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.

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.