SONS – WILLIAM [PATRICIA] MILLER; OF FLOWER MOUND; TEXAS. GEORGE [LINDA] MILLER; OF CLERMONT; FLORIDA. GO TO WIFE’S REPORT FOR GRANDCHILDREN AND GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. FRANCIS WAS CREMATED AT BAY AREA CREMATORY IN CLEARWATER; FLA. ON MARCH 8; 1990.

Rene A.Mathieu of 621 Reed Ave.;Monessen;died Sunday;June 10;1990;in Washington Hospital following an extended illness. He was 40. Mr.Mathieu was born March 15;1950;in North Charleroi;a son of the late Maurice and Angeline Canastrale Mathieu. He was employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation;working as an equipment operator III out of the Greensburg office. He was a member of St.Cajetan Roman Catholic Church;Monessen. Survivors include his wife;Leona Turek Mathieu;four children;Heather;Rene Jr.;Alena and Alphonse;two brothers;Maurice of York Haven and Donald of CHarleroi;many nieces;nephews;great-nieces and great-nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where a prayer service will be held Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St.Cajetan Church;Monessen;with Monsignor P.Lino Ramellini as celebrant. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

JOHN J.MORGAN;87;OF 506 GREEN ST.;BELLE VERNON;DIED AT HIS HOME ON MONDAY;MAY 7;1990 AT 6:10 P.M. HE WAS BORN IN BELLE VERNON ON APRIL 24;1903;A SON OF THE LATE JOHN W.AND MARGARET ANN SMITH MORGAN. MR.MORGAN WAS A MEMBER OF MARION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF BELLE VERNON AND THE BELLE VERNON F&AM LODGE 643. HE HAD SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BELLE VERNON CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FROM 1970 TO 1987. A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BELLE VERNON;HE HAD RETIRED IN 1968 FROM THE ALLENPORT PLANT OF WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL;WHERE HE HAD BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE TUBE DEPARTMENT. MR.MORGAN HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 62 YEARS TO ANNA PALFREY MORGAN;WHO SURVIVES. ALSO SURVIVING ARE TWO SONS;WILLIAM J.MORGAN OF BELLE VERNON AND DONALD D.MORGAN OF FELLSBURG;THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. FRIENDS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME INC.;700 BROAD AVE.;BELLE VERNON;TODAY FROM 7 TO 9 P.M. AND WEDNESDAY FROM 2 TO 4 AND 7 TO 9 P.M.

Mary Ruth Scholl Middleton;77 of Grindstone R.D.1;formerly of Rostraver Township;died in the Harmon House;Mt.Pleasant;Saturday;March 24;1990 at 4:35 p.m. She was born in Rostraver Township Jan.9;1913;a daughter of the late David S.and Sarah E.Pore Scholl. Mrs.Middleton was a member of the First Baptist Church of Brownsville and a former member of both the Olive Branch Baptist Church of Rostraver Township and the Emanuel Baptist Church of Donora. She served as organist at all of the churches. She was a former member of the Rostraver Grange and held memberships in the Morning Star Grange and the Cross Keys Center in Brownsville. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three brothers;Roy Scholl;William C.Scholl and Robert B.Scholl;a sister;Margaret H.Rankin;and her first husband;Clarence E;Stump;who died in 1954. She is survived by her husband;Mark J.Middleton;a son;James C.Stump of Rostraver Township;two daughters;Mrs.Jane Tokar and Mrs.Paul (Joan) Westfall;both of Rostraver Township;a brother;David P.Scholl of Belle Vernon;two sisters;Mrs.Frank (Emma) Fettik of Redlands;Calif. and Mrs. Sarah E.Trickett of Belle Vernon;eight grandchildren;Mary Sue Colborn;Jay M.Tokar;Edward Westfall;Jeffrey C.Westfall;Paula Marie Stump;James C.Stump Jr.;Kathy Jo Stump and Cheryl Ann Stump;and two great-grandchildren;Joshua and Erica Colborn. Friends will be received at the James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc.;Sweeney Plan-Rostraver Township;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Olive Branch Baptist Church of Rostraver Township for funeral services with the Rev.D.W.Norton officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The James C.Stump Funeral Home;Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

Mary N.(Hutchison) Moats;88;of Star Junction;formerly of Fayette City;died Tuesday;Feb.13;1990;at 6:35 a.m. in Mon Valley hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born July 23;1901;in Jefferson Township;a daughter of the late James and Sarah Wright Hutchison. Mrs.Moats was a member of the Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church;Fayette City R.D. She was a also a member of the ladies auxiliary of the Brightwell-Daughtery American Legion Post 484 of Fayette City and a Gold Star Mother. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Sevester (Wes) Moats in September 1985;and one son;Melvin in the Korean War in 1950. Survivors include two sons;James Moats of Belle Vernon (Fairhope) and Paul Moats of Charleroi R.D.2 (Warner);three daughters;Mrs.Phillip (Mary Catherine) Karcesky of Baltimore;Md.;Mrs Thomas (Virginia) Matty of Star Junction and Mrs.Benjamin (Thelma) Yates of Fayette City R.D.1;one sister;Mrs.Veletha Schroyer of Tampa;Fla.;11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Wednesday and Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday until 11 a.m. Funeral services will be held in the Funeral Home at 11 a.m. Friday with Pastor Robert Cromwell of the Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be held in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Frederick A. Freddie Miller;89;of Charleroi;died Tuesday;Feb.6;1990;in Monongahela Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township.  Born June 12;1900;in Pittsburgh;he was the son of the late Frederick and Ethel V.Addison Miller.  Mr.Miller was a retired director of safety and police at the Allenport plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.  A U.S.Navy veteran;he served in both World War I and Word War II.  He was a charter member of VFW Post 167;Charleroi;a member of American Legion Post 484;Fayette City;member and past president of World War I Barracks 0350;member of B.P.O.E. Lodge 494 and The Last 2 Men’s Club;both of Charleroi;and a former member and past president of the Charleroi Lions Club.  In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by two sons;Charles G.and Edward L.Miller.  Surviving are one daughter;Mrs.Ronald (Ruth Ann) Oates of Charleroi;one brother;Cornelius Acton of Bradford;six grandchildren;eight great-grandchildren;one nephew;Patrick Acton of Bradford;one niece;Ethel V.Miller of Braden;and a friend;Jean T.Simonin of Charleroi.  Friends will be received Wednesday 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 Thursday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Francis M.Blair of the Presbyterian Church of Charleroi officiatng.  Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  Arrangements are being handled by the Schrock-Hogan Funeral Home Inc.