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.

Barbara Ann (Stefanick) Higgins;38;of Pittsburgh;formerly of Fayette City R.D.;died Monday;Oct.11;1993;at her home in Pittsburgh. Mrs.Higgins was born March 8;1955;in North Charleroi;a daughter of the late Paul E.Stefanick;who died Aug.7;1971;and Teresa Lovich Stefanick;who survives and resides in Fayette City R.D. She was employed as a senior analytical chemist for the H.J.Heinz Company of Pittsburgh. Mrs.Higgins was a 1973 graduate of Belle Vernon Area High School. She received her bachelor of science degree in chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh in the spring of 1976 and her master’s degree in chemistry from Duquesne University;Pittsburgh;in 1978. Surviving;in addition to her mother;are her husband;William Higgins of Pittsburgh;and a brother and sister-in-law;P.J.and Helen Stefanick of Homestead. Friends will be received in the Howard W.McCrory Funeral Home;Fayette City;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.;Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.and on Friday until 9:30 a.m.