Lizzie A. Harris;93;of 103 Grata Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Saturday;June 4;1994;in Humbert Lane Health Care Center;Washington;Pa. She was born Dec.13;1899;in Roxboro;N.C.;a daughter of the late Benjamin and Hattie Johnson. Mrs. Harris had resided in Arnold City;Belle Vernon;the past 67 years. She was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Belle Vernon where she served on the Missionary Circle;Nurses Board and Pastor’s Aide. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by her husband;Lucious Harris. Survivors include two sons and one daughter-in-law;Treadford and Dorcas Harris of Belle Vernon;with whom she made her home;and Scodell Harris of Bronx;N.Y.;two brothers;Frank Johnson and Jack Johnson;both of North Carolina;nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Antioch Baptist Church;Henry Street;Belle Vernon;where services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Clifford Carter officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;is in charge of arrangements.

Vernice Lunt Howarth;71;of 327 Parente Blvd.;Monessen;died Monday;March 7;1994;in the Mon Valley Hospital following a lingering illness. She was born in Commodore on Dec.26;1922;a daughter of the late Earl and Samantha Lunt Sr. Mrs.Howarth was a member of the Orchard Christian Fellowship Church of Monessen. She was past president and past treasurer of the Hungarian Club Ladies Auxiliary of Monessen. She is survived by her husband;John J.Howarth Sr.;a daughter;Karen L.Ditta of Canonsburg;two sons;John J.Howarth Jr.and Harry C.Howarth;both of Monessen;four grandchildren;Pvt.Chris Ditta;Frank Ditta;Sherry Hohn and Cathy Howarth;six great-grandchildren;three sisters;Helen Jadvk of Monessen;Mrs.Michael (Vivian) Bachinski of Monessen and Loretta Mitchner of Coal Center;and two brothers;James Smith of Charleroi and Leslie Lunt of Smithton. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by three brothers;Earl Lunt Jr.;Rhuel Lunt and Donald Lunt;and three sisters;Anna Mae Baumgardner;Rowena Prentice and Cora Lunt. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen;Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held in the chapel of the funeral home Thursday at 10 a.m.with the Rev.John Custer of the Orchard Christian Fellowship Church officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Rhome Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of the arrangements.

Marie B. Hawker; 84; of Lorton; Va. and formerly of Fayette
Cily; died Friday; Feb. 25; 1994;
after a lengthly illness.
She was born in Leesville; Va.;
Jan. 26; 1910; a daughter of the
late Mahlon and Emma English
Burnett.
Mrs. Hawker was a retired
school teacher from the now
Belle Vernon Area School
District and formerly had
taught for many years in the
Rostraver School District.
She was a member of the
Fayette City United
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Hawker is survived by
her husband; Wayne Hawker;
one son; Mahlon (Tony) Hawker
of Lorton; Va.; one brother;
William Burnette of Virginia;
and two sisters; Helen Clover of
the state of California and Hazel
Murray of Illinois.
There will be no public visitation or viewing and the funeral
service will be private in the
chapel of the Belle Vernon
Cemetery on Monday. Interment will be in Belle Vernon
Cemetery. The Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home of Fayette City is handling the
arrangements.

June M.Hawk;73;of Perryopolis;died Saturday;Jan.29;1994;at 8:25 p.m.in Uniontown Hospital. She was born June 16;1920;in Fairhope;a daughter of the late John and Blanche Mugrage Ashley. Mrs.Hawk was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Perryopolis. A resident of Perryopolis the past five years;she had spent most of her life in the Belle Vernon area. In addition to her parents;she was preceded in death by two sisters;Ruth Veach;who died April 3;1991;and Lillian Evans. She is survived by her husband;R.Lester Hawk. Friends will be received Monday 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 Tuesday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Thomas Greener;pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Perryopolis;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.is in charge of arrangements.

William R.Hawker;79;of Perryopolis R.D.2;died Friday;Dec.31;1993;at 7:30 a.m. in Brownsville General Hospital. He was born in Jefferson Township;Fayette County;on April 13;1914;son of the late Robert R.and Lelah Lynch Hawker. Mr.Hawker was a member of Little Redstone United Presbyterian Church;Fayette City R.D. He was a retired self-employed service station operator in Speers and Fayette City. In addition to his parents;he was also preceded in death by a brother;James P.Hawker;in 1981;and his wife;Valeria Gollick Hawker;in January 1985. Surviving are;one son;William R.Hawker Jr.of Perryopolis R.D.;three daughters;Marilyn Wolfe of Uniontown and Kay Mosser and Lelah Sheppard;both of Perryopolis;one sister;Mrs.Alex (Helen) Sethman of Carmichaels;and 11 grandchildren. Friends will be received all day Sunday in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Main Street;Fayette City;and until 11 a.m. Monday;the hour of services in the funeral home with the Rev.Susan Speakman of Little Redstone Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.