Lois Mae Prosser of 201 Westgate Manor;Monessen;died Saturday at 6 p.m. in the H.C.Frick Community Hospital;Mount Pleasant. She was 54. Mrs.Prosser was born Sept.8;1929;in Alliquippa;a daughter of the late Charles Illinsky;who died Sept.28;1983;and Margaret Ashley Illinsky;who died June 5;1977. A Monessen resident most of her life;she was a former employee of Corning Glass Works;Charleroi. Mrs.Prosser was also formerly employed by the Headstart Program in the Graham Street School;Belle Vernon. Survivors include five sons;Louis;serving with the U.S.Navy in Chicago;Ill.;David of Monessen;Gary of St.Petersburg;Fla.;Gordon of Bedford;Ohio;and Scott of Monessen;one daughter;Mrs.Mark (Peggi) Courtley of Belle vernon R.D.;two brothers;Bruce B.Pezzelle of Monessen and Gordon D.Pezzelle of Belle Vernon;and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday;Dec.21;at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Kenneth Neiderhiser;pastor of the Belle Vernon Church of the Nazarene;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
LOIS R.SHIPLEY PEFFER
Lois R.Peffer of 716 Water St.;North Charleroi;died Monday;Nov.21;1983;at 12:15 a.m. in Westmoreland Hospital;Greensburg. She was 64. Mrs.Peffer was born May 29;1919;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Eli G.and Rose Waywood Shipley. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi. A retired employee of Corning Glass Works in Charleroi;Mrs.Peffer was a member of the Corning Glass Retirees. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son;Robert;in 1969. Survivors include her husband;Robert A.Peffer;a brother;Edwin Shipley of Fallowfield Twp.;and a sister;Mrs.Mildred Carroll of Charleroi. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi;where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Gerald McCormick;pastor of First United Methodist Church of Charleroi;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home;Inc.;is in charge of arrangements.
MINA P.PAYNE PATTERSON
Mina P.Patterson of 436 Knox Ave.;Monessen;died Tuesday;Aug.30;1983;at 5:15 p.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 89. Mrs.Patterson was born in Eastman;Ga.;a daughter of the late Allen Payne and Margaret Jackson Payne. She had been a resident of Monessen for over 60 years;arriving there from Georgia. Mrs.Patterson was a member of the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen. She was the last of eight children in her family. Surviving are one daughter;Leola Stanley Driver of Monessen;one granddaughter;Frances Clayton of Detroit;Mich.;two great-grandchildren;three great-great-grandchildren;numerous godchildren;and a host of relatives and friends. Friends will be received at the Mt.Calvary Baptist Church;Monessen;Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon where the body will lie in state until the time of services Saturday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Griffin Mason;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.
ALBERT A. POCKY
Albert A.Pocky of 205 Wood St.;Belle Vernon;died suddenly at 1:58 p.m. Sunday;June 12;1983;at Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Mr.Pocky was 79. He was born in California;Pa.;on Jan.2;1904;a son of the late William nd Minnie Kissler Pocky. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Belle Vernon;the Belle Vernon Musical Society;and the Belle Vernon Golden Agers. He was a retired member of Local 1187 of the United Steelworkers of America in Allenport. He was retired from the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;where he had worked as a shearman. Mr.Pocky is survived by his widow;Sarah Cady Pocky;one son;Albert M.Pocky of Belle Vernon;two daughters;Melva Pocky of Washington;D.C.;and Mrs.James (Carole) Chacko of Tempe;Ariz.;one brother;Henry Pocky of Lover;one sister;Mrs.William (Althea)Heath of Belle Vernon;and seven grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services in the funeral home will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m.;with the Rev.Earl M.Lehman of First Baptist Church of Monessen officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
ROBERT J. POLLACK
CARMINE PASTELLA
WILLIAM G. PRICE
William G.Price of 429 Fell St.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Jan.13;1983;at 12:50 p.m.in the Haven Crest Convalescent Home;Carroll twp. He was 71. Mr.Price was born June 5;1911;in Belle Vernon;a son of the late George T.and Hannah Smock Price. A life member of the North Belle Vernon Fire Department;he was a U.S.Army veteran of World War II. Mr.Price was a retired employee of Fox Industries;where he had worked as a truck driver. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife;Rachel Mackey Price;on Sept.25;1977. Survivors include two sisters;Mrs.Bessie Holbrook of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Virginia Smith of Charleroi;a step-son;Douglas Roberts of Fairhope;a step-daughter;Mrs.Ronald (Elaine) Baughman of Lower Burrell;six grandchildren;two great-grandchildren;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday;Jan.15;at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.
MARIE PHILLIPS
MILLARD A. PETERS
DAVID M. PREWETT
