Ida Payton (Thompson) Stamper;77;died Wednesday;May 28;1997. She was born Sept.9;1919;in Derry;a daughter of the late Daisy Thompson of Gallatin. She was raised in the Mon Valley and attended school in Pricedale. She resided in Brooklyn;N.Y.;for the past 50 years. Survivors include her husband;Sam Stamper of Gary;Ind. She was also preceded in death by one sister;Mary Lou Thompson West;and one brother;Thomas (Mugsy) Thompson. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;where funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. She was also survived by the following relatives;Betty Tidwell;Doretha Brown;Herbert Lippincott Sr.;Chauncey Lippincott and family;Ida Mae (West) Brown and Marshall West of Monessen;Loretta Floyd of Donora;and her dear friend;Mrs.Brothers and family of Brooklyn. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles T.Smith;83;of Rostraver Township;died Tuesday;May 20;1997;at 10 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. Born Sept.5;1913;in Belle Vernon;he was the son of the late Frank and Emily White Smith. A resident of Rostraver Township for more than 50 years;Mr.smith was a member of the Smithton Nazarene Church and the Rostraver Lions Club. He was a former member of the United Mine Workers of America and retired from the paint department of the Monessen plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Rose Dudgeon Smith;who died March 2;1989;and two sisters;Sarah Stewart and Gertrude Lunt. Surviving are two daughters;Myra Smith Dolence of Finleyville and Sharon Smith of Greensburg;two granddaughters;Carolyn Kelly of McMurray and Christina Calbone of Daytona Beach;Fla.;and two great-grandsons;Christian and Colin Kelly. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home;with Pastor Gerald R.Dunlap of the Smithton Nazarene Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Cora Sabolek; 78; of Akron;
Ohio; and formerly of Arnold
City; died Sunday; April 27;
1997; at 1 a.m. in Hospice Care
Center; Copley; Ohio.
She was born Aug. 24; 1918;
in Mt. Pleasant; a daughter of
the late Henry H. and Anna
Mae Lopes Lyons.
Surviving are a sister; Mrs.
Charles (Anne) Keefer of Star Junction;six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; Nick Sabolek; a
son; Richard Sabolek; a daughter;Patricia Weisner and a granddaughter; Cecil
Yackovich.
Friends will be received in
the Blair-Lowther Funeral
Home Inc.; 106 East Independence St.; Perryopolis; Tuesday
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday until 11 a.m.;the hour of service with Pastor Michael Truszkowski officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Blair-Lowther Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Minnie Lucille Bettis Spencer of 177 Terrace Drive;Monongahela;died Friday;April 18;1997;in Mon Valley Hospital;following a short illness. She was born in Plateau;Ala.;a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie Brown Bettis Jr. A lifelong resident of the Mon Valley area;she was retired from Corning Glass in Charleroi. Survivors include three daughters and two sons-in-law;Jane and Robert Harris of Monongahela;Harriett and Racy Bennett of Greenswood;S.C.;and retired Col.Dorothy E.E.Spencer of Spotsylvania;Va.;and one sister-in-law;Frances Bettis of Monessen. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years;the Rev.Harrison Spencer;one daughter;Dr.Carol A.Spencer;two brothers;John Bettis Kelly and Walter Bettis;and one sister;Louise(Easy)Wilson. Friends will be received Sunday from 1 to 9 p.m. in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen. A funeral service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Reed Ave.;Monessen;with the Rev.Gary Yarborough officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. She was also survived by friends and relatives;including Martha Spencer Farmer of Baltimore;Md.;Sophie Spencer Palmore of Monroeville;and Katheryn Spencer Payne of Martinsburg;Va. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Margaret J.Smith;89;formerly of Monessen;died Thursday;April 10;1997;at 1:43 p.m.in Canonsburg Hospital. She was born May 28;1907;in Monessen;a daughter of the late Richard and Susan Kelly. A lifelong resident of Monessen;she was a member of the St.Leonard Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. She was a resident of the Greenery Rehabilitation Center;Canonsburg;for the past 11 years. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law;Robert C.Smith Jr.of Buffalo;N.Y.;and Theodore Smith of Upper St.Claire;14 grandchildren;and 19 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Robert C.Smith Sr.in 1986;one son;Alfred E.Smith Sr.in 1995;one granddaughter;Kelly J.Smith in 1993;three brothers;and five sisters. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home;First Street and Schoonmaker Avenue;Monessen;where funeral srvices will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. with the Rev.James Clark of the Epiphany of Our Lord Church;Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. She was also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. The Stephen D.Yoney Jr.Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Andrew E.Semancik;82;of 311 Johnson Ave.; Belle Vernon
(Rostraver Township); died Saturday; April 12; 1997; at 7:08
a.m. in Jefferson Hospital.
Born Sept. 12; 1914; in Wickhaven; he was a son of the late
Michael and Elizabeth Gurbal
Semancik.
Mr. Semancik was a lifelong
resident of the Belle Vernon
area; where he was a member of
St. Sebastian Roman Catholic
Church.
Mr. Semancik was a retired
mechanic; having worked at the
former Page Division of American Chain and Cable Company;
Monessen.
He was a member of the Hungarian BLS Society of Pricedale;
the Citizens Associaiion of
Pricedale; the Legion Club of
Belle Vernon and the Slovak
Beneficial Society of Roscoe.
Survivors include his wife;
Joanna Tordy Semancik; two
sons and one daughter-in-law;
Andrew E. Jr. and Louise Semancik of Monkton; MD; and
Dennis D. Semancik of New
Cumberland; two; daughters
and sons-in-law; Dorothy and
William Schmidt of Fayette
City R.D. 1 and Barbara and
James Deutsch of Allenport; six
brothers; John Semancik of Van
Voorhis; Michael; Steve; Frank
and Joseph Semancik. all of
Belle Vernon; and Anthony Semancik of Fayette City; two sisters; Mary Miller of Belle Vernon and Mrs. Joseph (Julia)
Kluh of La Plata; MD; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents; he
was preceded in death by a
brother; Albert Semancik.
Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in
the Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral Home; 626 Broad Ave.;
Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John R.Cindric;V.F.;pastor;as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. legion of Mary and Catholic Daughters of the Americas;Belle Vernon Court 1522;will recite the Rosary Monday at 3 p.m.in the funeral home. Belle Vernon knights of Columbus Council 3026 will conduct a wake service Monday at 8 p.m. in the funeral home. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.