Elizabeth Simpson Hill;85;of 669 Braddock Ave.;Monessen;died Thursday;Sept.1;1994;at 5:40 p.m.in Mon Valley Hospital;Carroll Township;after a lengthy illness. Mrs.Hill was born Oct.4;1908;in Charleroi;a daughter of the late Fenton and Grace Morris Simpson. She was a member of the Heritage Hills Tabernacle Church;Belle Vernon. Her husband;George Hill;died in 1989. Four brothers;Theodore;Harry;Thomas and Henry Simpson;and one sister;Dorothy Green;are also deceased. She is survived by cousins. Friends will be received Sunday and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the William R.Taylor Funeral Home;645 McMahon Ave.;Monessen. Services will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m.in the funeral home;with pastor Gregg Smith of the Heritage Hills Tabernacle Church;Belle Vernon;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The William R.Taylor Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

Albert (King Tut) Hewitt; 63;
of Allenport; died Wednesday;
July 27; 1994; at 2:45 a.m. after
a lengthy illness.
Mr. Hewitt was born June
14; 1931; in White Sulphur
Springs; W.Va.; a son of the late
Frank William and Ida Gladys
Bradley Hewitt.
He was a retired truck
driver.
Mr. Hewitt was a Mormon by
faiih.
He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict; having served
yith the U.S. Army Airborne.
Mr. Hewitt was a member of
Charleroi VFW Post No. 167.
Surviving are his wife;
Velma (Warman) Hewitt; two
sons; Albert Louis Hewitt of
Belle Vernon and Michael Hewitt of Grindstone; two daughters; Mrs. Walter (Dorothy
”Dolly ) Regal of Allenport and
Mrs. Dean (Margaret Peggy )
Lowe of Charleroi; nine grandhiIdren; two grea-tgrandchildren: four brothers;
Henry; Ernest F. and Julian
Hewitt; all of Charleroi; and
Jessie James Hewitt of Monessen: and two sisters; Kate Chalfant of Belle Vernon and Edith (Edie) Urwin of Charleroi.
Friends will be received in
the Howard W. McCrory Funeral Home; 334 Main and Cook
Streets; Fayette City; on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.; Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and until 11 a.m. Friday; the
hour of services in the funeral home;with the Rev.Francis M.Blair officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Charleroi VFW will hold a military service at the cemetery. The Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Joseph J.Hoffman;101;of 62 Johnston St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;July 11;1994;at 10:59 a.m.in Mon Valley Hospital Inc.;Carroll Township. He was born March 9;1893;in Austria;Hungary. Mr.Hoffman was a member of St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon. He was formerly a director in the Bellmarette School District;a former member of the Belle Vernon Water Authority and former zoning;building and health inspector for Belle Vernon Borough. He was very active in civic endeavors and for many years sponsored the annual banquet for Meals on Wheels volunteers. He retired in 1938 as superintendent at the former Victoria Coal Company in Pricedale. In addition to his parents;he was preceded in death by his wife;Mary Kekely Hoffman;on Feb.18;1983;two sons;Edward Hoffman in 1966 and Joseph Hoffman in 1980 and a brother;John Mateka. Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law;James V.and Joanne Hoffman of Belle Vernon and Retired Col.Paul L.and Heidi Hoffman of Huntsville;Ala.;two daughters;Mrs.Albert (Patricia) Zidek of Coal Center and Betty Ann Tonkavitch of Newport News;Va.;15 grandchildren;nine great-grandchildren;and one sister;Ann Neville of Struthers;Ohio. Friends will be received Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday fom 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.in the Ferguson Funeral Home Inc.;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;where a Prayer service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m.;followed by Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m.in St.Sebastian Roman Catholic Church;Belle Vernon;with the Rev.John R.Cindric;pastor;as celebrant. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Arrangements are being handled by the Ferguson Funeral Home.

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.