Joseph E.Cope of Fayette City R.d.1;died Sunday;May 8;1977;at 8 a.m.at his residence following a lengthy illness. He was 59. Mr.Cope was born March 11;1918 in Washington Twp.;a son of the late John and Rozalia Yonkus Cope. He was a retired construction worker and was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S.Army. Mr.Cope was a member of the Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;Naomi Athletic Club;and Brightwell-Dougherty American Legion Post 484;Fayette City. Survivors include a brother;John;of Fayette City R.D.and several nieces and nephews. Friends are being received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;334 Main St.;Fayette City;where a Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 10 a.m.in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;with Rev.Thomas Rinn;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. A wake service will be held in the funeral home Monday at 7 p.m. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jack F. Cullen; 67; of Pine Lake Park; Belmont R.D. 1;
Ohio; died Saturday;April 9;1977 at 1 p.m.
in Wheeling Hospital. He was a former Belle Vernon
resident.
Mr. Cullen was born in
Pittsburgh on Dec 23; 1909;
son of the late James and
Gertrude Cullen. He had
resided in Belmont the past two years; moving there from
Linden; N. J. where he had
lived the previous seven years. Prior to this; he had lived his entire life in the Belle
Vernon area. Mr. Cullen was retired from the Wakefern Food Corp.;Elizabeth; N.J.
Surviving are his widow;
Virginia Tonks Cullen; one son; George F. Cullen of Elizabeth; two daughters;Mrs. George (Alma ) Gereshenski of Monongahela and Mrs Michael (Jacqueline)
Sally of Martins Ferry; Ohio;
one brother; James R. Cullen
of Fort Lauderdale; Fla.; 13
grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Monday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Warren Lallatkin of Belmont;Ohio officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

George W.Campbell Jr.of 6890 Locker Mill Rd.;District Heights;Md.;died suddenly Thursday;March 10;1977;at 7 p.m.at his residence. He was 41. Mr.Campbell was born Nov.24;1935;in Mobile;Ala.;a son of the late George W.Campbell Sr.and Hattie Bettis Campbell;both late of Monessen. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his widow;Ercell Carr Campbell;a daughter;Ursaline Leara Campbell;at home;five sons;George III;Keith G.;Andre D.;Darene Q.;and Monty D.;all of District Heights;Md.;a brother;Rayford Campbell;of District Heights;Md.;two sisters;Mrs.Virginia Lea of District Heights;Md.;and Mrs.Peggy Lttle of Mobile;Ala.;two uncles;Walter Bettis and Joseph Brown;both of Monessen;and four aunts;Mrs.Olivia Smith of Mobile;Ala.;Mrs.Minnie Spencer of Carroll Twp.;Mrs.Louise Wilson and Mrs.Frances Bettis;both of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;from 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Sunday;March 13;and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday;March 14. Services will be held in Union Baptist Church;Monessen;at 11 a.m.Tuesday;March 15;with Rev.Clarence L.McCraw giving the eulogy. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Hobart Clegg Sr.;of 306 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.28;1977;at 6 a.m. in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;he was born there on Oct.15;1896. Mr.Clegg retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp in 1968. He was preceded in death by his wife;Nina Cruthers Clegg in 1937;son;Malcolm Glegg in 1944 and a son;Buddy Clegg in 1970. Surviving are two sons;Hobart Clegg Jr.;of Chester;W.Va.;and Carl Clegg of Belle Vernon;with whom he resided;one daughter;Mrs.Robert (Mildred) Kostella of Perryopolis R.D.2;one sister;Mrs.Thelma Miller of Dearborn;Mich.;four grandchildren;and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Services will be held at the funeral home on Monday at 11 a.m. with Rev.Gerald Dye of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

Sylvester Corley;65;of 1001 Third Street;Charleroi;died Sunday;Jan.16;1977 at 1:05 a.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital;Pittsburgh. Mr.Corley was born in Statesboro;Ga.;on Nov.6;1911;a son of the late Albert and Mary Ann George Corley. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church and the F&AM Lodge 79;both of Monessen. Mr.Corley is survived by two sons;Merle Corley Tansmore of Gary Ind.and Sylvester Corley Jr.with the U.S.Air Force in Kolsas;Norway;one daughter;Mrs.Henry (Geraldine) Whitfield of Cleveland;Ohio;two brothers;Lucious Corley and Major Corley;both of Monessen;three sisters;Mrs.Jack (Marie) Little;Mae Berta Jones and Laverne Crenshaw;all of Monessen;16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday;Jan.19;and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday;Jan.20. Services will be held Friday;Jan.21;at 1 p.m.in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church of Monessen;with the Rev.E.Archie;officiating. A Masonic service will be held Thursday;Jan.20;at 8 p.m.in the funeral home. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director in charge.