John S.Coffee;67;of 129 Branthoover St.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Friday;June 7;1968;at 9:45 a.m.;in the Golden Age Nursing Home;Brownsville;following a lengthy illness. Mr.Coffee was born in Poland;June 23;1900. He was a member of Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City;and was retired as a coal miner. Surviving are his widow;Mary Bialon Coffee;two sons;John Robert and Eugene;both at home;a daughter;Mrs.John (Patricia) Marjak of Cleveland;Ohio;three brothers;Floyd;Paul and Walter;all in Poland;and three grandchildren. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayer there Monday;June 10;at 9:30 a.m.;will be followed by Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.;in Holy Spirit R.C.Church;Fayette City;in charge of the Rev.Joseph Tamalowski. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory of Fayette City is the funeral director.

Patrick H.Carson;81;of Second St.;Pricedale;died Saturday;April 27;1968 at 9:39 a.m.at the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital following a lingering illness. Mr.Carson was born in Pennsylvania in 1886. He was a retired coal miner. Survivors include his widow Martha;two sons;Albert of Belle Vernon and Samuel of Pricedale;two brothers;John of Pittsburgh and Finley of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Ella Bazier and Mrs.Annabelle Brown of Belle Vernon;14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Friends are being received at the late home in Pricedale. Services will be held Tuesday;April 30;at 2:00 p.m.with the Rev.M.Henderson officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City is in charge of arrangements.

S.Dayton Curl;55;of 524 Charles St.;Speers;died Friday;Jan.12;1968;at 2 a.m. in Shadyside Hospital. Mr.Curl was an electrician at the Allenport plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.and was a member of Speers Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow;Amelia Wainwright Curl;a son;Samuel D.Jr.at home;one daughter;Mrs.Charles (Nanette) Strother of Rockville;Md.;an aunt Mrs.Pearl Griffith of Speers;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Jan.13 at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon. Service there Monday;Jan.15;at 1:00 p.m. with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;pastor of Speers Methodist Church;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Fred Cox;72;of 118 Branthoover St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Dec.7;1967;at 12:45 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a short illness.  Born in Williamsburg;Ky.;Sept.8;1895;he came to Belle Vernon in 1928.  A U.S. Army World War I veteran and retired miner;Mr.Cox was a member of B.P.O. Elks Oaky Lodge 697 and Joseph H.Ford American Legion Post 691;both of Monessen.  He is survived by his widow;Blanche;two step-children;Adam McCloud of Philadelphia and Mrs.Pennie Lewis of Brooklyn;N.Y.  Friends are being received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen.    Funeral services will be held Monday;Dec.11;1967.  Elder W.Ramsey will officiate.  Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge of arrangements.