Benjamin Lucas of 700 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;died Tuesday;April 6;1976 at 11:20 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 75. He was born Aug.20;1900;in Pittsburgh;son of the late Mike and Anna Lucas. Mr.Lucas was a retired coal miner. His only survivor is a sister;Mrs.John (Julia) Hela of Perryopolis R.D.2. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;from 7 to 10 p.m.Wednesday and until 2:30 p.m.Thursday;the hour of services. Officiating will be the Rev.Fred G.Gnatuk;pastor of Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church;Fayette City R.D.1. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

David E;Lazzari Jr.;23 months;of 317 Roley St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;March 31;1976;at 2:15 p.m.in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. He would have had his second birthday on April 14. The son of David E.and Driscilla Baron Lazzari Sr.;the baby was born April 14;1974 at North Charleroi. In addition to his parents;he is survived by a sister;Dana Jean;at home;his paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Armando Lazzari of Belle Vernon;and maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Adolph Baron of Fairhope. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Blessing services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by a Mass of the Angels at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Violet Lessman;70;of Charleroi R.D.2;died Sunday;Feb.1;1976;at 3:21 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Lessman was born in Sharon;Pa.;on June 20;1905;daughter of the late Samuel and Wilkelminia Cover. She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Charleroi. Survivors include her husband;Eberhardt Lessman;three sons;Robert Lessman of DelRay Beach;Fla.;Carl Lessman of Imperal and David Lessman of Charleroi;one daughter;Mrs.Don (Norma) Lensky of Charleroi;two brothers;George Cover of Belle Vernon and William Cover of Morgantown;W.Va.;two sisters;Mrs.Elaine Earle of Lansing;Mich.;and Mary Cover of Pittsburgh;three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received in the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 2 to 5 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and Tuesday;Feb.2 and 3. Services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday;Feb.4;at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Frank Bodnar;pastor of the United Methodist Church of Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vvernon Cemetery. Carl J.Spallino;funeral director in charge.

Ferry Lea;74;of 941 Grant St.;Monessen;died Tuesday;Dec.23;1975 at 8:10 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital after a short illness. Born in Orange County;N.C. on Jan.18;1901;he was a son of the late Willis and Elizabeth Florence Lea. Mr.Lea had lived in Monessen the past 52 years. He retired from the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.in July 1966. Mr.Lea belonged to the Mon Valley Retired Steelworkers. Surviving are his widow;Sylvia Lea;five sons;William Lea of Monessen;Ferry Lewis Lea of Indianapolis;Ind.;Dallas Lea of Pittsburgh;Edward Lea of Monessen and Warren Mitchell Lea of Burnsville;Minn.;one brother;Lewis Lea of New Castle;11 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held from the funeral home chapel on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Clarence L.McGraw officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

William C.(Cotton) Lehew;68;of 356 Anna St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Nov.4;1975 at 10:30 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Belle Vernon on Feb.19;1907;he was a son of the late William C.and Jennie Lehew. Mr.Lehew was a lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area. He retired in 1969 from the automatic finish department of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of the East Belle Vernon Athletic Club and the Musical Society of Belle Vernon. His wife;Marjorie Wolfe Lehew;preceded him in death on Feb.2;1969. Surviving are two sons;Dale W.of Charleroi and Carey V.at home;one daughter;Mrs.Philip (Norma) DuPriest of Arlington;Va.;two sisters;Mrs.Andrew (Gene) Brazack and Mrs.Helen Adams;both of Belle Vernon;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. Services will be held on Friday at 2 p.m.at the funeral home with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.