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.

Anthony D.Whitlock of 20 Hamilton Place;Pittsburgh;died Saturday;March 27;1982;at 9:30 a.m.;at his home as the result of an accidental fire. He was 7. Anthony was born June 10;1974 in Pittsburgh;a son of Antoinette Whitlock;who survives. A first grade student at John Marrow Elementary School in Pittsburgh;he was Baptist by faith. In addition to his mother;survivors include two brothers and a sister;Kevin;Travis and Shawna;all at home;maternal grandparents;Mr.ad Mrs.Benjamin Allen of Pricedale;grandmother;Mrs.Lillian Wolf of Washington;Pa.;great-grandmothers;Mrs.Susie Allen of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Dadgalle Whitlock of Willingboro;N.J.;and several aunts;uncles and cousins. Friends will be received in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.where services will be held Tuesday;March 30;at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Luther Wormack;pastor of Anticoh Baptist Church in Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.