ANNA MAE MORGAN;92;OF BELLE VERNON;DIED MONDAY;FEB.14;2000;IN THORPES PERSONAL CARE HOME;CHARLEROI. BORN MAY 23;1907;IN FAIRHOPE;WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP;SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE FRANK AND MARION TONKS PALFREY. A MEMBER OF MARION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH;SHE HAD BELONGED TO ORDER OF EASTERN STAR BELLE VERNON CHAPTER 196 FOR 50 YEARS. MRS.MORGAN WAS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BELLE VERNON. SURVIVORS INCLUDE TWO SONS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW;WILLIAM J.AND ZETA MORGAN OF BELLE VERNON AND DONALD D.AND CAROL MORGAN OF FELLSBURG;THREE GRANDCHILDREN;WILLIAM W.MORGAN OF CHARLESTON;S.C.;MARK D.MORGAN OF FINLEYVILLE AND JONATHAN MORGAN OF SHIREMANSTOWN;PA.;AND THREE GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN;GINGER E.;AARON AND CAITLYN MORGAN. IN ADDITION TO HER PARENTS;SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND;JOHN J.MORGAN;ON MAY 7;1990;ONE SISTER;ELIZABETH PRINCE;AND THREE BROTHERS;THOMAS;FRANK AND WILLIAM PALFREY. 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.;A GOLDEN RULE FUNERAL HOME;700 BROAD AVE.;BELLE VERNON;WHERE SERVICES WILL BE HELD FRIDAY AT 11 A.M. WITH THE REV.JOHN C.PARK OFFICIATING. INTERMENT WILL BE IN BELLE VERNON CEMETERY. ORDER OF EASTERN STAR BELLE VERNON CHAPTER 196 WILL CONDUCT A SERVICE THURSDAY AT 7 P.M. IN THE FUNERAL HOME.

James Moe Mollis;65;of 916 Graham St.;North Belle Vernon;died Saturday;Feb.5;2000;at 11:35 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. He was born June 20;1934;in Charleroi a son of the late Harry and Mabel Carlock Mollis. Mr.Mollis was a resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 30 years and was Methodist by faith. He was a retired switchman from the former Bell of Pennsylvania. Mr.Mollis was a member of Telephone Pioneers of America and a 1952 graduate of Charleroi High School. He was a U.S.Navy veteran;serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a member of the Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659;where he served as past commander;a member of the Charleroi VFW;Slavic Citizens Club of North Charleroi;and the Italian Unita and Russian Club;both of Charleroi. Survivors include his wife;Emma Jean Morgan Mollis;two daughters and a son-in-law;Lisa and John Nelson of Oak Hill;Va.and Lori Mollis of Belle Vernon;a granddaughter;Samantha Taylor Nelson of Oak Hill;Va.;a sister;Joan Fontanelli of Speers;and a niece;Deborah Fox of Speers. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by a niece;Valori Cullen. 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 LEONARD J.PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME;family owned and operated;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.in the funeral home with the Rev.Charles K.Sowden;United Methodist minister;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Belle Vernon American Legion Post 659 will hold services in the funeral home Tuesday at 7 p.m.

John C.Mattey;86;of Belle Vernon;Rostraver Township;died Tuesday;Dec.21;1999;in his home. He was born Nov.9;1913;in Monessen;a son of the late John and Mary Serbak Mattey. He was retired from the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. A U.S.Army veteran of World War II;he was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 167;Charleroi. He was Catholic by faith. Survivors include three sons;John C.Mattey Jr.of Smithton;and Thomas L.and William R.Mattey;both of Rostraver Township;seven grandchildren;Jennifer Mattey;John Mattey;Jaclyn Mattey;Missy Jarvis;T.J.Mattey;Justin L.Mattey and Eric W.Mattey. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Rosalia Lil Mattey on June 8;1976;two brothers;Joseph and George Matty;and one sister;Mary Adamczyk. Friends will be received Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the JAMES C.STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC.;580 Circle Drive;Sweeney Plan/Rostraver Township;where a Blessing service will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

HE DIED IN MERCY HOSPITAL;PITTSBURGH;PA. GRANDCHILDREN – SAGE;DALEYAH;NOAH AND NINO SONS-IN-LAW – TONY;MARK;AND TOM.

Esther Mazza; 93; formerly of
Sampson Street; Belle Vernon;
died Tuesday; Sept. 21;1999; at
1:20 p.m. in Washington Hospital. She was born June 27;1906;
in Belle Vernon; a daughter of
the late Harvey and Ellen
Mackey Davenport. In addition
to her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband;
Frank Mazza; who died Jan. 11;
1969; and 11 brothers and sisters. She was a member of the
First Christian Church; Belle
Vernon; and the Belle Vernon
and Fayette City Golden Agcrs.
She spent most of her adult life
in Belle Vernon. Survivors include one sister-in-law; Gilda
Duda of Belle Vernon; nieces;
Fran Fayish of Rostraver Township and Patricia Daniels of Belle Vernon;nephews;Frank Duda of belle Vernon and Albert Davenport of Denver;Colo.;and several other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Thursday 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 Friday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor of the First Christian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

James Art Myers; 90; of
Placentia; Calif.; died Monday;
June 21; 1999.
He was born in Monessen on
Jan. 24;1909.
Mr. Myers graduated with
honors from Monessen High
School in 1925. He played on the
City of Monessen basketball
team.
He served in the Pennsylvania National Guard and in the
United States Marine Corps
during World War II. Following
his discharge in 1945; he settled in Lakewood;Calif. Survivors include his son;Kim A.Myers of Oregon City;Ore.;a daughter;Doris K.Haller of Placentia;Calif.;and a brother;Harry T.Myers of Monessen;seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. In June 1933;he married Nelle Minardi;who preceded him in death. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen. Services will be held at 11 a.m.Tuesday at the Belle Vernon Cemetery. The McAulny & Wallace Mortuary;Fullerton;Calif.;is handling the arrangements.