Charles (Jeff) Smith;80;of 677 McKee Ave.;Monessen;died Saturday;May 20;1989;at his home. He was born in Charleroi March 9;1909;a son of the late Charles Edward and Elsie Ankrum Smith. Mr.Smith was a resident of Monessen for over 30 years;coming from Belle Vernon. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He was a first sergeant of the U.S.Army;serving in France;Germany and in the North African Theatre. Additionally he was a nursing assistant at Monongahela Hospital and was a self-employed cement finisher. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Marye L.Smith in 1981 and one sister;Ella Mae Carter. He is survived by is son;Jeffrey Smith of Monessen;two daughters;Leisa Smith of Monessen and Myrna Garry of Monessen and a devoted son-in-law;Claude Garry;and two grandchildren;Kelly Rae Garry and Kristen Yvonne Smith. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 9 p.m.at his reisedence at 677 McKee Ave.;Monessen. Services will be held from his residence on Tuesday at 11 a.m.with Rev.Wilbur Hubbard;pastor of the Fellowship Baptist Church;Monessen;officiating. Interment will be in the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen is in charge of arrangements.

Services were held Saturday morning;May 6;1989 for Rose C. Sabol; 79; of 101
Liberty Ave.; Monessen; who
died 1 a.m. Friday; May 5;1989;
in Westmoreland Hospital;
Greensburg; after a lengthy
illness.
She was born Aug. 8; 1909; in
Fairhope; a daughter of the late
Aniable and Candida Prioreschi
Giannini.
She was a member of St. Cajetan Roman Catholic Church;
Monessen; and the Christian
Mothers and Rosary Altar Society of the church.
Mrs. Sabol operated Giannini
Distributing Co. in Monessen
during World War II.
In addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by a
brother; Roland Giannini.
Survivors include her husband; John Sabol; one daughter;
Aurelie Sabol of Cleveland;
Ohio; two brothers; Baldo (Bud)
Giannini of Monessen and
Angelo (Sonny) Giannini of
Belle Vernon; and four sisters;
Cecelia Giannini of Monessen;
Leona Kuhn of Belle Vernon;
Mrs. Dan (Lillian) DiMarino of
Monessen and Mrs. Lawrence
(Geraldine) Elyanich of
Monessen.
The Raymond D. Dalfonso
Funeral Home; Monessen; was
in charge of arrangements.

Alma Virginia Shipe of 1064 McKean Ave.;Donora;died Monday;March 20;1989;at 11:20 p.m. in Children’s Hospital;Pittsburgh. She was 15. Miss Shipe was born July 7;1973;in New Eagle. A sophomore at Ringgold High School;she was a member of Fallowfield Baptist Church. Survivors include her mother;Virginia Shipe;her stepfather;John A.Thompson III;two sisters;Traci and Heather Thompson;both of Donora;one brother;Thomas Thompson of Donora;her maternal grandmother;Mrs.Pete (Alma) Digrino of Donora;her paternal stepgrandfather;John A.Thompson of Donora;several aunts and uncles. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in the James A.Rabe Funeral Home;701 Thompson Ave.;Donora;where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Albert Richards of the Fallowfield Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James A.Rabe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha J.Sepashe of 17 Pacific Blvd.;Monessen;died suddenly on Tuesday;March 21;1989;at 11:55 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 69. Mrs.Sepashe was born May 23;1919;in Pricedale;a daughter of the late Steve and Margaret Domonkos Smith. A former Pricedale resident;she lived in Belle Vernon for 20 years before moving to Monessen. Mrs.Sepashe was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband;Steve Sepashe;on Feb.12;1987. Survivors include one daughter;Mrs.Andrew (Barbara) Sagona of Belle Vernon;four sisters;Margaret Crilley of St.Petersburg;Fla.;Betty Chomosh of Claremore;Okla.;Laura Pakish of Reno;Nev.;and Geraldine Krivoniak of Long Branch;and two granddaughters;Lisa and Ellen Sagona. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 in the Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Blessing service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.;followed by interment in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.

Harold B.Saunders;63;of 628 McKee Ave.;Monessen;died Friday;March 17;1989;at 1 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. He was born April 29;1925;in Belle Vernon;and was a son of the late Henry and Lillian Baker Saunders. Mr.Saunders had lived in Monessen for over 25 years;and was a member of the Wayman A.M.E.Church. He was a U.S.Navy veteran of World War II. He is survived by one son;Louis Saunders of Maryland;one daughter;Carmell L.Saunders Weathers of Maryland;three grandsons;three sisters;Helen Richards of Washington;Pa.;and Louisa Felder and Prudence J.Elliot;both of Monessen and with whom he made his home;and several nieces;nephews and cousins. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.from the Wayman A.M.E.Church;Reed Ave.;Monessen;with the Rev.Robert Taylor officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Rose Dudgeon Smith of Belle Vernon R.D.2 died Thursday;March 2;1989;at 2:20 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 76. Mrs.Smith was born April 18;1912;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late William and Georganna Smock Dudgeon. A member of the Nazarene Church of Monongahela;she had lived in Rostraver Township the past 40 years. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by five sisters;Maggie Carroll;Mary Kissell;Jess Monti; Lily Palmer and Sarah Smith. Survivors include her husband;Charles T.Smith;two daughters;Mrs.Robert (Myra) Dolence of Finleyville and Sharon Smith of Canonsburg;two brothers;Frank Dudgeon of Florida and Clyde Lehew of Sterling Heights;Mich.;two sisters;Ann Wells of Belle Vernon and Vera Fike of Charleroi;and two grandchildren. 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. Wayne Miller;pastor of the Nazarene Church of Monongahela;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.