Walter J.(Jake) Eisley;57;of Beaver;Pa.;formerly of Monessen;died Wednesday;April 7;1954;in the Rochester General Hospital. Mr.Eisley was born in Connellsvile and had been employed by the Crucible Steel company at Midland;Pa.;for seven years. He was a veteran of World War One. Surviving are four brothers;Leroy;Ralph;Lloyd of Monessen;Albert of Clairton;five sisters;Mrs.D.N.(Elsie) Gilmore;Lucille Shaw;Mrs.James (Caroline) Boord of Monessen;Mrs.Thomas (Viva) Watson of Monessen;Mrs.Charles (Ora) Bradley;North Charleroi;and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home during visiting hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 o’clock. Services will be held there Saturday;April 10;1954;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Neil M.Stevenson of the Monessen United Presbyterian Church. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome is the funeral director.

Benjamin Eggers of Jackson;Ohio;formerly of Monessen and Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;March 2;1954;of a heart attack.  Mr.Eggers was employed in Jackson as a blast furnace superintendent.  He is survived by his wife;his mother;Mrs.Ann Eggers;one brother;Robert of Falls Church;Va.;and a sister;Mrs.Hugh Taylor of Brackenridge;Pa.  Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home after 8 p.m.Friday;March 5;1954.  Services will be held there Saturday;March 6;1954;at 10:30 a.m.;in charge of Rev.George Clarke;and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.  

HE WAS COMPANY STORE MANAGER FOR THE VALLEY CAMP COAL CO.AT KINLOCH MINE CAMP NEAR NEW KENSINGTON;PA.LATER MOVED TO NORTH BELLE VERNON.

Mrs.Geaner Dickey of 318 McKee Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Oct.21;1977 at 7:46 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital following a short illness. She was 66. Mrs.Dickey was born Nov.27;1910 in Besserman;Ala.;and had lived in Monessen for four years. Survivors include her widower;Rev.Wallace J.Dickey;pastor of the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;a son; Willie C.Dickey of Scranton;Pa.;eight grandchildren;a brother;Jerry Jones of St.Clairsville;Ohio;and a sister;Clarabell Jones of Cleveland;Ohio. Friends will be received in the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Monessen;from 2 to 9 p.m.Monday and Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.in the Wayman A.M.E.Church with Rev.A.C.Borden;pastor of Mt.Vernon A.M.E.Church;Columbus;Ohio;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

James E.Destefano;active in civic and community affairs in Monessen for many years;died Wednesday night;Sept.14;1977;at 9:10 p.m.at his residence;71 Center Dr.;Monessen. He was 72. Mr.Destefano retired in November;1964;after being an employee of the Monessen Post Office for 39 years. He was born in Monessen on April 14;1905;a son of the late Frank and Marie Fair Destefano. Mr.Destefano currently had been serving as secretary of the Monessen Elks Lodge 773;a post he had held for 32 years. He was also a former member of the original Redevelopment Authority of Monessen;and was a member of the distinguished basketball teams at Monessen High School in 1923-23. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Monessen. Mr.Destefano was honored by the Monessen Elks Lodge in 1974 as a member for 47 years and lodge secretary for 29 years. He was given a Distringuished Service Award. He is survived by his widow;Jessie McAlpine Destefano;one son;James T.Destefano of Oakmont;three grandsons;Thomas Destefano;a student at Grove City College;Robert and Danile Destefano of Oakmont;two sisters;Mrs.Rose Laneve of Newell;W.Va. and Mrs.Margaret Caterino of Monessen and one brother;John Destefano of Upper St.Clair. Friends will be received at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Friday. Services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Fred Doscher;pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Elks services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society;Monessen Public Library of Monessen Ambulance Service through the funeral home. Rhome funeral directors in charge.