James R. Murphy;67;of 625 Henry street;Belle Vernon;died in the Mercy hospital;Wednesday December 8;1954;at 5 a.m. H was a member of St.Sebastian Church;and Local 2148 U.M.W.A.Pricedale. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.James (Mary) Murphy;three brothers;Patrick of Fayette City;R.D.1;Austin J.Murphy;Sr.;of Speers;and Emmett Murphy of Monessen;and one sister;Mrs.Alice Smyth of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home. Requiem Mass will be sung Saturday;December 11;1954;at 9:30 a.m.in St.Sebastian Church by Rev.Francis Martin. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Mrs.Maude Estella Martin;78;of 445 Henry street;Belle Vernon;died in Women’s hospital;Pittsburgh;Tuesday;November 30;1954;at 4:01 p.m. Mrs.Martin was born in Pennsylvania;September 3;1876;and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. She is survived by her husband;Guy F.Martin;three sons;William O.Martin of Charleroi;Frank Vail Martin;Roscoe;and Aldan D.Martin at home;one daughter;Miss Olga Martin at home;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home during visiting hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Friday;December 3;1954;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Herbert G.Mountain;pastor of the West Newton Baptist Church;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Elizabeth Croushore Guiler McKean;
died at the home of her
daughter Mrs. Harry W. Steinman;
46 Penn street; Tuesday;
July;.20; 1954; at 12:20 a. m. after
an illness of several years of
a heart condition.
She was born near Adamsburg;
Westmoreland County; Sept. 6;
1872; a daughter of Michael and
Kathryne Roose Croushore.
She was married twice. On June
18; 1896; she was married to Edwin
S. Guiler of Belle Vernon. Mr.
Gullar died April 2; 1908. She was
united in marriage April 30; 1919;
to Samuel McKean; also of Belle
Vernon. He died Dec. 2; 1935.
To the first marriage were born
four children.
Mrs. McKean was a member of
the Second Presbyterian Church
here and of the Martha V. Paul
Chapter No. 404 Order of Eastern
Star. She attended the schools of
Westmoreland County and
Greensburg Seminary.
She is survived by one daughter;
Mae; wife of Harry W. Steinman
of 46 Penn street; Washington;
one son; Karl E. Guiler of
Delahope Farms; Columbia; N. J.;
three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren;
and three stepchildren;
Mrs. Grace Wescott; Mrs.
Glenn Lynn; and Robert McKean;
all of Belle Vernon. Two sons;
Paul and Bryan; preceded her in death. Friends will be received at the Richie and Piatt Funeral Home in Washington after 7 p.m.Tuesday;with services to be held there Thursday;July 22;at 2 p.m. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Sandy Miller;60;of 615 Ninth street;Monessen;died Sunday;July 18;1954;in the St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. He is survived by his wife;Mrs.Alma Miller;one daughter;Harriet Jean;at home;his father;Prince Miller of Millersburg;Ala.;one sister;Mrs.Catherine Moore of Birmingham;Ala.;two brothers;Daniel of Rankin;Sidney of Warren;two sisters-in-law;Mrs.Sally Wallace of Chattanooga;Tenn.;Mrs.Gamble of Salem;Ala.;seven nieces and two nephews. Friends will be received at the Carter Funeral Home after 7 p.m.Tuesday;July 20;and on Thursday;July 22;at 11 a.m.funeral services will be held at the Union Baptist Church in charge of Rev.Boyd Hinton. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Dubois H.Carter;funeral director.