William R. Davis; 59; of 1355 Paradise Ave; Belle Vernon; died at 5-20 p.m. yesterday in Charleroi – Monessen Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in Washington Twp.; Fayette County; he was a son of Margaret Mulvaney Davis and the late Bernard J Davis. Mr. Davis was a member of Holy Spirit R C. Church; Fayette City; and was a retired employee of the Allenport Works of Wheeling – Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving besides his mother; who lives in Lynnwood; are his widow; Virginia Martin Davis; a son; Bernard R. of Fairhope; two daughters; Mrs. Shelia a Hampton of Phoenix; Ariz.; and Mrs. Cheryl Conrad of Fairhope; a brother; James Davis of Lynnwood; three sisters; Mrs. Bernadine Sylvester Mrs Virginia Calderone and Mrs. Carole Dominico; all of Belle Vernon; eight grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Feb.23 at Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayers there Thursday;Feb.26;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass n Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;at 10 a.m. The Rev.Joseph Tamilowski;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Mrs.Alice Driscoll;81;of 214 Orchard St.;Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 12:10 p.m.;Monday;Dec.29;1969. Mrs.Driscoll was born in Raymilton;Pa.; She was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon and Catholic Daughters of America;Court Belle Vernon. Her husband;Edmund P.Driscoll;died April 11;1963. A resident of Belle Vernon 60 years;she is survived by a son;Joseph Bernard Driscoll of McMurray;one daughter;Marion E.Driscoll at home;three grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Dec.31 at Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Prayer service there Friday;Jan.2;at 9:30 a.m. followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 10 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Andrew M. Dolan of 208 Kirk
St.;Monessen died at his home
Sunday;Nov.30;1969; at 11:20 p.m. He had
been in declining health.
Born in West Newton; Mr
Dolan was a Monessen resident
many years.
His wife; Louise B. Dolan;
died Sept. 20;1969.A daughter;
Mrs. Loretta Kovalitski is also
deceased.
Surviving are three daughters;
Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony at
home;Mrs. Edward (Laverda)
Sczepanski of Monessen;Mrs.
James (Ida Mae) Manes of
Monessen;two sons; Ernest and
Marvin of Monessen;nine
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren;
a brother; Chares
Henry;and two sisters; Elizabeth
Lamuswich and Alice
Sanko;all of Charleroi.
Friends will be received at
the Rhome Funeral Home; Monessen;
after 7 p.m.Monday and
from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held Wednesday;Dec.3;1969;at 1:30 at the funeral home. Rev.Vernon McDormand; pastor of First Christian Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral home in charge of arrangements.

Rene F.Driesen;65;of 576 Conrad Ave.;North Charleroi;died Sunday;Nov.23;1969 at 6 p.m.at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Driesen was born in Belle Vernon;Dec.6;1903;a son of the late Frank A.and Marie Schruers Driesen. He retired as an electrician from U.S.Steel’s Donora Works in 1965. His sister;Edmee Louise Wright died in 1955. Survivors include his widow;Hannah Jean (Johnston) Driesen;two sons;Conrad F.;of Canonsburg and Lloyd J.;of Monessen;one daughter;Mary;of Monessen;one sister;Mrs.Christine Dobos of Belle Vernon;one brother;George P.;of Belle Vernon and one granddaughter. Friends will be received at the Edwin F.Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen after 7 p.m.on Monday and 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.on Tuesday where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m.with the Rev.Charles Colas;of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Edwin F.Melenyzer;funeral director in charge.

James J.Donovan;91;of 426 Jones St.;Belle Vernon;died today at 6:30 a.m. at his home. Mr.Donovan;who was born in Midway;was a member of St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;and its Holy Name Society. A resident of Belle Vernon since 1921;he retired 22 years ago from the P&LE Railroad where he was general foreman of the motive power department of the Newell;Monessen and Brownsville divisions. His wife;Sicily Murphy Donovan;died Dec.15;1954. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Julia Flanagan of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;and Betty Donovan of Alexandria;Va;;one granddaughter;Betsy Flanagan at home. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. Oct.25. Prayer service there Monday;Oct.27;at 10:30 a.m.followed by requiem high mass in St.Sebastian R.C.Church;Belle Vernon;at 11 a.m. The Very Rev.Martin J.O’Toole;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Louise B.Dolan;208 Kirk St.;Monessen;died Saturday;Sept.20;1969;at 9:15 p.m.in Monongahela Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Mrs.Dolan was born in Mt.Pleasant;and had lived in Monessen most of her life. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monessen and Kings Daughter Bible Class of the church. Survivors include her husband;Andrew;three daughters;Mrs.Elizabeth Anthony at home;Mrs.Edward (Laverda) Szcepanski of Monessen and Mrs.James (Ina May) Manes of Monessen; two sons;Ernest and Marvin;both of Monessen;nine grandchildren;two great-grandchildren;one sister;Mrs.Ida McElfresh of Monessen;seven brothers;John Weibl;Raymond Weib;Frank Weibl;Edward Weibl and Carl Weibl;all of Monessen;Phillip Weibl of Chester and Clarence Weibl of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;where funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Allen Herman;former pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen in charge. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.