William P.Cribbs;Sr.;59;of House 70 at Pricedale;died Thursday;Dec.23;1965;at 6:40 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital after a short illness. Mr.cribbs;who was born at Latta;S.C.;Nov.13;1906;was employed by Rostraver Twp. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and B.P.O. Elks Oaky Lodge No.697 of Monessen. Surviving are his widow;Lucille;three daughters;Mrs.Willa Jean Bell of Donora;Mrs.Rosetta Martin of Falmouth;Mass.;and Vivian Cribbs of Belle Vernon;one son;William P.Jr.of Boston;Mass;eleven grandchildren;a brother;Henry Bethea;and a sister;Mrs.Marie Stitch;both of Pricedale. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m. Dec.24;and thereafter from 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Service Monday;Dec.27;at 1:30 p.m. in Antioch Baptist Church at Belle Vernon. The Rev.A.C.Morris;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Beverly C.Draper;funeral director.

Walter R.Colvin Sr.;83;died Thursday morning June 17;1965;at 8:15 o’clock at his home;Belle Vernon R.D.4 after a long illness. Mr.Colvin was born in Fayette City;Sept.7;1881;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area the past 53 years. He was retired in 1953 from the railroad department of the Allenport Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co. He was a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his widow;Bertha McEwen Colvin;a son;Walter R.Jr.of Belle Vernon R.D.4;a daughter;Mrs.Richard (Viola) Weightman of Belle Vernon R.D.4;four grandchildren;five great-grandchildren;two sisters;Mrs.Mary Jane Russell;Monongahela and Mrs.Alfred (Sue) Phillips;Homer City. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m.June 18. Funeral services will be held from the funeral home on Sunday;June 20;at 2 p.m.;with the Rev.Jesse Houk;pastor of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;and the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of First Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.