Douglas L.Lemon;84;927 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;Feb.13;1973;at 10:15 p.m.in the Golden Age Convalescent Home;Brownsville;after a brief illness. His son;Matthew Lemon of Pricedale;died Feb.10;and was buried yesterday;Tuesday;Feb.14;1973. Mr.Lemon was born in Sumpter;S.C.;May 10;1888;and lived in Belle Vernon 45 years. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and was chairman of the Desacon Board. He was also a member of the Trustee Board and had served 20 years as Sunday School superintendent. He was past master of Twin Lodge No.67;F&AM;Pricedale. Surviving are two sons;George and Jerome Lemon;both at home;one daughter;Mrs.Lena Payne;Pittsburgh;10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday. The body will be taken to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;at 2 p.m.Friday and a Masonic service will be held there at 8:30 p.m.Friday. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m.Saturday at the church with the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MATTHEW LEMON
Matthew Lemon;58;of 111 Monessen Highway;Pricedale;suffered a heart attack at home Saturday Feb.10;1973;and was prounced dead on arrival at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Scumpter;S.C.;March 16;1914;and resided in Pricedale the past 41 years. Mr.Lemon was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and past master of Twin Lodge 67;F&AM;Pricedale. He worked at the Bethlehem Mines Corp.;Cokeburg. Surviving are his widow;Georgia;two sons;T-Sgt.Clarence Lemon of San Angelo;Texas and Charles Lemon of Pittsburgh;five daughters;Mrs.Geraldine Williamson;Caroline Lemon and Mrs.Charlene Prunty;all of Pittsburgh;Mrs.Patsy Moore of Los Angeles;Calif. and Mrs.Connie Monroe of Baltimore;Md.;his father;Douglas L.Lemon;Belle Vernon;two brothers;George Lemon and Jerome Lemon;both of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Lena Payne of Pittsburgh and 15 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. The body will be taken to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;Tuesday at 2 p.m. and Masonc Services will be held there at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Funeral services will be on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
RUTH M. LOGAN
Miss Ruth Logan of 714 Mckean Ave.;Charleroi;died Thursday;Jan.18;1973;at 7:50 p.m.at Monsour Hospital;Jeannette;after a brief illness. Born in North Belle Vernon;she was a daughter of the late John W.and Elizabeth Bragan Logan. Miss Logan was a retired employee of the Charleroi Plant of Corning Glass Works. Surviving is one brother;Thomas;of Charleroi. Friends will be received until 9 p.m. Friday at the Ruth Eckert Funeral Home;Roscoe;where services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.with Canon Joseph N.Wittkofski;pastor of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family asks that contributions be made to the Crippled Children’s Fund. Ruth Eckert Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
JOHN STANLEY LINDEY
John Stanley Lindey;64;of 101 Fayette St.;Fayette City;died suddenly at his home;Tuesday;Jan.16;1973;at 10:15 a.m. He was born in Washington Twp.Sept.16;1908;a son of the late John and Phyllis Davies Lindey. He retired from Wheelng-Pittsburgh Steel’s Allenport Works last Friday. He was a member of the Fayette City Christian Church. Surviving are his widow;Dorethea Rudolph Lindey;two sons;Kenneth and John W.of Fayette City;one daughter;Mrs.Russell (Charlotte) Brown of Fayette City;seven grandchildren;one brother;Lewis Lindey of Fayette City R.D.;four sisters;Mrs.Willard Jones of Fayette City;Mrs.Mary Jolley;Mrs.William Hickey and Mrs.Paul Cope;all of Fayette City R.D. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where a service will be held Friday;Jan.19;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Bruce E.Smith of the Fayette City Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.
HAMILTON LYNN SR
Hamilton Lynn;76;of 1349 Paradise St.Fairhope;died Thursday;Jan.11;1973;at 4:10 p.m.in his home. Mr.Lynn;a retired coal miner;was born in Shire Oakes on March 14;1894. He was a member of United Mine Workers of America Local Union 2148. He is survived by his widow;Catherine Rodish Lynn;four sons;Hamilton of Pricedale;John of Belle Vernon;and George and Dennis;both of Fayette City R.D.1;two daughters;Mrs.Flora Belle McGavitt of Allenport;and Mrs.Margaret Huff Lynn of Belle Vernon;two step-sons;Donald Stonfer of Fairhope & John Stonfer of Cleveland;Ohio;16 grandchildren;and 18 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City;after 2 p.m.on Saturday;Jan.13;1973 and Sunday;Jan.14;1973;where services will be held on Monday;Jan.15;1973 at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director;in charge.
ROSA MARY LORIA
Rosa Mary Loria;82;of 309 Water St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.4;1973 at 6:40 p.m.at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Loria was born in Italy Feb.6;1890. She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband;Samuel;in 1933. Mrs.Rosa is survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 1 to 3 and 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday where Blessing services will be held at 9:30 a.m.Monday followed by Mass at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;with Msgr.Martin J.O’Toole officiating. Burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MARK EUGENE LUPORI
Mark Lupori;6;of 179 Trunk Dr.;Dayton;Ohio;died Saturday;Dec.30;1972;in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Hospital in Dayton;Ohio. Survivors include his parents;Sgt.and Mrs.Donald J.Lupori;two brothers;Donald John and Scott Paul at home;paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Geno Lupori of Dunlevy. Friends will be received Friday;Jan.5;after 7 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where a service will be held Saturday;Jan.6;at 10 a.m.;with the Rev.William founey of Monroeville officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.
EDWARD J. LAHEY JR.
Edward J.Lahey Jr.;55;of 539 Summit Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Nov.20;1972;at 7:45 p.m.in his home. He was a member of St.Cajetan R.C.Church and the First St.Ukrainian Club;both of Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Olga Contine Lahey;one daughter;Ellen;at home;three sisters;Mrs.John (Mary) Tormay of Monessen;Nellie Lahey of Allison Park;Mrs.Woodrow (Agnes) Derousse of Alabama;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and Thursday at Yoney’s Funeral Home;Monessen;where a Blessing service will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. Additional services will follow at 11 a.m.St.Cajetans R.C.Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Lino Ramellini;pastor;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Yoney’s Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
TAMMY ANN LESSMAN
Tammy Ann Lessman;8;of 148 Lincoln Ave.Extension;Charleroi was struck and killed by a car in front of her home shortly after noon;Tuesday;October 10;1972. Tammy Ann;daughter of Curtis J.and Mary J.Smith Lessman;was prounced dead on arrival at 1:25 p.m.at the Charleoi Division of Mon Valley Hospitals;Inc. Washington County Coroner Farrell Jackson attributed death to a skull fracture. The young girl would have been a second grade student at the Meadow Ave.;Elementary School. Charleroi police identified the driver of the car as Stanley J.Welch;28;of Belle Vernon R.D.2. Welch told police he was driving east on the Lincoln Ave. Extension in a borrowed late model car when the youngster darted from the curb and into his path. Welsh further told police that he attempted to avoid the girl by turning his car sharply off the right side of the road but that she was struck by the left front end of his vehicle. Police said no charges have been filed against Welsh. The Lessman girl was born March 6;1964;in North Charleroi. She was a member of the Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;Charleroi. Surviving;in addition to her parents;are a brother;Jack and a sister;Kimberly;both at home;her maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.James R.Smith of Belle Vernon;her paternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.Jack C.Lessman of Charleroi. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;Charleroi; Services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in the Mother of Sorrows R.C.Church;Charleroi;with the Rev.J.J.Thomas;pastor;officiating. Interment in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director.
JOSEPHINE C.CAPUTO LEBRIZZI