Thornton R.(Porky) Wellington;69;of 1213 1/2 Crest Ave.;Charleroi;died Saturday;Dec.23;1978 at 4:15 a.m.at his residence. Mr.Wellington was born Oct.20;1909 in West Virginia;a son of the late Capt.William and Mary Laughlin Wellington. He had resided in Charleroi for the past 35 years and was a retired employee of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He was a member of St.Mary’s Episcopal Church in Charleroi. Mr.Wellington was preceded in death by five sisters;Orthelia Federer;Edith Hornick;Edna Wilson;Rene Wyautt and Dora Selby;and two brothers;Richard and Alvin Wellington. Survivors include his widow;Anna Brilla Wellington;one son;T-sgt.William H.Wellington of the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico;two grandchildren;and one sister;Mrs.Letisha Thomas of Washington;Pa. Friends will be received in the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;Inc.;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;from 2 to 4 p.m.and 7 to 9 p.m.on Sunday and on Tuesday. There will be no visitations on Monday;Christmas Day. A Requiem Eucharist will be held on Wednesday at 10 a.m.in St.Mary’s Episcopal Church in Charleroi;with the Rev.Keith L.Ackerman as celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Robert Warbutton; 328 Hill
St.; Belle Vernon; died Tuesday;Nov.14;1978;at 6:30 a.m. in the Veterans
Hospital; Aspinwall. He was
69.
Born in Barnesboro;
February 17; 1909; he was the
son of the late Jonathan and
Elizabeth Burton Warbutton.
He had been a Belle Vernon
resident for the last 35 years.
Mr. Warbutton retired in
1974 as an employee of the
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;
Monessen plant.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran
of World War II.
Mr. Warbutton is survived
by his widow; Wilma Huttenhour
Warbutton; two sons;
Robert Warbutton of
Hollywood; Fla.; and Danny
Warbutton of Washington; two
daughters; Mrs. Maurice
(Patricia) Russell of Belle
Vernon; and Lorie Warbutton;
at home; four sisters;
Elizabeth Morton and
Rebecca Triplett; both of Belle
Vernon; Bess Kiger of Tampa;
Fla.; and Ethel Hileman of
Essex; Md ; and one grandchild.
Friends will be received in
the Shelby D. Ferguson
Funeral Home; 700 Broad
Ave.; Belle Vernon; from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.from the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles Colas;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;in charge of arrangements.

Phillip White Sr.;88;a former resident of Monessen for many years;died Wednesday;Oct.11;1978;at 8:45 p.m.in the St.Francis Hospital;Charleston;W.Va. Mr.White;who resided at 930 Central Ave.;Charleston;W.Va.;was born Oct.1;1890 in Georgetown;S.C.;a son of the late Scipio and Katherine Smith White. He had resided in Monessen for 50 years before moving to Charleston;W.Va.several years ago. He was a retired employee of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.and was a Baptist by faith. Mr.White is survived by his widow;Eva Marie White of Charleston;W.Va.;seven sons;Phillip White Jr.of Belle Vernon;Scipio and Luther White;both of Monessen;William White of Virginia Beach;Va.;Charles White of Brooklyn;N.Y.;Theodore White of Eldora;Monongahela R.D.1 and Fred White of Millersville;Md.;one daughter;Mrs.Anna Ruth Macer of Baltimore;Md.;two step-sons;Leon Johnson of Monessen and George Johnson of Charleston;W.Va.;one step-daughter;Mrs.Florence Womack of Charleston;W.Va.;15 grandchildren;three great-grandchildren;12 step-grandchildren;nine step-great-grandchildren;and a number of other relatives in the Mon Valley. Friends will be received in the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home in Donora after 7 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.on Sunday where funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the Wayman AME Church in Monessen with the Rev.E.E.Davis;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Percy E.Law Jr.funeral director in charge.

Martha Wylam of 134 Old Oak Road;McMurray died Sunday;September 17;1978;in the Thomas Nursing Home in Canonsburg. She was 98. Born in Germany on July 10;1880;she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Koslovski Kissler. A Protestant by faith she was preceded in death by her husband John in 1956. She is survived by a daughter;Mrs. Robert (Thelma) Ruth of McMurray; There will be non viewing and private services will be held in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home in Belle Vernon. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery with the Rev.Charles Colas of the First Baptist Church;officiating. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of the arrangements.

Marjorie V.Woodson;Apartment 313;Belle Vernon Apartments;Belle Vernon;died Friday;September 8;1978 in the Jefferson Medical Center. She was 71. Born Sept.30;1906 in Monessen;Mrs.Woodson was the daughter of the late Robert and Bertha Randolph Donnell. Mrs.Woodson was a member of the Speers St.A.M.E.Church;and was a member of the Stewardess Board;and president of the Senior Choir at the Church. She was preceded in death by her husband;James A.Woodson;on Oct.30;1974. Mrs.Woodson is survived by four sons;James Woodson of Belle Vernon;Robert Woodson of West Mifflin;Louis Woodson of Monessen and Dale Woodson of Huntingdon;W.Va.;a daughter;Mrs.Sylvester (Merle) Lee of Monongahela;two brothers;Durwood Donnell of Pittsburgh;and Paul Donnell of Uniontown;three sisters;Mrs.Alice Mines of San Bernadino;Calif.;Mrs.Bertha Glosster and Elizabeth Smith;both of Pittsburgh;and 17 grandchildren. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Mrs.Woodson will be taken to the Speers A.M.E.Church at 6 p.m.Sunday to lie in state until funeral services are conducted Monday at 11 a.m. Rev.W.M.McGowan;pastor;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. William R.Taylor;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Vernon W. Walters; of
Carson St.; Pricedale; died
Wednesday;August 16;1978; at 11:15 a.m. in
Allegheny General Hospital;
Pittsburgh. He was 65.
Born March 7; 1913 in
Charleston; West Va.; he was
the son of the late Marion E.
and Lula A. Williams Walters.
He has been a Pricedale
resident for the past 48 years.
Mr. Walters was a retired
conductor for the Monessen
Southwestern Railroad;
retiring in 1975. He was a
veteran of World War II;
having served in the U.S.
Army.
He was predeceased by his
wife; Susan Madeline Rabatin
Walters; on April 11;1976; and
two brothers; Earl and
Patrick Walters.
Mr. Walters is survived by
two sons; Vernon E. Walters of
West Newton and George A.
Walters of Belle Vernon; two
daughters; Mrs. Harry
(Loretta) Malone Jr.; of
Monessen; and Mrs. Charles
(Joan) Schaum of
Monongahela; three brothers;
Clarence and Albert Walters;
both of Brownsville; and Roy
Walters of Pricedale; one
sister; Mrs. Pearl Gilmore of
Belle Vernon; and nine
grandchildren. Visitations will be held in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with the pastor of the Mars Mill Baptist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Edward E. Weibl; 65; of 310
Shawnee Ave.; Monessen; died Monday; May 1;1978;
at 3:36 a.m. in the
Monongahela Division of the
Mon Valley Hospital following
an illness of one month.
Mr. Weibl was born in
Monessen on Feb. 2; 1913; a
son of the late Frederick and
Juilaina Hofer Weibl.
He had retired from the
Page Division of the American
Chain and Cable Co. plant in
Monessen seven years ago. He
was a member of St. Leonard
Catholic Church in Monessen.
Besides his parents; he was
preceded in death by one
sister; Mrs. Louise Dolan of
Monessen and three brothers;
Fred; John and Raymond
Weibl; all of Monessen.
Survivors include his
widow; Hazel Guzzie Weibl;
two daughters; Mrs. James
(Jerry) Varsel of Moon Twp.
and Mrs. Patsy (Stacy)
Maione of Monessen; one son;
Fred Weibl of Nitro; W. Va.;
eight grandchildren; one
sister; Mrs. Ida McElfresh of
Monessen; and four brothers;
Frank and Carl Weibl; both of
Monessen; Philip Weibl of
Chester; Pa. and Clarence
Weibl of Belle Vernon.
Friends will be received in
the Rhome Funeral Home;
Inc.; 1209 Grand Blvd.;
Monessen; from 7 to 9 p.m.
Monday and from 2 to 4 p.m. and
7 to 9 p .m. Tuesday;where a Blessing service will be held on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Chapel followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Leonard Catholic Church of Monessen with the Rev.Henry P.Dinicco;pastor;as the celebrant. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests that
memorial contributions be
made to the St. Leonard
Catholic Church Building Fund;through the funeral home. Rhome funeral directors in charge of arrangements.

Thomas Weightman of 307 Johnson Ave.;Belle Vernon (Pricedale);died suddenly Friday;April 21;1978;at 4:38 p.m.in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital. He was 82. Mr.Weightman was born Nov.14;1895 in Jefferson Twp.;a son of the late Thomas and Flora Lewis Weightman. He had been a resident of the Pricedale community for the past 50 years. A miner by trade;Mr.Weightman had been employed by the Sommers Mine in Pricedale and he retired from the Sager Mine in 1957 as a coal loader. Mr.Weightman was a veteran of World War I;having served in the U.S.Army Calvary and was a member of the Veterans of World War I of U.S.A.;Charleroi Barracks 350. Survivors include his widow;Clara Hildebrand Weightman;one daughter;Mrs.John (Florence) Shenos of Donora;three sons;Ralph T.(Bud) Weightman of Monessen;and William (Bill) Weightman and Dale (Babe) Weightman;both of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Martha O’Toole and Mrs.Florence Tyrone;both of Pittsburgh;one brother;Andrew Weightman of Pittsburgh;13 grandchildren;four great-grandchildren;and one great-great-grandson. Friends will be received in the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Saturday and Sunday. Services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Kenneh E.Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Leonard J.Parzynski;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.