SP-5 Edward James Armentrout;22;of Belle Vernon R.D.2;who was serving with the U.S.Army in Germany;died in an auto accident in Germany on Friday;Oct.14;1966. The family was informed by the U.S.Army that death was due to an auto accident. Armentrout was born in Mt.Pleasant Sept.22;1944. He graduated from Elkins High School in Elkins;W.Va.in 1962 and entered the service shortly after. His family returned to the Belle Vernon area about two years ago. Armentrout had served in Viet Nam prior to being transferred to Germany. Surviving are his mother and father;James E.and Margaret Harvey Armentrout of Belle Vernon R.D.2;and an aunt;Ruth E.Harvey of Belle Vernon R.D.2. Friends will be received at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Sweeney Plan;Belle Vernon R.D.2;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. with the Rev.D.L.Pelton;pastor of First Church of the Nazarene at Elkins;W.VA.;officiating;asisted by the Rev.Eugene Spear;pastor of Charleroi’s Free Methodist Church. Full military rites will be held with interment following in Belle Vernon Cemetery. James C.Stump;funeral director.

Gerald Roy Ackard;82;of 520 Washington Ave.;Charleroi;died Friday Aug.19;1966;at 11:30 a.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Ackard retired from the Monessen Plant of Pittsburgh Steel Co.in 1952. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America Lodge;Charleroi and a member of the Spiritualist Church;Charleroi. Surviving are his widow;Sara Hager Ackard;a daughter;Mrs.Lee (Dorothy) Davis of Newport Richey;Fla.;a son;David C.Ackard;Monessen. Friends are being received at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday;Aug.22;at 2:30 p.m.from the funeral home;with the Rev.W.S.VanArsdale;pastor of First Christian Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Harold R.Toner;funeral director.

Mrs.Anna Ademec Adametz;70;of 139 Nagy Ave.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died yesterday at 8:15 a.m. in the Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;after a lingering illness. She was born in Czechoslovakia;July 26;1895;and was a member of the Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City. She is survived by seven sons;John of Fairhope;Charles of Sunnyvale;Calif.;Master Sgt.Joseph;stationed in Columbus;Ohio;with the U.S.Army;George and Paul of Belle Vernon;Michael and Andrew of Arnold City;one daughter;Mrs.Chester Ludwick of Belle Vernon;one sister in Europe and 15 grandchildren. Her husband;Ladislav Adametz;died April 4;1964. Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Prayer there Monday;June 27;at 9:30 a.m. will be followed by requiem mass at 10 a.m. in the Holy Spirit R.C.Church of Fayette City. The Rev.William Gavron will be in charge and interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home of Fayette City is in charge.

Albert (Ty) Ashley;72;formerly of Monessen and Fairhope;who made his home with his daughter;Mrs.Charles (Catherine M.) Warcham of Grove City;died in Grove City’s City Hospital yesterday morning. Mr.Ashley was a retired miner. Born at Fayette City;Nov.8;1893;he was the son of the late Jesse and Mary Emma (Riley) Ashley. Surviving besides his daughter are one brother;Jesse of Slippery Rock R.D.;six sisters;Mrs.Rose Kissell;Mrs.Jeanette Grant and Mrs.Emily Kissler;all of Fairhope;Mrs.Edith Shopeshire of Youngstown;Ohio;Mrs.Essie Ogg of Irwin and Mrs.Margaret Illinsky of Monessen;and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;after 7 p.m. May 24. Service there Thursday;May 26;at 1:30 p.m. with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of Belle Vernon’s First Baptist Church;in charge. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Funeral service was held this afternoon at the Harold R.Toner Funeral Home in Belle Vernon for Daniel Atkinson Jr.;60;of 217 Frederick Ave. Belle Vernon;who died suddenly Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Mr.Atkinson was a truck driver and mainterance man for Rostraver Twp.Commisioners. Surviving are his widow;Irene (Stark) Atkinson;a daughter;Mrs.Edwin (Nola) Pelczer of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren;a brother;John of Belle Vernon;five sisters;Mrs.William (Isabel) Beck of Fellsburg;Mrs.Phyllis Roucroft of Clairton;Mrs.Frederick (Florina) Rushenberg of Akron;Ohio;Mrs.Charles (Elva) Kraft of Donora and Mrs.Wilbur (Eleanor) Stanger in Oklahoma. The Rev.Warren Upton of the Lutheran Church at Wilkinsburg officiated at the service. Interment followed in Belle Vernon Cemetery.