Simeon Deems Theakston;77;of Brownstown;Fayette City R.D.1;died Monday;May 16;1988;at 6:15 a.m.in Presbyterian University Hospital of Pittsburgh. Mr.Theakston was born July 15;1910;in Speers;Washington County;a son of the late Fred and Anna Nickerson Theakston. He was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Brownstown;and was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. He had served with the U.S.Marines during WW II. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Mary Theakston in January of 1978;and a son;Sheridan Theakston in January of 1968. He is survived by two sons;Harry Theakston and Russell Theakston;and a daughter;Mrs.Wayne (Janice) LaBancz;all of Fayette City R.D.1;18 grandchildren;10 great-grandchildren;four sisters;Mrs.Sudie Craig of Uniontown;Minnie Crum of Monessen;Dulcie Postel of Pittsburgh and Betty Smith of Cincinnati;Ohio. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday until 11 a.m.;when services will be held in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;with Rev.Douglas Motilo;pastor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Brownstown;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangments.

Milford Charles Tansmore;74;of 251 Ninth St.;Char House;Charleroi;died Sunday;April 3;1988;at approximately 4 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born Sept.19;1913;in Youngstown;Ohio;a son of the late William and Susie Armstead Tansmore. He was a retired steelworker from the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Co.;Monessen plant. He had been a resident of Monesen for over 40 years. He was Baptist by faith and a member of the Union Baptist Church;Monessen. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his first wife;Ruth Phillips Tansmore;two brothers;William and Harvey Tansmore;one sister;Amill Tansmore;and one step-brother;Abe Watkins. Survivors include his wife of seven
years; Mintora Tansmore: five sons;
Merrill Tansmore of Gary; Ind.;
Charles Tansmore and Arthur
Tansmore; both of Allentown;
William Tansmore of Monessen and
Edward Tansmore of Philadelphia;
four daughters; Charlotte Tansmore
of Monessen; Harrietta Howard of
Clairton; Geraldine Crable of Allentown and Maxine Tansmore of New
York City; one step-brother; Bob
Watkins of Belle Vernon; two stepsisters; Margaret Watkins and Kate
Watkins; both of Belle Vernon; one
foster sister; Mattie Long of Pittsburgh; one foster daughter; Estelle
Rash of Columbus; Ohio; two step-nieces; two step-grandchildren; five
step-great-grandchildren; 35 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren;
and a host of other nieces; nephews
and cousins.
Visitation will be held Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. at the William R.
Taylor Funeral Home and Wednesday from 2 through 9 p.m. at the
Union Baptist Church; McMahon
Avenue; Monessen;where funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Leslie Strader;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Paul William Turek of North Portage Ave.;Doylestown;Ohio;formerly of North Charleoi;died suddenly of a heart attack Friday;Aug.14;1987;in his home. He was 44. Mr.Turek was born Aug.16;1942;in North Charleroi;a son of Ted Turek;who survives and resides in Monessen;and the late Leona Schimmel Turek. He was employed as a project mechanical engineer for General Tire Vompany in Akron;Ohio. Mr.Turek was a U.S.Navy veteran. In addition to his father;he is survived by a son;Michael Turek;of Bremmington;Wash.;one daughter;Linda;of Corbett;Oregon and one sister;Mrs.Roy (Doris) Horrell of Belle Vernon. Friends will be received at the Robert A.Billick Funeral Home;Inc.;Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue;Monessen. Interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Charles R. (Jack) Tennant of Elizabeth Township died Thursday;June 4;1987;in Jefferson Hospital;Jefferson Borough. He was 67. He was a past president of the Washington Township Volunteer Fire Company. Mr.Tennant was born Dec.3;1919;in Waynesburg;a son of the late Charles and Estella Braden Tennant. He was a retired mechanic with Fisher Body in West Mifflin. Mr.Tennant was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II;having served with the 34th Infantry Division. He was a member of the Brightwell-Daugherty American Legion Post No.484;Fayette City;the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.7812;West Newton;and the First Presbyterian Church of Brownsville. Surviving are his wife;Betty Lightner Tennant;one daughter;Helen Lee Book;of Belle Vernon;one son;Charles R.Tennant Jr.of Buena Vista;five grandchildren;two brothers;Clarence Tennant of Ruskin;Fla.;and Donald Ray Tennant of Villa Park;Ill.;and two sisters;DeEtta Tennant of Prosperty;Pa.and Donnis Mae Hupp of Addison;Ill. Two brothers;Glenn and Everett G.Tennant;are deceased. 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 Ralph L.Johnson Funeral Home;Buena Vista. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Rich Minnich;pastor;Roundhill Presbyterian Church;Elizabeth Township;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Ralph L.Johsnon Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.