Mrs.Fanny O’Brien of 146 California Ave.;Fayette City;died Monday;Oct.6;1980;at 8:0 p.m.in Lafayette Manor;Uniontown;following a lengthy illness. She was 84. Mrs.O’Brien was born Dec.10;1895;in Scotland;a daughter of the late Peter and Elizabeth Stewart Livingstone. A Protestant by faith;she was preceded in death by her husband;James O’Brien;in November;1970. Survivors include one son;Charles O’Brien;of Fayette City;Rd 1;two daughters;Mrs.Henry (Mary) Vandernitte of Fayette City;and Mrs.Elizabeth Speck of Pittsburgh;a brother;Alex A.Livingstone;of Fayette City;RD1;one granddaughter;and two great-granddaughters. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m. Services will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Bruce Smith;pastor;Fayette City Christian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

William Owens of Gillespie;Fayette City R.D.1;died Thursday;Aug.17;1978;at 1:15 a.m. in Golden Age Nursing Home;Brownsville. He was 85. Mr.Owens was born March 4;1893 in Jackson;Ohio;a son of the late Thomas and Alice Pearce Owens. He was a retired employee of the Allenport Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Mr.Owens was preceded in death by his wife;Ruth Hough Owens;in 1962. Survivors include four sons;William and Robert Owens;both of Fayette City R.D.1;and Herbert and Richard Owens;both of Belle Vernon;four daughters;Mrs.Lee (Betty) Barnes of Fayette City;Mrs.Emil (Edith) Panzo and Mrs.Russell (Mary Ellen) Wilkinson;both of Belle Vernon;and Mrs.Millard (Virginia) Book of Lafayette;Ind.;one brother;James Owens of Newell;five sisters;Mrs.Violet Fitzpatrick of Monongahela R.D.;Mrs.Margaret Walters of Charleroi;Mrs.Edith Snyder of Struthers;Ohio;Mrs.William (Agnes) Wickerham of Monongahela and Mrs.Alice Mitchner of Belle Vernon;16 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;after 7 p.m.Thursday. Services will be held in the funeral home Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Genevieve Jennie Nipaver;82;of Belle Vernon;died Friday;Nov.24;2000;in Sphars Personal Care Home after a prolonged and courageous battle with cancer. She was born Aug.18;1918;in Arnold City;a daughter of the late Frank and Anna Wall Duda. She was a member of Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Church;Fayette City. She was predeceased by her husband;Joseph F.Nipaver;on Oct.11;1994;and eight siblings of the Tomalski/Duda Family. Surviving are her children;Jerome Nipaver of Pittsburgh;Judy Williamson of Belle Vernon;and Doris Vacila of Connecticut. She is also survived by seven grandchildren;Sheri;Renee;Desiree;Danielle;Christine;Jennifer and Justin;and nine great-grandchildren;Robert;Misty;Deedra;Julia;Timothy Jr.;Brian;Billy;Raymond and Joey. Friends will be received at the ELEY-McCRORY FUNERAL HOME;INC.;334 Main St.;Fayette City;on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Sunday;noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 pm. and Monday until 9:30 a.m. when a blessing service will take place. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in the Holy Spirit R.C.Churdh;Fayette City;with the Rev.Fr.Leonard McAlpin as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.