Eleanor Gale West;72;of 712 Water St.;North Charleroi;died Sunday;May 23;1993;at 8:15 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was born in Daisytown;Sept.30;1920;a daughter of the late William and Rosella Chester Gregg. Mrs.West was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi and a charter and life member of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Auxiliary. She had lived in North Charleroi since 1975 and was formerly of Perryopolis. She is survived by her husband;Oliver B.West Sr.;two sons;Oliver B.West Jr.of Dawson and L.Gregg West of Monongahela;three daughters;Mrs.William (Linda) Johnson of Daisytown;Mrs.Bradley (Norma Jean) Baker of Perryopolis and Mrs.Charles (Barbara) Moore of Belle Vernon;a brother;William Gregg of Columbus;Ohio;three sisters;Thelma Wright of Richeyville;Norma Wine of Dormont and Nola Havrilesko of North Charleroi;12 grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by a grandson;Oliver B.West III. Friends were received at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Services will be held in the funeral home Wednesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Edward S.Hammettt of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

James W.White;61;of 211 State St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 13;1993;at 11:30 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born Sept.12;1931;in North Belle Vernon;a son of the late James M.and Alfaretta Soles White. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mr.White was a member of the Presbyterian Church and the American Legion;both of Belle Vernon. He retired in 1988 from P&LE Railroad. Mr.White was a veteran of the Korean Conflict;having served from 1948 to 1952 with the U.S.Army’s 630th Engineer Light Equipment Company. Survivors include two brothers;Harold S.White of Castle Shannon and Edward White of Belle Vernon;five sisters;Mrs.Paul (LaVonne) Reed of Gibsonton;Patricia Parsons of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Louis (Audrey) Vertosnik of Cleveland;Mrs.Barry (Gwen) Vanaman of Cannon City;Colo.;and Sandy Revak of Youngstown;Ohio;a friend;Frances Evans of Belle Vernon;nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.James Burton of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services in the funeral home at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Derrick Turk Avon Woodson; 30; 1003 Rear Crest Ave.;
Charleroi; died on Monday; Feb.
24;1992; at 8:50a.m. in his home.
He was born on Nov. 23; 1961
in Brooklyn; New York City; a
son of Robert and Shirley Logan
Woodson.
Mr. Woodson was emploved as
an industrial worker at Polycom
Industries in Donora.
Survivors include one brother;
James Woodson of Charleroi;
one sister; Chyress Brickler of
Florida; a friend; Kathy Patterson of Charleroi; and aunts;
uncles; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received
Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at
the William R. Taylor Funeral
Home; 645 McMahon Ave.;
Monessen; and Thursday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Antioch
Baptist Church in Belle Vernon. A funeral service will be held Friday at 1 p.m.at the church with Rev.Luther Wormack officiating. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is handling funeral arrangements.

James L.Wanko;72;of 218 Vernon Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Feb.3;1992;in the Washington Hospital Center;Washington;D.C.;as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident on Jan.17;1992.  Born Dec.1;1919;in Monessen;he was the son of the late Thomas and Helen Korber Wanko.  Mr.Wanko was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church and American Legion Post 659;both of Belle Vernon.  He was a former Prudential agent;working in the Monessen area in the 1950s and was a retired millwright from the U.S.Steel Irvin Works plant.  He served with the U.S.Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theatre of Conflict during World War II.  Survivors include his wife;Thelma Koppala Wanko;one daughter;Leslie L.Wanko of Odenton;Md.;three sons;James K.Wanko and Richard W.Wanko;both of Waldorf;Md.;and Douglas L.Wanko of Conyers;Ga.;three grandchildren;David;Tracey and Shannon Wanko;and one brother;Thomas J.Wanko of Upper St.Clair.  Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.  A Prayer service will be held in the funeral home on Saturday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon.  Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Belle Vernon American Legion will hold services on Friday at 7 p.m.in the funeral home.  The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret Owens Walters; 94;
of North Charleroi; died Sunday;
Dec. 29;1991; in the Washington
County Health Center.
Born Jan. 4; 1897; in
Bridgeville; she was the
daughter of the late Thomas and
Alice Pearce Owens.
Mrs. Walters was a member
of First United Methodist
Church; Charleroi; and the
Order of the Eastern Star.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; George Walters; on
May 17; 1972; a son; Thomas
Walters; three brothers; Reese;
Raymond and William Owens;
and a sister; Alice Michener.
Surviving are one daughter;
Roxalina Tamblyn of Endwell;
N.Y.; two grandchildren; Scott
and Georgia Tamblyn; one
great-granddaughter; a
brother; James Owens of
Newell; and two sisters; Violet
Fitzpatrick and Agnes
Wickerham; both of Carroll
Township.
Friends will be received Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. in the
Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home
Inc.; 226 Fallowfield Ave.;
Charleroi. There will be no
visitation Wednesday; Jan. 1;
1992;and services will be held in the funeral home Thursday;Jan.2;1992;at 9:30 a.m.;with the Rev.Kenneth M.Lashen;pastor of First United Methodist Church;Donora;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.