Archie Dawson; of 415 McKee
Ave.; Monessen; died Wednesday;May 27;1964; at 6:03 a.m. after an illness
of six weeks.
Mr. Dawson was born in Edinburgh;
Scotland; on Oct. 1;1873.
He came to the United States in
1884 at the age of 11.
He was a roll turner and roll
designer by trade working for
U.S. Steel Corporation at Braddock
and Homestead until 1904
when be came to Monessen. He
accepted a position with what was then the Page Woven
Wire Fence Co. He worked with
the Monessen Page Division
of American Chain and Cable
Co. until retirement in 1946.
His wife; Nora Emma Dawson;
died in January; 1948.
Surviving are the following
children: Clara Dawson at
home; a retired teacher of the
Monessen school system; Alvin of
Newton; Mass;; Edwin of
Monessen; works manager of
Pittsburgh Steel Co.; Harold of
St. Petersburg; Fla.; and Mrs.
Donald (Dorothy) Skeckel of
Monessen; with whom he had
made his home and eight grandchildren.
Friends are being received at the
H. Denver Rhome Funeral Home in Monessen after 7 p.m.Wednesday. Visiting hours will then be from 2:30 to 4:30 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will take place Friday;May 29;1964;in the funeral home at 1:30 p.m.in charge of the Rev.William Burrows;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church;Monessen. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. H.Denver Rhome;funeral director.

Robert W. Donaldson Jr.; 49;
of Perryopolis; died Thursday;May 14;1964;
at 2:45 a.m. in Brownsville Hospital.
Surviving are his widow; Jeanette
H. Donaldson; two daughters;
Mrs. Doris Gardner; Detroit;
Mich; and Mrs. Sharon
Farkas; Perryopolis; his mother;
Mrs. Hattie Donaldson; Roscoe;
a brother; Harold Donaldson;
Roscoe; three sisters; Irene
Duvail; Roscoe; Marjorie Garret;
Elco; and Doris O’Neil; Coal
Center; five grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by
his father; Robert Donaldson Sr.
Friends are being received at
the John W. Kallok Funeral Home;Perryopolis;where a service will be held Sunday;May 17;1964;at 2:30 p.m. The Rev.Walter Herron will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. John W.Kallok;funeral director.

Mrs.Louise DeSellems;61;of 301 Shepard Ave.;North Charleroi;died Monday;May 11;1964;at 4:55 p.m.in McKeesport Hospital after a long illness. Mrs.DeSellems was a member of First Christian Church;Ladies Auxiliary to American Legion Post 22 and Goodwill Club;all of Charleroi. Surviving are her husband;James;her mother;Mrs.Emma Fleming;Charleroi;a daughter;Dorothy Gidick;Phildelphia;a son;Benjamin Nichols;Colonial Heights;Va.;a sister;Mrs.Mary Warren;Monongahela;two brothers;William Fleming of Baltimore;Md.and James Fleming of Charleroi;five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;beginning May 13;at 2 p.m. Funeral home visiting hours will be from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home;Friday;May 15;at 2 p.m. The Rev.W.S.VanArsdale;pastor of First Christian Church;Charleroi;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

William Dias;76;of house 84;Pricedale;died in Brownsville General Hospital Wednesday;Feb.12;1964;at 5:35 p.m. after a lengthy illness. Mr.Dias;who was a retired coal miner;was a member of the Church of God in Christ of Pittsburgh. He was born in Jasper County;Miss.;Sept.10;1887. Surviving are his widow;Julia Ruth Dias;one step-son;Junius of Pittsburgh;one sister;Mrs.Nellis Horne in the state of California;eight step-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;until 11 a.m.Saturday;Feb.15;when the body will be taken to Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;to lie in state until time of service at 1 p.m. Elder J.H.Stevenson and Elder J.E.Bass will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.