JACK D. RHODES; OF BELLE VERNON; PA. GRANDCHILDREN-REBECCA LYNN RHODES [JOE] BURNES;OF DAYTON;OHIO.WILLIAM SHARPLES AND NICOLE STANISH; BOTH OF PITTSBURGH; PA.

Frances Guzz Revala;73;of Charleroi;died Sunday;July 21;1996;in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township.  She was born in Labelle on June 3;1923;a daughter of the late Dominic and Caroline Roe Guzzi.  Mrs.Revala was a member of St.John Lutheran Church of Charleroi.  She was also a member of the Charleroi Goldenagers.  Survivors include her husband;Edward Revala;one son;Edward George Revala of Charlotte;N.C.;one daughter;Mrs.John (Denise) Browne of Manahawkin;N.J.;one brother;Thomas Guzzi of Muncie;Ind.and one granddaughter;Katy Browne.  In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by one sister;Jennie Costanzo and three brothers;Al;Tony and John Guzzi.  Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.at the Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home;Inc.;235 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi.  Services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home with the Dr.Rev.Stephen Hurnyak as celebrant.  Interment will follow in the Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Leonard M.Pavlic Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Bertha H.Roberts;88;formerly of the Belle Vernon Apartments;died Saturday;April 13;1996;in South Hills Convalescent Center;Canonsburg. She was born July 14;1907 in Mt.Braddock;a daughter of the late Charles and Estella Hammitt Mossburg. Mrs.Roberts was a member of the Fayette City Christian Church for 49 years and taught the In Our Lord’s Service Class at the church for 40 years. She also served as deaconess of the church. Mrs.Roberts also managed the former Hagan’s Dairy Store in Belle Vernon for many years. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Charles Roberts in 1953 and one son;Albert Roberts;in 1953. Survivors include two daughters;Mrs.Joseph (Mae) Schneider of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Aldo (Ruth) Stagi of Charleroi;two grandsons;Robert Mark Schneider and Charles Stagi;and two great-grandchildren;Kathy and Patrick Stagi. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Wayne Boring;pastor of the First Christian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Linnie M.Rhodes;90;of Morey Road;Deemston Borough (Fredericktown);died at 9:15 p.m.;Thursday;Aug.17;1995;in Washington Hospital. She was born Feb.9;1905;in Fayette City;a daughter of the late James and Eliza Jane Fleming Gauden. Mrs.Rhodes was Presbyterian. Surviving are three sons;Samuel of Mansfield;Ohio;James E.of Scenery Hill R.D. and John C.Rhodes of Quitman;Ark.;two daughters;Mrs.William (Annetta Ann) Fargo and Mrs.Kenneth (Virginia) Coffman;both of Fredericktown;R.D.1;a sister;Virginia Baker of New Martinsville;W.Va.;a brother;Albert Gauden of Cleveland;Ohio;14 grandchildren;21 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;John H.Rhodes;who died Feb.6;1979;and two brothers;James Holleran and Elijah Gauden. Friends will be received in the Greenleee Funeral Home;Fredericktown Hill;Fredericktown;Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Richard C.Risley;61;of 314 Center St.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;July 22;1995;at 10:30 a.m.in his residence. Mr.Risley was born Oct.30;1933;in Manchester;Conn.;a son of the late John and Winifred Cooley Risley. He was employed as transportation supervisor for the Belle Vernon Area School District for the past 22 years. Mr.Risley came to Belle Vernon in 1967 from Manchester;Conn. He was a member of Belle Vernon American Legion Post No.659 and the National Rifle Association and was a volunteer member of the Washington Township-Fayette City Community Ambulance Service (CAS). Surviving are his wife;Doris White Risley;one son and daughter-in-law;William and Darlene Wall of Belle Vernon R.D.4;two daughters;Mrs.Bradley (Marcella) Kiefer of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Virgil (Patti Jo) Diamond of Grindstone;three grandchildren;Richard Vitale Jr.;Renee Lynn Wall and Katherine Leigh Diamond;four nephews and one niece. Friends will be received Monday 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 Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family suggests contributions in Mr.Risley’s memory may be made to the Washington Township-Fayette City Communty Ambulance Service. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is handling arrangements.

Helen Richards;94;of Washington County Health Center;Washington;Pa;died Friday;July 7;1995;at 5:05 a.m. She was born Jan.13;1901;in Braddock;a daughter of the late Henry Sparell Saunders and Lillian Baker Saunders McCraw. Mrs.Richards was Methodist by faith. She had spent most of her life in the Pittsburgh area. She was a homemaker. Surviving are two sons;Ronald Richards and Richard Richards;both of Pittsburgh;one sister;Prudence Jane Elliott of Monessen;and one grandchild of Cleveland;Ohio. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three sisters;and eight brothers. Friends will be received in the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Reed Ave.;Monessen;Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Griffin E.Mason;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;Monessen;is in charge of the arrangements.

Charles Frederick Radek jr.;62;died Monday;May 22;1995;at home in Carson;Calif. He was born in Pricedale March 19;1933;a son of the late Charles and Margaret Corbett Radek;who survives and resides in Pricedale. Mr.Radek had lived in California for the last 36 years and was formerly of Pricedale. He was a school teacher;retiring from Los Angeles School District;where he had taught for 32 years. Mr.Radek had served with the U.S.Army. Surviving are his wife;Betty J.Bryner Radek;one son;Charles F.Rade III of Carson;Calif.;two daughters;Sharon L.Finch of Cypress;Calif.and Donna L.Draper of Lomita;Calif.;three brothers;Marvin P.Radek and Carl H.Radek;both of Pricedale;and Harry Radek of Carson;Calif.;and seven grandchildren;Greg and Glen Finch;Michael and Tiffany Draper;Charles IV and Daniel Radek and Jamie Radek. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Sunday at 1 p.m. with the Rev.Eugene Spear of the Char-Belle Free Methodist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

T. Virginia Richards; 82; of
337 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon;
died Wednesday; May 17;1995;
at 7:24 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital; Carroll Township.
She was born June 12; 1912;
in Kinsley; Kan.; a daughter of
the late Edward and Saloma
Nahar Richards.
She retired from the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation;
where she was employed as a
clerk in the payroll office.
A lifetime resident of the
Belle Vernon community; she
was a member of the First United Methodist Church; Belle
Vernon.
Surviving is a cousin; Mrs.
Elmer (Mary Lou) Kieffer of
Rome; Ga.
Friends will be received Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. in the
Leonard J. Parzynski Funeral
Home; 626 Broad Ave.; Belle Vernon. Services will be held Saturday at 4 p.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Dr.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Private burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is handling arrangements.