Louis D.Lowe;247 Schoonmaker Ave.;Monessen;died Wednesday;Jan.4;1978 in the Charleroi Division;Mon Valley Hospital;following a short illness. He was 51. Born in Pricedale;June 13;1926;he had been a Monessen resident for 42 years. He was self-employed as a contractor. Mr.Lowe is survived by his widow;Bernice;oe daughter;Lorraine Pace of Monessen;one step-son;Delmar Pace of Monessen;two grandchildren;a brother;Elmer Lowe of Monessen;and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;608 Sixth St.;Monessen;Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1:30 p.m.in the Fellowship Baptist Church;with the Rev.W.J.Hubbard;pastor;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Draper Funeral Home is in chargge of arrangements.

George Lemon;57;of 927 Henry St.;Belle Vernon;was dead on arrival at Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital on Tuesday;Jan.3;1978 at 9:30 a.m. He was born in Manning;S.C. on June 26;1920;son of the late Douglas and Hattie Lemon;and had lived in the Belle Vernon area the past 45 years. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon;and was graduated from Belle Vernon Area High School in 1940. Mr.Lemon retired from the Cokeburg Coal Mine in Oct.1976. He was co-owner of the Jerry Tavern in Hiller. He also belonged to F&AM Lodge;Light of the Valley;No.132;of Brownsville;and the William Dickerson Sportsmen’s Club of Brownsville. Surviving are one daughter;Myrna Gail Lemon of Hiller;one granddaughter;Shannon Marie Lemon of Hiller;one sister;Mrs.Lena Lemon Payne;at home;and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Thursday and from 11:30 a.m.to 9 p.m.Friday at the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon. Services will be held at the church on Saturday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Luther Wormack;pastor;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Masonic Services will be held at 8 p.m.Friday at the church. Beverly C.Draper is funeral director in charge.

Eva Kidwell; 89; of Monessen; died Thursday; Oct. 12;
2000; in Mercy Hospital; Pittsburgh. Born April 15; 1911; in
Elco; Mrs. Kidwell was a
daughter of the late John and
Pearl Pishko Markovitch. Mrs.
Kidwell was a member of St
Mary’s Episcopal Church of
Charleroi and Order of Eastern Star 205 of Monessen. In
addition to her parents; she
was preceded in death by her
husband; Leonard E. Kidwell;
three sisters; Margaret Sernak; Julia Lisko and Emily
Markovitch; a brother; Howard
Markovitch; and two sisters-in-law; Audra Rankin and
Wanita Harper. Survivors
include three sisters; Katherine Atkinson; Olga Jucnewich
and Mrs. Louis (Pauline)
Valvo; a brother; Wallace
Markovitch; two sisters-in-law;
Mrs. Jay (Leona) Smith and
Marie Kidwell; and several
nieces and nephews. Friends
will be received Friday from 2
to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the
RHOME FUNERAL HOME
INC.; a Golden Rule Funeral
Home; 1209 Grand Blvd.; Monessen. Funeral services will be
held Saturday at 1 p.m. in the
chapel of the funeral home;
with the Rev. Steven J. Kelly
officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Isabel E. Kovatch; 85; of 508 1/2
Perry Ave.; Belle Vernon
(Fairhope); died Friday; May
26; 2000; at 10:10 p.m. at
home. She was born Feb. 3;
1915; in Pricedale; a daughter
of the late Andrew and Irma
Boldog Turda. Mrs. Kovatch
was a member of the
Presbyterian Hungarian
Church and was a lifelong resident of Fairhope. Survivors
include a son; William E.
Kovatch of Perryopolis; two
daughters and a son-in-law;
Eileen and Ronald Marraccini
of Fairfax; Va. and Mary Ann
Kovacs of Annandale; Va.; four
sisters; Elizabeth Vargo of
Leechburg; Erma Kovacs of
Florida; Ella Illar of Daisytown
and Lillian Spruce of Ashland;
Va.; and one granddaughter;
Casey Marie Kovatch of Fort
Worth; Texas. In addition to
her parents; she was preceded
in death by her husband;
William (Bill) Kovatch on Feb.
15; 1988. Friends will be
received at’ the FERGUSON
FUNERAL HOME INC.; a
member of the Golden Rule; on
Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
8:30 p.m. Funeral services will
begin at 8:30 p.m.; Wednesday
in the funeral home; with the
Rev. John C. Park; pastor of the
Marion Presbyterian Church officiating.