Dr.Shirley P.Thrasher;57;of Detroit;Mich.;and formerly of Arnold City;Belle Vernon died Monday;Oct.17;1994 after a very short illness.  Born in Arnold City on April 4;1937;she was a daughter of the late Weldon and Cora Dupree Thrasher.  She was an attorney in New York and a professor of sociology at Wayne State University in Detroit;Mich.  A graduate of Bellmar High School with the clas of 1955; she went on to receive a B.S.degree in sociology from Blackburn College in 1955;a master degree from Yesinva University in New York in 1979 and a doctorate from Hunter College in sociology in 1988.  Survivors include a son;David Annexstein of Berkley;Calif.;a daughter;Leslie Annestein of Arlington;Va.;four sisters;Sylvia Joyner of Las Vegas;Nev.;Sonia Parker and Millicent Sellers;both of Arnold City;and Kathy Wilson of Rochester;N.Y.;and a grandmother;Aggie Dupree of Belle Vernon.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three brothers;Stephen in 1976 and Richard and Melvin Thrasher in 1990.  Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W;McCrory Funeral Home;Main Street;Fayette Citry;and Saturday from 11 a.m.to 1 p.m.in the First Christian Church of Wick Haven.

James Tatar Jr.;81;of Belle Vernon and formerly of Twilight;died Sunday;Aug.21;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born in Charleroi.Jan.6;1913;a son of the late James and Eva Lasko Tatar;Sr. Mr.Tatar was Catholic by faith; He retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport Plant. He is survived by his daughter;Shirley Tatar Dean of Belle Vernon;with whom he made his home;three sisters;Eva Collins of Washington;Pa.;Gazelle Oates of Charleoi and Mary Brown of Monessen;two grandchildren;Cynthia Sitka of Houston and Donald Dean of Pittsburgh;and two great-grandchildren;Adam and Aaron Sitka. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Edna Kenny Tater;and two sisters;Della Courtley and Catherine Bethem. Friends will be received Tueaday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with Pastor William Volpe Jr.officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Merriel Don Tansmore;58;of Gary;Ind.;formerly of Monessen;died Tuesday;July 12;1994;in United Methodist Hospital;Marysville;Ind. He was born July 21;1935;in Monessen;a son of the late Milford and Ruth Phillips Tansmore. He worked as a steelworker at the Bethlehem Steel Gary Works. He was a resident of Gary for over 30 years. He was a member of the Masonic Saint Luke Lodge 43;was affiliated with the Consistery of the lodge;and was a grand master of music of the district. He was a former coach of a girls basketball team in Gary and was a member of the United Male Chorus. He was a member of the Galilee Baptist Church of Gary and a former member of the Union Baptist Church in Monessen. Survivors include his wife;Mary King Tansmore;a stepmother;Mintora Tansmore of Charleroi;four sons ;Timothy and Dale Tansmore;both of Pittsburgh;and Milford and Gerald Tansmore;both of Gary;six daughters;Mrs.Merle (Denise) Milton;Sabrina Tansmore;Arlene Tansmore;Jeannette Tansmore and Donna Ruth Wallace;all of Pittsburgh;and Terri Tansmore of Gary;four brothers;Arthur and William Tansmore;both of Monessen;Charles Milford Tansmore of the state of California and Edward Tansmore of Philadelphia;four sisters;Charlotte Tansmore of Monessen;Harrietta Howard of Clairton;Geraldine Crable of Allentown;and Maxine Tansmore of New York;13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by one son;Carlton Lee Tansmore in 1964;and one daughter;Blair Tansmore in 1964. Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the William R.Taylor Funeral home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and Monday from 3 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;678 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Leslie Strader. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Trudy Taylor Bristol;funeral director;is in charge of the arrangements.

Private funeral services were
held Tuesday;July 5;1994; for Elsie I. Todd; 75;
of Stroall Acres; who died Saturday; July 2; 1994; in Mon
Valley Hospital; Carroll
Township.
She was born Nov. 10; 1918;
in Allenport; a daughter of the
late Roy and Alta Shockley
Myrtle.
Mrs. Todd was a member of
Allenport United Methodist
Church.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by a
son; Ronald J. Scrapper Todd;
on May 2; 1992; and a brother;
Clyde Myrtle.
Survivors include her husband. Jack W. Todd; one
daughter; Mrs. Paul (Jean)
Brutout of Portage; Ind.; six
grandchildren; Terry Todd;
Randy Brutout; Paula Goodwin; Jacki Davis; RondelI Todd
and Richard Todd; eight great-grandchildren; Erin; Nicole;
Heather; Alyssa; Nathan; Brytanny; Troy and Courtney; and
one brother; Lawrence Myrtle
of Belle Vernon.
Burial was in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. Ed Melenyzer Funeral Homes Inc. was in charge of arrangements.

Jane Gray Thomas;58;of Uniontown;died Tuesday;April 12;1994;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mrs.Thomas was born Jan.3;1936;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late John and Phillis Murray Bevan. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Brownsville. Surviving are a brother and sister-in-law;Marvin and Marlene Bevan of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Doris Bevan of Charleroi;Mrs.Raymond (Nancy) Jones of Donora and Mrs.Joseph (Marilyn) Marklewicz of Belle Vernon;and a brother-in-law and sister-in-law;Ed and Betty Lininger of Uniontown. Her husband;James W.Thomas;a brother;Jack Bevan and a sister;Priscilla Stickle;are deceased. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Thursday at noon with the Rev.James Burton;pastor of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.