Harry Clifford Cunningham;71;of 326 Main St.Belle Vernon;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 8:15 p.m. Monday;June 16;1969. Born in Dawson on Aug.17;1897;he had lived in Belle Vernon 16 years. He was a former Fayette City resident. Mr.Cunningham was a member of the Lutheran Church at Dawson. Surviving are his widow;Kathryn Groff Cunningham;four sons;Harry of Baltimore;Md.;Robert G.of Stockdale;Alan L.and Roy R.of Buffalo;N.Y.;a daughter;Mrs.James V.(Joanne) Manetta of Belle Vernon;a brother;Jesse B.of St.Petersburg;Fla.;one sister;Mrs.F.W.Jones of Pittsburgh;14 grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. June 17 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Thursday;June 19;at 1:30 p.m. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director.

Mrs. Araminta Corwin;101;died yesterday at 3:30 p.m. at her home at 437 Speer St.;Belle Vernon. Believed to be Belle Vernon’s oldest resident;Mrs.Corwin died just three hours after the death of Gen.Dwight D.Eisenhower;from which she received a letter of congratulations when she celebrated her 100th birthday in 1967. Born in Belle Vernon Sept.17;1867;she spent her entire life here;and until a few years ago maintained her own home. Since then she has resided with her son and daughter-in-law;Mr. and Mrs. Austin M. Corwin. Active until just a few months ago;she continued to make short trips by automobile;and attended monthly meetings of the Edna Marston Bible class of the First Baptist Church;which she helped to organize many years ago. She and her husband at one time owned and operated a bakery on Main St.;Belle Vernon;and much of Belle Vernon’s early history was recorded in her remarkable memory. She was a charter member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and the Edna Marston Bible Class;and Order Eastern Star;Chapter 196;Belle Vernon. She was preceded in death by her husband;Edgar J.Corwin;Jan.1;1955. Survivors are two sons;Fred W.Corwin of Fontana;Calif.;Austin M.Corwin;one daughter;Mrs.Hugh (Ruby) Prichard;St.Petersburg;Fla.;seven grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren;and five great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.;Saturday. Services will be held there Monday;March 31;at 1:30 p.m. in charge of the Rev. Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;and the Rev. Nick Joseph;a grandson of Mrs.Corwin;and pastor of the Tri Village Church of Christ;Pataskaia;Ohio. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson of Belle Vernon is the funeral director.

Mrs.Mary Simich Comadena;72;of Fayette City R.D.1;died in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital Friday;March 28;1969;at 5:30 a.m. after a lengthy illness. Mrs.Comadena was born in Austria-Hungary on July 12;1896. She was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Belle Vernon. Surviving are seven sons;Mike and Louis of Belle Vernon;Nick of Belle Vernon R.D.;Pete of Elco;Milton at home;George of Charleroi and Paul of Fayette City R.D.;a daughter;Mrs.Anna Mae Bialon of Fayette City R.D.;fourteen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren;two brothers;Dushey Simich of Allenport and Mike Korich of Elco. Friends will be received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 2 p.m.;March 29. Prayer service there Monday;March 31;at 8:30 a.m. followed by Requiem Divine Liturgy in Holy Trinity Orthodox Church;Charleroi;at 9:30 a.m. The Rev.John Kluchko;pastor of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church at Belle Vernon;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services at the funeral home at 7 p.m.;March 29 and at 6 p.m.;March 30. Howard W.McCrory is funeral director.

Richard A.Charles;56;of 667 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died suddenly on Sunday;Jan.19;1969 at 9:25 a.m. while at work at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant. Mr.Charles was employed at the plant as a timekeeper. He was the son of the late Perry and Mary Ann (Sibbit) Charles. He was a member of First Christian Church of Monessen and a member of Local Union 3486. Survivors include:his widow;Hazel;a daughter;Hazel Kay at home;four sisters;Mrs.George (Thelma) Ireland of Turtle Creek;Mrs.Vera Mcfeely of Charleroi;Mrs.George Petrus of Monessen and Mrs.Carl (Betty) Johnston of Clairton. Friends will be received at the H.Denver Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. with the Rev.H.Donald Lash of the Grace Methodist Church in charge. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome Funeral Home in charge.In lieu of flowers the deceased requested that memorial contributions be made to needy children in care of the First Christian Church of Monessen;envelopes at the funeral home.