Margaret Letita;70;of 406 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon died Thursday;Feb.1;1979 at 11:10 a.m. her home. Born in Belle Vernon on July 24;1908 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lavena Cocain Sims. A Protestant by faith;Mrs.Hewitt graduated from California Normal in 1927 and taught school in Carroll Twp. in the late 1920s. She was preceded in death by her husband Charles Hewitt in 1962. She is survived by three sons;Charles H.Hewitt of Belle Vernon;John F.Hewitt with the U.S.Navy in Spain;and Thomas J.Hewitt of Pittsburgh;three daughters;Mrs.James (Lavina) McClain of San Jose;Ca.;Mrs.William (Zeta) Morgan of Belle Vernon and Mrs.Dave (Penny) Kerr of Sandy Lake;one brother;Edward Oliver Sims of Linwood;16 grandchildren;and three great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Services will be on Monday at 11 a.m. with Pastor R.Dawson Hopson of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Director in charge.

Mary L.Hormell of 513 McKean Ave.;Charleroi;died Saturday;Oct.21;1978;at 11:30 a.m.at her residence. She was born March 4;1904;in Belle Vernon;a daughter of the late Felix and Sarah Blackburn Frank. Mrs.Hormell was a member of the First Christian Church;Charleroi;and its Philathea Class;Dames of Malta;Goodwill Club;Golden Agers;V.F.W. Auxiliary;and the Charleroi Area Senior Citizens Association. Her husband;J.Russell Hormell;preceded her in death on Feb.1;1978. Survivors include a daughter;Mrs.Daniel (Carson) Leezer of New Eagle;two step-daughters;Blanche Cornwell of Columbus;Ohio and Frances Metz of Johnstown;Ohio;two brothers;Albert Frank of Belle Vernon and George Frank of Fontana;Calif.;14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Schrock Hogan Funeral Home;226 Fallowfield Ave.;Charleroi from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.Monday. Services will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m.with the Rev.Dr.W.S.VanArsdale officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Schrock Hhogan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Myrtle R.Hartbarger;of 355 Parkway;Monessen;died Friday;Sept.15;1978 in Fairfield;Calif.;at the home of her daughter;where she had been visiting. A resident of Monessen for 55 years;she was employed as a seamstress for the Union Cleaning Company of Monessen for many years. Preceded in death by her husband;Ernest Hartberger;she was a member of the First Christian Church and the Senior Citizens of Monessen. Surviving are three daughters;Mrs.Cloyd (Carol) Phillippi of Monessen;Mrs.James (Bonita) Crow of Fairfield;Calif.;and Mrs.Elliott (Audrey) Crane of Loomis;Calif.;one sister;Mrs.Hy Randell of Cleveland;Ohio;17 grandchildren;and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Rhome Funeral Home;Inc.;1209 Grand Blvd.;Monessen after 7 p.m.on Sunday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Monday. Services will be in the funeral home chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. The Rev.Richard R.Giddens from the First Christian Church will be officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Monessen Ambulance Service through the funeral home.

Ella Mae Hall;72;of 525 Ohio St.;Donora;died Monday August 7;1978;at 11 a.m.at her home. She was born in Georgia on Jan.27;1906. Survivors include her stepfather;Charles Lawrence of Rochester;N.Y.;two sisters;Mrs.Vergie Mae Wilson of Donora;and Mrs.Alma Jones of Rochester;N.Y.;several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home;134 Meldon Ave.;Donora;after 9 a.m.on Friday. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.on Friday in the funeral home with Rev.J.O’Neill officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery.

Barbara Elizabeth Huscroft;531 Speers St.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;July 17;1978 at 8:30 a.m. in the Briarcliff Pavilion;North Huntingdon Twp. She was 83. Born In England;Dec.2;1894;she had lived in Belle Vernon since 1915. She was a member of the Pricedale Union Church. Mrs.Huscroft and her husband;John;had been married over 65 years. In addition to her husband;Mrs.Huscroft is survived by one son;Norman S.Huscroft of Belle Vernon;one sister;Mrs.Isabella Butler of England;two grandsons;Scott and Greg Huscroft;both of Belle Vernon;and one great-granddaughter. Friends will be received in the Shelby D.Ferguson Funeral Home;700 Broad Ave.;Belle Vernon;from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home;with the Rev.Charles Cofas;pastor of the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Shelby D.Ferguson;funeral director;is in chagre of arrangements.