Florence Jackson of 32 Gibson Ave.;Washington;Pa.died Sunday;Aug.10;1986;at 5:40 p.m.at Pine Lawn Sanitarium in Houston;Pa. She was 90. She was born March 23;1896;in Richwood;W.Va.;a daughter of the late Henry and Josephine Monroe. Mrs.Jackson was preceded in death by her husband;Whitfeld Jackson;who died Aug.10;1941;and a brother;John Monroe;who died in 1956. Mrs.Jackson was a resident of Washington for the past five years;having moved there from the Green Hill area of Pricedale. She was a member of Pleasant Greene AME Church in Pricedale and was very active with the church until taking ill. She was a former mother and stewardess of the church. She is survived by three daughters;twins Mabel Bowman of Pricedale and Mazel Newhill of Duarte;Calif.;and Martha Chambers of Washngton;Pa.;a devoted son-in-law;Charles Chambers of Washington;Pa.;three grandchildren;Betty Lawson of Pricedale;James Jackson of Charleroi and Robert Steward;serving with the U.S.Navy in San Diego;Calif.;six great-grandchildren;four great-great-grandchildren;and a host of nephews and nieces and other relatives. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;and Wednesday from 4 to 9 p.m.in the Pleasnt Green AME Church in Pricedale. Service in the church will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.;with the Rev.Bertha Sydnor;former pastor of Pleasant Greene AME Church;officiating. Service will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Van Johnson of Fayette City R.D.1;died suddenly on Saturday;April 26;1986;in Charlottsville;Va. He was 56. Born in Newell on November 30;1929;he was a son of the late Van and Grace Swords Johnson. Mr.Johnson was a member of the Newell United Methodist Church and was a peacetime veteran of service in the U.S.Army. He was retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel;Allenport Plant. Surviving are his widow;Dolores Rabatin Johnson;three sons;Edward Johnson and Larry Johnson;both at home;and Gerald (Jerry) Johnson of Charlottesville;Va.;six daughters;Mrs.Grace Freshwater of Fayette City R.D.1;Mrs.Mark (Linda) Davis of Belle Vernon R.D.;Mrs.Rita McShane of West Newton;Mrs.Dennis (Eileen) Kline of Delray Beach;Fla.;Joyce Johnson;at home;and Stacie Johnson;Morgantown;W.Va.;six grandchildren;three sisters;Mrs.Eleanor Evans of Belle Vernon;Mrs.Wayne (Murial) Murphy of West Brownsville and Cynthia Johnson of Newell. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;and on Tuesday;April 29;until 11 a.m.;at which time services will be held in the funeral home with the Rev.Edwin E.McElroy;pastor of the Newell United Methodist Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Jane Jesick of Coraopolis;Pa.;formerly of Lynnwood;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;March 22;1986;at 2 a.m. in the West Hills Health Center;Coraopolis;after a lengthy illness. She was 80. Mrs.Jesick was born Jan 26;1906;in Buena Vista;Pa;a daughter of the late Ernest R.and Nancy South Umbarger. She was a member of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church and the Belle Vernon Order of Eastern Star. Mrs.Jesick was preceded in death by her husband;Paul P.Jesick;on Jan.11;1985. Surviving are one son;Paul Preston Jesick;of Coraopolis;Pa.;two grandchildren;David and Jennifer;two brothers;Raymond Umbarger of Pittsburgh and Ernest Umbarger of West Newton;and one sister;Mrs.Stella Ward;of Phoenix;Ariz. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.;and on Tuesday until 11 a.m.;the time of services in the funeral home;with Pastor Robert Cromwell of the Fayette City United Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Howard L.Johnson of 245 Crago Ave.;Waynesburg;formerly of Belle Vernon;died Friday;March 14;1986;at 2:30 p.m.in the residence of his daughter in Mechanicsburg;Pa. He was 72. Mr.Johnson was born Dec.22;1913;in Masontown;Pa;a son of the late Riley and Nellie Johnson. He was a retired employee of the Railway Express Agency. In addition to his parents;Mr.Johnson was preceded in death by his wife;Dolores Guder Johnson;and by three sisters and one brother. Surviving are two daughters;Karen Cumberledge of Mechanicsburg;Pa.;and Mrs.Daniel (Janet) Hunnell of Harrisburg;Pa.;one grandson;four nieces and two nephews. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home;197 N.Maiden St.;Waynesburg. Services will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m.in the funeral home;with the Rev.Deane Hardy;pastor;First Church of The Nazarene;Waynesburg;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery;Belle Vernon;Pa. The Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.