William C Hughes; 63; of 1013 Henry St.; Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Oct.1;1977; at 5:05 a.m. in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr Hughes was born in Monessen on July 24; 1914; a son of the late William and Lillie Hughes. He had lived in Belle Vernon since 1945; moving from Monessen. Mr Hughes was a retired employee of the Steam Department at the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.   Survivors include his widow; Helen M. Drotos Hughes; one daughter; Suzan H. Hughes; at home; and two brothers; Woodrow W. Hughes of Fellsburg and Charles E.Hughes of McKeesport.  Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Sunday and Monday.  Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 10 a.m.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

George Homa;68;of Belle Vernon R.D.2 (Rostraver Township);died suddenly Wednesday;Aug.31;1977 at 8:32 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Homa was born March 31;1909 in Banning. He was a member of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;F.& A.M.lodge 643;Belle Vernon;and the Uniontown Scottish Rite. He had been a resident of Rostraver Twp.for the last 43 years. Mr.Homa was retired as an electrician from the Page Plant of American Chain & Cable Co.;Monessen. Survivors include his widow;Ruth Allen Homa;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Sheryl) Chapman of Penn Hills;two sisters;Mrs.Barbara Kovalcik of Monongahela and Mrs.Mary Ritchie of Donora;and one grandson;Cody Blaine Chapman. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev.Hartzell A.Michael of the Lynnwood Lutheran Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

George L.Homa;67;of Perryopolis RD.2 died Wednesday;Aug.24;1977;at 5:30 p.m.at his home.  He was a member of St.John’s Area Golden Age Club of Perryopolis.  Surviving are his widow;Martha;two sons;George J.Homa of Freeland;Pa.;and Richard Homa of Metaire;La.;three step-sons;Rodger Nesti of Goldsboro;N.C.;Ronald Nesti of Upper Marlboro;Md.and Rick Nesti ofPerryopolis R.D.2;two stepdaughters;Mrs.Paul (Joyce) Staub of Uniontown and Mrs.Benjamin (Diane) Hodge of Vanderbilt;two brothers; Joseph Homa and Michael Homa;both of New Jersey and 15 grandchildren.  Friends will be received at the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home;Perryopolis;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m.in St.John Catholic Church in Perryopolis;with the Revs.Frank Lesniowski and Larry Kiniry;the celebrants.  A wake service will be held in the funeral home on Friday at 9 p.m.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Blair Lowther funeral directors in charge.  In lieu of flowers;contributions may be made to the American Cancer society.

James W.Houseman;63;former principal at Marion Elementary School in the Belle Vernon Area School District;died at 4:50 a.m. today in St.Francis Hospital;Pittsburgh. He resided at 1322 Fayette Ave;Belle Vernon. Born in Rostraver Twp.on April 8;1914;he was a son of the late Clyde and Tillie Beeler Houseman. Mr.Houseman was a past president of the Washington Twp.Lions Club. He was a member and elder and former Sunday School teacher at Marion Presbyterian Church and also belonged to the Belle Vernon American Legion and the Fairhope Rod and Gun Club. He was graduated from California State College and received his master’s degree from Waynesburg College. Mr.Houseman retired from his position as principal at Marion School on July 28;1975. He was a first lieutenant in the U.S.Air Force during World War II and had completed 25 missions while serving in England. Surviving are his widow;Betty Seman Houseman;and two brothers;Clyde Houseman of Belle Vernon and Warren Houseman of Buena Park;Calif. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

James Walter Horrell of Fayette City R.D.1;died suddenly at 12:08 a.m. Monday;Aug.1;1977 in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 45. Mr.Horrell was born in Belle Vernon on June 5;1932;son of the late James W.and Charlotte Forsythe Horrell. He had resided in Fayette City the past 14 years;having formerly been a resident of Belle Vernon. He was a former employee of Equibank;having worked at the Belle Vernon;California;Monongahela and Pittsburgh branches. He was employed by the Funding Systems Leasing Corp.of Pittsburgh the past three years and was recently named vice president of administration with the firm. Mr.Horrell served with the U.S.Navy during the Korean Conflict and belonged to the Lynnwood Lutheran Church;F&AM Lodge 643 of Belle Vernon;Scottich Rite of Uniontown and Consistory of Pittsburgh. He is survived by his widow;Lorelei Kolessar Horrell;three sons;James W.II;Joseph W.and Victor G.;and a daughter;Rebecca C.;all at home;two brothers;William R.Horrell and Roy I.Horrell;both of Belle Vernon;and one sister;Mrs.Arthur (Eleanor) Pienkoski of Painted Post;N.Y. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when the body will be taken to Lynnwood Lutheran Church to lie in state from 12 noon until 1 p.m.;the hour of service. There will be no viewing at the church. Officiating at the 1 p.m. services will be Pastor Hartzell A.Michael. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Robert R.Hawker;85;of Perryopolis;R.D.1;died Saturday;June 25;1977;at 1:30 p.m. at his home. He was born in Dunbar on April 19;1892;son of the late James P.and Emma C.Hanan Hawker. He was a member of Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church at Fayette City R.D.1 and the United Mineworkers Local 6548. Mr.Hawker was a retired stationary engineer of the United States Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Lelah Lynch Hawker;two sons;James P.and William R.Hawker;both of Perryopolis R.D.1;one daughter;Mrs.Alex (Helen) Sethman of Carmichaels;seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mr.Hawker was the last of nine children;having been preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Fred G.Gnatuk of Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church;Fayette City R.D.1;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director in charge.

Ivory Hunter;69;of Westgate Mnaor;Monessen;died Thursday;May 19;1977;at 4:30 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Hunter;a retired U.S.Postal Department clerk;where he had worked in the state of California;was born in North Charleroi on Jan.2;1908. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army serving during World War II;a member of the Union Baptist Church of Monessen;the American Legion Post 695 of Monessen;the Okay Lodge 697 and the IBPOE Elks Lodge in Monessen. He is survived by two aunts;Mrs.Nettie McClain of North Carolina and Mrs.Floyd Simmons of Belle Vernon;and two uncles;Floyd Simmons of Belle Vernon and Lonnie Graham of Cleveland;Ohio. Friends will be received in the William L.Taylor Funeral Home;McMahon Ave.;Monessen;form 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and from 2 to 9 p.m.Sunday. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the Union Baptist Church of Monessen;with the Rev.E.D.Wiley;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are being handled by DuBoise H.Carter;funeral director.

Joseph Leroy Heath of 457 Clarendon Ave.;Monessen;a member of the Monessen Police Department;died at 1:10 p.m.Tuesday;March 22;1977;in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. Mr.Heath;48;had been in the hospital since he was stricken while on duty last Tueaday (March 8). He became ill shortly after reporting for work as he was walking near Monessen Public Library. He was taken to the hospital by Monessen Ambulance Service and was placed in the intensive care unit. Mr.Heath was born June 14;1928 in East Liverpool;Ohio;a son of the late Sarah and Charles Heath. He was a 1946 graduate of Monessen High School. He was an outstanding athlete in high school;playing three years with the varsity football and basketball teams. He was noted as an outstanding defensive performer in basketball. Mr.Heath was also active as a coach for several years with the Monessen Midget Football League. He was a veteran of the U.S.Army;serving three years. Formerly employed by the Monessen Street Department;Mr.Heath had been a police officer for the last six years. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police of the Mon Valley;Joseph H.Ford American Legion Post 691 of Monessen and I.B.P.O.E.of W.of Monessen. Mr.Heath is survived by his widow;Fannie Heath;two sons;Lance and Joseph Jr.;and two daughters;Sabrina and Kim;all at home;two brothers;Henry of Monessen and Richard of Chicago;two step-brothers;Leon Johnson of Monessen and Alfred Johnson of Indiana;Pa.;one step-sister;Florence Faulks of Charleston;W.Va.;his step-father;Henderson Johnson of Monessen;36 nieces and nephews;and other relatives. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Wednesday;March 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday;March 24 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Friday;March 25 at 11 a.m. at Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;with the Rev.G.E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.