Carl E.Wolford of 412 Graham St.;Belle Vernon;died at 11:40 p.m. Tuesday;Jan.7;1986;at Mon Valley Hospital Inc.following a lengthy illness. He was 78. Born in Berlin;Ohio;he was a son of the late Frank and Sophie Stamper Wolford. Mr.Wolford was an area resident most of his life. He was a millwright with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp’s Monessen plant prior to his retirement in 1972. Surviving are his wife;Helen Curtis Wolford;two daughters;Mrs.Robert (Dolores) Johnson of Columbus;Ohio;and Mrs.Stanley (Mona) Belczyk of Rostraver Township;three sons;Carl F.Wolford of Monessen;Jack I.Wolford of Belle Vernon and Robert L.Wolford of Allenport;12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.1209 Grand Boulevard;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at the chapel with Pastor Dan Francisco officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Izora Wilson;107 Grata Ave.;Arnold City;died Tuesday;Oct.22;1985;at 4:30 p.m.at the home of her son;Edgar;in Arnold City;with whom she made her home. She was 87. Mrs.Wilson was born in Georgia on March 10;1897;a daughter of the late Josh and Dawn Phillips. She was a resident of Arnold City the past 59 years and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church of Belle Vernon and the Star of Bethlehem No.34 Order of the Eastern Star;Prince Hall affiliation of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Andrew;Sr.;a son;Andrew Jr.;and a daughter;Rebecca Dupree. Survivors include a son;Edgar;Arnold City;two daughters;Mrs.Izora Carson and son-in-law Finley Carson of Arnold City and Mrs.Nathan (Mary Ann) Goff of Charleroi;10 grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;and one great-great-grandchild;a devoted niece;Mrs.Mary Dunn of Birmingham;Ala.;and a host of cousins;relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;on Thursday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Luther Warmack officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home of Monessen is handling the arrangements.

Mary T.Worrell;former Rostraver Township tax collector;of 167 Hermitage Circle;Ligonier;Pa.;died Wednesday;Oct.16;1985;at 7 a.m. in her home. She was 80. Mrs.Worrell was born Dec.11;1904;in Pricedale;a daughter of the late John and Mary Monks Turner. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Church;where she taught the Adult Class for over 10 years before she moved to Ligonier seven years ago. Mrs.Worrell worked in the Rostraver Township wage tax office for several years. Later;she was appointed wage tax collector and held that appointment for several years before finally being elected Rostraver Township tax collector;a position she held for eight years or two terms. She was preceded in death by her husband;Harry Worrell;on April 11;1984. Surviving are two daughters;Mrs.Donald (Kathleen) Larson of Clearwater;Fla.;and Mrs.William (Dorothy Ann) Kioski of Ligioner (with whom she made her home);one sister;Helen Turner;a resident of the Laurel Highlands Nursing Home in Donegal;Pa.;and four grandchildren. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Friends and relatives will gather at the Union Church of Pricedale on Saturday;Oct.19;at 11 a.m.for services. Rev.David Reeves;pastor of Union Church of Pricedale and Rev.James Fogg;pastor of Calvary United Methodist Church of Ligonier;will officiate. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Raymond E.(Punkin) Watson Sr.of Allenport died suddenly at 11:30 a.m.Thursday;Oct.3;1985;at Mon Valley Hospital Inc. He was 53. Born in Arnold City;March 3;1932;he was a son of the late John Watson Sr.and Bessie Davis Watson. Mr.Watson was a member of St.Joseph Church in Roscoe;the Fayette City American Legion and the Allenport Rod and Gun Club. He served in the U.S.Army in 1960. A former resident of Belle Vernon;Mr.Watson lived in Allenport since 1981. He was employed as a lab observer at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two sisters;Evelyn Watson and Emma Karlsin and two brothers;John Watson Jr and Wade Watson. Surviving are his wife;Nora Lee Willey Watson;three sons;David C.Watson;Raymond E.Watson Jr. and Michael D.Watson;all at home;two daughters;Lisa Marie and Kristen Marie;both at home;two brothers;Kenneth Watson of Youngstown;Ohio and William Watson of Monessen;and four sisters;Ruth Hails of Chicago;Ill.;Charlotte Malys of Fayette City;Grace Stine of Monongahela and Shirley Fedora of Hillsboro;Oregon. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. st St.Joseph Church;Roscoe;with Rev.Robert A. Kobach officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Edwin Howard Wilbraham of 901 S.Massachusetts Ave.;Deland;Fla.;died Monday;Sept.23;1985;at 4 p.m.at his home. He was 71. Mr.Wilbraham was born Aug.25;1914;in Pittsburgh;a son of the late John and Isabella Archbold. A resident of Deland the past nine years;he was formerly of Perryopolis. Mr.Wilbraham retired in 1976 from the U.S.Steel Corp.;Irvin Works. He had also been employed at U.S.Steel’s Donora Works. Survivors include his wife;Sara West Wilbraham;a son;David E.Wilbraham Sr.of Silver Spring;Md.;two daughters;Mrs.Kenneth (Helen Jean) Griffith of Noblestown and Mrs.John (Naomi) Bradish of Connellsville;a brother;Frank Wilbraham of Pittsburgh;nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 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 Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday;Sept.28;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.David Aldridge;a retired Church of the Nazarene pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Graveside services will be held Friday;May 17;1985;at 10 a.m. at the Belle Vernon Cemetery for Peter Wasilewski;a former area resident who died in Dearborn;Mich. He was 69. Born Feb.2;1916;Mr.Wasilewski was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother;Benny. Survivors include his wife;Margaret;a son;Robert Wasilewski of Dearborn;Mich.;two grandsons;James and Jeffrey; a sister;Sophie DalCanton;and a brother;Edward Wasilewski of Monessen. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

Florence M.White of 314 Center St.;Belle Vernon;died Friday;April 26;1985;at 3:23 p.m. in the Mon Valley Hospital. She was 77. Mrs.White ws born Feb.29;1908;in Waltersburg;a daughter of the late James and Annie Schock Anderson. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon. A Belle Vernon resident most of her life;she was preceded in death by her husband;William H.White;Aug.7;1973. Survivors include a son;William H.White Jr.of Painesville;Ohio;two daughters;Mrs.Richard (Doris) Risley;with whom she made her home;and Mrs.Robert (Dolores) Evans of Belle Vernon;one brother;Charles Anderson of McKeesport;one sister;Lillian Sisley of Toronto;Ohio;ten grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Monday;April 29;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Earl Lehman;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Hazel E.Waite of 112 Lee Drive;Belle Vernon;died Sunday;March 17;at 7:45 p.m. She was 83. Mrs.Waite was born May 23;1901;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Harry and Anna Bartley Abrams. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon and its Regulars Class and Martha Circle. Mrs.Waite was a member of Order of Eastern Star Chapter 196;Belle Vernon. A resident of Belle Vernon for over 60 years;she was preceded in death by her husband;Dr.Raymond J.Waite;Jan.15;1965. Survivors include two sons;Dr.Raymond W.Waite of Belle Vernon and W. Claude Waite of Pittsburgh;two daughters;Mrs.Fred (Gladys) Neuberl of Peoria;Ill and Mrs.E.F.(Dorothy) Carter of Pine Bush;N.Y.;one brother;Walter Abrams of Alliance;Ohio;14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;March 29;at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon officiating.Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Eastern Star services by Belle Vernon Chapter 196 will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Allena Wynn of 400 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;Feb.22;1985. She was 25. Mrs.Wynn was born Jan.25;1960;in North Charleroi;a;daughter of the late Lang Key and Alda Ogletree;who survives. Also surviving are her husband;John Wynn;two sons;Kirk Wynn and Waukesial Wynn;both at home;five brothers;Gary and Tie Williams and Lang and Gavica Key;all of Donora;and Blancher Key of Monessen;two sisters;Alda Irish of Donora and Alicia Key of Monessen;and one uncle;Arthur Washington;of Monessen. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Tuesday from 6 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Wilbert Hubbard;pastor;Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.