Mrs. Lavonne H. Lear; 69; of
126 Price Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday;Oct.8;1968;at 1:20 a.m. in Shadyside
Hospital; Pittsburgh.
Mrs.Lear; who was born in
McKeesport on July 25; 1899;
was a daughter of the late Levi
and Laura Hicks.
A former Monessen resident;
she was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church of Belle
Vernon and was a member and
former president of Belle Vernon
Woman’s Club.
Her husband; Clyde Edward
Lear; died in June; 1964.
Surviving are several nieces
and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon after 7 p.m.on Oct.9. Service there Friday;Oct.11;at 1:30 p.m.with Dr.S.Arthur Talman;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Thomas J.Lancaster;Sr.;63;of Gibsonton;Belle Vernon R.D.2;who was owner and operator of Vic and Buck Maytag Sales and Service in Charleroi until October of this year;died Tuesday;Nov.28;1967;at 2:45 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. From October until his death Mr.Lancaster was employed by Fabian Hardware in Charleroi. A resident of Gibsonton since 1945;he was born in Jacobs Creek on Jan.4;1904. He was a member of Monessen’s First Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow;Winnifred James Lancaster;a son;Thomas J.Jr.at home;three daughters;Mrs.John (Bonny)Varega of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Beverly Miller of El Paso;Tex.;Ardyth Lancaster at home;two brothers;Robert M.of Gibsonton and Edward B.of Charleroi;three sisters;Mrs.Edith O’Rourke of Marianna;Mrs.Victor Leach of Charleroi R.D.2;Mrs.Della Lycett of Hollywood;Calif.;four grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Wednesday at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon.

McKinley Logan;70;of 71 Marion Villa;Belle Vernon (Arnold City) died Wednesday November 1;1967;at 1:20 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a lingering illness. Mr.Logan was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his widow;Mattie;three sons;James of New York City;Ernest of Detroit;Mich.;Dallas at home;three daughters;Mrs.Haywood (Inez) Wilson of Pricedale;Beryl Logan of New York City and Shirley Logan at home;a brother;Ernest of Pricedale and eighteen grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Thursday at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen.Visiting hours will then be 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.

Carlisle S. Lewis;68;of Trenton;N.J.;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Sunday;Oct.22;1967;at 10 a.m. in Jefferson Memorial Hospital;Philadelphia. Mr.Lewis;an engineer at Roheling Steel Co. in Trenton;was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Trenton. Surviving are his widow;Pearl Robson Lewis;sister of the late Hazel H.Hille who died several week ago in Belle Vernon;a daughter;Mrs.Walter (Joan) Daub of Youngstown;Ohio;one brother;Joseph of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday;Oct.25;from 8 to 10 p.m. Services there Thursday;Oct.26;at 2 p.m. with the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.