Mary L. West of Perryopolis;R.D. 1 died Thursday;May 5;1983;
at 10:30 a.m. in the Uniontown
Hospital. She was 75.
Mrs. West was born Feb.
26; 1908; in Sunnyside;a daughter of the late Thomas
and Mary Hutchison Richardson.
A resident of Perryopolis
for the past 34 years; she was
formerly of Gillespie and
Belle Vernon.
Mrs. West and her husband;
S. Paul West; had
celebrated 48 years of marriage
on March 11;1983.
In addition to her husband;
survivors include two sons;
Thomas E.. a missionary in
Brazil; and Harold A. of Star
Junction; four daughters;
Mrs. Roy (Alma) Taylor of
Belle Vernon R.D. 3; Mrs.
Harry (Vivian) Conn and
Mrs. Robert (Rita) Balantine;
both of Star Junction;
and Mrs. Dave (Sharon) Absher
of Vanderbilt; four
brothers; Thomas Richardson
of Masontown; William
Richardson of Elizabeth;
Jerome Richardson of Sunnyside
and James Richardson
of St. Petersburg; Fla.;
two sisters. Mrs. Sara Belle
Leach of Monongahela and
Mrs. Grace Dietz of
Elizabeth; 16 grandchildren
and two great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.. Belle Vernon; on Saturday
and Sunday from 2 to 4
and 7 to 9 p.m.;where services will be held Monday;May 9;1983;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Jean Parry;pastor of the Free Methodist Churches of Smithfield and Shoaf;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Curtis G.(Whoo-dat) Wells of 500 Green St.;Belle Vernon;died Tuesday;April 19;1983;in Veterans Hospital;Pittsburgh. He was 72. Mr.Wells was born Jan.2;1911;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late Steward and Lilly Hopkins Wells. He was a member of the First Christian Church of Belle Vernon. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon;Mr. Wells retired in 1971 from the Exxon Corporation;Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of World War ll;having served in the U.S.Navy. Mr.Wells was also a member of Belle Vernon F&AM Lodge 643;Scottish Rite Valley Lodge of Uniontown;the Consistory of Pittsburgh and the Belle Vernon American Legion. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a brother;Charles Wells;and a sister;Olive Palfrey. Survivors include his widow;Ann Dudgeon Wells;one son;Steward W.Wells of Sumner;Wash.;four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 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 Friday;April 22;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Patrick Ward of 841 Brown St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;Jan.3;1983;at 2 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. He was 78. Mr.Ward was born Nov.14;1904;in McKeesport;a son of the late Mr.and Mrs.Joseph Ward. He was a member of St.Sebastian Catholic Church;Knights of Columbus Lodge 3026;and Bishop Phelan General Assembly Fourth Degree;Mon Valley Council. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 53 years;Mr.Ward had formerly lived in Monessen. He retired in 1962 from the strip mill of the U.S.Steel Irwin Works. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister. Survivors include his widow;Evelyn Molard Ward;one son;Thomas D.Ward of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren;Dr.Thomas D.Ward of Nashville;Tenn.;Linda Lee Roy of Los Angeles;Calif.;and Nancy Jo Ward at home;and one great-grandson;Thomas Patrick. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.in the funeral home;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Etta E.McCraw Wilson;formerly of Monessen;died Friday;Dec.10;1982; in the Lenington Nursing Home. She was 74. Mrs.Wilson was born Jan.16;1908;in Dunbar;a daughter of the late James McCraw and Elmira McCraw Lacy. She was a member of Union
Baptist Church; Monessen;
and was a retired employee
of the Carnegie Library in
Pittsburgh. She was also a
member of St. Andrew’s
Court No. 1 and the
Daughters of the Sphinx.
She was preceeded in death
by her husband; Clarence
Wilson Sr.; a stepdaughter;
Juanita Alava; and two
brothers; Harry McCraw and
the Rev. Clarence L. McCraw.
Survivors include her stepson; Clarence Wilson Jr.; a
sister; Helen Little; of
Monessen; a brother;
Maurice McCraw of
Aquasco. Md.; two grandsons; Daryl and Dale Wilson;
of Pittsburgh; and several
neices; nephews and cousins.
Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper and Son Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service will be held Monday with interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Lawrence M.Weaver of 1349 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;(Fairhope);died suddenly Friday;Nov.5;1982;at 11:08 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Inc. He was 71. Born in Banning;May 14;1911;he was the son of the late Jess Weaver and Margaret Brubaker Amalong of Belle Vernon;who survives. A retired police chief for Washington Twp.;Mr.Weaver had been serving as the Washington Twp.Juvenile Officer. He was a member of Mentor Road Baptist Church of Elizabeth;the Washington Twp.Lions Club. Mr.Weaver was a retired employee of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen plant. Surviving are his wife;Edith Robbins Weaver;two daughters;Mrs.Clyde (Peggy) Holesapple and Mrs. Thomas (Patsy) Gilchrist;both of Belle Vernon;four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Bonetta Dorsey of Belle Vernon. Friends are being received at the Howard E.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Saturday from 7-9 p.m.and Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.and until the hour of service Monday. Funeral services Monday;Nov.8;will begin at 11 a.m.at the funeral home with the Rev.Bruce Gephart;pastor of the Mentor Road Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Arthur W.Wells of 803 (rear) Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi died Sunday;Aug.22;1982;at 10:45 a.m.in his home. He was 79. Mr.Wells was born Dec.2;1902;in Rostraver Twp.;a son of the late Alfred and Belle Mollard Wells. He was a retired employee of the Corning Glass Works Plant in Charleroi. Mr.Wells was preceded in death by his wife;Anna;in 1975. He was a member of the Christ Lutheran Church and the Slovak Club;both of Charleroi;and was a member of the former Charleroi Turners’ Club. Survivors include two sons;Arthur Wells of Niles;Ohio and Thomas Wells of Charleroi;one daughter;Mrs.Anna Emph of Greenville;Pa.;17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home;819 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with pastor James M.Robbins of the Christ Lutheran Church;Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Carl J.Spallino Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.