Mrs.Ruby M.Jones;62;of 335 Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;at 11:30 a.m.Wednesday;June 14;1967. Mrs.Jones was a member of the First Christian Church;Dames of Malta;Pythian Sisters;all of Monessen and Mon Valley Licensed Practical Nurses Association. Surviving are her husband;M.Q.Jones;two sons;Milfred Russell Jones of Greentree;Pittsburgh;and Ronald Jones of Richmond;Va.;two daughters;Mrs.Roland (Irene) Shawley and Mrs.Donald (Ruth) Rosborough of Belle vernon;three brothers;William Tustin of Harrisonburg;Va.;John Tustin of Tidioute;Pa.;Alvin Tustin of Dublin;Ga.;seven grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.June 15 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Saturday;June 17;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Wayne M.Tolson;pastor of Monessen’s First Christian Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery.
OLLIE JONES
Ollie Jones;74;of 1410 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Monday;May 29;1967;at 5:05 a.m. He was born in Tennessee Aug.1;1893;and had resided in Monessen since 1919. He was retired from the Monessen plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a World War I veteran. He is survived by one brother James (Goldie) Jones of Monessen and one sister;Maude Grisson of Monessen. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;after 3 p.m.Tuesday. Sservices will be held there Wednesday at 11 a.m. and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.
MATTIEJACKSON MADDOX
Mrs.Mattie Jackson Maddox;65;of 129 Krolik Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;May 2;1967;at 5:30 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a short illness. Born on July 8;1901;in Mathews;Ala.;she came to Pennsylvania in 1925 and had lived in Belle Vernon 38 years. Mrs.Maddox was a member of Mt.Hebron Baptist Church at Lendale Terrace;near Grindstone;and Star of Bethlehem Chapter 34 of the Eastern Star;Monessen. Surviving are her husband;Jess;two brothers;Arthur Jackson of Belle Vernon and the Rev.O.J.Jackson of Cleveland;Ohio. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.on May 3. The body will be taken to the late home for viewing from 2:30 p.m.May 5 to 1 p.m.Saturday;May 6;when the remains will be removed to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;for service. The Rev.Vernon Hawkles;pastor of Mt.Hebron Baptist Church at Lendale Terrace;will be assisted by the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor of Antioch Baptist Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.
MARIE L.LEMON JEFFERSON
Mrs.Marie L.Jefferson;34;of 712 Upsal St.;Philadelphia;formerly of Belle Vernon;died unexpectedly Tuesday morning;March 28;1967;at her home. Mrs.Jefferson;who was born in Belle Vernon on Jan.11;1933;was graduated from Belle Vernon High School. She went to Philadelphia in 1954 and taught school there in Kerney Elementary School. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. Surviving are her husband;Thomas Jefferson;her parents;Mr.and Mrs.Douglas L.Lemon of 927 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;four brothers;Matthew Lemon of Pricedale;John and George Lemon at home and Jerome Lemon;Sgt.First Class at Fort Bragg;N.C.;a sister;Mrs.Lena Payne of Pittsburgh. The body will be brought to Antrioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;on Monday;April 3;where it will lie in state there until service at 11 a.m.Tuesdy;April 4. The Rev.William Barrax;moderator of the Youghiogheny Western Baptist Asscistion;will officiate;assisted by the Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor of Antioch Baptist Church. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper of Monessen is funeral director.
ROBERT JOHNSTON
Robert Johnston; 78; of Belle
Vernon R D. 2; died Wednesday;March 8;1967;
at 10:30 p. m. in Haven Crest
Nursing and Convalescent
Home at Monongahela R. D.
Mr. Johnston was a retired
official of Pittsburgh Coal Co.
He was a life member of the
Grand Lodge of the Ancient
Free and Accepted Masons of
Scotland.
Mr. Johnston was born on
May 27; 1888; in Glasgow; Scotand.
His wife; Isabell Carrick
Johnston; died on Jan. 25; 1935.
Surviving are four daughters;
Westmoreland County Recorder of Deeds; Isabell Y. Johnson of Belle Vernon R. D. 2;
with whom he made his home;
Mrs. Michael (Agnes) Krett of
Tavares; Fla.; Mrs. John (Martha) McBride of Satellite
Beach; Fla.; Mrs. James (Florence) Weir of Sweeney Plan;
Belle Vernon; R D. 2; three
sons; Thomas of Belle Vernon
R.D. 4; James of Charleroi
and Robert of Davarre; Ohio;
two brothers; James and
George; and two sisters; Joan
Johnston and Mrs. Margaret Young; all in Scotland; eighteen grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received after 7 p m March 9 at the James
C. Stump Funeral Home; Sweeney Plan;Belle Vernon R.D.2;where a service will take place Saturday;March 11;1967;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Amercian Cancer Society. James C.Stump;funeral director.
LULA JENNINGS
ETNA JOHNSON
WILLIAM D. JONES
MICHAEL H. JOHNSTON
JULIAN JABLONSKI
Julian Jablonski;74;of Pricedale;died Friday;June 17;1966;at 5:40 p.m.in the Veterans Hospital;Oakland. He was a veteran of World War I;having served with the U.S.Infantry in France. Surviving are four daughters;Mrs.Relda Kepfinger of the state of West Virginia;Mrs.Evelyn Jenkins of Jackson;Miss.;Mrs. Jospeh (Pearl) Yokel of Fitz Henry;Mrs.Joseph Masitias of Belle Vernon;a son;Clyde Holesapple of Fredericktown;two grandchildren;The Rev.Dewey Holesapple of Shirleysburg;Pa and William Holesapple of Monessen and a brother;Alex Jablonski of Chicago;Ill. Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m.beginning at 7 p.m.Saturday;June 18. Services will be held Monday;June 20;1966;at 2 p.m.;from the funeral home;with the Rev.Howard Rodebaugh;pastor of Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.