Mrs.Amy Astle;87;of 411 Railroad St.Stockdale;died Tuesday;July 6;1971;at 1:10 p.m.in Brownsville General Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Mansfield Notts;England;a daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.Alfred Thomas Jones. She was a lifelong resident of Stockdale and the area. She was a member of the Goodwill Club of Charleroi;Ladies Auxiliary of Stockdale Volunteer Fire Co.and St.Mary’s Episcopla Church of Charleroi. Surviving are her husband;Ernest Astle;two sons;Raymond at home and Woodrow of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.Dell (Marian) Authers;of Fayette City;Mrs.William (Florence) Pidgeon of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Lawrence (Doris) Tulley of Altoona and Mrs.Angelo (Loma Jean) Greco of Greenburg;three sisters;Amelia;Emily and Florence of England;and one brother;Alfred in England. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Wednesday and from 2 to4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday at the Ruth Eckert Funeral Home;Roscoe;where a service will be held Friday;July 9;at 1 p.m.with Canon Joseph wittkofski of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Ruth Eckert;funeral director.

Mrs.Helen Carney Acton;67;of 908 Ann Ave.;Speers Hill;died at 12:45 p.m.Thursday;June 17;1971;at her home. Mr.Acton was born in West Elizabeth Aug.4;1903;and had been a resident of the Mon Valley all her life;residing in Speers Hill since 1957. Mrs.Acton was a member of Monessen Aerie 2399 Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband;Joseph M.;a son;Joseph F.of New Eagle;a brother;John Lemley of Cleveland;Ohio;two sisters;Mrs.Martha Sanes of Monessen and Mrs.Bernice Beight of Little Rock;Ark. Friends are being received at the Edwin Melenyzer Funeral Home;Monessen;where services will be held at 1:30 p.m.Saturday;with the Rev.John A.Graham of First Presbyterian Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Cheryl Ann Axton;7;daughter of Charles R.and JoAnn Hrutkay Axton of Stockdale;died Monday;May 10;1971;at 6:30 p.m.in Montefiore Hospital;Pittsburgh;after a lengthy illness. She was born in new Eagle. In addition to her parents;she is survived by two brothers;Charles R.Jr.and Scott Thomas at home;two sisters;Cynthia Marie and Darlene Louise at home;maternal grandparents;Mr.and Mrs.John Faryna of Ellsworth;paternal grandmohter;Mrs.Elizabeth Axton of Fayette City R.D.1;and maternal great-grandmother;Mrs.Mary Hrutkay of Bentleyville. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.Tuesday at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;where services will be held Thursday;May 13;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.William D.Roley officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory;funeral director.

Mrs.Mary L.Amato;81;of 212 Grove Ave.;Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;died Friday;Jan.8;1971;in Havencrest Nursing Home. Surviving are two sons;LLoyd L.Amato of Belle Vernon and Joseph Amato of Levittown;Pa.;one daughter;Mrs.Norman (Sarafene) Huscroft of Belle Vernon;one brother;Porter Edwards of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Bessie Turney of Belle Vernon;and two grandchildren. Services were held Jan.11 with burial in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Mrs.Fern Pancook Allen of Larson Plan;Fellsburg;was dead on arrival at Charleroi-Monessen Hospital;Wednesday;July 8;1970;at 2 p.m. She had been in apparent good health. Born in Monessen;Mrs.Allen was the daughter of the late Arthur and May Sherwin Pancook. She worked in the office of the Monessen Page division of American Chain and Cable Co.until retiring in 1968. She was a member of Fells United Methodist Church in Fellsburg and Ladies Auxiliary of Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. Surviving are her husband;Fred Allen Sr.;a step-daughter;Mrs.Susan Quinto of Fellsburg;one step-son;Fred Allen Jr.of Belle Vernon;two grandchildren;a brother;Everett Pancook of Monessen;athletic and vocational director in the Monessen School System. A brother;William Pancook;died March 28;1969. Friends will be received at Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m.July 9. Service there Saturday;July 11;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Kent A.Lighthall;pastor of Fells United Methodist Church;Fellsburg;officiating. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Vincenzo (James) Angeline;77;of 19 Delrose Drive;Monessen;died in Mercy Hospital;Pittsburgh;at 8:30 a.m.Sunday;April 19;1970. Mr.Angeline;who had lived in Monessen since 1914;was a member of St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen;and retired in 1958 from the bundling department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Caterina Giuffrida Angeline;three sons;Silvio and Romeo of Monessen;Julio of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Mrs.John (Theresa) Gatto of Donora and Mrs.Frank (Josephine) Bruni of Monessen;10 grandchildren;a brother;Paul;and two sisters;Annette and Julia;all in Italy. Friends will be received at Raymond D.Dalfonso Funeral Home;Monessen;after 7 p.m. April 20 and from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. April 21. Blessing service there Wednesday;April 22;at 9:30 a.m.followed by Requiem High Mass in St.Cajetan R.C.Church;Monessen;at 10 a.m. The Rev.John R.Casaliggi;pastor;will officiate. Interment;Belle Vernon Cemetery. Raymond D.Dalfonso is funeral director.

Richard T.Allen;40;of 263 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;April 2;1970 at 6 p.m.at his late residence. Mr.Allen had been under medical care for some time. He was born in Monessen and had been employed as a welder at the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Allenport Plant;for the past 20 years. He served with the U.S.Army during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his widow;Joann Treater;one daughter;Vickie Lynn;at home;two sisters;Mrs.George (Lois) Zurich of Charleroi and Mrs.Howard (Mary ann) Moore of Ellwood City;a brother;Charles of Cleveland;Ohio. Friends are being received at the Rhome Funeral Home;Monessen after 7 p.m.today where funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. Rhome funeral directors in charge.

Matilda Houseman Anderson;79;of 1324 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon (Fairhope);died Friday;March 27;1970;at 4 p.m.in Charleroi-Monessen Hospital. She was born in Webster on Sept.29;1890;and was a resident of Fairhope the past 51 years. She was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church and Bethany Bible Class Aid. She was preceded in death by a son;Irwin C.Houseman;in 1967. Surviving are three sons;James W.Houseman and Clyde C.Houseman of Belle Vernon and M.Warren Houseman of Buena Vista;Calif.;one brother;Albert Beeler of Fairhope;one sister;Eva Dent of Fairhope;10 grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received after 7 p.m.tonight at the Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Monday;March 30;at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Donald J.Dilley;minister of Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby Ferguson;funeral director.