Gretchen G.Lindey of Brownstown;Fayette City R.D.1;died Tuesday;March 9;1982; at 7:15 a.m.in the Mon Valley hospital following a lengthy illness.  She was 64.  Mrs.Lindey was born May 24;1917 in Smithdale;Pa.;a daughter of the late John Lewis and Alverta Gibson Knight.  She was Protestant by faith.  Mrs.Lindey was retired from Corning Glass Works;Charleroi Plant.  Survivors include her husband;Lewis Lindey;three sons;John of Belle Vernon R.D.;William of Orlando;Fla.and Larry of Miami;Fla.;10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren;and three sisters;Mrs.Naomi Novak of Glassport;Mrs.Twyla Bowers of Elizabeth R.D.1 and Mrs.Bernice Shelley of Daisytown R.D.  Friends are being received at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday until 1:30 p.m.when services will be held at the funeral home with the Rev.George McNeel;pastor of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church of Brownstown;Fayette City;in charge.  Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.  The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Edith L.Laird;formerly of Speer St.;Belle Vernon;died yesterday at 6:15 p.m. in the Waddington Nursing Home. She was 90. Mrs.Laird was born March 27;1891 in Smithton;a daughter of the late Charles and Gertrude Unger Stemberg. A member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon;Mrs. Laird came to Belle Vernon in 1935. She was a former member for many years of the Belle Vernon Women’s Club. Mrs.Laird was preceded in death by her husband;Andrew G.Laird in June of 1975;and a daughter;Ruth A. Ferguson on July 17;1976. Survivors include one son;Col.Paul G.Laird;U.A.Army retired of Trieste;Italy;two daughters;Mrs.James (Bernadean) Vance and Mrs. Maynard (Vivian) Jesick;both of Belle Vernon;one brother;James Stemberg of California;Pa;eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.Belle Vernon;today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be held on Saturday;March 6 at 11 a.m. with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in charge of arrangements.

Edmund (Ted) Lloyd;of 215 Hoffman St.;Fairhope;Belle Vernon;died yesterday at 4:40 p.m. in the South Hills Health System;Jefferson Center;Pittsburgh;following a lengthy illness. He was 71. Mr.Lloyd was born May 8;1910;in Fayette City; a son of the late John and Sarah E.Spencer Lloyd. he was a Protestant by faith. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II;Mr.Lloyd served in the Continental United States and in the Rhineland with the 126th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Gun Battalion. He was a retired employee of U.S.Steel Corporation’s Clairton Works. Mr.LLoyd was a member of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and the American Legion Post 659;Belle Vernon. Survivors include his wife;Mildred Novisel Lloyd;at home;a brother;John Lloyd;of Belle Vernon;a sister;Mrs.Kathryn Lorinchak;of Fayette City; a half-sister;Mrs.Mae Chattaway;of Monongahela;and several nieces and nephews. A private viewing for family members only will be held Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City. Private services will be held in the funeral home at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev.Mary Howard;pastor;Marion United Presbyterian Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral home is in charge of arrangements.

Marie E.Lagler Lloyd of 301 Ella St.;Belle Vernon;died Wednesday;Jan.20;1982 at 10:10 p.m. in her home. She was 72. Mrs.Lloyd was born Aug.7;1909 in Johnson Hollow (Fayette City);a daughter of the late August and Margaret Peterman Lagler. She was preceded in death by a brother;William A.Lagler;and two sisters;Blanche Wilcox and Irene Muldowny. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;Mrs.Lloyd was a member of the United Methodist Church;Fayette City;and its United Methodist Women’s organization. She was also a member of the Fayette City American Legion Auxuliary Post 484. Survivors include her husband;John R.Lloyd Sr.;to whom she was married 54 years;one son John R.Lloyd Jr.of Belle Vernon;one daughter;Mrs.Eugene A.(Lillian) Inserra of Belle Vernon;three sisters;Rose Lagler;Mrs.Alice Yuille and Mrs.Lillian Sweeney;all of Belle Vernon;three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private family visitation and services were held at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.Eugene Stollings;pastor of the Fayette City United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial was in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Paul E.(Putsy) Lewis; 52;director of District 15;United Steelworkers of America;of Jefferson Twp.;Perryopolis R.D.2;was dead on arrival Tuesday;Nov.2;1981 at 5:15 a.m.at Mon Valley Hospital;of an apparent heart seizure. Mr.Lewis was born in Elizabeth on Aug.24;1929;and moved to Charleroi in 1935. He attended Fallowfield Township Schools;starred in football at Charleroi High School and graduated in 1946. He also attended California State College. He served in the Far East during the Korean War with the Fifth Air Force. Survivors include his wife;Rose Olexa Lewis;two daughters;Mrs.Jeffrey (Kathy) Knight of Monongahela and Paula Lewis;at home;his mother;Mrs.Betty Fillingham of Charleroi;his father;Francis Lewis of Cairton;a brother;Francis Lewis of Belle Vernon and a sister;Mrs.Thomas (Shirley) Pullion of Charleroi. A member of St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church;Perryopolis;Mr.Lewis was active with the United Way of Mon Valley;having joined its board in 1980 and having served in the last two campaigns. He also had served as chairman of the Municipal Authority of Jefferson Twp.;was a volunteer fireman in that community and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Friends will be receieved in the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home in Fayette City on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and until 10 a.m. on Friday when a Blessing service will be held in the funeral home. The Rev.Frank Lesniowski;pastor of St.John the Baptist R.C.Church;Perryopolis;will officiate. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.