Elizabeth L.Hunter;92;of 848 Donner Ave.;Westgate Manor;Monessen;died Thursday;Dec.9;1976;at 7:12 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born June 9;1884;in Lincoln County;N.C.;a daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Graham;and had resided in Monessen the past 56 years. She was a member of Union Baptist Church of Monessen and the church’s Circle Ruth club and a former member of the church’s senior choir. Surviving are one son;Ivory Hunter of Monessen;two brothers;Baldie Graham of Philadelphia and Lonnie Graham of Cleveland;and two sisters;Dora Simmons of Belle Vernon and Nettie McClain of North Carolina. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;Saturday;Dec.11;from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday Dec.12;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday;Dec.13;at 11 a.m.at the Union Baptist Church of Monessen;the Rev.L.D.Wiley officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Denton E.Hough;69;of Perryopolis R.D.2 died Monday;Oct.4;1976 at 2:45 p.m. at his home. He was born July 8;1907 in Washington Twp.;a son of Lloyd and Jessie Nutt Hough. Mr.Hough ws a retired employee of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Leona Ellis Hough;two sons;Denton Eugene Hough of Fairhope and Robert Lynn Hough of Perryopolis R.D.2;one sister;Mrs.D.R.Blower of Fayette City R.D.1;one half-sister;Buella Belle Hough of Waynesburg;and five grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main St.;Fayette City;where services will be held Thursday;Oct.7;1976 at 1:30 p.m.;the Rev.Frank B.Garlathy of the Fayette City United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Mike Halkowitz; 86; of 116
Price Ave.; Belle Vernon; died Thursday;Sept.16;1976 at 11:45 p.m. at his
home. He was born Aug. 9; 1890 in
Muncas; Hungary and was a
Belle Vernon resident for over
60 years.
Mr. Halkowitz retired in
1958 from the Allenport Plant
of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel
Corp. He was a member of
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
of Belle Vernon and the
Hungarian Beneficial Club of
Monessen.
He was preceded in death by
his wife; Magdalene Derda
Halkowitz; on Oct. 16;1965 and
a son; Alex Halkowitz; on June
4;1971.
Surviving are three
daughters; Mrs. Regis
(Magdalene) Greenway of
Pittsburgh; Miss Margaret
Halkowitz at home and Mrs.
James (Frances) Whittaker of
Monongahela; and 10
grandchildren.
Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer services will be held Saturday Sept.18;1976;at 9:30 a.m.at the funeral home;followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.at St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Walter Hughes;72;of 26 North;Route 88;Charleroi;died Wednesday;Aug.25;1976;at 2:45 p.m.in the Charleroi Division of the Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Hughes;a retired steelworker who was employed at the Clairton Works of U.S.Steel Corp.;was born Aug.17;1904 in Duquesne;a son of the late Washington and Mabel Hughes. He was a member of Mt.Sinai Baptist Church of North Charleroi and served on the Board of Trustees of the church. Survivors include his widow;Rosetta Hughes;nine sons;Charles Hughes of Paulsboro;N.J.;James G.Hughes;with the U.S.Marine Corps in Camp Legeune;N.C.;Philip A.Hughes of Charleroi;and Walter Jr.;George;David T.;Richard W.;John M.and Kenny Hughes;all at home;two daughters;Mrs.Marie Womack of Philadelphia and Mrs.Jeane Senton of North Bergen;N.J.;three brothers;Washington;Joseph and Marcus Hughes;all of Duquesne and 11 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home in Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;Aug.26;and after 3 p.m.Friday;Aug.27;at the Mt.Sinai Baptist Church in North Charleroi until the time of service at 11 a.m.Saturday;Aug.28;with the Rev.E.W.Demps;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director;in charge of the arrangements.

John Hisiro Sr.;88;of 320 Isabella Ave.;North Charleroi;died Monday;Aug.23;1976 at 11 p.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Hisiro;a meat cutter for many years;was born Nov.6;1887;in Czechoslovakia. He had lived in the North Charleroi area for 56 years. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ in Monongahela. He is survived by his widow;Anna Klanduch Hisiro;two sons;John P.Hisiro of North Charleroi and William Hisiro of Monongahela R.D.;one daughter;Mrs.Thadd (Irene) Duda of Levittown;Pa.;five grandchildren;two great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home in Charleroi from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday;Aug.24;and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday;Aug.25. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday;Aug.26;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.James Robbins;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak;funeral director;in charge.