Edgar Wilson;67;of 104 Grata Ave.;Arnold City;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Oct.13;1993;at 6:18 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;after a lengthy illness. Mr.Wilson was born June 27;1926;in Homestead;a son of the late Andrew and Izora Wilson. He retired after 42 years of service with Beth-Energy Mines Corporation in Ellsworth. Mr.Wilson had been a resident of Arnold City for most of his life. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;serving on the Deacon and Trustee boards of the church for a number of years. Mr.Wilson also served as church treasurer;president of the building fund;and assistant superintendent of the Sunday School. He was also a Sunday School teacher and a member of the church choir. Mr.Wilson also belonged to Mt.Calvary Baptist Church in Monessen and The Voices of Faith within the church. He was a member of the Monessen Lodge No.79;F&AM P.H.A.;the Senior Action Council and the Friends Club. Mr.Wilson also was a member of the Executive Board of the Monongahela Valley Branch;NAACP;and had served on its Ways and Means Committee. He had served as a member of the U.S.Army Medical Corps during World War II. Surviving are his wife;Dorothy Moore Wilson;whom he married Oct.20;1956;four sons;Edgar Wilson of Highland;Calif.;Conrad (and daughter-in-law Cynthia) Wilson of Torrence;Calif.;Craig Wilson a home and Lance Wilson of Oxon Hill;Md.;two sisters;Mrs.Finley (Izora) Carson of Arnold City and Mary Ann Goff of Charleroi;two grandsons;Trevor Wilson of San Bernardino;Calif.;and Quincy Wilson of Waldorf;Md. A brother;Andrew Wilson;a sister;Rebecca Dupree;and a daughter;Cheryl Wilson;are deceased. Friends will be received Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry and Highlands avenues;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. in the church with the Rev.Clifford Carter;pastor;Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Monessen Lodge No.79;F&AM P.H.A.will conduct services Friday at 8 p.m. in the church. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Trudy Taylor Jamison;director;is handling arrangements.

Charles W.West;66;of East View Unity;Fairmont;W.Va.;died Tuesday;Oct.5;1993;at 6:45 p.m.in Fairmont General Hospital. He was born in McKeesport;June 16;1927;a son of the late Rev.Samuel E.and Alma Gertrude Paulson West. Mr.West was Protestant by faith. He is survived by five brothers;Paul West of Perryopolis;Oliver West of North Charleroi;Ray West of Canada;Howard West of Belle Vernon and David West of Marion;Mich.;and two sisters;Sara Wilbraham of Deland;Fla.;and Dorothy Williams of Star Junction. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a brother;Robert A.West. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Eugene Cowsert;retired Free Methodist minister officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

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.