Ruth Leithold Tiernan Horning;85;of Belle Vernon Apartments;died Thursday;Jan.9;1997;in Mon Valley hospital. She was born in Arnold City;May 11;1911;a daughter of the late Paul and Ella Chambers Leithold. Mrs.Horning was a member of Marion Presbyterian Church. She had resided in Belle Vernon since April of 1996 and was formerly of Uniontown and the state of California. Surviving are a son;Wayne K.Tiernan of Los Angeles;two daughters;Mrs.Dr.Arthur (Lois) Varga of Monroeville and Mrs.John (Shirley) Staranko of Palmdale;Calif.;one brother;William Leithold of Belle Vernon;five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her first husband;James Tiernan in 1973;her second husband;Kenneth J.Horning in 1985;two brothers;Fred and Wilbur Leithold;and a sister;Dorothy Leithold. Friends will be received in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home Monday at 11:30 a.m.with the Rev.John C.Park;pastor of Marion Presbyterian Church;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Frances Columbus Hohenberger;92;of 935 Beckford St.;New Castle;died Friday;Dec.27;1996;in Jameson Memorial Hospital. Born Jan.20;1904;in Donora;she was the daughter of the late Louis and Vera Boyd Columbus. Mrs.Hohenberger had been employed at Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp.;Monessen;where she had operated the executive dining room for 20 years. She was a member of the Independent Methodist Church in New Castle and the First Presbyterian Recreation Center. In addition to her parents whe was preceded in death by her husband;William S.Hohenberger;whom she married Sept.9;1920;and who died Dec.25;1985;three brothers;LeRoy;Clarence and Donald Columbus;four sisters;Lena Edwards;Grace Hayes;Wilda Mellon and Evelyn Columbus and a son;Sheldon Hohenberger. Surviving are one daughter;Delores Reiter of New Castle with whom she resided;one brother;William E.Columbus of New Castle;five grandchildren;and seven great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the Ed and Don DeCarbo Mill Street Funeral Home;941 S.Mill St.;New Castle;where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.Fredrick Gilbert of Independent Methodist Church;New Castle;officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ed and Don DeCarbo Mill Street Funeral Home.

Emma Hutchison;87;formerly of Belle Vernon and Perryopolis;died Tuesday;Sept.3;1996;at 12:29 a.m.in Haven Crest Inc.;Carroll Township. Born March 10;1909;in Pricedale;she was a daughter of the late William and Hannah Perks Lane. Mrs.Hutchison was a former member of Pricedale Union Church. Survivors inlcude one daughter and son-inlaw;Carol and Ralph Clark of Belle Vernon R.D.1;five grandchildren;Monica Streets;Tracy Mansberry;Shelly Veltre;Faye Clark and Hope Clark;nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Joseph;in 1971;and seven sisters;Flora Beaumont;Helen Doyle;Alice Jones;Priscilla Bertoville;Gertrude Bandini;Virginia Soldati and Elizabeth Schuller. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.James J.Mimidis;pastor of Pricedale Union Church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Tthe Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

Martha W. Humphries; 85; of
Monessen; died Tuesday; Aug.
20; 1996; in Autumn Grove
Care Center; Harrisville; after
a lengthy illness.
Born Nov. 21; 1910; in Durham; N.C.; she was the
daughter of the late John and
Alma Humphries.
She graduated from Monessen High School in 1932 and
was a member of Wayman
A.M.E. Church; Monessen; for
most of her life. She was active
in the Sunday School and
A.C.E. League; as well as serving as assistant pianist and as a
member of the Missionary
Society.
She enjoyed music and spent
many hours in the Senior Room
at the Monessen Health Center.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her twin sister; Mary; another
sister; Ruth; and four brothers;
John Jr.; James; Samuel and
Joseph.
Surviving are two daughters;
Wynona Campbell of Detroit;
Mich.; and Hiawatha Humphries of Monessen; two sisters;
Dorcus Glasco and Naiomi
Fowler; both of Washington;
D.C.; a sister-in-law; Mildred
Humphries of Monessen; two
granddaughters; Marna and
Angela of Detroit; and three
great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m. in
Wayman A.M.E. Church;
Monessen. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.in the church with the Rev.Ernest Jones officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen.

Harrietta Tansmore Howard; 58; of Apartment 6a;
Blairs-Heights; Clairton; and
formerly of Monessen; died
Thursday; Aug. 15; 1996; at
3:25 a.m. in the McKeesport
Hospital.
Born April 10; 1938; in the
former Charleroi-Monessen
Hospital; she was a daughter of
the late Milford and Ruth Phillips Tansmore.
Mrs. Howard was known for
her work with food banks and
many community services in
the Clairton area; where she
had been a resident for the past
20 years; having resided in
Monessen previously.
She was a member of the
Free Holiness Church of Deliverance in Clairton where she
was a former choir member.
She also belonged to the Light
House Ministry Bible School.
In addition to her parents;
she was preceded in death by
her husband; James A.
Speddy Howard in 1975; a
son; Jerry Howard in 1970; one
brother; Merrill Tansmore; and
one sister; Geraldine Tansmore
Crable.
Survivors include three sons;
Billy Ray Howard of Clairton;
Gregory Charles Howard Sr. of
Bethlehem; Pa.; and Garron
Loni Howard Sr. of Jacksonville; N.C.; six daughters;
Marva Vickie Lee Howard
Bethea of Monessen; Cheryl
Ann Tansmore of Monessen;
Renita Roxann Brooks of Westfield; N.J.; Naoma Kimberly Price of Marietta; Ga.; Sheila
Yuvette Davis of Clairton and
Toni Dorae Chavis of McKeesport; four brothers; Charles
Tansmore of Jacksonville; Fla.;
Auther Tansmore and William
Tansmore; both of Monessen;
and Edward Tim Tansmore of
Philadelphia; two sisters;
Charlette Tansmore of Monessen and Maxine Tansmore of
New York City; 29 grandchildren;four great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. at the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Services will be held Monday at the Union Baptist Church;670 McMahon Ave.;Monessen;at 1 p.m.with Thelma Mitchell officiating. Interment will be private. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.