VICTORIA [GERALD] FRANCIA; OF MONESSEN; PA. GRANDCHILDREN – COLETTE HAZY; OF FOLLEY BEACH; S.C. PAUL C. TRILLI II; OF CHARLEROI; PA. MARCIA TRILLI; OF GREENSBURG; PA. MARK [PATTY] TRILLI; OF DONORA; PA. MARY BAGGOT; OF ST. MARYS; GA. JODI LYNN [DAN] GARZARELLI; OF ROSTRAVER TWP. MICHELE [SCOTT] ANTONIO; OF MONESSEN; PA. ATTILIO ALSO HAD 13 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; 1 GREAT GREAT GRAND – DAUGHTER; AND 1 GREAT NIECE; MARTHA DIBATTISTA; OF ROSTRAVER TWP. HE DIED IN HALLSWORTH HOUSE; NORTH CHARLEROI; PA.

Betty L.Tennant;71;of Elizabeth Township;died Wednesday;Feb.8;1995;in Jefferson Hospital. Born Feb.6;1924;in Waynesburg;she was a daughter of the late Charles and Helen Lippencott Lightner. Mrs.Tennant was Protestant by faith. She was a former member and past president of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. Formerly of Washington Township;Mrs.Tennant had lived in Elizabeth Township the past 27 years. She had been employed at the former Sadowski’s Market and S&Y Foodland in Rostraver Township. In addition to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband;Charles R.Tennant Sr.;who died June 4;1987. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law;Charles Jr. and Eileen Tennant of Elizabeth Township;a daughter and son-in-law;Helen Lee and Louis Book of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren;Louis Alan Book;Lou Ann Clayton;Cindy Kossar;Scott Tennant and Brandi Tennant;and two great-grandchildren;Alan Michael Book and Jesse Clayton. 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 Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Richard C.Klein;pastor of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Thomas E.Turnbull;67;of Wick Haven;died Sunday;Feb.5;1995;at 6 p.m.in Jefferson Hospital. He was born Oct.26;1927;in Monongahela;a son of the late Thomas and Mary Todd Turnbull. Mr.Turnbull was a graduate of Monongahela High School with the class of 1944. He served with the U.S.Coast Guard during World War II;participating in the Asiatic-Pacific campaign and the American campaign. After 44 years of employment;he retired from Combustion Engineering Company of East Monongahela. He was also employed at Perry Auto Auction. He was a member of the national level of AARP. He was an elder in the Harmony Presbyterian Church. Mr.Turnbull battled Lou Gehrig Disease (ALS) for the past 15 months. Surviving are his wife;Dorothy Ann Hawk Turnbull;four children;Scott Turnbull of Greensburg;Mrs.James (Kathy) Kelly and Mrs.Matthew (Mary Beth) Sweeney II;all of Belle Vernon;and Thomas Mark Turnbull of Wick Haven;and five grandchildren;Lauren;Ryan and Kaytlin Kelly;Corey Turnbull and Matthew Sweeney III. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by several brothers and sisters;and one grandson;Justin. Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. Memorial contributions may be made to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS);1323 Forbes Ave.;#200;Pittsburgh;Pa.15219. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.;is in charge of the arrangements.

James M.(Sonny) Thomas;56;of 37 E.Luce Ave.;Monessen;died Monday;Jan.9;1995;at 8 p.m.at home. Born Sept.8;1938;in Brownsville;he was the son of the late James and Hannah Williams Thomas. A lifelong resident of Monessen;Mr.Thomas was a member and on-trial deacon of Mt.Calvary Baptist Church. He retired in 1989 from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he was employed as a hooker in the tube mill. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by Berry and Anna Peerman;who raised him. Surviving are his wife;Mildred Wade Thomas;one daughter;Mrs.Roy (Leslee) Mickey of Monessen;one son;and daughter-in-law;James M.and Tracy Thomas Jr.;of Monessen;one grandson;Roy Mickey Jr.;and two sisters;Mrs.Thomas (Hazel) Rone and Mrs.Robert (Virginia) James;both of Monessen. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;230 Reed Ave.;Monessen;where services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon.

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.