had been custodian at the Monessen High School for the past 20 years. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Bessie Maxwell;a son;Dr.H.J.Maxwell;who is a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature and two grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Melenyzer Funeral Home;262 Donner avenue;Monessen from 1 to 5 and from 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday;April 12;1957;at 2 p.m.from the funeral home with Rev.Paul Trout;pastor of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church of Monessen officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer;funeral director.

Lee N.McCreary;1115 Hill street;Belle Vernon;died Monday;February 4;1957 in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital.  He was a retired postal dispatcher of the Monessen Post Office where he worked for 30 years and was a resident of Monessen for 23 years before moving to Belle Vernon in 1945.  He was a member of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church;Monessen.  He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Laura L.Manewal McCreary;and one daughter;Mrs.Calvin (Mabel) Schwab;of West Newton and nine grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by two sons;Harold and Earl.  Friends will be received at the late home.  Services will be held there Thursday;February 7;1957 at 3:15 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Paul Trout.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  John L.Kravets is the funeral director.  

Mrs.Melissa McFall;68;died at the home of her daughter;Mrs.Thomas Steer;921 Summit avenue;Monessen;Wednesday;January 23;1957;at 5 a.m. She is survived by two sons;Thomas of Donora;Glenn of Pittsburgh;four daughters;mrs.James (Nellie) Basim;Pittsburgh;Mrs.Thomas (Ira) Steer;Monessen;Mrs.Grace Mowl of Miami Beach;Florida;Mrs.William (Mildred) Rose of Monessen;two brothers;Alfred Hendrickson of Belle Vernon and Floyd Hendrickson of Cleveland;Ohio;eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home during hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Saturday;January 26;1957;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Lloyd Erb. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Edwin Melenyzer is the funeral director.