Mrs.Rae A.Alexander of 410 Donner Ave.;Monessen;died Monday Nov.3;1975;at 10:05 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mrs.Alexander was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary FOE;Women of the Moose;Democrat Women’s Club;Sokol Ladies Auxiliary and Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol;all of Monessen. Surviving is a sister;Mrs.Kenneth Roberts of Apopka;Fla. Friends will be received on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home;260 Donner Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held on Thursday at 10:30 a.m.with the Rev.Vernon W.McDormand;pastor of First Christian Church of Monessen;officiating. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Blanche E.Ashley;83;of Belle Vernon R.d.4;died Monday;May 26;1975;at 11:52 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Dexter City;Ohio;on Sept.4;1891;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area her entire life. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon. Her husband;John W.Ashley;died in 1964. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Ruth Veach of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Lester (June) Hawk of Belle Vernon R.D.4;with whom she resided;three brothers;Chance Mugrage and Floyd Mugrage;both of Baltimore;Md.;and Lawrence Mugrage of Fayette City;one sister;Mrs.Gladys Horvath of Baltimore;Md.;one grandson;Donald Evans of Belle Vernon;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m.Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday. Services will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.H.R.Loughborough Jr.of Marion United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson is funeral director in charge.

John Elmer Abbey;63;of Fallowfield Twp.;Charleroi R.D.1;died Wednesday;May 14;1975;at 7:10 a.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. Mr.Abbey was born in Charleroi on June 6;1911. He was a roofer and well-known in the Mon Valley area. Mr.Abbey is survived by two sons;Jerry Abbey of Brownsville and George Abbey of Charleroi;two daughters;Mrs.Latricia Hess of Van Voorhis and Nancy Abbey of Pittsburgh;and five grandchildren. Friends will be received on Thursday;May 15;1975;from 7 until 9 p.m.in the Harold L.Schrock Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi where funeral services will be held on Friday;May 16;1975 at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Clarence Mayhie;pastor of the Methodist Church of Brownsvile;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold L.Schrock;funeral director in charge.

Douglas Anderson;71;of 121 Miller St.;Rankin;was pronounced dead on arrival Tuesday;January 14;1975;at Braddock General Hospital. He was born May 15;1903;in Alexandria;Va. Mr.Anderson was employed by the Union Railroad of East Pittsburgh. Surviving are his widow;Hattie;and two nephews;Edward Johnson of Monessen and Walter Davis of Oklahoma. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.on Thursday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Friday at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.P.L.Greene of Monessen officiating. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.