John Driver;71;of Belle Vernon R.D.1;died Sunday;Feb.27;1977;at 9:30 p.m.in Shadyside Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was born Oct.5;1905;in Selma;Ala.;a son of the late Henry and Nancy Driver;and lived in the Belle Vernon area since boyhood. Mr.Driver was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. He was preceded in death by his wife;Lottie Driver;on Oct.27;1974 and by four brothers;Fred;James (Son);Henry and William. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Willis (Nancy) Walker of Belle Vernon R.D.1;Mrs.Daniel (Charlotte) Cambridge of Pittsburgh and Miss Beverly Driver of Washington;D.C.;four sons;John E.Jr.;a U.S.Air Force technical sergeant stationed in Korea;Fred;an Air Force technical sergeant at Andrews Air Forse Base in Washington;D.C.;Samuel of San Rafael;Calif. and David of Belle Vernon R.D.1;a step-brother;Peter Evans;and two step-sisters;Jo Willie Jones and Isabelle Washington;all of Lackawanna;N.Y.;and 13 grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday;March 2;1977 at 11 a.m.at the Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;the Rev.Samuel Green giving the eulogy. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge of arrangements.

Addie M. Dougherty; 81; of Perryopolis R.D. 1; formerly
of Belle Vernon died Tuesday;Feb.15;1977;at 10:15 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon
Valley Hospital.
She was born in Peters
Creek on Dec. 23; 1895 and had lived in Perryopolis the past 16
years. Prior to that time; she
was a resident of Belle
Vernon.
Mrs. Dougherty was a
member of the First Baptist
Church; Belle Vernon.
She was preceded in death
by her husband. Philip
Dougherty; in 1937.
Surviving are two sons;
Harry E. Dougherty of Belle
Vernon and Thomas R.
Dougherty of Terre Haute;
Ind.;four sisters; Mrs. Hugh (Bertha) Kissler of Belle
Vernon; Mrs Elizabeth Willingham of Woodlake;
Calif.; Mrs. Herbert (Helen)
Fullard of Munhall and Mrs.
Henry (Betty) Teska of
Perryopolis R. D. 1; with
whom she made her home: 11
grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; Belle Vernon 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.with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church;Belle Venon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Carl Wayne Duda of Route 88;North Charleroi;died in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh;at 3:45 a.m.Wednesday;January 19;1977;as a result of injuries received in an accident on Jan.2.  Mr.Duda;28;was injured while unloading a water tank truck at a residence on Craven Hill.  He was born in North Charleroi on May 21;1948;son of Carl and Jennie Park Duda of Fairhope.  He was a millwright apprentice at the Irvin Works of United States Steel.  Mr.Duda was a social member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3557;Fairhope;and belonged to the Fayette Dairy Goat Association.  Surviving;in addition to his parents;are his widow;Jacqueline McLain Duda;one son;Carl David;and two daughters;Donna Rae and Candace Dione;all at home;one brother;Edward James Duda of Charleroi;one sister;Mrs.Thomas (Mary Lou) Price of Roscoe;and his maternal grandmother;Mrs.Lula Park of Belle Vernon.   Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Thursday.  Services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.with Dr.Allen Howes of Pittsburgh officiating.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Howard W. McCrory is funeral director in charge.

James (Piney) Dow;57;of 131 Branthoover St.;Arnold City;died Wednesday;Dec.22;1976 at 5:50 a.m. in the Charleroi Division of the Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Dow;a retired mill worker;was a member of the IBPOE of W.Oaky Lodge 697 of Monessen;American Legion Post 691 in Monessen and the Twin Lodge 67;F&AM;Pricedale. He is survived by his widow;Louise Dow;a brother;Charles Dow of Donora;three sisters;Ruth Brown and Mildred Berkley;both of Belle Vernon and Eva Minnie of Donora;and a number of aunts;uncles;nieces and nephews in the Mon Valley area. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home in Monessen from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday;Dec.22;1976 and from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday Dec.23;1976 where funeral services will be held Friday Dec.24;1976 at 1 p.m. from the Speers Street AME Church in Belle Vernon with the Rev.Samuel Chambers;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor funeral director in charge.

Charles B.(Beans) Davis;52;of 112 Perry Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Monday;July 5;1976;at 3 a.m.in Oakland Veterans Administration Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lengthy illness. He was born in Washington Twp.;Fayette County;on Nov.14;1923. Mr.Davis attended the Marion United Presbyterian Church;was past president of Fairhope Rod and Gun Club;was past president of Bricklayers Local No.2 of Charleroi;was a member of the Brightwell-Daugherty Post 484 of the American legion in Fayette City;a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3557 of Fairhope;a World War II Naval Veteran and Recipient of the Purple Heart Award and was employed as a field superintendent for Furnco Construction Company of Buffalo;N.Y. He is survived by his widow;Billie Hott Davis;two sons;Gregory Davis of Pittsburgh and Randy Davis of Castle Shannon;one grandson;Jason Davis of Fayette City;his mother;Mrs.Alice Davis of Belle Vernon;three brothers;Thomas Davis of Fayette City;James Davis of Belle Vernon R.D.1;and Lawrence Davis of Belle Vernon R.D.3;four sisters;Mrs.Marion (Mary) DeRienzo of Fayette City;Mrs.William (Jane) White of Fairport Harbor;Ohio;Mrs.Webb (Nancy) Patridge of Delaware;Ohio;and Mrs.John (Jeraldine) Nusser of Belle Vernon (Fairhope);and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 3 p.m.Tuesday;July 6;1976. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday;July 7;1976 at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Robert H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge.

William L.Driver;66;of 416 Ninth St.;Monessen;died Monday;April 19;at 6:30 p.m. in Uniontown Hospital. Born Dec.16;1909;in Mobile;Ala.;a son of Henry and Nancy Driver;and had resided in Monessen for 60 years. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Mrs.Leola Driver;one daughter;Mrs.Frances Clayton of Detroit;Mich.;two grandchildren;one great-grandchild;and two brothers;John Driver of Belle Vernon and Mose Driver of Donora. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in Mount Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;with the Rev.E.Archie;former pastor;in charge;assisted by the Rev.Griffin Mason;present pastor. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor is funeral director in charge.

Clifford O. Donaldson (Valley Independent April 17; 1976)
Clifford O. Donaldson; 68; of 224 Liberty Ave.; Belle Vernon; died yesterday at 4:20 p.m. at Eye and Ear Hospital; Pittsburgh; after a long illness.
He was born in Vesta on Sept 16 1907; a son of the late James N. and Edith Dale Donaldson;
Mr. Donaldson was a member of Charleroi Elks Lodge 494 and Garibaldi Lodge of Dunlevy. He is a past secretary treasurer of Boy Scout Troop 1561 in Fairhope. A former resident of Dunlevy; Mr. Donaldson had lived in Belle Vernon the past 17 years. He retired six years ago from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. .
Preceding him in death were two sons; Clifford in 1947 and Clifton in 1960.
Survivors include his wife; Rite Bieneman Donaldson; two sons; James A. and Michael A.; both at home; two daughters; Mrs. Gary (Edith) Cooper of Charleroi R.D. 2 and Mary B at home; a brother; James F Donaldson of Bridgeville; and four grandchildren
Friends will be received at the Shelby D. Ferguson Funeral Home; 700 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.at the funeral home;with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge of arrangements.