Mrs. Leona Anderson Irwin;52;of 364 May Street;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen hospital;Saturday;January 29;1955;at 12:30 p.m. Mrs. Irwin;widow of Harrison Irwin;was born May 5;1902;in Elco. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Monessen. Surviving are two sons;Glenn E.Irwin of Lancaster;Pa.;Harry Irwin of St.Louis;Missouri;one daughter;Mrs.Elmer Hackenson of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Glenn and Arthur of Monessen;Edgar of Connellsville;one sister;Mrs.Harry Groves of Arlington;Virginia;and two grandsons. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Services will be held there Wednesday;February 2;1955;at 2 p.m. in charge of Rev.Vernon Bowers;pastor of The First Christian Church of Monessen. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. George M. McCrory and Son are the funeral directors.

Walter U.Irons;67;of 708 Fayette street;Belle Vernon;died in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Sunday;Dec.5;1954;at 10:45 a.m. He was born August 1;1887. He is survived by his wife;Anna Irons;and one brother;James Irons of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the late home. Services will be held there Wednesday;December 8;1954;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.George Clark;pastor of the Belle Vernon Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Monessen Police Chief Joseph Mischyshyn said today that John Hardy Sr.;62 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died as the result of being struck by an automobile early Friday morning;Dec.23;1977. He was found lying on a sidewalk in the 200 block of Schoonmaker Ave.;at 2:37 a.m.Friday and rushed to Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:51 a.m. Mischyshyn and Westmoreland County Coroner Stephen D.Yoney requested an autopsy which was performed yesterday in Allegheny County. The report indicated Hardy’s death was due to multiple blunt injuries to the head and chest. It was determined Mr.Hardy was struck by a motor vehicle which then failed to stop. He was born in Jacksonville;Fla.;on June 30;1921. He was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen. Surviving are one son;John Hardy Jr.of Monessen;two daughters;Joyce Blackley of Monessen and Viola Griffin of Baltimore;Md.;six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;with the Rev.Griffen Mason;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director in charge.

Mrs.Elizabeth Anna Hutchison of Fayette City R.D.1 died suddenly Saturday;Nov.26;1977 at 4 a.m. at her home. She was 65. Mrs.Hutchison was born Jan.19;1912 in Monessen;a daughter of the late Julius and Bertha Mayewski Gibaloski. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Fayette City;the Golden Age Club of Fayette City and the Monessen Senior Citizens. Her husband;Donald W.Hutchison Sr.;preceded her in death on Nov.15;1970. Survivors include a son;Donald William Hutchison Jr.of Fayette City R.D.1;two daughters;Bertha Ruth Savage of Levittown;Pa.;and Donna Lee Arden;a sister;Mrs.Minnie Sedlar of Monessen;and nine grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 11 a.m. Sunday. Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev.Bruce Smith of the Fayette City Christian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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.