Earl Crowe;aged 62 years;of 31 Reed avenue;died Wednesday;Dec.7;1955;at 8:10 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Crowe had been a resident of Monessen for the past 50 years. Surviving are two brothers;Thomas;of Long Branch and Charles of Monessen;and two sisters;Mary McKay;of Monaca;and Mrs.Catherine O’Toole;of Monessen. Friends will be received at the Check Home for Funerals;100 Schoonmaker avenue;Thursday after 7 o’clock. Funeral home visiting hours will be on Friday;from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 10 p.m. Brief funeral services will be held Saturday;Dec.10;at 8:30 a.m.from the funeral home;with additional services to follow at 9 o’clock from St.Leonard’s R.C.Church. Rev.O.J.Kirby will officiate at Requiem High Mass. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. John L.Kravets;funeral director.

Robert L.(Bud) Cain;18;101 Main St.Belle Vernon;employed at Dutch’s Texaco service station;Charleroi;was instantly killed in a motorcylce-automobile collision on Monessen road. He was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital at 1:30 a.m.Thursday;Aug.11;1955. Mr.Cain was operating a motorcycle on Rt.906 between Monessen and Belle Vernon at 1:05 a.m.;according to State police. At a point about one-half mile south of Monessen;Mr.Cain was reported to have attempted to pass a string of automobiles. His cycle crashed head-on into an automobile operated by Mark D.Smith;26;1117 Locust St.;McKeesport. In a statement to State Police of Belle Vernon barracks;Smith said Cain apparently attempted to pass the string of cars. Smith said he saw Cain approaching and stopped his vehicle a moment before the crash. Mr.Cain was hurled from the cycle and his skull was fractured. Other injuries included internal injuries and a fractured right leg. He was removed at once to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The lad worked at the Dutch’s service station located on Mckean Avenue just this side of Maple Creek. He was well known to many Charleroi and Belle Vernon residents. Troopers estimated total damage in the crash at $1;300. Robert Lee Cain is survived by his parents Mr.and Mrs.Jesse Cain;three brothers;Charles at home;John and James with the U.S.Air Force;three sisters;Mrs.William (Mary Lou) Chowning;Shelburn;Ind.;Martha and Sarah Cain at home. Friends will be received at the Toner Funeral Home;Broad avenue;Belle Vernon;from 1 to 5 p.m.and from 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Saturday;August 13;1955;at 2 p.m.;in charge of Rev.Vernon Bowers of the First Christian Church of Monessen. Harold R.Toner is the funeral director.

Samuel Causer of Fourth Street Extension;North Charleroi;died at his home;Friday;April 1;1955;at 11:50 a.m. He was born in England;January 4;1892;and was a resident of North Charleroi for four years;coming here from Portage;Pa. He was employed as a coal miner. A veteran of World War One;he served with the United States Army as a Private with the 68th Company;17th Battalion;153DB;168th Inf.;42nd Division. He is survived by five sons;Eugene;Samuel;Jr.;Frederick;Robert and Richard of North Charleroi;ond daughter;Mrs.Irene Killinger;two sisters;and one grandchild. Friends will be received at the Francis C.Slezak Funeral Home. Services will be held there Tuesday;April 5;1955;at 2 p.m.in charge of Rev.Joseph N.Wittkofski. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Francis C.Slezak is the funeral director.

Edgar Jacobs Corwin;87;of 622 Speer street;Belle Vernon;died at his home;January 2;1955; at 1:05 a.m. Friends will be received at the Melenyzer-Ferguson Funeral Home;during the hours of 1 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Services will be held there Wednesday;Januray 5;1955;at 2 p.m. and interment will follow in Belle Vernon cemetery. Chas.L.Melenyzer and Shelby D.Ferguson are the funeral directors.