Frank E.Ferren;Sr.;59;of 118 Second street;Allenport;died at his home;June 11;1953;at 8 p.m.;following a lingering illness. Mr.Ferren was a member of the Allenport Methodist Church;and was a Past Exalted Ruler of the Charleroi Elks Lodge;494. He was employed at the Allenport mill of Pittsburgh Steel Company. He is survived by his wife;Charlotta Ferren;one son;Frank;Jr.;of DesMoines;Iowa;one daughter;Mrs.John (Virginia) Piribek of Duarte;California;a brother;James A.Ferren of Donora;one sister;Mrs.Dorothy Sherrill of Tampa;Florida;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home. Services will be held there Monday;June 15;1953;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Louis Wallis of the Allenport Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.

Richard V.Fields;43;burgess of Belle Vernon;died suddenly Thursday;April 23;1953;at 11:45 a.m. He was a fireman on the Monessen-Southwestern Railroad and was returning from work when his death occurred. He was a member of the Vernon Rod and Gun Club;Belle Vernon Volunteer Fire Company;No.2;East Belle Vernon Athletic Association;Italian Beneficial Society;Grand Lodge of pennsylvania;Order Sons of Italy and Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association. He was serving his second term as burgess when stricken. Surviving are his wife;Alverta;one son;Richard V.;one daughter;Lois Ann;one brother;Kenneth;of Charleroi and three sisters;Mrs.Leona Yates;Fayette City;R.D.;Mrs.Irene McDonald;Ellsworth and Mrs.George Stanko of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral home. Services will be held there Saturday;April 25 at 2:30 p.m. in charge of Rev.J.Francis Bellville;pastor of the First Christian Church in Charleroi. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.