Robert F.Jennings;82;of 125 Koslasky Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Thursday;Dec.22;1988;at approximately 12:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township. Mr.Jennings was born April 29;1906;in Roberta;Ga.;a son of the late Robert and Mamie Jennings. He was a retired construction demolition worker. Mr.Jennings had spent most of his life as an area resident;coming to the Mon Valley from Georgia. He was a member of Union Baptist Church;Monessen;which he served as a deacon and as a member of its Male Chorus. In addition to his parents;Mr Jennings was also preceded in death by his wife;Elizabeth Jennings;by one brother;William C.Jennings;and by two sisters;Hannah V.Hicks and Mary Jennings. Surviving are one brother and sister-in-law;Richmond and Beryl Jefferies Jennings;of Monessen;two sisters;Jody Bell Shelton of Columbus;Ga.;and Bonnie Merryweather of Fort Valley;Ga.;a niece;Willa Jane Newberry of Belle Vernon (with whom he made his home);and numerous other nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Sunday from 4 to 9 p.m. in Union Baptist Church;McMahon Avenue;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the church;with the Rev.Leslie Strader;pastor;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements. (Dec.23;1988 newspaper article – To comply with the wishes of the family;visiting hours have been changed for Robert F.Jennings;82;of 125 Koslasky Ave.;Belle Vernon;who died Thursday;Dec.22;1988;at approximately 12:30 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union Baptist Church;McMahon Ave.;Monessen instead of 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday as previously announced. Services have been changed to Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Union Baptist Church;the William R.Taylor Funeral home announced today.)

Beatrice Evelyn (Betty) Junk;71;of 400 Motheral Avenue;Monessen;died Sunday;April 3;1988 at 2:34 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital following a brief illness. Born March 23;1917;she was a daughter of the late Harry C.and Sibbi Ellen Junk. She was employed as a telephone operator at the Mon Valley Health Center;and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church;Monessen. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother;Joseph Junk. Surviving are one sister;Mrs.Raymond (Beverly) Ronk of Ft.Lauderdale;Fla.;two brothers;John Junk of Winter Haven;Fla.and Harry C.Junk Jr.of Turnersville;N.J.;and many nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the Rhome Funeral Home;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;where services will be held Wednesday;April 6;at noon with the Rev.S.Kenneth Johnson;pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Monessen;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Elizabeth (Betty) Jones; 86;
formerly of the Belle Vernon Apartments; died Thursday; Nov. 12;1987;
at 3:30 p. m. in the Masonic Home;
Elizabethtown.
She was born July 17; 1901; in
Twilight; a daughter of the late
Robert and Katheryn Dunseth
Haywood.
She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church; Belle Vernon.
She was a former club manager at
Pleasant Valley Country Club; Connellsville; the Uniontown Country
Club and the Lakeview Country Club
in West Virginia. She has been a
resident of the Masonic Home since
January; 1984.
In addition to her parents; she was
preceded in death by her husband;James Jones; in 1954.
Survivors include one son; James
W. Thompson of Belle Vernon; three
sisters; Mildred Forte of Ellsworth;
Martha Ventrini of Uniontown and
Betty Hawk of Connellsville; four
grandchildren; Larry; Jeffrey;
Jamie Thompson and Vicki Davis;
and nine great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Shelby D. Ferguson Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles LaPlaca;pastor;First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director.

Barbara Murray Johnson;242 Main St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;April 20;1987;at 11 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital. She was 36. Mrs.Johnson was born in North Charleroi on March 2;1951. A life-long resident of the Belle Vernon area;she was a member of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon and the North Belle Vernon School PTO. She was preceded in death by her father;Joseph Murray. Survivors include her mother;Ann Freshnock Murray of Belle Vernon;her husband;Darel L.Johnson;two sons;David L.and Brian J.;both at home;two brothers;Donald Freshnock of Derry and Joseph J.Freshnock;sisters;Mrs.Smeigel and Mrs.Paul (Arlene) Gamble;both of Pittsburgh;Mrs. Ralph (Mary Ann) James of Woodbridge;Va.;Mrs.Charles (Beatrice) Savre of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Thomas (Marlene) Kulbacki of Pittsburgh. Friends will be received at the Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home;626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Friday with Rev.Donald A.Bowers;pastor of First Christian Church of Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral home is handling the arrangements.

Mildred E.McKissick Jones of 12 Ruth Place;Belle Vernon (Clair Manor)died Monday;April 20;1987;at 12:36 a.m. in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Twp. She was 70. Mrs. Jones was born March 9;1917 in Monessen;a daughter of the late Robert J. and Sadie Molby McKissick. She was a life-long resident of the Mon Valley area. Mrs.Jones was a member of the First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon;the Ruth Circle of the church;the Belle Vernon and Charleroi Golden Agers;the AARP;and the Tuesday Evening Circle Club of Belle Vernon. In addition to her parents;she was also preceded in death by a daughter;Sandra Lee Hazelbaker;who died Sept.9;1982. Two half-brothers;George and Edward Fretz and two half-sisters;Florence and Hazel Fretz;are also deceased. Surviving are her husband;Edgar F.Jones;one son;Edgar F.Jones Jr;at home; one daughter;Mrs.Frank (Linda) Patrick;of Belle Vernon;11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the LEONARD J.PARZYNSKI FUNERAL HOME; 626 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon. Services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Thomas St.Clair;pastor;First United Methodist Church;Belle Vernon; officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon. The Leonard J.Parzynski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.